September 10, 2009
The Daily Eat: Plum Tart with Goat Cheese + Walnut-Thyme Streusel.
Plum Tart with Goat Cheese and Walnut-Thyme Streusel. Light, salty-sweet and begging for a cup of coffee!
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September 10, 2009
Oeuf Classic Toddler Bed.
Toddler beds are fascinating to me, not quite crib or grown-up bed. Nice and low to the ground so you don’t have to sleep with rails tucked into the sides of the mattress like I did until I was 5. The Oeuf Classic Toddler Bed is my pick. For my imaginary toddler.
September 9, 2009
On the Rocks: Sculaccione.
Sticking to my liquid diet today…
Sculaccione
• 2 oz blanco tequila
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz fresh grapefruit juice
• ½ oz Campari
• ½ oz simple syrup
• dash Angostura
Shake over ice for 10-12 seconds. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice and garnish with a lime wheel.
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September 9, 2009
The Daily Eat: Chilled Plum Soup.
Last night, for the first time in at least five years, I wore my retainers. Biiiig mistake. My teeth feel tortured, like I just had my braces tightened for the first time. I don’t know whether to be sad that my mouth is hurting or mad that I haven’t worn the damn things for so long in the first place! Liquids are high on my To Eat List right now. Specifically Chilled Plum Soup!
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September 9, 2009
The Dinner Party Invitation.
When I first laid eyes upon this invitation for AIGA NY’s The Dinner Party all I could see was the awesome type and design. But then I was all “Oh my gosh, it’s on a white dress shirt that a guy is wearing!” and it’s a poster. That’s the best kind of design, the kind that makes you look beyond.
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September 8, 2009
Win It: enjoy design.
Elise Blaha, of enJOY it, creates some of the most creative, awe-inspiring scrapbooks I’ve ever seen. The trick – as far as I can tell – is to use little bits and pieces of everything. Postcards, magazine clippings, cool papers… everything. And my word, this girl good at getting the perfect combination of it all put together just so.
This week the lovely and talented Elise is giving away a story to the stars handbound journal from her shop, enjoy design, to one lucky reader! The front of the book reads “she told her story to the stars” while the back follows up with “& the stars listened.”
To Enter:
1. Tell me who would play you if your story were turned into a movie?
2. Leave me your email address (those who do not will be disqualified)
3. Do it all before Monday, September 14th at 9am CST
September 8, 2009
The Daily Eat: Brown Sugar Plum Cakes.
Here around the blog we’re going to start easing into fall with what I consider to be some more autumn-like dishes and ingredients. First up: Plum Week.
These Brown Sugar Plum Cakes look really, really easy to make and I’m betting the recipients would be ever so grateful and indebted to you. Who doesn’t love that?
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