One of my favorite Christmas memories is of unwrapping gifts and watching my Grandpa stick the used bows all over his ba…
Month: January 2008
Waste Me Not
Valentine’s Day cards and chocolates make me think of one thing, and it isn’t love. All the paper and plasti…
A Couch Case
I have been in the market for a new sofa. The navy blue, “transitional” IKEA purchase (did I just admit that…
Carrots Still Effective, Sticks Still Unpopular
How do you get the inhabitants of towns and cities to go Green? Well, there’s the stick – Thou Shalt Not (Or…
Silicone Cookware: the Silent Ingredient
Silicones have proved so fabulously applicable that they’re everywhere. These mixed organic-inorganic polymers can…
I'm Not the I'm Not a Plastic Bag. But I'm Not a Plastic Bag.
Last spring there was incessant buzz surrounding a certain canvas bag. This year, designers from Louis Vuitton to Goyard…
The Mileage on Your Meals
Pull a recipe book down from the shelf. Open a page at random. Jot down the ingredients, and head to the biggest superma…
Gourmet Sea Salt
I’ve been lucky enough to be blessed with hereditary low blood pressure, so salting my food has always been a safe…