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Creating a Little Extra Workspace in a Small Kitchen
When my sister moved into her new apartment last year, the biggest reservations she had were about the tiny kitchen. Though the checkerboard floor and the vintage metal cabinets have a lot of charm, the space itself is much smaller than the kitchens she had in the past. Combine the lack of counterspace with years of bad paint jobs that make the cabinet doors almost impossible to truly close, and you get a room that has slowly been driving her crazy.
Now that I'm home on vacation, my sister looked to me for suggestions on how to make this small kitchen better suit her admittedly limited cooking needs. A quick glance at the second photo above is enough to reveal the main problem- the toaster oven that she uses almost daily takes up almost half of her available counterspace. Luckily for my sister, the kitchen contained an under-utilized area that we were able to convert to much needed shelving.
The strange configuration of this old building created a small nook to the left of the stove where my sister stores her trashcan and recycling. The space above that area was completely unused so we decided to put up two shelves to hold the toaster oven and the herb gaden that had been living on the dining room table. A quick trip to our local hardware store yielded the shelves (which they cut to size for us) and the brackets, and an hour later we had almost doubled the available counterspace in my sister's kitchen.
Not a big project certainly, but one that highlights that sometimes it only takes a little change to have a big impact on the way you use a space. Now that the countertop is clear and the shelf hanging was a success, we are looking to install another above the door to hold the cookbooks and cereal boxes that currently live on top of the microwave (which itself lives on top of the fridge). If anyone has other ideas on ways to add a little storage and utility to a small kitchen, we're all ears; tips on how to make the cabinet doors fucntion properly without completely stripping and repainting them would also be appreciated!
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You might just need to sand down the accumulated paint from the closing edges of the doors. Also check to see if paint has worked its way into the hinges and scrape it out.
Great mini makeover! It is amazing what something as utilitarian as a shelf can do to open up opportunities. As for the doors, how about removing them? Yes it means that the contents need to be kept neat and tidy. But it might allow the space to feel a bit wider. Be adventurous and paint the back of the cupboards a different colour to match the striped blinds or try covering them with paper and tacs (even easier).
Sometimes you can put magnetic closures on inside the cabinets that will allow them to close shut. Its not a perfect solution but it might work. Also use Command hooks to hang things from helps with space utilization. Does she really need both a microwave and a toaster oven? I hardly use my microwave and I could see getting along without it.
I'd put the knives in a drawer rather than a counter block, if there's space in the drawer. (I find knife blocks much less functional than they seem like they should be.)
There are cutting boards that fit over sinks to add more work space when the sink isn't needed. That could be purchased or improvised.
Other than that, looks like she's already doing most of what's possible.
Uh huh...this is almost a carbon-copy of my last kitchen! It was maddening at first, but then I had someone do something similar to what you did here by adding shelves to a little nook over my sink.
A HUGE plus was that there was a 1.5-foot space between the tops of the cabinets and the ceiling where I could store things I didn't use daily.
I put up with it for over 4 years because I had a panoramic south-facing view of San Francisco. My kitchen now has oodles of space, but my view is of a wall. Can't win 'em all!
A magnetic knife strip is awesome and saves the counterspace. What about a folding dish drying rack so it can disappear while uneeded? Those command hooks are a renter's dream, I use them all over my house. Magnetic tins to put spices in can be helpful. People always compliment them when they see mine. Kudos on the job you've done so far!!
I would put a shelf below the toaster oven to fill the space between the wall and the top of the stove. I think there would still be enough room between the bottom of the shelf and the top of the trash can. The shelf would provide just a little more counter space. Also, it looks like there is enough room between the tops of the cabinets and the ceiling to mount more shelves. If need be, they could go around the room on all four sides.
If there's that much paint on them, I would strip the cabinets.
As for the recycling/garbage, IKEA has some pretty good organizing systems for that sort of stuff that can be wall mounted, maybe that would free up some extra space?
And be careful if you sand, if any of that paint is from the early 1980's or earlier you have to test for lead.
Hmmm, do you really need a toaster oven? I don't. What do you need it for that some other appliance can't do? Toast? Use the toaster you have stashed in a cupboard. Pizza? Use the oven. It looks so tight in there already. I'd be inclined to mount the microwave over the stove and use the shelves for something else, like the cereal boxes! Take down the window treatment and move the shelf with the cookware to that area. What's that thing above the unnecessary toaster oven? Is that a lamp? If you need light in that corner, why not suspend an Ikea type one from a hook in the ceiling? The shelf space is too valuable. If it's an appliance that is not a blender for making margaritas, get rid of it.
Another cheap and easy option for adding additional storage space is to put hooks for mugs on the underside of the cabinets. Mugs (with their pesky handles) can take up a bit of cabinet space. Hanging them on hooks gets you additional cabinet space and gives those handles something to do!
Another thing we've done is to buy those wire mesh things that add additional shelves to your cabinets. Who needs tons of space between cabinet shelves? More shelves, please!
Looks like 'great minds think alike' again -- I was also going to suggest that either a magnetic strip on the side of the fridge, or an in-drawer knife block, would get the knife block off the counter. I found a drawer knife block at Target and I just love it.
A three-tiered hanging basket hung from the ceiling over in the weird corner might also help get the pantry items off the top of the fridge and more accessible.
Regarding the cabinet doors that won't close. I think the easiest way to deal with that is to use Liquid Sandpaper, and nail polish remover.
Remove the doors, and then remove the hardware. Soak the hardware in nail polish remover. Be sure the hardware is completely covered. I use a glass jar so I can see when the paint lifts off in one giant piece. Then remove the hardware, and brush the remaining paint out of the crevices.
