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Good point. I should probably make a kids' version too. (Especially for B-man). Maybe substitute M&Ms for the Swiss cheese and swap out the mustard for Nutella?

Yes it can be done! After puttering around in my kitchen a few days, I've created a 5 ingredient/16 minute meal from an old family recipe: 2 slices rye bread 1/4 lb. thinly sliced ham 4 slices Swiss cheese (counts as one ingredient!) Lots of Boar's Head deli mustard Try it...let me know if you like it! Thinking of starting a cooking blog and ultimately, a cookbook.

I agree. Christina should make all her kitchens white with stainless appliances. Oh...wait...

I'm pretty sure all the knuckle-rapping nuns at my high school would be thrilled to know that all those years of trying to teach me Latin finally paid off in FJ.

Thank you!

Holy reclaimed wood, Batman! Watching a 2015 rerun of an architect and preservationist couple who buy an historic home in Buffalo. I think it was a craftsman, but can't really remember. They were fine, respectful of the history of the homes and I appreciated their determination to restore and not rip out. But the kitchen design...yikes. All the cabinets were made of reclaimed wood. ALL OF THEM. (Also used it all herringboned and multi-colored in the bathroom.) The kitchen floor was 4x12" tile in FOUR different colors set at an angle because there just wasn't enough going on already. It was such an overload. Pick one or the other...when a room is that over-designed nothing stands out. It just ends up a dizzying blur. Reclaimed wood doesn't feel authentic in a vintage craftsman or a bungalow or Victorian IMO. I feel like a hundred years ago people would have been horrified to use "old" wood. Reclaimed wood is rustic...nice in a cabin or farmhouse style (in small doses) but otherwise it just looks pretentious and out-of-place. At least there were no sliding barn doors because they reused the original pocket doors on the baths. Also...guys? Go easy on the suspenders.

I loved the raw edge shelves Christina demanded chose for the kitchen. If only they actually tied-in to the interior instead of the privacy fence outside. WTH? Overall I liked the end result, but I really don't remember anything except the shelves.

SOPHIA! SOPHIA! It's all about SOPHIA! I gave this couple some serious side eye when they were touring the work-in-progress home at the end. I could be wrong, but it appeared that there were doorways that opened onto balconies with no railings...just open slabs of concrete. Again, it's not finished and they were holding her hand but for the love of God ...won't someone think of SOPHIA?

For some reason this episode bored the hell out of me. And that back yard! Yikes. There have been many episodes set in Raleigh...I know there are nicer houses in their price range. My only other observation would be that when I was a kid and decided to toss a toy over the railing...it would be the last time I would ever do it. My mother would have put an immediate end to it with one of her looks LOL

Hopefully she'll be able to get other loans to pay back the student loans. On another note, I'm amazed at the number of people who pay cash (or claim to pay cash) for cars, rent, home improvements, car repairs, computers, TVs etc. etc. Like, who does this? And then most of them don't have a receipt. I can't remember the last time I paid for anything over like $20 in cash. I understand that people without a lot of money probably don't have checking accounts and just cash the checks, but jeez...at least get a receipt.

It is the very essence of cheesy. Reminds me of Mystery Diners or Restaurant Stakeout over on Food Network.

ID is starting to run commercials for new season of Lt. Joe! August 24. Can. Not. Wait. I think Dr. Hetrick is pretty to look at, but I take issue with his (or the producer's) insistence that he's this great crime solver. As far as I can tell, he is one of many contributors to the solution. I don't dislike him but his low key manner doesn't make for exciting TV. But as you said, I appreciate the fact that there are no scenes with women in lacy red bras writhing in the arms of their (usually married) lovers. I was a juror on a 1975-ish trial where the not-yet-famous-but-still-pompous Dr. Baden testified. There was just something so smarmy about him. (It was a 9 month trial, BTW) I was amazed to see him turning up on all these talk shows and press conferences years later. The man does love attention!

I only caught the tail end of it but wow...the wife is really beautiful.

Pranjal would have said "Who is Blake Shelton?"

Especially on their anemic budget. Beggars can't be choosers.

He's obviously a communist. IKR? Even as a child I could pick Babe Ruth out of a lineup. Pranjal should spend more time studying famous faces instead of glaring at his co-contestants when they have the audacity to buzz in on a question.

I feel like he knows a lot about archaic and scientific stuff, but woefully bad at pop culture. He rarely did well on TV shows, pop music or actors.

I really hope so because CPS took my other 6. :(

I missed that part. It explains everything. Plaintiff was just...IDK. And that wig hat on her head was really really shiny. Glad she could afford it on $800+ a month.

I started to post an insightful, articulate comment but then a homeless man came through my window and wanted to have sex with me. Now I've lost my train of thought completely. Sorry, BRB

I finally caught that episode today. It's so freakin' cluttered - every bit of wall space is filled with letters spelling out fARm or FamiLy or loVE. Broken clocks galore. Mason jars filled with twee little wildflowers. Plus reclaimed everything. It's exhausting, and it would make me nervous being around that every day. Having said that, I thought Joanna did a good job respecting the couple's taste. I much preferred their kitchen to Joanna's. Very clean lined and modern, but not hard or OTT. Maybe she learned something?

The most shocking thing for me as I entered old ladyhood was how l-o-n-g it takes to recover from stuff that I would bounce back from in 48 hours when I was younger. On the other hand, I haven't had a cold in like 6 years...I guess you build up antibodies or whatever. Feel better mom, and don't feel guilty about babying yourself!

That reminds me of something someone once said about male genitals...it looks like they were designed by 2 different art directors LOL

Of course they picked the new build! I think that was the one with 2 front doors...one opened to a small guest suite. Dumbest idea ever. The "tension-filled" part where they decide which home to buy was just weird. One guy wants an old home, other guy the new build. New build guy says "okay if we buy the new one, I'll let you decorate it!" And...done! This was one of the most anemic episodes ever. Personality-free buyers, crappy houses and a complete waste of my precious time!

I loved all those built-ins, but it seems like the designers just filled them with random crap for those all-important "pops of color". Everything looked brand new...very impersonal and very staged. Loved that rug too...it looked like it was a huge crazy portrait of the Queen? She probably spent another $150K on furnishings.