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The best, EASY yeast bread you will ever come across, beginners will love how simple it is while bread connoisseurs will appreciate the Artisan bread qualities – the thick crispy crust and chewy crumb with big fat holes like sourdough! 3 minutes active effort, no knead, no stand mixer, highly flexible and forgiving, this homemade bread can be on your table in less than 3 hours OR prepare the dough up to 3 days in advance for a handy “grab and bake” option. This is life changing! Phenomenal EASY yeast bread recipe This is an extraordinary white bread recipe with...

Photography and Design by Studio Laloc; Illustration by Madeline Montoya In Renovator’s Notebook, homeowners open up about the nitty-gritty of their remodels: How long it really took, how much it actually cost, what went horribly wrong, and what went wonderfully, serendipitously, it’s-all-worth-it-in-the-end right. The hardest-working room in designer and Studio Laloc founder Lauren Lothrop Caron’s Seattle home is, surprisingly, the smallest. In a past life, the 50-square-foot space was a porch. Now it’s a multipurpose pantry or, as Caron, an Anglophile at heart, likes to call it, a scullery. The area is a pass-through between the kitchen and the backyard,...

The following BTO bathrooms should know; from changing up the layout to using unconventional materials, they show that you don’t have to stick to the usual when it comes to your BTO bathroom renovation. 1. Combine two bathrooms To go against the grain, the homeowners revamped their 3-room BTO into a single bedroom apartment. The original bathrooms were combined as a result, since there was no need for two. This created a large open en-suite, with the extra space providing lots of storage and counter room. Design: Aart Boxx Interior 2. Vanity sink outside The designer of this 2-room flexi...

Vendor: Boldfaced Goods Type: Price: 7.00 This passive-aggressive dishcloth was inspired by Coldplay lyrics. It exists to make your sink less yellow. The original Swedish dishcloth material was invented by a Swedish engineer in 1949. These dishcloths are made of the same materials: 70% wood cellulose from FSC certified forests and 30% cotton.  This marvellously absorbent dishcloth from Sweden is a wonder in the kitchen.  It absorbs 15 times its own weight and dries super fast. Perfect for household chores, from cleaning up spills to polishing. Can be used with just water, soap, or cleaners. (Bleach safe) Cleans counter tops,...

I think the final weekend of isolation (for some) calls for a special Chocolate Cake 🍰 Beatty’s Chocolate Cake (Updated) Cakes, Desserts Servings: Serves 8 Source: barefootcontessa.com INGREDIENTS 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cups good cocoa powder, such as Valrhona 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken ½ cup vegetable oil 2 extra-large eggs at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee Chocolate Buttercream (recipe follows) Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 6 ounces good semisweet chocolate such as Valrhona (see note) ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 extra-large egg yolk at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract...