A super easy recipe for Red Wine and Raspberry Sorbet that looks melty and delicious. Really fitting for the hottest day of the year so far here in OKC!
:: photo and recipe via :pastry studio
Posted In recipesBeing a Pittsburgh native I can’t help but be a devoted fan of Andy Warhol.
After collaborating to create an Ad Campaign for their vermouths in the late 1950’s, MARTINI & ROSSI brings Warhol’s iconic artwork and style back to life with a modern twist. From canvases to cocktails, MARTINI & ROSSI has embarked on a new advertising and cocktail campaign – The MARTINI Factory – aimed at redefining vermouth and the art of the aperitif. The vermouth aperitif drinking occasion, hugely popular in Europe, has yet to take hold in the U.S. market where cocktails dominate popular culture. This new campaign offers consumers an array of innovative vermouth cocktails featuring contemporary ingredients. MARTINI & ROSSI will also unveil a collection of six innovative Warhol-inspired vermouth cocktails at an invitation-only MARTINI & ROSSI Warhol Factory party – being held in NYC on August 6th – what would have been Warhol’s 80th birthday.
:: via NOTCOT
The instant I saw these illustrations at Etsy shop Hide n Seek I fell madly and deeply in love with them.
Sometimes saying less is actually more.
A Raspberry, Almond and Cream Layer Cake that looks like it probably takes a entire afternoon to make. But I’m 99.9% sure it’s well worth it and then some.
:: photo and recipe via foodbeam
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I saw these jazzed up tote bags a few years ago in an issue of Living and have had the project in the back of my head every since. One of my favorite things to do is take something I’ve had hanging around in the back of some closet and reinvent it to the point of being completely new to me. Tote bags are the ultimate carry-all and this project proves just how versatile they can be. I think they’d make fun gifts, too.
The entries for Win It: Seventy & Sunny have been pouring in and I’ve so enjoyed reading them!
Just a reminder that you have until tomorrow (Friday, August 1st) at 12:00 pm CST to leave a comment to the original contest post telling me what illustrated item you’d love to have on your set of calling cards and why. (U.S. residents only for this one, please!)
The winner will score a set of 25 custom designed calling cards from Seventy & Sunny. Once the doors close I’ll randomly pick a winner that will be announced via post tomorrow afternoon. Can’t wait to see what Alyson gets to whip up!
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I was honestly a little surprised – in a good way – at all the great posts oozing out of the blogosphere this past month. Lots of people were on vacation and sans computer and/or internet, but that didn’t seem to stop them. See for yourself in Mad Props: July!
A set of 20 illustrated recipe cards from Etsy seller My Zoetrope that are so colorful and adorable they made my afternoon. (Love the asparagus’s underwear!) You receive two of ten different original designs for only $6.00! The seller is quite the artist, too, so be sure and check out the rest of her work when you visit.
In an attempt to stick with this week’s raspberry theme, this Wednesday’s cocktail is the Raspberry Gin Crush. The recipe below is actually a vegan version, but you can easily substitute Chambord for the fresh raspberries and agave nectar. I think I might have to try both versions, you know, just for the sake of comparing and contrasting. Ahem.
Ingredients:
– 8 fresh raspberries
– juice from 1/2 lime
– 1/2 teaspoon agave nectar
– 1 1/2 ounces gin
– about 2 ounces tonic
– ice
Muddle the raspberries, lime juice, and agave nectar together. Pour over ice. Add gin and tonic and stir. Serves 1.
:: photo and cocktail recipe via Show Me Vegan
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There’s not one thing about these Raspberry Almond Bars I don’t like.
Brown sugar shortbread crust? Check.
Raspberries and raspberry jam? Check.
Almonds? Check.
:: photo and recipe via eggs on sunday
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