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Love the bedside table - that is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Tell me it was recently acquired and available at a store near me?

Can someone provide some tips on how to get your bread to rise in a cool new england apartment during the winter? I am somehow missing a key element or have a bad run of luck with yeast. I've tried setting the oven to the very base setting and leaving the door open just to give it a slightly warmer environment (although sometimes it gets too warm and start to cook/dry around the edges of the bowl). My water temp is lukewarm, not boiling so I shouldn't be killing the yeast.... And I tried a recipe that said to leave the bread in the fridge over night...once I beat it down in the morning in never rose again! Oh bread, why are you beyond my baking talents?!

I have a set up like the one Catherine suggested above. I have a very tiny kitchen and had to make appliance sacrifices when I moved in. I ended up settling on an immersion blender stick and a mini cuisinart. However, I just don't use the food processor enough to justify it, but I'll blend smoothies in those protein shaker glasses all the time, make soups or stir up sauces with the immersion blender. As for the things that food processors help out with, I usually just crush or chop manually, change the recipe to "chunky" or purchase pre-chopped items such as with nuts. It just isn't worth the hassle of cleaning it and its so tiny to begin with. With the food processor, I'd suggest go big or go home. Either way, I find the immersion blender invaluable -- mine is powerful enough to even crush up frozen berries.

This is highly inspirational. I'm just going to buy an extra freezer to store my clothing in between wearings. I don't know why I've wasted all this time and money on washing my clothes. Let alone on my closet organizational system!

It sounds delicious. I'm limited on time this week, so I think that I might try it using a pre-made mushroom broth (like from Pacific), then toss it over barley or quinoa, instead of pasta, to bring up the nutrient/healthy factor.

It's like you met, knew and were just as frustrated by my please-don't-put-holes-in-my-wall landlord. I see a pair of Gracious Home Gooseneck Lamps in my bedroom's future!

I'd love to know where she found the white shag carpet featured in the photos! It's exactly what I'm looking for! Is it a possible to get a brand and price?

It looks a lot like the Celeste Natural shag rug from Crate and Barrel, which is high on my list of possibilities for white shag, but some other options (and possibly a little more frugal) would be great!