July 9, 2008

On the Rocks: Cherry Mojito.

I thought I’d stick with the theme on The Daily Eat for this week’s edition of On the Rocks with these tasty looking Cherry Mojitos. The combination of sweet cherries and tart lime juice is making my mouth water!

Ingredients:
– 1 1/4 cups sugar
– 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
– 3 pounds dark cherries, such as Bing or Burlat, pitted
– 2 1/4 cups best-quality black cherry or plain vodka
– 1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water

Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool completely. (Makes about 2 cups syrup.) Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month. Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve 2/3 of the cherries; add all cherries to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight). Stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl. Fill 12 glasses with ice. Spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass. Top with sparkling water; serve immediately.

:: recipe and photo via Laura Loves via Martha Stewart

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July 9, 2008

Plant Labels.

These plant labels are so simple, yet so well done with their sweet little illustrations and dashed lines.

My grandmother just gave me some poppy seeds to plant at my new house and apparently they won’t bloom for a year or so. She keeps reminding me not to run them over with the lawnmower because they’ll just look green for so long – these would be perfect to mark where they’re planted.

:: via Design*Sponge

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July 9, 2008

Reminder: Vinyl Wall Art Contest Deadline.

Just a little reminder that you have until noon CST tomorrow (7/10/08) to enter the Win It: Vinyl Wall Art contest! The winner will receive an XX-Large matte black owl decal. To enter just leave me a comment on the original post telling where you would put the decal if you were to win. Once again, only those in the US are eligible for this contest. Good Luck!

Visit vinylwallart.com between now and July 31st and receive free standard shipping on all orders over $100!

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July 8, 2008

50 Ways to Vote Obama.

Let me preface this with the fact that I am extremely anti-bumper sticker. But have you seen these? A bumper sticker for every state in honor of presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Some of them are actually really funny, while others (um, Oklahoma…) aren’t that great. Maybe I could just pretend I lived in a different state – Virginia anyone??



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July 8, 2008

Choclatea.

Each Choclatea bar is a layered experiment containing high quality Belgian chocolate and finely crushed organic tea. Choose from twelve tastes ranging from very dark chocolate to white and pairings such as Pomegranate White Tea and Pistachio Green Tea. Each has its own illustrated identity which in turn becomes the focal point of the chocolate bar packaging on a simple white background.



:: via The Dieline

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July 7, 2008

Mini Coat Rack Jewelry Stand.

I’m always looking for somewhere to hang my hoards of necklaces, bracelets, etc because if something gets tossed in a drawer it stays there. I end up forgetting about the lovely piece I just Had To Have and never wear it. This mini coat rack jewelry stand is a great way to remedy that and display your jewels in a fun way. And everyone knows mini=fun!

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