Are you ready for a culinary journey to the Middle East? Buckle up, buttercup, and bring your taste buds, because today we’re making Mujadara — a simple, satisfying dish of lentils, rice and caramelized onions that prove frugal can also be fabulous.


Many of us have a bread box in the kitchen. It’s usually a simple, purely utilitarian affair made of metal or plastic; nothing as fancy as a carved panetière like this one that sold for $1,408 at Neal Auction.






Glass can be notoriously difficult to identify. Signatures, if there are any, can be faked, molds can be reused, and glassmakers often imitated one another’s decorations. Stiegel-type glass is an excellent example.


Sometimes we just don’t want to face the truth, so we ignore it as long as we can. But eventually it becomes clear: We need to downsize.