Liquid sandpaper will remove as many layers of paint as you need off the doors. It is non toxic. Just brush it on, wait till a layer of paint softens, then wipe if off with a rag. Keep repeating until the doors fit again.
That's not really a small kitchen. There's lots of cabinet space, and that's a nice long counter, as long as it stays clear.
Anyway, one of my favorite space-savers is the
cabinet door rack, a thing you screw onto the inside of a cabinet door, and it holds those long boxes of tin foil and plastic wrap that otherwise take up an entire drawer. Cheap and wonderful!
I love organizing kitchens. Here are some ideas.
I use 4 inch deep shelves at the back of my counter under the cupboards. This doesn't materially affect the usable counter space but does give me room to store lots of mugs coffee filters etc. I also use the same shelves in my cupboards to create more space. I make them by having 1x4s cut to the length I want and two side pieces the height I want. I just glue them, but you could nail or screw them. But just gluing seems to hold them well enough.
Likewise, there seems to be room next to the stove, or under the toaster oven for a taller, four or five inch deep set of shelves - you could maybe find a dvd shelf that would work. Canned goods fit divinely on this size shelf. So do lots of other kitchen stuff - even sugar and rice etc stored in rectangular containers (Oxo Good Grips makes one kind)(http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-10-Piece-Container/dp/B0029096ZO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309386256&sr=8-2)
You might have to find a different place for the trash can and the recyling, but they could possibly still be squeezed in there - I can't tell from the picture. If not, this might work under the sink : http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Over-Cabinet-Trash-Holder/dp/B003IUHFKW/ref=sr_1_7?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1309386457&sr=1-7
Or you could put a shelf next to the stove over the trash can, as someone suggested. You might also think about using two of the burners as counter space - how often do you actually use more than two at a time. Something that won't set alight, of course. Like maybe a 1 ft by 2 ft granite tile from Home Depot just set on the burners.
A shelf above the window, stretching from wall to wall would yield lots of storage for seldom used things.
Also - if the metal cupboards hold magnets- the interior of the cupboard doors could be used with Grundthal metal containers with magnets on the base. And the side of the fridge, too.
Last, but not least, as you move up you often need a step stool to reach things - I have one of these tucked next to my fridge and I love it.
It's light, it folds very flat, and it feels sturdy.:http://www.amazon.com/Kennedy-Home-Collection-Sage-9-Inch/dp/B003M8GI3U/ref=pd_sim_hg_2
i am about to move to an equally small kitchen, and have a couple questions for the poster and the other commenters. 1) where did you get that pots/pans shelf rack? 2) what is a command hook? sounds like i need them. thanks for all the other suggestions!
i agree with moving the microwave to the space above the stove. would it be possible to hang a potrack (admittedly, not the existing one) from the bulkhead in front of the window? i've used a towel bar in combination with s-hooks as a potrack in the past. it works great, and if you have wall space for it, instead of the bulkhead, you can store the pot lids between the wall and the towel bar.
My kitchen is similar. I found a piece of white something (plastic? I don't know.) that is just the right size to put on top of my stove. I put burner covers on top of the burners first, of course. This gives me room to put things like sugar, salt, and my espresso machine when I'm not using it -- I don't prep on it, since I don't know what the material is.
You could buy a piece of butcher block, granite, or marble if you like, or use a piece of tempered glass, or even just a pretty tray.
It's probably obvious, but I'll say it anyway: I remove the piece before I cook. I just stand it sideways next to the stove, which happens to have a narrow opening between it and the cabinet.
I second the magnetic knife strip idea. It works best in my tiny kitchen.
With a kitchen that size, get the dish drainer off the counter and either mount it above the sink or get one that stores easily and pull it out as needed. The magnetic knife strip attached to a wall and magnetic spice containers on the side of the fridge are also great ideas.
Sanding off the excess paint will go a long way toward closing those doors as will tightening the hinge screws and adding magnets (3 of my older cabinets here close with the assist of pronged magnets made for the purpose that are mounted on cabinet frame + door).
Good start on maximizing the space - 4 areas that you could still explore:
* side of the fridge: magnetic knife strip would work there or at least a piece of mini-artwork or favorite recipes printed beautifully
* windowsill: utensil holders (use museum putty to adhere the bottoms to the sill to make them more secure); liner for a windowbox could hold utensils or cookbooks (the plastic ones can be spray painted any color you like); beautiful serving trays (you can use a curtain tension rod to hold them in place against the window)
* dish rack: there's one available, that folds down when needed, that matches the shelf holding the pots above the stove (so using that would clear more counterspace and anytime you clear more counter you make the space feel larger) It won't hold heavy pots but it'll hold dishware, glasses and cutlery easily.
* the area under the toaster oven shelf: you could mount cup hooks under that to hold coffee/tea cups/mugs and measuring cups (since it's very close to the stove only non-flammables)
When I had a super tiny kitchen, living in NYC, I had shelves and a cupboard above my prep area. So when I had a dinner party I'd first clear the vertical space on the shelves and in the cupboard above my prep space. I could prep in that one spot and reach above my head to pull down what I needed for the party, cooking dish & all ingredients, or have a spot to set a dish mid-prep. I had dinner parties for 8 in an apartment with a kitchen half the size of this one so think in terms of working on a boat or in a tiny commercial kitchen!
I cook Thanksgiving dinners in less space.
If she cooks, the new shelves and everything on them will be covered by the steam and grease from the underneath. Let us know if she's happy with the shelves in a six month time!
