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The KitchenAid and Fisher Paykel Two Drawer Dishwasher

Years ago when I first saw the Fisher Paykel DishDrawer, the two drawer dishwasher, I was interested. Was it an improvement? It certainly had a high end look: sleek, European styling with clean lines. It...

52 comments    dishwasher dishdrawer
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The Best Sleeper Sofa

I have been looking at furniture stores for decades; I like furniture. And I have slept on a few pull out sofas. One memorable night at our friends Polly and Bruce's house in Lafayette, California, was...

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LG Dishwasher

Twenty years ago, I would have never considered buying a large appliance, such as a built-in dishwasher, from a relatively new manufacturer. What about the track record? What about repairs? What if the company...

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Tall Tub Dishwashers

Tall Tub Dishwashers Recently dishwasher manufacturers have increased the top to bottom measurement of the dishwasher interiors by changing the configuration of the mechanical system for pumping water...

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Great Cheap Pots and Pans

After years of a lot of cooking for a large family with the old fashioned Farberware pots and pans with the aluminum clad bottom (designed in the late 1940s), we finally bought a set of the Bialetti non stick...

2 comments    home cooking cheap
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Tablecloth Drop

The tablecloth drop is the length of the tablecloth that hangs off the sides. According to Home Comforts The Art and Science of Keeping House, breakfast or lunch cloths should hang over 6 to 8 inches. The...

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Pressure Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

The pressure cooker has been around for decades, and recent innovations have made them simpler and safer than its ancestors. One of the best things that a pressure cooker can do is make stew. It generally cuts...

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Ironrite Mangle Ironer

Until the last forty years or so, a particularly onerous household chore was ironing. First, irons were heated on stoves, then elctric irons (with no thermostats!) came along followed by the irons in the 1930s...

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How To Make Caramel Corn

Years ago I started making caramel corn every fall. Sometimes I'd form it into popcorn balls, but most of the time I leave it loose and store it in an air tight container. It is so good and cheap to make....

4 comments    food caramel corn cheap snack
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Quechee Vermont Simon Pearce Glassworks and Restaurant

What is missing is the pleasant sound of the water going over the weir. The Simon Pearce Gallery (I would not call it a store) and restaurant, in picturesque Quechee, Vermont, expresses one of the many...

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