Must See: Sarah Greene Reed

An Austin treasure: Sarah Greene Reed

Two to Try: Teas

PLUS

Teaposy glass tea pot

and

Manhattan Earl Grey

(no sugar needed)

both at the Tea Embassy

By the Light of Tom

New from Tom Dixon

Snap it Up

I love photojojo.

Truly.

It sits in a special place in my inbox 

always delivers a smile to my face

And now they have taken the 'Keep Calm and Carry On" slogan 

and made it my way:

"Keep Calm and Snap On."

Ahhhh. Now this will be on my classroom wall come fall.

hansel - GRETEL

Gretel sells the most modern, lovely goods

I hope some will son adorn my table

Until then, I shall happily gaze at their simple, clean images and dream

Invite by Envelop

Meal Accessories by Envelop

1. hot pot mit by Jackie Bos

2. apron by Genna Correll

3. placemat by Thomas Dabner

Polaroid Lives!

You may have heard the crazy news already -

Polaroid Lives!

Thanks to the impossible project, grit and gumption

It is Back!!!

Break out your SX-70 and get busy with it again!

More on the "new" Polaroid here.

:: Images from the Impossible Project Collection ::

Must Try: Lemongrass Dry Soda

Yesterday I went on a culinary field trip with my photo students

to Central Market in preparation for our Food Photography Shoot.

The gelato awed the student's bellies and

the Dry Lemongrass Soda wooed me.

Refreshing and light, not sweet.

Come on, try it.

(image via Dry)

Spring Break and Cake

Sorry for my absence.

Spring Break came early (my laptop had a nasty cold and had to go see the doctor)

and then annual Family Fun ensued.

More on San Antonio, Mi Tierra, the McNay Museum

Austin, Asti, picnics and the Hong Kong Market

Inner Space Caverns, 

the garden,

and Anthropologie finds

this week.

Now, for a little dreaming of Cakes from Living, Etc.

How about a Kebab?

Murray, on HBOs Flight of the Conchords, loves a good Kebab.

I'm with Murray since my taste buds visited Turkey last summer

and were properly introduced to the true Kebab.

This recipe is true to my summer bliss

 and is cheaper on the wallet than a flight to Turkey.

Enjoy!

:: image from Gourmet magazine ::

Picnic in Paradise

As Spring Break is almost here, my mind is wandering 

towards summer-like warm weather wishes.

Wish #1: I wish I could be here eating from this basket.

Would someone have the number of my Genie?

:: top image by Johner ::

:: bottom image by Roland Bello ::

YUM! Alert

Ricotta and Herb Spread via Real Simple Magazine

:: photo via Real Simple ::

Here comes the Sun

Field Notes Special Edition Sunshine!

(A 3-pack with a pack of seeds to plant...divine.)

Get them while you can.

Light My Way

Sometimes, just sometimes, it seems as if you are in sync with those around you.

Today, for me, is one of those days.

I went early onto Etsy this morning in search of some lighting ideas

for a project I'm doing with my art students.

On the front page was a great article on - lighting!

Here's some fruit from that article and my own Etsy light-romp.

Each is made of multiple parts and is unique in its styling.

Enjoy!

from TKid

by Touch Design Studio

by Soft Decor

By Drivvt

by JeanPelle

Gulliver's Delight

As a student I always loved Gulliver's Travels.

I imagined little worlds with big ideas and

I often dreamed of the rabbits in Watership Down.

No wonder the Horton Hear's a Who 

and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball's

have a place of honor on the ol' bookshelf.

Enjoy this tasty take on smallness 

from French photographer and child-at-heart

Dongedy

Drawing Delicious

Another fabulous illustration from Oswald Flump (gotta love that name)

Go forth and make brownies!

Terrain

Today I went on a virtual shopping trip to Terrain. 

The Flight of Honey and those neutral nesting dishes

create visions of Southern France in my head.

I see a dinner party blooming!

(Thanks Design is Mine for the heads up on Terrain!)

Thursday Breakfast Favs

1. Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry Mochi), 2. Sables Bretons, 3. Untitled, 4. apricots in bucket 9146, 

5. blackberries 4017.jpg, 6. cinnamon bun dome 2885.jpg, 7. scones on round 5533, 8. inspired:november, 9. Brussels waffles with a milk chocolate sauce

made with flkr toys

Cupcakes Cupcakes Cupcakes

1) Meri Meri

2) Layer Cake Shop

3) Bake It Pretty

4) Cupcake Social

Asti-tatious

Saturday night we went out with some friends 

to an Austin favorite - Asti Tarttoria.

All the food was fabulous, and it was so nice to slow down and eat.

The menu was heavenly, but

Divine doesn't begin to express our meal's dessert finale. 

Our menu:

starts

Stuffed Mushrooms with Fried Breadcrumbs & Truffle Oil

Semolina Fried Calamari

Mixed Greens with Bartlett Pear & Gorgonzola Crostini

Red Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with Greens

mains

Saffron Risotto with Seafood in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Seared Scallops & Meyer Lemon Risotto

desserts

Affugato with Warm Beignets

(House-made Vanilla Bean Gelato Topped with Espresso)

Bittersweet Chocolate 'Cannoli'

Ricotta Brulee with Brandied Cherries

Why the long wait?

I've been a bit wimpy and under the weather this week.

Please forgive my silence 

and as a peace offering I share with you 

a completely crazy piece of art

by Shannon McLaughlin

for your viewing pleasure

Thanks Share Some Candy for the heads up!