I have a similar galley kitchen in my apartment. Wish I had the window for the light! Did you consider removing a door from the cabinet right where the toaster oven was sitting? Then you could possibly "stack" both the microwave and toaster oven.
From humdrum to charming! Lovely! I would consider moving the stove closer to the wall and put one of Ikea's freestanding recycling-garbage-can-holding base cabinets with built in countertop between the stove and sink. They're about 12" wide if I remember right and the recylcling and garbage cans inside it are tall.
@KHinNH: Seriously?
"Hmmm, do you really need a toaster oven? I don't."
Since she uses it all the time, she evidently feels that she really needs it. Not everyone's needs and habits are the same.
"If it's an appliance that is not a blender for making margaritas, get rid of it."
I repeat, bluntly dismissing someone's needs and habits because you don't share them is unhelpful at best, downright rude at worst.
aww, that's my kitchen, but bigger. haha.
"What's that thing above the unnecessary toaster oven? Is that a lamp?" It's an herb garden. Says so right in the text.
As for the "unnecessary" toaster oven, I use mine every day.
haha, landless, I make Thanksgiving dinner in a smaller kitchen too!
I have a friend who, for health reasons, HAS to eat a raw food diet so she doesn't need to use her stove at all. Instead she turned the oven into storage and put her dehydrator on the stove top. When she moved, she didn't have to scour the oven!
I've been living with tiny kitchens for 10+ years now that generally have only one outlet for the fridge and I've found the key thing is to reduce amount of electric appliances. Appliances tend to dominate precious counter space and there generally isn't enough storage to put them away. With that said, I've never had a toaster oven or microwave (tho I see their benefits!) and I've been alright without them. And until I got married last year, I never owned a regular toaster. ...I guess I'm a bit of a minimalist.
I wish the landlord had sprung for a counter depth fridge, that would help a lot. I second the idea of one more shelf by the stove (under the new ones) at stovetop height. I'd have put a 'baker's rack' there. (They come as small as 12x12 inches - I have my KitchenAide, cookbooks, wok and teapots on on one that size in a corner of my kitchen.) Can the trash/recycling go under the sink? I like the pullout racks for those and cleaning supplies, but using those will depend on the pipeing configuration under there.
She might also consider a combination microwave/toaster oven when the time comes to replace one of her appliances. Getting the microwave off the fridge will help a LOT with the visual clutter and make the cabinets above the fridge available for storage.
If she can hang it high enough to have clearance when opening the fridge or a cabinet, I bet she could get one of those 3-tier hanging baskets in there which are great for fruit or tomatoes which taste worse when stored in the fridge.
I think this is the perfect size kitchen because everything is within arm's reach and you have a fair amount of counterspace. I agree with getting rid of the dish drying rack as you can just wash and then put the items on a towel to dry. That's what I have to do in my house as my kitchen has only one tiny counter space and I need that space to prepare food on.
Why are there so many ovens???
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Exactly. Hey, if she wants to use her toaster oven instead of the ovens she already has, none of us would stand in her way. It's her kitchen.
But it's small and there's not much room for optimization. You have to think outside the toaster oven. Or, if you really can't live without it, get rid of the stove. Voile! Instant tons of space!
My apt. kitchen is similar but with a lot of cabinet space. If she needs more room for prepwork, she could get a rolling cart (or make one) that could be placed right outside the entry.
I understand she may use the toaster oven a lot, but I would seriously reconsider it. Not having it and/or a microwave would add much more space, both physically & visually. Due to the kitchen's size, the floor and amount of stuff out, it feels very busy.
I would also opt for a simple window treatment (if any), to minimize the cluttered feel. Something white and sheer, perhaps with a small pattern but nothing that competes with the floor.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
My New Pinterest Board
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I just found out some of the things that have my (C) logo and name have been placed on Pinterest WITHOUT my permission.ReplyDelete
I have an account (and someone opened one with my A Gathering Place Name)but haven't done anything with it. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I see ONLY trouble here!
Great post!
Your post is so pertinent and I agree with your sentiments. Well Said...ReplyDelete
I have found some of my pics there attributed to me but I have no idea how they got there... I don't mind but would not like it if it appeared on a book cover or someone else took credit... I joined pin whatever but have never used it.ReplyDelete
I know isn't that crazy~ Ridc!ReplyDelete
Everyone is always wanting to sue for something!
Sophie looks cute!
Sorry Deb but what's Pinterest?ReplyDelete
On second thoughts I don't want to know if there is this sort of a problem.
Sopie is so photogenic.
There is a lot being said on the net about this issue. I don't know how I feel about it because I don't sell work. So what about Flicker. Those pics are public. Some get pinned at Pinterest. Who would know where some of the pics originate. I remember a lot of this kind of talk when FB started. I don't know what to think. I guess time will tell!ReplyDelete
I love this post! You have said it all so very well, and I love the humour...ReplyDelete
I hate that it has come to this. I think we should be able to re-pin whatever someone uploads but pinning from other sites doesn't seem quite right - it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds...
