Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Cooking?



Somehow we manage to cook in this tiny kitchen....I'm not sure how, but something glorious was made a couple nights ago. Gluten-free and 1/2 dairy free. That's right...saved some for the lactard (term of affection, I promise).

Sticking to Gluten-free has been tough and I bail out a lot, but it's really forced me to think about cooking things ahead of time (since you're so limited when you go on a coffee run and realize you can't eat anything..). I made some Quinoa Chocolate Chip breakfast bars a couple days ago to freeze and eat throughout the week. Pop one in the fridge the night before, and it's ready to go in the morning! (My recipe source should really pay me for the advertising shout-out..).

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Grassy Knoll Knees






Animated gifs are SOOOOO annoying, but still kinda fun....
HAPPY FOURTH!!!!!!!!!
xoxo

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Case Study #22


Case Study #22 / Stahl House

This was the first Case Study House I've been able to experience in person. It was amazing to see the Pierre Koenig house (famously photographed by Julius Shulman), and even more amazing to be able to do work on the house. Everything is remarkably in tact and original, down to the finishes in the kitchen and the light fixtures in the living room.

The fog gradually burned off and downtown emerged in the distance off to the left. The view extended all the way to the coast on the right. Interestingly the house is oriented to the grid below - a detail you can't appreciate until you stand in front of the pool looking down and realize you are staring down an axis (a similar feeling to standing atop the arc d'triomphe, staring down the long avenues).