blogwatch: where we’ve been clicking this week
Nothing sounds better this weekend than busting out the Dutch oven and slow-simmering some spicy Haitian Stewed Chicken, made from this recipe at Saveur.
And if cooking isn’t your thing, how about crafting with cat hair? Too good (bad) to be true. Via Whorange, of course.
Apartment Therapy discusses the safety of melamine dishware — a controversial topic in the comments.
The 50 most important inventions and discoveries in food and drink, at the Daily Meal.
Unclutterer has us coveting a flashback to our days hanging out at the library: a Kik Step stool.
Lighting lust: 24 upcycled pendant lights made from thrifty vintage treasures, at Retro Renovation.
At Casa Sugar, see 10 tiny homes that prove small is beautiful. Inspiration to minimalize!
OK, that’s why my sister was asking if I still had my Lincoln Beautyware canisters–she wants to make them into pendant lights. (Answer: no, they got all rusty.)
As far as melamine is concerned, I use it occasionally, but I never microwave it, but then I only microwave in ceramic anyway.
And I’ve wanted a Kik Step stool for a while, they come in cool colors now! Just never got around to buying one. My boss (who is short) has one in her office and I’m always borrowing it.