What it all boils down to really is that I’m a Cake Girl at heart. Not cake with icing, but the actual cake part. Grocery store bakery or five star restaurant, I love them all. The idea of this Maple Layer Cake really intrigues me.
:: recipe and photo via Seasonal Ontario Food
Posted In recipes2-in-1 products are the best. (Okay, not 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner, but I’ll save that battle for another day.) Skeem Design falls under the favorable category. As in their candles are poured into stunningly silk-screened vessels that are reusable as drinking glasses once you’re done burning the candle. And their beautifully designed eau de parfums double as room sprays. Love it.
Marie Garnier designed this beautiful sandstone Homo Sapien tool that can be used as a knife sharpener, crushing or grinding stone (pestle). The tool measures 2.75 x 2 x 6.5″. Funny that reverting is sometimes the way to go!
:: via Better Living Through Design
Posted In grand design, kitchen
I completely and totally 100% heart Harry. I’d love him to be in charge of my favorite necklaces and baubles!
“Harry’s fun, unconventional yet functional design will creatively hold and organize your everyday, conventional stuff. His 100’s of flexible and sturdy wire “hooks” will allow you to form them to fit your needs, providing the foundation to creatively organize and hold your stuff. Just mount Harry or Harry Jr. securely to the wall or other flat surface using the provided suction cups or screws.”
Posted In accessories, grand design, house and home
Maple syrup.
In a pie.
Seriously yum.
:: recipe and photo via Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
Posted In recipes
A lovely little meal planner. Eight weeks or 56 days worth to be exact, each separated by a different patterned paper. For those of us who need to plan ahead in order to not eat cereal every night after work. (Guilty as charged.)
And equally lovely recipe jotters. A ring bound book with 16 hand-stamped 3″x5″ recipe cards. Use them for your favorites or your “I have to write this down now”s.
:: via The Kitchn
Posted In kitchen, paper goods
I heart toast. Plain, buttered or with jam. Peanut butter or cinnamon sugar are also regulars in my repertoire.
My toaster does an okay job, but the Dualit is the King of Toasting. They recently re-engineered their iconic appliance from mechanical to electronic operation. New features include one-side bagel toasting, a defrost setting, wider slots and electronic controls that operate each slot independently. Wowzah.
Posted In kitchen
The Chicago Fizz goes out to all my friends in The Windy City who are busy trying to generate body heat on this crazy-cold day!
Ingredients:
– 1 ounce dark rum
– 1 ounce ruby port
– 1/2 ounce lemon juice
– 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar
– 1 egg whites
Shake all ingredients with cracked ice, strain into small Collins glass, and top with a splash of soda water.
:: cocktail recipe and photo via Alcademics
Posted In cocktails