Dear Deb- my guess is that Sophie probably knows as much about this as anyone else! It's almost too crazy to even discuss. I enjoy looking at the boards sometimes-- but I think I'll not add to any of mine for a bit until this all clears--ReplyDelete
I have mixed thoughts...I always consider it a compliment when someone pins my stuff, but I have started to add my name to my photos so someone could find me if my pin wasn't credited.ReplyDelete
Happy weekend
Just another of the new-fangled things out there that I refuse to have anything to do with. Having said that, and from the little I understand about it, I guess nothing would stop people from 'pinning' something I've done and claiming it as their own work. Hmmm. Maybe I should be worried, but then again I probably would be flattered that somebody thought my work was good enough for them to lay claim to. Nope, no pinning for me, no facebook and no twittering.ReplyDelete
I know! I don't get this either! I love Pinterest too, but am slightly worried about it's future. I'm "assuming" they have to put that wording in their TOU to take themselves out of the equation for copyright violations. However, putting us in the line of fire is unfair. Can't we all just get along? Don't steal! It's that simple, right?ReplyDelete
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The master limited partnership can offer cash distribution even in periods of losses.
The partnership has a long history of increasing distributions to unit holders. With this distribution, Plains has increased the quarterly distribution to limited partners in 29 of the last 31 quarters. Plains' consistent hike in distribution bespeaks the partnership's commitment to provide increasing returns to stakeholders, leveraging its profitable assets.
The new distribution reflects a 3% growth over the quarterly distribution of 99.5 cents per unit paid in November 2011 and an increase of 7% from the quarterly distribution of 95.75 cents per unit paid in February 2011. The new distribution will be paid on Feb. 14 to unit holders of record as of Feb. 3.
Plains' cash distributions depend primarily on cash flow, including that from financial reserves and working capital borrowings. The distribution does not solely depend on profitability, which can be affected by non-cash items. Hence, the partnership can carry on with cash distribution even during periods of losses.
Plains reported strong third quarterly results that surpassed the year-ago performance as well as our expectation. The partnership is optimistic about maintaining its growth momentum for the remainder of the year, and expects earnings per unit to range from $1.23 to $1.49 for the fourth quarter and $4.81 to $5.08 for the full year. Our expectations for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 are $1.56 and $5.09 per unit, respectively.
Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD), a Plains All American peer, also increased its quarterly cash distribution rate in October 2011. The increased quarterly distribution of 61.25 cents per unit, paid in November 2011, represented a growth of 5.1% over the quarterly distribution of 58.25 per unit paid in November 2010 and an increase of 1.2% from the quarterly distribution of 60.50 cents per unit paid in August 2011.
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Hey Folks! Lovely Anarchist People of Colour in New York and Montréal need your help! We organized a trip down to New Orleans for the Anarchist People of Colour convergence in July. In order to make this trip accessible to all People of Colour regardless of their means and income, the organizers only asked people to chip in what they could. However, because many of us are poor and working class POC who don't have a lot of money to spare, we ended falling around $800 short. We are now raising funds through various means to pay back the two people who used their credit cards up front.
Going to this convergence was really important to us, as it is really rare for us to be able to come together as APOC and build community and networks. We had an amazing time attending workshops, going to panels, hanging out, learning, and strategizing about building a better future for all POC. As POC community organizers and activists who are constantly working and struggling to survive in this white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, these opportunities aren't frequent, but are important for our health, growth, and healing. If folks can chip in what they can, it would be greatly appreciated.
Folks in Montreal are also planning on selling posters and we'll keep you posted about future fundraising parties in New York and Montreal. So, keep an eye out!
All proceeds will go to recuperating our debts and anything extra will go towards building future APOC events and resources. TO DONATE: Go to the link on my tumblr homepage (it says Donate to APOC) or click on this link:
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These are a close cousin to the green Iguano Jesucristo famous for walking on water. Handsome fellow with very long tail not visible in this picture.
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Good Question: Are Countertop Dishwashers Any Good?
Dear Kitchen,
I just found out about countertop dishwashers and I'm curious. They seem brilliant, but I'm wondering if there are quality issues that keep them from wider circulation. Do you know anything about them?
These dishwashers are small machines designed to connect to the kitchen sink. The standard models retail for about $175 and usually wash only about four place settings at a time. Is it worth sacrificing counter space to clean just four plates, glasses and some silverware?
People who do not have much kitchen space and renters who can't install appliances may consider them. While these dishwashers are usually more energy efficient than larger models, this is in part because most of them do not have a drying cycle.
In your question, you mentioned quality issues. Mediocre reviews on Epinions.com, Amazon.com and other sites are discouraging. Some posters say that the machines by both Haier and Danby tend to break down after a few years and others report problems with leaks. "Not a prizewinner, but it beats the alternatives," said one reviewer. Here's a strange story from a dissatisfied Danby owner.
I've seen countertop dishwashers posted on Craig's List. You might want to start your search there. While I've checked out these machines in stores, I've never owned one. Hopefully, some readers will post more feedback.
Good luck and let us know what you decide about the dishwasher.
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I had one for a little over a year before it unceremoniously started leaking water everywhere.
When my kid was a baby -- old enough to not be a sleepy lump all the time but not big enough to entertain herself in any fashion -- this thing was the only thing that kept the dishes from taking over the kitchen. I'd go to the kitchen, load it up, walk away, come back in 45 minutes and do it again.
I don't really know how well this would work for someone who was not home a good portion of their day though, because the capacity is very limited -- as in, if you've got a big pot to wash, that's about all that's gonna fit in there -- so if you're faced with even a middling stack of dishes, you're going to go though 2-4 cycles to do them all.
