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Display Name: Faith Durand - Executive Editor of The Kitchn
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Oh, I should have made it explicit, but the unspoken assumption in this post is that of course the dishwasher is already full! :) I wanted a second dishwasher sooo bad. It seems like such an indulgence, but it would always be busy in our kitchen!


How I Hide the Dirty Dishes In My Open Kitchen
5/14/13 2:13 PM

@Roseann any kind of cream will work, as long as you can whip it to firm peaks. I generally use heavy cream, but have also used whipping cream and light cream. Enjoy!


No-Bake Dessert Recipe: Lemon Cream Icebox Cake Cookbook Recipe from Bakeless Sweets
5/9/13 9:38 AM

@faisane that quantity of graham crackers is about 20 ounces, or 560 grams. But I think that the weight isn't as helpful -- what you're really looking for is an equivalent surface area, since you're building full layers out of the crackers or cookies.

As far as graham cracker substitutes go, digestive biscuits are great, as is any other slightly sweet, nutty or whole grain cookie or cracker, as long as it is very crisp and dry. (I've been meaning to make up a no-bake dessert with McVitie's!)


No-Bake Dessert Recipe: Lemon Cream Icebox Cake Cookbook Recipe from Bakeless Sweets
5/9/13 12:10 AM

JackieDee30 I'd love to! I haven't set any up yet tho - I am hoping to get some events going in Columbus in June.


An Interview with Faith Durand About Her New Book: Bakeless Sweets
5/8/13 4:02 PM

@Island Girl so, either one will work just fine. Heavy cream, whipping cream, and, usually, light cream, are interchangeable for whipped cream desserts like these. The only reason I look for "heavy" cream as opposed to "whipping" cream is that whipping cream usually has more additives and stabilizers.


No-Bake Dessert Recipe: Lemon Cream Icebox Cake Cookbook Recipe from Bakeless Sweets
5/8/13 3:27 PM

@carolyn_suzanne, sure! You could totally do this with homemade graham crackers, if you want to take the extra time. I am sure it would be delicious! I could also see doing individual servings with homemade graham crackers, to show them off a little more. Cupcakes, if you will. Just layer as directed above, but in little stacks, using round homemade graham crackers.


No-Bake Dessert Recipe: Lemon Cream Icebox Cake Cookbook Recipe from Bakeless Sweets
5/8/13 3:00 PM

@waii, yes, we used a mix of regular base cabinets and the shallow 12-inch deep cabinets which can be mounted on the floor or the wall. So the island is about 36 inches wide.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

5/3/13 9:25 AM

Oh yeah! Ha I forgot - the trifle was the one thing I had spoons out for.


A Hot Pink & Glam Bridal Shower
5/2/13 3:58 PM

The beverage containers are these ones, from World Market. They were great.

And yes, there was a light lemon dressing on the slaw in the salad cups. I'll run them as a recipe soon - I just want to retest them first.


A Hot Pink & Glam Bridal Shower
5/2/13 3:30 PM

Thanks so much everyone!

@mschatelaine thank you for the kind words! On the island, we may come to regret the lack of bar seating when we have kids, but we opted not to include it here for a few reasons that have born out so far. Number one, the table looks far away due to the lens I used but it's actually quite close; I don't think we really had enough clearance, and it feels intimate still to have people hanging out and sitting at the table and talking to the cook.

Also, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, the extra supports and stools would mess, I think, with the really lean, clean look I was going for on the island. And last but not least, the extra cost of the marble and barstools weren't really in the budget.

Like I said above, I would like to put in a wet bar eventually on the other side of the kitchen and include a stool or two there, if we can squeeze them in. And now I have to go track down those stools -- I know which ones you mean and they are amazing!


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/21/13 1:28 PM

@popop wow!! I love all your notes! Thank you so much for sharing so much of your kitchen - I'd love to see photos when your new one is done!

A couple things: If we had had a little more space and money I would have also done a side-by-side fridge/freezer. I think I looked at those Whirlpools! But I would have lost a lot of pantry space and we just didn't have the spare $$.

And on the faucet, I don't love mine either! It's a Hansgrohe, pretty reasonably priced ($200) without a pull-down. My husband does most of the dishes and he doesn't really like the pull-downs. But I just don't like the faucet; it is too high and shallow in its arch, and splatters a ton. I feel like I haven't read good guidance on matching faucets to sinks, so I'd love any insight you have on your next faucet. It's the most used thing in the kitchen, right? So important...


Faith's Kitchen Renovation: The Confusing Journey of Buying Kitchen Appliances Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen
4/18/13 2:53 PM

@aboycher thanks so much! We added 300sf total, so the house is a little over 2000 now. We can easily fit 10 people for dinner, which was the goal! On the stainless steel furniture, the coffee unit is from IKEA (LIMHAMN). The big wire shelving unit is from Lowe's, I think - those big home improvement stores have the best deals, in my experience, on that kind of really sturdy storage.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/18/13 11:26 AM

@lanster13 thank you! They're just the ones IKEA makes to go in their pull-outs. I'd love to have taller ones (when recipe testing sometimes I feel like I take the recycling out twice a day!) but they're mostly very good.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 8:47 PM

@SinoSoul I actually wrote a full post about our thoughts on money and financing, and why I use the word "budget" in this renovation. You can see it here!

Also, on the Hansgrohe, it was less than $200, which from my research was low to mid for a kitchen faucet.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 5:48 PM

@Kpies sure! I added a photo of the storage in the slideshow in the middle of the post, too.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 5:07 PM

@Aesthetically Inclined I added that to the resources section too. It's from IKEA - a really great piece.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 4:46 PM

@KpieS those are actually just the IKEA kitchen drawer dividers.

On the island, yes, we opted to not do a bar and seating area. Partly for space, and partly because the table is right there. People usually lounge around the table - it's comfortable to sit there and talk to someone doing dishes or cooking.


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 4:17 PM

@jennesy, ha! Yes - everything is precisely calibrated in there. I actually wedge the door into the wire shelving to keep it open (old dryer!).


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 3:39 PM

Thanks everyone - you're so sweet! @Maggie I added a note about the table in the resources - it's from Lorimer Workshop.

The whole space is definitely still in progress. I would love a comfy chair too, and we're still mulling over window treatments. I'd love to have no curtains - love that clean look - but it's not terribly practical. :)


Faith's Kitchen Renovation:
The Big Reveal, the Final Result! Renovation Diary: Faith's Budget Luxe Kitchen

4/17/13 3:33 PM

Fixed - thanks!


Strawberry Bourbon Lemonade & Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts with Rhubarb Glaze Delicious Links
4/16/13 1:38 PM