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Looks good, but I'm wondering if the glass will get hot from the flame?

As seen on AT in the past: another tip is to use boxes or, in my case, phone books, under the tablecloth to give nice height to platters without using cake stands.

I find it helps guests serve themselves better because one can be taking from the back platter while the other takes from the front one.

They have them at our Costco - it was recently renovated :)

I've been using Evernote for a while. It doesn't have a great user interface. In fact, it's pretty clunky and annoying. Having said that, I stopped using it for daily lists and "to dos" so I don't really have to interact with it too often. Now I'm using it as a storage app just like this article suggests.

I drag the url's right onto the icon in my dock and delete out any unnecessary headers, advertisements, etc. I also use it to store pdfs of recipes that I've scanned from magazines and cookbooks. Then, it's super easy to search. I even add my fave AT articles - especially "round-up" ones like best vegetarian recipes, for example.

The clunky user interface is supposedly being redone, so I'm looking forward to that at which point I may use it more on a daily basis, instead of just as an archive.

We've always made a paste of sour cream and flour to thicken soups or sauces. It works really well. Be careful when heating the soup/sauce with the added flour as it can burn quickly and stick to the bottom of the pot.

The butter version sounds great too - I'll have to try it for when I don't want a creamy application.

White tray, bamboo steamer, dutch oven.

well done! I love the coffee table too and the bench by the green wall.

mmm...Eames...drool...

Love it. Saved it. Gonna copy it.

Pureed mango with ginger and yogurt is my favourite. I also make them with any left-over liquid from pie fillings, jams, and other berry toppings - I just strain out the excess juice and pour it straight into popsicle molds.

These are great on a hot summer day (especially since we don't have AC!)