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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Monday 08.31.09
corners of your home.
[ *miniyork* ]
the best decor is usually all in the small details. the corners of your home are just as, if not more important, than the big picture. a lot of readers ask me how to display collections without looking too cluttered. i tend to think collections look best when grouped together with other ‘like objects’ – for example, all your white pottery together, framed family photos, even your kitschy ceramics – place them in one simple grouping, and voilá, instant stylish simplicity. in fact, i love just simple adornments here and there — standing out all on their very own. here’s a look at what i mean via flickr groups, adornable and sfgirlbybay.
[ sandra juto ]
[ knack studios ]
[ Andrea McClain ]
[ famapa ]
[ sfgirlbybay ]
[ buttonmoOon ]
[ *cinnamon ]
[ oneblackbird ]
[ kimhas6cats ]
[ allerleirau ]
[ lifelovepaper ]
Monday 08.31.09
sunday in the city.
well, as you may have already read, i was actually out of the city — up in beautiful sonoma. so it’s more like sunday in the countryside. glen ellen is gorgeous and remote and full of green trees and creeks and pastures. it’s jack london country — who made his home in the town from 1905 until his death in 1916. The state park was once part of the famous writer’s Beauty Ranch.. here’s a look at what you can find an hour’s drive north of san francisco, one of the many things i love about living here.
whoopsie daisy.
log lady.
an apple a day.
forest for the trees.
moment of zen.
through the woods.
don’t fence me in.
Friday 08.28.09
oh, and happy, happy friday.
it’s been a lovely holiday this week. i’m rested and ready to dive back in on monday! thanks so much to the fabulous guest bloggers: jasmine, tif, heather and abbey!! as well as my usual, and yet equally wonderful weekly contributors, erin, mrs. french and molly! i very much appreciate them sharing such great inspiration with y’all. have a great weekend and i’ll see you on monday morning!
[ beautiful photo courtesy of no penny for them. ]
Friday 08.28.09
[ this week's flickr faves. ]
since i’ve been away all week (and trying very hard to stay off the computer!!), i’m including last week’s flickr faves today. i think these images were fave’d in anticipation for my mini-holiday. i’m itching to get back on flickr though, and see what these shutterbugs are up to! to see any of these wonderful images up close and personal, click here, and then click on the individual images to see the original. i’ve missed you, my talented flickr friends.
Friday 08.28.09
friday food files with molly watson: Zucchini PIckles.
These zucchini pickles remind me of having lunch with friends at Zuni Cafe, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco. Maybe it’s a lovely late summer weekend and we’re basking in the California sunshine at one of the cafe tables on the Market street sidewalk, or it’s a dreary bone-chilling January Wednesday and we’ve snagged a spot by the wood-burning oven. No matter where we’re sitting or what time of year it is, we’re having cocktails or wine at lunch and life seems, if only momentarily, stunningly fabulous.
Zuni serves these pickles alongside their famous burger (which, unfortunately, they insist on serving on foccacia, which gets entirely too soggy and turns it into a fork-and-knife dish). I like to have them with burgers, too, but I also put them out with pretty much any grilled meat, including sausages. Of course, that’s assuming there are any left after members of my household have figured out there’s a batch in the fridge.
They’re very easy to make, and I’ve streamlined the method a bit. The crispness, bright chartreuse color, and ease of preparation are all there. Best of all they keep pretty much indefinitely, so you can grab a little slice of bright yellow fabulousness whenever you please.
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Each week, the Friday Food Files are deliciously brought to you by Molly Watson. For more on Molly and her delicious recipes, you can visit her in one of many wonderful places:
Writer: mollywatsonwrites.com
Blogger: thedinnerfiles.com
Recipe Wizard: localfoods.about.com
Radio Girl: eatthatradio.wordpress.com
tweeter: twitter.com/mollywatson
teacher: mediabistro.com/courses/cache/instr404.as
[ Photos courtesy of Molly Watson. ]
