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J.J.WISE, sand probably drains too freely for this to work (moss grows best in soggy, dank spots. But since this experiment is pretty hands-off and would cost nothing other than some collected buttermilk dregs, it's worth giving it a try! Report back here and let us know how it goes.


How To Grow Your Own Moss
5/17/12 11:30 PM

I would imagine this would taste incredible made with olive oil. Think of all those fabulous olive oil cakes that use cocoa and/or nuts...


How to Make Homemade Nutella
2/24/12 5:56 AM

That mannequin in the Pompadour dress is really... freaking... creepy.


The History of Ikat Retrospect
2/23/12 8:01 PM

Jeez. I grew up (15-20 years ago) with unbleached, post-consumer paper loo paper the only stuff ever in the house. So it's always been totally normal to me. I'm still pretty shocked when I visit the homes of people who seem to be progressive and to, well, give a damn about the world, and see that they use unrecycled TP. I mean, being green is pretty mainstream now. Isn't it about time we all got over the idea that TP has to be bright white and as soft as silk? Your consumer choices have an impact!


In the News: Bring on the Beige … Toilet Paper?
2/4/12 11:06 AM

I second RYTTU3K: Do not support Gloria Jean's. For one, they are financially involved with Hillsong, a batshit-crazy Christian megachurch. They're also financially involved with an anti-choice, anti-gay women's mental "health" organisation. For another, they're basically like a smaller-scale Starbucks, i.e. the coffee is shit and comes with flavoured syrups. Every proper city in Australia has excellent coffee as long as you go to an independent cafe.

I also second the prompt to *not* drink Fosters, but need to add that contrary to AGREEN10's advice you SHOULD NOT try Victoria Bitter. VB is disgusting, weak, ultra-chemically piss. Try Coopers, Little Creatures, Boag's or Cascade. Also, I have never in my life seen a bacon and egg pizza.

If you're going to Melbourne or Sydney, buy a copy of either The Age/Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, or The Age/SMH Cheap Eats Guide, from a newsagent or bookshop. And if you're in Melbourne, buy the Tuesday edition of The Age to get Epicure, a really great food lift-out.

But anyway, just to reiterate what others have said, absolute Aussie classics are:
meat pie or sausage roll with sauce
lamingtons
pav
seafood local to where ever you are
a smear of Vegemite on hot buttered toast
mangos, passionfruit, paw paw, etc
nobody's mentioned Milo – isn't this just an Australian thing?

And don't go to Canberra.


What Are Must-Try Australian Foods?
Good Questions

2/1/12 4:01 PM

Becster.Henrich, brown sugar IS cane sugar. Brown sugar is either partially refined white sugar with some of the molasses (by-product of refining) left in, or white sugar with molasses added.


Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie: A Corn Syrup-Free Recipe
1/31/12 10:32 PM

"Without the hassle of finding a knife, squeezing the citrus, and picking out the seeds." Really? Finding a knife, something you use all the time and probably have more than 1 of, is more of a hassle than finding this stupid little gadget in amongst your "random kitchen stuff" drawer?


Would You Buy This? Stem Lemon Spritzer
1/23/12 11:06 PM

Um. Didn't we just all agree, on the "trends that suck" thread, that "quirky sayings for your home" need to be locked up in the attic and the key thrown away?


Try This: Wire Embroidery For Your Home
Family Chic

1/23/12 10:25 PM

Rebekkap, Anusha was talking about war-created shortages in the last 100 years/in living memory. I'm aware of your pre-1900 wars and Pearl Harbour.


Cultural Exchange: Lessons to Learn from Australian Homes
1/20/12 9:39 AM

Ha, I was just waiting for someone to pounce on Anusha73's comment about America not being in any wars!

Lepidoptery, I assume Anusha73 meant that America has never experienced a war *in your country*, as opposed to Europe, where most of the fighting and occupation of WWI & WWII occurred, as well as the Balkan Wars, the Spanish civil war, the Bosnian War, the Irish war of independence, the Greek civil war, various Soviet invasions, the Chechen wars... And these are only the ones off the top of my head. These conflicts profoundly affected the infrastructures, economies, food supplies, and basic goods supplies in so many countries. Somehow I think this would create a bit more of a general culture of prudence and awareness of resources than the WWII rationing efforts in America that you speak of. I mean, no offence, but American culture, at least in the latter 20thC-21stC, is pretty well known for its wastefulness and excessiveness.


Cultural Exchange: Lessons to Learn from Australian Homes
1/19/12 12:19 PM

Hehe. We don't call it a Hill Hoist. It's a Hills Hoist.


Cultural Exchange: Lessons to Learn from Australian Homes
1/18/12 9:38 AM

I love the Blood & Sand. I make it at home using Dubonnet instead of regular sweet vermouth – I find it a bit more aromatic and less sweet-red-wine-gone-off.

CMCINNYC, the Hemingway Cure sounds wonderful. Just what you need when you feel all clogged and mopey with a cold.


How to Drink Scotch: 4 Mixed Drinks to Ease You In
1/16/12 10:31 PM

I don't understand - are people deep frying entire turkeys?? I thought the US Thanksgiving/Christmas tradition was roast turkey?


Mystery Oil: What's Really Inside This Box?
12/6/11 7:26 AM

How could it not be the confidence one? Nobody does swagger like Anthony Bourdain.


Mashed Potatoes for Two & 20 Gluten-Free Holiday Treats
Friday Flashback

11/19/11 9:23 PM

mh330, I remember reading that as well. Although in the case of things like dairy-based products, possibly the spoilage bacteria makes them hard for the gut to digest, shich could give you a tummyache – but not actual sickness.

I sigh in dismay and feel like facepalming every time I hear people worrying about unrefrigerated eggs. Fer chrissakes, people! They're eggs. You do not need to keep them cold. They come in their own little sealed packaging. HOWEVER I've heard that in the US (where I am not), most commercial eggs are washed with very harsh detergents before going on supermarket shelves, which dissolves a coating on the outside and makes them far less shelf-stable. Anyone know more about this?


Are Any Condiments Safe to Keep After a Power Outage?
Good Questions

11/6/11 7:54 AM

Sarahrae, I don't think Pearmelon was talking about the content of that quote, but the fact that someone who writes for a living said "I fight against the battle." (Sussu pointed this out too.)

Maybe... edit this? Not a great look.


Gwyneth Paltrow On Breaking Sugar Addiction
Goop

11/6/11 7:42 AM

Half a can of... water? Or should that be soda water?


Easy Halloween Pitcher Cocktail: El Diablo
10/29/11 5:18 AM

Moorglade99, the chemical that ripens fruit (that bananas have lots of) is ethylene, so it's most likely that the similar chemical makeup of ethanol (alcohol) to ethylene is what's behind your mum's trick.


Ingredient Spotlight: Persimmons
10/22/11 11:24 AM

"Choosing a containers"?


How to Plant Garlic in Containers
The Gardener

10/22/11 11:17 AM

Rosemary is a herb, not a spice.


Beyond Curry: Daal Tadka
Good Eats! A Weekly Roundup from Serious Eats

10/22/11 11:14 AM