I bought one knowing that the average lifespan was one year and that is exactly how long it lasted, within days. It worked great for the year but you really end up running a lot of loads as every pot will be a single load, and standard plates do pack in there but they are so easy to wash by hand anyway. After the kitchen flooded twice, the part responsible was found to have a design flaw and so the company wouldn't even sell us a replacement. This part that channels the water is bascially superglued together and over time the heat/detergent messes with the glue causing the part to split in half. This particular model was from Haier. Still, it was fun to have for a while and now I know I'd rather do dishes by hand than worry about a flood. Because the water level never reaches the shut off you just get a continuous stream running from the bottom of the machine. I.e. don't leave home and think twice about leaving the room while running it.
I had a Danby countertop model in my last studio apartment. It did take up exactly half the counterspace in my kitchen, but it was worth every inch lost! It singlehandedly ended 90% of the arguements with my partner.
It made short work of the dishes of two people who love to cook and eat, but I did wash most pots by hand (they were a very tight fit). If we had guests I would have to run it twice.
I don't remember exactly how much water it used, but I recall it was less than I had expected. Mine did not have a "dry cycle" but it did have a super heated water cycle that I used all the time.
The only drawbacks were the noise and that it advised I disconnect the sprayer hose on my sink (the pressure of the dishwasher could cause the hose to burst).
I had the thing for two years, never had a problem. Gave it to a friend when I moved in to an apartment with a built in.
Loved it. Best $200 I ever spent.
oh, I forgot: it was dual purpose. I was able to toss out my dish drainer and used the open machine to dry anything I had to wash by hand.
I have a danby I got 2nd hand from a friend who upgraded to a full size one... and let me tell you, I couldnt live without it! I've had it 2 years, not counting however long my friend had it, with zero problems, and I use it every day. It leaks once in a while, but the screws in the back by the hoses just need to be tightened. Aside from the laziness factor, I love being able to have the dirty dishes hidden, and a clean empty sink.
We had a Danby countertop. It takes up a lot of room and isn't so pretty to look at. Measure the space between your counter and upper cabinets. Ours was too tight by just a tiny bit so it had to go in our laundry room, which took away a lot of the convenience. But I could overlook those minor flaws if it lasted. It rusted out after about 18 months. I don't regret the purchase but, for us, it wasn't worth replacing.
We miss having a real dishwasher so much I can't tell you.
we have an equator countertop model, and are actually pretty happy with it. Bought it just days before my daughter was born, and now, over 2 years later, it's still going strong.
NB: this would NOT fit on my counter/under cabinets, so we ended up buying an intermetro rolling cart with shelving and we wheel it over to the sink when we run it. Extra storage! Also, we never put a pot or a large bowl in there, as it would take up ALL the space, but it is convenient for the daily dishes and glasses that get used.
I am not convinced that I would be happy to loose the counterspace for a dishwasher. Having an underbench model is an entirely different story though. Particularly if you are able to get the dishdrawers models that we have here in New Zealand.
I thought about one of these for a while, but then realized it takes at most 10 minutes to hand wash the amount of dishes that they hold. After that I just didn't see much point.
I had a Danby for about a year but I wasn't a big fan. Echoing what others have said, it didn't hold very many dishes to begin with, has some noise and leakage issues (flooded the apartment once when we were out), and I was still doing the pots and pans by hand. Our dishwasher's biggest issue was that the detergent trap didn't always release, so we'd open the machine and find still-dirty dishes half the time. Eventually, I just preferred doing it all by hand.
That said, friends of mine swear by non-countertop portable dishwashers, the ones on rolling castors.


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Boston–I mentioned in the Game 5 postgame blog that it had been so long since Al Horford played center for the Hawks it was kind of astonishing to see the difference. I'm sure the Celtics must feel the same.
Fired up the Synergy Sports Technology machine to look at Atlanta's offensive possessions in Game 5. There was, as expected, lots of visual evidence that the threat of Horford (and Horford himself) helped lead to some good scoring opportunities for the Hawks:
- There were four possessions used in which Horford was the roll man. He missed two open pick-and-pop Js in the second quarter and later twice scored rolling to the basket.
- There was one screen-roll in which Horford's presence led to two free-throw attempts for Marvin Williams. Marvin turned the corner off Horford's pick and Greg Stiemsma was late coming over to challenge Marvin because he couldn't leave Horford.
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Episcopal see
An episcopal see (Latin: episcopalis sedes) is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral.[1] The seat is also called the bishop's throne, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2]
The term is also used of the town or place where the cathedral is located,[1] giving rise to expressions such as "the Episcopal See of Gibraltar".[3]
The bishop's seat is the earliest symbol of a bishop's authority,[1] and the word see is thus often applied to the office or authority of the bishop, or to the area over which the bishop exercises authority. This usually corresponds to a diocese, as in the expression "built within the see of the bishop of Worcester".[4] However, the word see is also used to identify the ministry of a suffragan bishop, as in the expression "the see of Ebbsfleet".[5]
The episcopal see of the pope, the bishop of Rome, is known as the Holy See.[6]
See also[edit]
- Apostolic see
- Apostolic Throne
- Archbishop
- Bishop
- Canon law
- Cathedra
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Diocese
- Early centers of Christianity
- Ecclesiastical province
- Sede vacante
- See of St. Mark
- ^ a b c The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), s.v. see
- ^ For instance, Communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
- ^ Hansard report
- ^ Priory of Little Malvern
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MADISON HEIGHTS (WKZO) -- The founder of Madison Heights-based pizza chain Hungry Howie's has died.
Seventy-one-year-old Jim Hearn died in Florida on Tuesday after an unspecified illness. Hearn opened the first Hungry Howie's in Taylor in 1973, and the company is now the eleventh largest pizza chain in the United States with over 550 franchisees.
