A little Valentine's Day Inspiration for you! Happy weekend!
Friday, February 11, 2011
A lit
Thursday, February 10, 2011
A house in Brooklyn.
Have you seen the current issue of Dwell magazine? I feel like the whole issue was created for me. All small apartments in NYC. The truth is, New Yorkers are really the best at small space living. Making every little nook of space not only beautiful but highly efficient.
So check it out when you get a chance. And in case you don't, I've plucked some photos from one of my favorite apartments. Although this apartment is not really small by New York City standards (because I think this family owns an entire brownstone), I think it's has many unique features. For example, check out the wood ceiling, the cork board fridge, the double fire place, the custom made purple couch. All lovely.
So check it out when you get a chance. And in case you don't, I've plucked some photos from one of my favorite apartments. Although this apartment is not really small by New York City standards (because I think this family owns an entire brownstone), I think it's has many unique features. For example, check out the wood ceiling, the cork board fridge, the double fire place, the custom made purple couch. All lovely.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Happy Wednesday!
First off, don't you love this living room? The colors ofcourse, but also the great big ottoman in pink.
Cream of Broccoli Soup Recipe with Coconut Milk
You'll need:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/4 cup diced onion
1 inch of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon gluten-free curry paste- mild or hot, to taste
5 cups fresh broccoli, rough cut
3 cups of peeled diced gold potatoes
Fresh water, as needed
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
A handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 cup coconut milk, or to taste
Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot set over medium heat and stir in the garlic, onion, ginger and curry paste (this seasons the oil). Add in the cut up broccoli and gold potatoes. Add just enough water to cover the vegetables- not too much. You can always thin the soup later, if you need to. Add the chopped parsley. Season with sea salt and fresh pepper, to taste.
Bring the vegetables to a high simmer. Cover the pot, and reduce the heat to a medium simmer. Cook for twenty minutes or so, until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove the pot from the heat. Use an immersion blender
to puree the soup. Return the pot to the stove and add in the coconut milk. Stir and heat through gently (don't boil the pureed soup).
You'll need:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/4 cup diced onion
1 inch of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon gluten-free curry paste- mild or hot, to taste
5 cups fresh broccoli, rough cut
3 cups of peeled diced gold potatoes
Fresh water, as needed
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
A handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 cup coconut milk, or to taste
Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot set over medium heat and stir in the garlic, onion, ginger and curry paste (this seasons the oil). Add in the cut up broccoli and gold potatoes. Add just enough water to cover the vegetables- not too much. You can always thin the soup later, if you need to. Add the chopped parsley. Season with sea salt and fresh pepper, to taste.
Bring the vegetables to a high simmer. Cover the pot, and reduce the heat to a medium simmer. Cook for twenty minutes or so, until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove the pot from the heat. Use an immersion blender
to puree the soup. Return the pot to the stove and add in the coconut milk. Stir and heat through gently (don't boil the pureed soup).Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Made by Joel
Joel Henriques is an artist and he also makes toys for his kids. The toys are brilliant, and they are designed to be simple enough to make yourself (or to have a handy husband make) with basic items like wood, paper, glue, paint. Everything he does is clever and also modern in a cool, earthy way.
His book is coming out this year and it will showcase 35 how-to toy and craft projects. In the meantime, check out his site www.madebyjoel.com for details and instructions on all his crafts.
I'm telling you, this guy may be the next Melissa and Doug!
A few great examples of his toys and crafts.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Year of the Rabbit
I'm sure you've all heard, the Chinese calendar has changed over to the Year of the Rabbit. Ofcourse I immediately had to find out what this means. Well here's the low-down on the Year of the Rabbit:
The Year of the Rabbit will be placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.
Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again. We will act with discretion and make reasonable concessions without too much difficulty.
A time to watch out that we do not become too indulgent. The influence of the Rabbit tends to spoil those who like too much comfort and thus impair their effectiveness and sense of duty.
Law and order will be lax; rules and regulations will not be rigidly enforced. No one seems very inclined to bother with these unpleasant realities. They are busy enjoying themselves, entertaining others or simply taking it easy. The scene is quiet and calm, even deteriorating to the point of somnolence. We will all have a tendency to put off disagreeable tasks as long as possible
Money can be made without too much labor. Our life style will be languid and leisurely as we allow ourselves the luxuries we have always craved for. A temperate year with unhurried pace. For once, it may seem possible for us to be carefree and happy without too many annoyances.
It all sounds great to me. We'll see how it turns out. Cheers to a good Rabbit kick-off!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Calendars Part 1
So many beautiful calendars out this year. Many handmade and letterpress. And too many to put in one post so I'll break it up. Here's round one, some of my favorites. If I had enough wall space to put them all together, I'd go for the Susy Jack wall calendar below. Stunning. Most practical - the chalk board wall stickers below. They come in all different colors too. Enjoy!
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| Susy Jack |
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| Pauletrudelbellemare's shop on Etsy |
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| Wall Sticker Chalk Board Calendars by Simple Shapes Wall Designs |
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| 2011 Desk Calendars by Tessyla's Shop on Etsy |
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