Material Archive

The Cosby Sweater Project

This site instantly put a smile on my face. I grew up thinking my father was the Eastern Euopean version of Bill Cosby. And the show overall had a way of making me feel the future would be good.

Next recipe to try: Quinoa Burgers

I could eat quinoa everyday – I find it so satistfying and crunchy.

Found this recipe on Jason Hudson's great blog: The Roving Eyes. It's from Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson

 

New Sartorial Favs

This is so me – minus the ciggy of course.

AW Rocco on pre-order - excited!

Guilty as charged:

From Post Secret

Nice package: Mini Giants

Nice design by Camilla Lillieskold for children's online retailer Mini Giants. Illustrations by Nila Aye. Via LovelyPackage.

Churros dipped in a thick chocolate custard

I've been trying to analyze what it is about this particular type of dough nut that makes it so delectable and I've concluded that it's the shape. The shape provides the perfect ratio of dough to exterior crust – which gives it just the right balance of chewy / soft / crispy texture that makes it so satisfying to eat! Here is the recipe from Cannelle et Vanille. I'm not patient enough to make these today so I'm going to run out to Kensington Market and grab a few!

Jenny Klemming's Found Treasure

These items fascinate me – don't they look like they were found at the bottom of the ocean in an old pirate ship? By artist Jenny Klemming. via DailyPoetics.

The Selby features Ines de la Fressange

 
Isn't it fascinating to see how other people live? Love Ines' pink drawing room. The Selby is a voyeur's delight.

Spicy heirloom radish salad

 
I'm going to make this tomorrow! Found on Design Sponge.

Inspiring Interiors

The Spring Ready-To-Wear Collections reminded me of these beautiful interiors I saw recently -– they're so lovely I want to paint them. via Decor8.

Aran's vanilla fleur de sel, caramel & chocolate Dobos Torte

 

Another amazing post from Aran's Cannelle et Vanille blog, which I think is one of the best food blogs in the whole blogosphere. It consistently has the most beautiful styling, photography and recipes I have ever seen. I'm not brave enough to attempt such a complex cake as this Dobos torte but it is without a doubt a personal favourite!