molly h's Profile

i, too, am very curious as to how the light bulbs under the glass get changed.
and i don't have a fear of heights at all. i think it's kinda rad.

i went for a stretch last year not eating gluten and discovered jovial brown rice pasta. SO good. with the exception of a slightly darker color, i would swear it was regular semolina. polenta can also be a really great main dish base or side dish, can be gf, vegan, & lactose free assuming one doesn't add cheese.
also, for as 'quirky' or 'hipster' or 'hippie' as san francisco can be, i'm super glad that specialty diets are pretty much the norm here and every restaurant has options and people don't get snarky or mean or put-out by having to accommodate different needs.

i've been working on this for nearly a year since downsizing from a one-bedroom apt by myself to a roommate situation. my bedroom is rather large - big enough to have my bed & closet area on one side and a sofa/tv area on the other. but the shape is kind of odd, i'm still swimming in clutter, and i can't put *anything* on the walls. i have a few frames that hang from a picture rail, but i'm not allowed to put nails/shelves/anything in the plaster walls. the huge celiing height is completely wasted.
i've never been anything like a minimalist, and i generally have a good sense of interior design and space planning, but lately i'm so overwhelmed by *stuff* that i don't even know where to start.

or one could just drink their beer faster...

i remember my mum using denture tablets to clean the carafe of our coffee maker. super good at getting the stains out.

thanks for reminding me to go check out the kitchn. i hardly ever remember to go to that site since the switch-up. all the other content is on the main site, it seems like the kitchn stuff should just be incorporated here too.

um, this same before and after was featured on AT last year:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/before-after-a-garage-turned-m-144788

i adore paxton gate. and wine boxes.

haha. of course it was the black & white crosses one that i was most interested in before i clicked thru.

two more things -
1) i forgot to suggest baked potatoes. there's such a wide variety of topping options so they're easy to make for a crowd.
2) pinterest(.com) is a great visual tool for finding new recipe ideas. just typing "vegetarian" in the search box gives a ton of individual pins to check out, and you can click on "boards" at the top of the page to see collections that others have made. he might be more in to trying to make something for himself if he sees how good they look.