Top of the Rock—Rockefeller Center New York City
The Top of the Rock observation deck is reached via an elevator from the visitor area/entrance. The building entrance (both outside and inside) are spectacular. Even if I had been waiting a while, I…
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WMF 6.5 l Pressure Cooker — Deserted Island Kitchen #5
We’ve written about pressure cookers before. Perhaps a little obsessively—check out this series. So it’s probably not a surprise that a pressure cooker is something that we’d drag with us, even all the way…
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A “Fuzzy Logic” Rice Cooker – Deserted Island Kitchen #4
Though over the years we’ve spoiled ourselves with conveniences—from stand mixer to mini-chopper, there aren’t a lot of kitchen appliances we couldn’t live without. But I don’t know what we’d do without our…
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Top 5 Booths at the Calgary Home and Garden Show #CHGS12
Restore, Refresh, Renew—with inspiration taken from the 2012 Calgary Home and Garden Show. Though we’ve had a very mild winter, here in Calgary, the huge snow fall this past weekend made it very difficult…
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Film Set Inspiration: Interiors from the Oscar-Winning Film The Artist
From Silent Movies to Talkies — get the look of the Oscar-nominated French silent film ‘The Artist’: This primarily silent film takes place during the end of the silent-movie era and the beginning of…
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Bodum Enamelled Cast Iron Wok – Deserted Island Kitchen Item #2
We bought our first cast-iron wok in Chinatown many a year ago. It was straight up pig-iron, came pre-rusted, and cost less than $10. Once we got it seasoned, it worked alright. Then one…