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A 13-year-old girl was walking to school when she claims she was dragged into an alley and raped. Now the search is on to find her alleged attacker.
"I walk to school the same way I would do everyday."
However, this time she says something unexpected and unimaginable happened. The 13-year-old, who lives on the Detroit's west side, started her trek to Sampson Webber Academy around 7:30 Tuesday morning. As she crossed the Pacific bridge, she was confronted by a man, polite at first.
"He came by me and said excuse me."
So this teen kept walking, but had no idea this man was following. All of sudden he allegedly grabbed her and dragged her into an alley so overgrown it looks more like a jungle.
"He was like I'm going to kill you. I've been watching you every since you walked out the door. If I feel like you going to tell, I'm going to come back and kill you. He was like I'm not trying to go back to jail."
She claims her attacker, who didn't wear a mask, covered her mouth to keep her from screaming and raped her. He told the eighth grader she could go, but first count slowly to 100.
"Don't look back and if you look back I'm going to come back and kill you. I sat there. I was crying, but I counted to 100."
The young girl ran to her friend's house. Her family called police and then the alleged victim's stepfather.
"She told me what he had on and I was out the door. I started searching every abandoned house up the alley. I was mad. I felt kind of guilty because it felt on my shoulders because I normally be up at the time of morning. I normally walk her to school."
The 13-year-old was taken to the hospital for a rape kit. Police, who responded right away, are investigating. Their next step is getting a sketch of the guy allegedly responsible.
Sampson Webber Academy is just a few blocks away, yet families who live right where this happened claimed parents weren't notified about the alleged incident until after school let out.
"They left the voice messages saying that we received some information that one of our students was raped. We're just contacting the parents to let us know, but this is three hours after the kids were already out of school," said Shawnta Short. "The kids were dismissed going home unsafely not knowing what was going on."
In a neighborhood that she says no doubt attracts criminals since Allendale and Firwood are littered with abandoned houses and neglected alleys. Everyone is on high alert.
"He took her innocence. That's something she can't get back," said the stepfather.
"It just hurt[s]. I hope they catch him and keep him in there so it won't happen to [anyone] else," the 13-year-old girl remarked.
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Designers Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl launched The Binding of Isaac on Steam last September to a widely positive reaction. The game delivered a satisfyingly tough rougelike experience that didn't require you to simply play through it and complete it. No, Isaac required you to get better at it — to get better at surviving — so that every time you play you might have a... Read More


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Blue notes in South AfricaStory | May 16, 2001It is late afternoon and my wife and I are sitting in soft lounge chairs and sipping cocktails from crystal glasses. Outside our window, the dry, golden grasslands of the karoo, interrupted only by windmills and abandoned farmhouses, stretch out for miles...
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Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night.
Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance.
Corey Crawford- 2 - Rough ride for him in this game, obviously the Bruins are targeting the glove side as he was beat there on all of their goals. He made two huge saves in OT, one on a deflection on Bergeron and a right pad save on Marchand off the draw that ended up allowing Chicago to go down and score the game winner. People will focus on the glove goals, but the ability to continue to battle despite an off night carries weight.
Tuukka Rask - 2 - Had a lot of weird goals where there were second shots and scrambles in front of him. The game plan is to get traffic in front of him and make life tough in his crease and that's what the Hawks did. The game-winning goal was a screen shot that came through Seidenberg and beat him six hole through the arm and pad. Showed some visual frustration with his team on the third and fouth goals. Chicago will continue to go after him. His blocker side has been a target for the Hawks, mid-to-high on that side.


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|Rebekah says goodbye to one
of the chickens, a Barred Rock.
Rebekah hasn't typically been a huge milk lover. In fact, many years after her long run of vegetarianism ended decades ago, I remember her being fairly horrified by the fact that I would sometimes drink an entire glass, with or without a cookie. But in the dozen years of living with Peter here in southern Maine, she has adapted to a diet that includes plenty of animal products -- and animals themselves, of course. They've raised chickens and turkeys for meat, and have traded for, bought and otherwise been the recipients of various cuts of pork, lamb and venison, too.
Meanwhile, I've been wondering how I'd manage to reconcile my own diet, which has become vegetable-focused at home (partly to make up for the heavy meat eating I sometimes do at restaurants), with the more than 200 pounds of meat (more than 160 pounds of it chicken) that was packed into the freezers when I arrived. And then there's the fact that I'm testing recipes for my next cookbook, which I plan to make a celebration of vegetables: not vegetarian per se, and with dairy, eggs and even fish and meat accents here and there. But certainly not enough chicken to make a dent in that freezer stash. It's a good thing it's another cooking-for-one book, I thought, because I might need to eat drastically differently from the other two members of the household, especially once we slaughtered the two pigs we had ordered up and were expecting to get this spring.
Then things started to shift.
|The runner ducks, aka The Unit.
Just as in DC, where over the last year or two I found myself cooking less and less meat at home, we discovered we weren't turning too often to those frozen packages of chicken sausage, whole broilers, thighs, breasts and wings, not to mention the pork, lamb and venison from friends. It's going to be awhile before we have access to all the bounty the gardens and fields here will yield, but after a winter crop failure in the coldhouse the spinach, arugula, claytonia, sorrel, baby kale and collards have been supplying us with the makings of beautiful salads. And there have been plenty of potatoes and beans to keep us satisfied, not to mention the veggies we'd buy at winter farmers markets in the area, and the frozen packages of green beans and other vegetables in the freezer.
More importantly, as Peter and Rebekah have been more interested in providing for themselves as much as possible without bringing in much from the outside, budgeting money for organic feed for the ducks, the chickens and then two piglets that we put on order was starting to make less and less sense.
