Two of my very favorite things – chocolate and crusty bread – combine to make Fried Bittersweet Chocolate Bread. Ooey, gooey and delicious looking. Eat it for dessert or the main course!
:: via Epicurious
Posted In recipesWhether I noticed the tongue-in-cheek monicker or the great design first is a toss up. Chewing the Cud has been all over the blog-o-sphere as of late and I’m definitely a fan. I love the great choice of type and the antique-like illustrations.
Loving the Moroso chair by designer Tokujin Yoshioka. What a beautiful way to put scraps of fabric to good use. And can you say “patience”?
:: via Designers’ Block
I’m easily sucked into tradition and all that it entails. This Saturday is the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby and you can bet I’ll be tuned in to the all-day coverage right down until the winner crosses the finishing line. For those of you equally enthralled, you’ll know that the traditional cocktail of the Derby is the mint julep. But have you ever tried one? Wow. Powerful stuff. This year I’m opting for the lighter Lime Derby which just may take a permanent place on my summer cocktail list.
Ingredients:
– 1 1/2 oz. Smirnoff Lime Flavored Vodka
– 1 oz. simple syrup
– 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
– Cucumber
– Fresh mint
Muddle cucumber in a mixing glass, add mint and bruise. Add remaining ingredients into a mixing glass, fill glass with ice. Shake the ingredients and strain the mixture into a martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a cucumber wheel.
:: photo and cocktail via Cocktail Times
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Strawberry Panzanella is foreign to my palette, but sounds (and looks) delicious all the same. Crusty bread, strawberries, brown sugar, yogurt? Yum, yum, yum and yum.
:: photo and recipe via 101 Cookbooks
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I’m in a major lamp lovin’ phase as of late and this is my favorite of my favorites: the Ceramic Rise & Fall Lamp. Some of you may have noticed this little gem in the last issue of Domino. It caught my eye and there was no going back. You can control the height of the lamp and the concentration of light by adjusting the pulley system. This one’s going to need to be mine at some point.
Black Book is an 800-page overview of design shop Pentagram’s recent work. The book is a compilation of over 400 projects from the last several years, arranged in alphabetical order, like a dictionary, and printed on “Bible paper,” complete with tabbed sections and ribbons for bookmarking. It covers everything from architecture to graphics, buildings to websites, branding to signage, interiors, packaging, exhibitions, interfaces, furniture, products, brochures, magazines, and houses, all in simple picture-and-caption form.
It’s already the end of April which means one thing – April Mad Props! Check out the posts that stuck out in my mind and drop me a link in the comments if there’s one you can’t stop thinking about that I didn’t mention. Happy linking!
A Cup of Jo : Lilly McElroy Throws Herself at Men
A Cup of Jo : Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
At Home with Kim Vallee : Eco-Chic Party Essentials
Design Scouting : A DIY Bulletin Board
mackin ink : i didn’t want to forget to tell you this one…
More Ways to Waste Time : Frazier & Wing Paper Mobiles
More Ways to Waste Time : Help Me Choose a Kitchen Backsplash
Neatorama : 16 Abandoned & Decaying Hotels From Around the World
Oh Happy Day : Photobooth Album
Posted In mad propsI read. A lot. More in the winter when the weather isn’t cooperating, but just a lot in general. My love of books leaves me forever looking for something to mark my place – be it a receipt, a magazine subscription card, or a tissue (unused!). I had a lovely pewter bookmark my grandmother gave me a few Christmases ago, but it went MIA somewhere in the moved from Cleveland to Oklahoma City.
I’m loving these wooden bookmarks from etsy seller Beacon Bookmarks. They look sturdy and are coated with a water-based clear satin finish for protection. I may need to order myself a K.
:: via Roadside Scholar
No matter how many hours spent at the office (14.5 yesterday) or ailments diagnosed with (mono as of this morning) I will always post The Daily Eat. This is my vow to you, Design Crushers.
This Pear Crumble with Vanilla Brown Butter looks yummy-licious. Pears are underutilized in my kitchen and this gives me a perfect opportunity to remedy that!
:: photo and recipe via Spicy Icecream
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