. Our two or four napkins a week just get tossed in with our regular laundry. Just as with the many dishtowels we use instead of paper towels. They don’t create new loads of laundry, don’t bulk up a load of laundry,...

the skins will slip right off. Then I usually dry them well and fry them in a neutral oil until they just begin to show color and drain and salt. They will darken as they cool. The hazelnuts/filberts don’t get blanched....

My point exactly! And I love to take photos of my cooking from COTM to post! Maybe I need a spy camera in dishtowel or something.

eLizard: I made a kalmata/fontina/garlic loaf today by taking a 1# blob, pressing it out to a circle, spinkling with the olives, cheese, and garlic, rolled and pinched to seal, raised for 45 min on a floured, dishtowel couche then...

, but it’s basically 1.5 lbs zucchini, shredded, that you let drain for about 20 minutes on a dishtowel before using, 9 oz. crumbled feta, a small bunch of parsley, chopped, and a small bunch of mint, chopped, a tablespoon...

Ahhh, but I don’t use a dish drainer. It’s another thing to store that I just don’t need. I just use a dishtowel on the counter for what gets hand-washed (I tend to stick as much as I can in the dishwasher). But...

I love old linens—aprons, napkins, table cloths, dishtowels. (Also old bathroom and bed linens, won’t go into those here.) I’m particularly partial to hand-embroidered ones—they were often kits; you can...

for several minutes. Oh and Pei, I did not have a problem with the dough sticking to the towel. I did use a very fine cotton dishtowel. I put quite a bit of flour on the towel, perhaps about 3 tablespoons (not much of it sticks...

. The first time I didn’t see what all the fuss was about. I should have known better but I didn’t, so I hope someone learns from my mistake and makes awesome romesco the first time. Rubbing the skins off of hazelnuts...

Freshly ground black pepper Tortilla chips, for dipping. 1. Squeeze spinach tightly in a clean dishtowel to remove excess moisture. 2. In a food processor, puree together all ingredients except spinach until smooth. Pulse in spinach...

Things that everyone uses, whether they “really” cook or not – cutting boards, dishtowels, a nice can opener, nice measuring cups and spoons, wooden spoons, tongs, etc.

of cloth dishtowels underneath the paper towel dispenser so that they are as easy to grab as the paper ones. I’ve also been consciously using more reusable containers than disposable baggies. We use these reusable...

semolina) and cover with another dishtowel. Boiling water, put in about 4-5 at a time, boil 2 min or so, I pull out with a “spider” into a bowl of cold water. Hazan says to rinse each piece under cold running water to...

Similar – Had made lots and lots of lovely chicken stock. Strained it into my largest Pyrex bowl that was sitting on top of a dishtowel on my countertop. To get it out of the way, I used some oven mitts to pick up the bowl...

during the gathering. And if you just can’t manage to find another time to give Susan her gift have the sense enough to bring a plant or a tacky dishtowel for the hostess.