But the real shift came when Peter opened a box from Amazon one day a couple months ago, and pulled out "The China Study." Do you know it? It has its detractors, for sure, but also plenty of people who have read it and decided to stop eating animal products. Rebekah was visiting family in Texas when Peter made his way through it, and coincidentally, I was testing hamburger recipes for a freelance project, meaning we were eating beef, beef and more beef. It put a strain on the both of us, frankly. And it might have helped push Peter over the edge. By about page 70 or 80 he was declaring those burgers the last meat he would eat, another few chapters had him giving up milk and eggs, and pretty soon he was talking about selling off the meat in the freezer.
Initially, he mispronounced the word, leading us both to immediately see the humor in the idea of going "vague-an," or vaguely vegan. I'm glad they're not being too extreme about the whole thing, and excited to be here when they're making this transition, because it involves so much more than what they're eating. Given that it's planting season, they're reconsidering the garden strategies, with a whole year's worth of meal planning in mind. They were already trying to be more systematic; I helped them draw up a much more ambitious spreadsheet than they have used in past years, detailing planting dates inside and out, varieties and locations. But now more vegetables need to be planted, to take the place of the meat, particularly since next winter they will be leaning so heavily on frozen, canned and dried vegetables. The new growing plan includes many more beans, peas, greens and grains, among other crops.
But there are also fewer animals to take care of, so there's more time and resources for such changes. The first animals to go were eight runner ducks, whom Rebekah had nicknamed The Unit because of their tendency to move everywhere as one. The ducks were brought in last year primarily to eat bugs in the garden, but after a hawk got two of the initial 10 earlier this year, Peter enclosed the remaining eight, protecting them -- but also rendering them useless (except for the fact that they started laying luscious eggs as spring arrived).
Next to go: the chickens. Not all of them, thankfully, but nine of the 12 were sold to a family who drove a couple hours to get them. Three, Peter figured, could probably live on the kitchen scraps, alleviating the need to buy organic feed, and we could still handle the three eggs a day they'd lay at their peak (i.e. now). That's a far cry from the dozen a day we had been getting -- we traded most of those with a friend in return for his delivery after a milk run -- but it's still almost two dozen a week, a lot for a household with only one non-vegan. As much as I love eggs (I'm writing about them in the Washington Post Food section next week), even I can't keep up with that pace, so I've been using the opportunity of dinner parties here and there to make Kimchi Deviled Eggs and other such dishes to get through them.
|The pig house Pete designed and built. What will become of it?
Meanwhile, I've taken up the yogurt-making, seeking out raw milk from Brookford Farm and inoculating it with a culture I started from Cultures for Health, recommended by the great and powerful fermentation guru Sandor Ellix Katz.
If things had gone differently, we would be expecting the arrival of a couple of piglets any day now, but instead we canceled our order, sold virtually all the pork and lamb in the freezer (but not the chicken quite yet) and put our energies to other use. It wasn't too late to get our money back for those pigs, but it was too late for a project Peter had already spent a few days on: building a cute little pig house. I helped him with it here and there, including the chore of moving it (with the help of a tractor and some ingenious leverage) to the lower garden, where it now sits, awaiting a decision on its reuse.
More than one person has suggested we turn it into a sauna. I like the idea, but as the days get longer, the weather starts to heat up, and the soil-preparation and planting projects come fast and furious, that's going to have to wait. Preferably until winter.
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Of all the non-dairy milks my sister, Rebekah, has been making, this has been my favorite for its touch of coconut and hint of sweetness. It's excellent on granola. The nut pulp that you're left with can be added to rice or veggie patties, or mixed with honey, nuts, dried fruit and coconut and rolled in chocolate for quick dessert truffles. Note that this is best made with a high-powered blender such as a Vita-Mix; if you use a conventional blender, it won't be as silky smooth. Adapted from "A Good Cook ... Ten Talents" (College Press, 1968).
Makes about 5 cups
|Almond Coconut Milk, homemade.
Of all the non-dairy milks my sister, Rebekah, has been making, this has been my favorite for its touch of coconut and hint of sweetness. It's excellent on granola. The nut pulp that you're left with can be added to rice or veggie patties, or mixed with honey, nuts, dried fruit and coconut and rolled in chocolate for quick dessert truffles. Note that this is best made with a high-powered blender such as a Vita-Mix; if you use a conventional blender, it won't be as silky smooth. Adapted from "A Good Cook ... Ten Talents" (College Press, 1968).
Makes about 5 cups
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2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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EAST MOLINE -- A collective bargaining agreement with the East Moline Education Association was approved by school board members on Wednesday.
District teachers had worked without a contract for nine months, using the terms of an expired one-year agreement, said superintendent Kristin Humphries.
The board quietly and unanimously passed the new four-year agreement after a closed session. Absent were the crowds of angry teachers who wore red "EMEA Unity" T-shirts to the past two school board meetings.
The new pact gives teachers step raises based on longevity, retroactive to the start of the school year. The previous one-year contract had removed those raises.
Teachers will receive two longevity step increases in the 2013-14 school year, followed by single longevity step raises in each of the next two years. In return, EMEA members lose the district's 3.25 percent contribution on their behalf to the Teachers' Retirement System. Mr. Humphries also said there will be no other percentage raises.
"It came down to cooperation and being able to come together," he said. "We wanted a win-win situation and this really works for both sides."
He said the four-year contract lets the district plan better for long-term goals.
EMEA co-president Steve Miller said the union approved the agreement with exactly a two-thirds majority, although a simple majority of 50 percent plus one was all that was needed.
"I think, in the end, the board and the EMEA really came together to do what was best for the board, the district, the union, the taxpayers, and most of all, the students," he said. "It's always about the students; that's what we push for."
EMEA co-president Laura Kalman said she wasn't shocked union members didn't approve the agreement last month. Teachers felt they weren't being justly compensated, she said.
"You have to negotiate for the greater good," said Ms. Kalman. "It was a learning experience for both sides. Ultimately you have to cut through everybody's agenda to find what's best for the students, teachers and the board."
The board on Wednesday also approved a 2.7 percent increase for administrators -- excluding Mr. Humphries -- and all groups not covered by the EMEA agreement, effective on July 1, 2012.
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LANSING (WKZO) -- An Auburn Hills man is the latest to be convicted in Michigan on human trafficking charges.
Attorney General Bill Schuette notes 36-year-old Jackie Robinson Harris is the eighth person convicted through his Human Trafficking Unit since it was launched in 2011. Harris recruited a 16-year-old Pontiac girl to work as a prostitute, and he was convicted last week of two 20-year felonies and acquitted on a prostitution charge.
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SAN DIEGO – January 19, 2012 – Once again, a public political figure's private life is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Once again, America is talking about it. And once again, there is collateral damage to family members who have been drawn into the whole mess.
This time the revelations have been brewing for decades. Marianne Gingrich, the second ex-wife (yes, there are two) of former Congressman and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, has been trash talking her ex-husband in interviews since the 1990s and hinting that if she really opened the floodgates it would derail his political aspirations forever. The ex-Mrs. Gingrich revealed some of the details in an interview with Esquire Magazine in 2010, and Gingrich himself has discussed many of them over the years.
Now Marianne Gingrich is back, talking to reporter Brian Ross of ABC News. Ross reportedly interviewed Marianne Gingrich at length. The network is deciding whether it is "fair" to air the interview just days before the upcoming South Carolina presidential primary. Political pundits and media observers are hotly debating the question.
But there is a more important and lasting discussion we should have as a society. Is it ever a good idea for an ex-spouse to "tell all" and reveal ugly information in a public forum? Should the second Mrs. Gingrich have conducted any of these interviews in the first place? Are they necessary and are they fair?
I'm not naïve enough to think this kind of thing isn't going to continue. There is a huge public appetite for personal dirt, and there are people who are bitter enough about their former relationships who want to get their revenge and earn a buck or two for it by ruining a career or reputation.
But the real victim isn't ever the target of the attack. The real victims are always the children, sometimes grandchildren, and the extended family.
It's appalling to me that in response to the news about the interview, the Gingrich campaign issued a statement from candidate Gingrich's adult daughters from his first marriage, Kathy Lubbers and Jackie Gingrich Cushman. Their statement read: "Anyone who has had that experience (referring to divorce) understands it is a personal tragedy filled with regrets, and sometimes differing memories of events."
Perhaps the women offered the statements defending their father willingly, but if the political campaign pressured them to defend Newt Gingrich, it is way too much to ask and shame on whoever did it.
Public figures or not, these are real people with real problems. A family and children were torn apart in the public eye, in this case twice. Going through a divorce or dissolving a longtime partnership can be the most traumatic experience someone will ever face, especially as a child. It is often more difficult than dealing with the death of a loved one. It is never really in the past.
It does not change the equation for me when the children of divorce become adults. The children remain the true victims. They should not be exposed to the infidelity, lies, betrayals and battles of their parents, either or both of them. It is mortifying to find out the gory details and realize the betrayal one parent has committed against another.
Forget anyone else's "need to know" or our admittedly prurient interest in other peoples' business. When people divorce who are parents, their first and most important obligation is to protect their children and ease their way through the situation as much as possible. Trash talking their mother or father does not help the situation. I know from experience it doesn't make someone feel any better. Besides, you married him or her and had children with that person in the first place, so what does all the trash talk say about you and your judgment?
When individuals are public figures, they need to do whatever it takes to keep their private lives private, as long as there is no abuse or dangerous behavior involved in the marriage that needs to be reported. For once you need to forget about yourself and your spouse, and think of the life and legacy you are creating for your children when you engage in a public battle with your ex-spouse.
Bravo to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, who have so far managed to keep the business of their divorce mainly private, and seem to have figured out a way to interact and cooperate with each other to preserve some sense of family for their children. It is reported they even spent the Christmas holidays together. They are putting their childrens' needs first ahead of their own, and they should be commended for it.
As an experienced divorce attorney and as a parent myself, the national discussion we should be having isn't whether the timing of this interview is fair to Newt Gingrich. It's whether we as a society that supposedly cares about the well-being of our children should ever permit or encourage these private family revelations in the first place.
Go ahead and tell your lawyer, your shrink, your religious authority, or your dog whatever you want. Otherwise, put a sock in it for your kids' sake.
Read more about Newt Gingrich here:
Newt Gingrich: Why nominate a loser?
John King: Question to Newt Gingrich out-of-bounds?
Newt Gingrich affair: Time to review the rules
John King and Newt Gingrich's unrighteous anger
Myra Chack Fleischer founded Fleischer & Associates in 2001 and serves as Lead Counsel with a focus on divorce, property, custody and support, settlement agreements, mediation, asset division and family law appeals. Read more Legally Speaking in the Communities at The Washington Times. Follow Fleischer & Associates on Facebook and on Twitter @LawyerMyra
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