The Two Leg Table Can Perfectly Hold Its Own
I know what you’re thinking when looking at the Two Leg coffee table in the pictures below: can that thing really hold its own weight, let alone placing anything on top of it? Well it looks like it certainly can! Even if it seems pretty risky to use it as a coffee table, the Two Leg table is made of strong materials: Corian surface and oak legs. Furthermore, in order to maintain its perfect equilibrium, any table needs at least three points of contact with the floor. Well in this case, even if we’re talking about a Two Leg table, it has four points of contact with the floor, thanks to this out-of-the-box design so your coffee will be waiting safely on top of this Two Leg table. Via Shay Carmon

Cream cheese is so often the source of such simple pleasures, and these cookies are no exception. Lemony, fluffy, and festive, with a powdery dusting of sugar, they-re tasty, sure, but perhaps what these cookies really have going for them is their ease. Ready? Go.

This cookie dough is pretty reminiscent of cheesecake batter. But with extra flour, these are firm enough to stand on their own, without a crust (or a water bath!), and as a result, they taste more of actual cream cheese and less of cheesecake.

In all, once you have your ingredients mis-en-placed, the batter will take you about five minutes to make. And you can prepare the cookies ahead of time, too, by chilling the dough after you make it, or by scooping the cookies in advance and chilling after you-ve formed them. With only 15 minutes in the oven, you can bake -em fresh and eat -em warm.

A couple of recipe notes:

Be sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature, especially your cream cheese and butter. You want a cohesive batter, with no lumps!
If you find that your cookies lose their shape when you drop them into rounds, chill the dough for at least one hour. It may be too warm.
Try other add-ins: lime or orange zest, a teaspoon of cointreau or sambuca, a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg, or a scraped vanilla bean instead of extract.

Lemony Cream Cheese Cookies
makes 50

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (one 8-ounce package) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
Powdered sugar, for dusting

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar, gradually, and mix until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add zest, vanilla, and egg. Beat to combine. On low speed, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. If batter seems loose or warm, chill in the refrigerator until firm.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2-inches apart. Use a small ice cream scooper for uniform cookies and ease.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, rotating halfway through, until barely golden on the bottom. Do not overbake! Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool. Dust with powdered sugar. These cookies are best eaten the same day that they are baked.

Nora Singley is an avid lover of cheese, and for some time she was a cheesemonger and the Director of Education at Murray-s Cheese Shop in New York City, where she continues to teach cheese classes for the public. She is currently an assistant TV chef on The Martha Stewart Show.

Related: Brunch Recipe: Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Breakfast Bars

(Images: Nora Singley)

Home Appliances : Multi fuel stoves – modern multi fuel stove from Esse

Multi fuel stoves – modern multi fuel stove from Esse new Esse 350 is the modern inset multi-fuel stove and the company latest in 300 line of multi fuel stoves. Multi fuel stoves – modern multi fuel stove from Esse 350 stove is true convector appliance and is based on the unique strengths of the 300 model, providing a higher level of performance and efficiency. Multi fuel stoves – modern multi fuel stove from Esse outer surface of a multi-fuel stove gets quite hot, but is much less likely to burn than an ordinary stove, and stays clean and bright. Non convection stoves heat by radiation which only travels in straight lines, but 350 stove emits continuous gentle stream of hot air which can evenly heat every nook and cranny of the room. Multi fuel stoves – modern multi fuel stove from Esse stove is simple to operate and comes with the true clear-window air wash system, can burn for more than ten hours on one single filling and easily takes 1 ft logs.
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White Desert Coffee Table Dips In The Middle
Who needs a fruit bowl when you have the White Desert Coffee Table? Designed by Karim Mekhtigian for Hid’n by La Roche, the linear table dips in the centre to take a shape of a bowl so that you can store your fruits conveniently. Not a bad way to nibble on some snacks with friends and family don’t you think?

Australian Super-Graphic House – Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Architects

Australian Super-Graphic House – Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Architects

Australian Super-Graphic House – Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Architects

A growing family could use a growing house, but this isn’t your typical addition. Designed by Andrew Maynard Architects, the Tattoo House is an extension to a three-bedroom home in Fitzroy North, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia, designed to as a kitchen and living area to accommodate a growing family. Inspired by a tight budget, the Tattoo House is a simple and strong two-storey box design brimming with functional design within – a kitchen bench that doubles as part of the stairway; and a window screened with UV-stable stickers to provide privacy from the outside, visual interest from the inside, and reflect heat and glare for a comfortable interior environment. Andrew Maynard Architects
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