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Cooked meatballs also keep well and warm up quickly.

I use mine all the time - for tea, for coffee, etc. - but also end up using it for household cleaning things too, like pouring hot water down the drain to help clear it out. The safety aspect (of automatically getting turned off) is also nice for those of us who are younger but can get distracted by our kids!

How smart! That's a really great project for someone who's not terribly crafty or handy. Like me.

That little half door is cute as well.

Here's a recipe from Saveur for orange bitters that I've been meaning to try:

http://www.saveur.com/article/Wine-and-Drink/Orange-Bitters

I've used my Bodum French press to make cold brewed coffee, so in that case, I didn't even use the energy to heat the water.

I also have a basket of dishcloths that I use once then toss in the laundry. But I still use a sponge, and I microwave it. I just make sure it's quite wet and only have it in for 2 minutes.

I love ham hocks! I always keep a few in the freezer to toss into soups, it really does make a huge difference.

I live in zone 5, and the compost pile does end up freezing sometime mid-winter. It makes it harder to dig into to add more compost to it, and things don't compost but stay frozen a while, but come spring, everything speeds back up without any ill effects.

Wow, that's pretty! I think it's great you did an interim renovation - I lived with a floor that I hated for ages until I could change it.