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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Friday 01.29.10
Friday 01.29.10
oh dear, dear dwell.
there’s a new blog in town, and it’s freakin’ hilarious. mocking those oh-so-serious images we sometimes see via dwell magazine with clever captions (and, i love dwell, but it does put out some seriously straight-faced photographs). it’s called unhappy hipsters, and it’s all the rage on twitter. as they say, it is very ‘lonely in the modern world’.
via the unhappy hipsters: “The things that once so defined him — shag carpeting, Room & Board sofas, monogamy — now suffocated him.” (Dwell, September 2009.)
Friday 01.29.10
get crafty.
madeline beai think we still have a few more weekends with a chill in the air, before spring has finally sprung. so, what better way to curl up and get cozy, but with some crafty projects around the house? i’ve got stacks of plans for crafts and diy projects, and was looking for some inspiration to dig in and get going, so i did a little search through the sfgirlbybay flickr pool, and here and there around the web. i found loads of inspiration and i hope these images and ideas spark something in you, too.
there are some wonderfully helpful sites and blogs out there with excellent tutorials and diy ideas, like the purl bee, readymade, grace at design*sponge’s diy wednesdays, and ez’s blog, creature comforts, with free, downloadable diy PDF’s. what are you working on? any great DIY ideas you’d like to share with us? share your links!
renée anne // artist illustrator.
Friday 01.29.10
friday food files with molly watson: Chestnut Meringues.
I’ve developed an obsession with a cookbook. Terrine by Stéphane Reynaud. In it he layers everything. Everything! Cheese and fish and veggies and meats and sweets and fruits.
I keep paging through and marking more things to make. The pictures are gorgeous and the concepts are inspiring, but – and I hate to say it – the recipes need a bit of work. At best they haven’t been adapted to a U.S. market, but I wonder if some were properly tested at all. Luckily, part of my job is fixing recipes, so I can still somewhat happily cook from this book. And my favorite dish so far is this utterly simple and almost whimsical dessert – layers of meringue, whipped cream, and chestnut spread. Enjoy.
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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. ]
Thursday 01.28.10
good reads: n.e.e.t.-o!
n.e.e.t. magazine is the brainchild of Stephanie J, who is based in the UK. Everything in the indie, online magazine is handpicked, designed and organized by her, the editor, and i love what she selects to share with us, the readers. eclectic and stylish, n.e.e.t. covers a lot of fashion and vintage couture, but also some great shopping tips in various cities, like brooklyn and vancouver, and last but not at all the least, n.e.e.t. shares some wonderful interior inspiration and diy tips.
in their last issue, n.e.e.t. featured one of my favorite interior designers, and flickr friend, calgary-based lori andrews, aka the 10cent designer. here’s a sneak peek at some back issues, which n.e.e.t. keeps up on their site, so you can peruse at your leisure.
