Around our home, there's a serious love for the small tasty nuggets that are olives. They seem to compliment most anything and are a fabulous pantry staple that carry the ability to be a dish all on...
What do you do when your house has cabinets and countertops that are a little less than inspiring, or your wall color puts you to sleep? Why, you make them over of course! This first-time homeowne...
I'm happy to report that my household is almost completely paper towel-free! I keep a roll tucked in the back of a cupboard for those rare, really awful situations, a roll which (luckily) I haven't ne...
In accordance with last night's Top Chef Masters events, we thought we'd share a recipe from Mr. Rick Bayless himself. This is one of our favorites and unlike his 27-ingredient Oaxacan Mole, this re...
We like toast, it's a quick snack or even dinner sometimes. But our love for toast is matched by our hatred for cleaning fingerprints off the side of the toaster. That is, until we saw the new ru...
One of the things I reach for most in my kitchen, besides my electric kettle and chef's knife, is a plastic colander. I picked it up about a year ago mostly because its small size and bright green co...
Most of you weren't fans of Dan's wall o' fruit stickers above his kitchen sink, but we have a hunch that you'll find something else to appreciate in his light, bright, green kitchen. Here's a peek ...
Back in our post about saving your butter wrappers, we mentioned off hand that we're trying to be paper towel free. Well... that isn't exactly correct. We figured it was better to be honest about o...
We've been seeing a lot of purslane popping up recently at the Farmer's Markets. But what exactly is it?...
And this time we're not talking about "environmentally-friendly carrots"! If you've ever sliced into a freshly-baked carrot cake only to find that the shreds of carrot have turned green, you will pro...
While shopping for a new cutting board recently, we heard all kinds of conflicting advice on which was the most green, the most sanitary and the least damaging to our knives. So we're setting the reco...
With Earth Day earlier this week, we're especially thinking about ways to be greener in the kitchen, such as recycling old appliances. Until recently, most unwanted appliances were simply dumped in la...
Organic and sustainable ingredients have been a focus in our kitchens for years. Now, at this year's Home and Housewares Show here in Chicago, we're seeing manufacturers launching lines of eco-frien...
Today Whole Foods announced plans to be plastic bag free by Earth Day this April. Earlier this month, New York City Council passed a bill requiring large stores to collect and recycle plastic bags th...
The Wall Street Journal's Numbers Guy investigates the amazing amount of water it takes to create a single serving of beef. While there are so many variables (pregnant cows drink more, should rain...
We're ready to throw down our top four predictions for what will be happening in our home kitchens in 2008. We've come up with this list based on conversations and product requests from you our reader...
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