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1 Crave Worthy: Snap Cups
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2 Would You Use These? Grab and Dry Terry Dishtowel Gloves
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3 Cool Idea: Plant-Watering Dishrack
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4 Casa Quickie: Permission Granted — Stop Washing!
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5 Casa Quickie: Easier Egg Cleanup
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6 Who Does the Dishes?
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7 Casa Verde: Efficient Dishwashing by Hand
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8 Etsy Find: Do the Dishes Tea Towel
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9 Are You More Likely to Hand Wash Dishes?
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10 Is It Dishwasher-Safe? Take the Quiz to Test Your Knowledge!
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11 Inspired: Churches and China
This photo captures the kaleidoscope effect that you experience while gazing up at the soaring ceilings of the ornate churches in Puebla, Mexico. Considered to be the “cradle of Mexican Baroque,” this beautiful colonial city is known for its architecture and decorative arts where towers and domes of old churches and monasteries abound. Quite fitting for a place known as the City of Angels. Read more
Most of us don't spend much time thinking about what goes in our dishwashers. We tend to just load the dishes, squeeze a bit of detergent into its receptacle, and turn it on — maybe pressing heavy for pots and pans, normal for the usual plates and glasses. Since I've learned the hard way what can and cannot go in the dishwasher, I'm hoping to pass a bit of that know-how on to you and save you Read more
Following my latest Name That Dish! challenge, I was surprised to note that many people considered a flauta and a taquito to be the same thing. Being from Texas, I'd always thought they had subtle differences, but just to be certain, I conducted some further research. Turns out my suspicions were correct. There are small, if distinct, differences between the two Mexican specialties. First, while Read more
Dishes pile up and they don't clean themselves! It doesn't matter if you have a hungry baby or a feasting family, once you enter motherhood, it's hard to find the bottom of your kitchen sink. Unless, of course, you make reservations! Aside from getting your hubby and kids to lend their hands, try transforming the tedious chore into one slightly more enjoyable with these fun and fabulous items! Read more
While we do have a dishwasher, I find that I am a much better dishwasher than it is. Plus, I hate waiting until the dishwasher is full to run a load. There's something that bothers me about knowing that the dishwasher is half full of dirty dishes. Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy doing dishes by hand. What about you? Are You More Likely to Hand Wash Dishes? I love to hand wash, Read more
Do You Own Fashionable Servingware? Of course! My dining and servingware is incredibly stylish. No. I prefer plain plates and dishes. I'm hoping to add some stellar pieces to my collection soon. Other — tell me your servingware style below! Read more
Way back when, I confessed that North's two dishes cost more than my entire collection of flatware. I remember feeling pretty remorseful about my choice, but the stainless steel has lived up to that investment nearly seven years later! After spotting these sleek twosomes, I'm not feeling guilty but a bit jealous since this is a splurge-worthy set if I've ever seen one. Ringing in at $90, twins Read more
With temps still reaching the 70s in SF lately, North and I have been taking advantage of the weather, and going for nice long walks on the weekends. You can pretty much bet that two out of three times, I'll forget to grab his pop-up bowl from my car, leaving me to buy a sports cap bottle in the nearest convenience store and play drinking fountain with it as he laps water mid-air. Although Read more
Sometimes we all just need a straight talkin' to. That's especially true when the pots and pans are piling up. So beyond a bit of Palmolive and some elbow grease, perhaps the answer is the Show Pony Do the Dishes Tea Towel ($20), a fair trade organic cotton towel with the kitchen commandment spelled out in screen printed stacks of dirty plates. Perhaps you're a gal who goes for the three-packs of Read more
Eating off the ground . . . how barbaric! Well, your precious pets no longer have to put their noses (so close) to the floor as these ceramic dishes come with their very own wood dining "La Table," $110 for the set. I'm betting this modern design has a place in someone's sleek home . . . but is it you? La Table: Spoiled Sweet or Spoiled Rotten? Spoiled sweet – only the best for my Read more
