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Article Archive for August 2009
Inspired by the use of vintage numerical signage in this apartment, we turned to Etsy to help us find beautiful numbers to spruce up our kitchen. Here’s the best of what we found:
As reluctant as we are to post beautiful food photos that have been marred by ugly watermarks, we can’t resist directing readers to this incredible-looking recipe for Malaysian Rendang beef. Actually, I guess it’s more …
Chindogu, a Japanese word meaning “strange tool”, are original inventions that range from mildly amusing to absolutely insane.
Take, for example, the butter stick. For the butterer (Firefox apparently thinks this is a word, so I’m …
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I have cut sugar out of my diet completely. This has brought several challenges into daily life, including the need to vigorously peruse every label of every foodstuff that …
I’m not a big fan of being pregnant.
At all.
I keep running into people who say they loved every second of it, and I can’t help but wonder if they are:
a) liars
b) deluded and forgot what …
Dear Rhubarb,
You are a most delicious plant.
I’ve spent years trying to creatively use your tart-sweetness in my baking. Every summer I stuff pies, cakes, muffins and crisps chock-full your pink fleshed goodness. I can’t get …
If mosquitoes are making you a prisoner in your own home this late into the Summer, but you just can’t bear the thought of buying those party store-reject tiki torches, this simple “why didn’t I …
Several years ago, I was a part of a mommy/baby running club. We would meet several times a week to trail run with our tots in strollers, and reward ourselves with a massive coffee infusion …
This recipe for chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls (or “buckeyes,” I guess, if you live in Ohio) makes me wish that I weren’t a total failure at candymaking. I can just imagine the flavor combination of …
This may surprise you, but parenting isn’t always easy. I know, right? According to all those tv shows and movies we watch, children are generally charming smart alecs that possess wisdom beyond their years and …
