water for dishwashing or housecleaning. Do the same with a hot oven, or put empty sheet pans on the racks. After 10 minutes or so, remove the hot pans and put them outdoors until cool. Your kitchen will still be hot, but it helps... (0 replies, last updated by greygarious June 3, 2008)

Hi, sorry to post this here, but I didn’t know where else to restrict it to people in the area. I’m going thorugh a major housecleaning, and have about 120 Bon Appetits and Gourmets from throughout the 90s, in great... (0 replies, last updated by Nils June 23, 2001)

I went there a few weeks back with a typically ravenous appetite after a small breakfast and lunch, a five mile run, and a few hours of housecleaning. I wasn’t sure a salad, a pizza, and a beer wouldn’t leave me... (3 replies, last updated by PlonkMan February 6, 2009)

Thanks for the good tip! After all-day house-cleaning (it’s so-o-o Japanese to start the New Year with a clean house)...we opted for the simple fare of Japanese curry at Sebo. It was just the right touch of clean, bright... (3 replies, last updated by Cynsa January 3, 2007)

laundry, vacuuming and housecleaning instead of bakeries, raw seafood and triple creams. I started this in Chowhound and I’m heading to the Chowpound. This will NOT look good on my resume. I might have to pull a Gilda Radner... (1 reply, last updated by Rick Jones May 9, 2002)

Welcome to entertaining! I just washed my floor, did you count housecleaning after the fact ;) (2 replies, last updated by sarah galvin November 29, 2008)

Yes, the food editor is also gone – they had a huge housecleaning and offered a buyout to many of their staff to retire early. I guess it’s because the paper is suffering in terms of sales. They’re talking about... (10 replies, last updated by Pete Oldtown January 21, 2008)

, crackers. I agree about the house-cleaning service (or volunteering with someone else to go in after a week or two and do a thorough cleaning). Another option would be to volunteer to pick-up and wash/fold laundry and then... (11 replies, last updated by conniemcd October 10, 2007)

managed to underestimate my housecleaning time), so I basically went on a quick spree to the nearest decently-stocked supermarket. In the end, there really wasn’t anything very adventurous or unusual (and I did make a note to grab... (11 replies, last updated by haydn1796 March 3, 2007)

Say hey to student loans. I was jobless for two years during my Wharton days but still managed to have a housecleaner for my apartment! Wish my cohort had done something similar. We didn’t have much in the way of organized... (11 replies, last updated by Chris November 21, 2004)

combine with house-cleaning, yardwork, and some such. (7 replies, last updated by Rochelle September 24, 2002)

. It a a nice homey place and the owner comes to chat with you. On weekends they have live music (a guitarist). My housecleaner, a Brazilian, likes their food. Other Brazilian places I’ve tried: Midwest Grill in East... (5 replies, last updated by dw August 4, 2002)

For those of you CHOWS who are fans of the (in)famous Dudley Chateau (aka “The Chat”), you’ll be pleased to know the pub is now reopened after a complete kitchen remodel and major housecleaning. Currently a... (18 replies, last updated by pondrat August 2, 2009)

," there would be some housecleaning by management. More than ever, they need to pay attention to the customer and make sure that we have nothing but a positive experience when we continue to patronize them. Without exception,... (11 replies, last updated by linguist May 20, 2009)

on this (and this is being really picky) was the side of Israeli couscous which I thought was a little too limey. It had a sort of house-cleaning scent to it. Time for dessert. For all the perfection of the rest of the meal this... (5 replies, last updated by LulusMom October 25, 2008)