What little things are you doing to survive the rest of this crazy long winter? Confession: Between writing chapters, painting illustrations, taking and editing photos, thrifting, knitting, and episodes of Private Practice… I have baked bread or cake or something every day for the last couple weeks. Thankfully bread freezes and company is coming on…
photograph by Melissa Placzek :: Tea of the Week :: Earl Grey Traditionally only China black tea was used to blend Earl Grey, but today you can find the label on black, green and even oolong teas. Earl Grey has the distinctive flavor and aroma of Bergamot oranges. To arrive at this flavor, tea leaves…
~Tasting~ Spicy Chinese Peanut Noodles from the Joy of Cooking Cookbook and while I chopped broccoli I hummed THIS SONG ~Smelling~ Fresh Flowers ~Hearing~ The Decemberist’s new, awesome album The King is Dead Take a listen… Don’t Carry it All Calamity Song and my favorite… June Hymn ~Seeing~ This beautiful book full of my favorite…
Here are some more repurposing ideas for you! Enjoy! ~Leftover Wine as Cooking Wine~ Simply decant leftover wine into pretty liquor decanters and use it in all your favorite recipes that call for wine! ~Single Earrings as Pushpins~ Do you have a bunch of “orphaned” single earrings in your jewelry box? Or outdated earrings you…
Would you consider yourself a ‘foodie?’ Are you a veracious reader of cookbooks? Do you read “Food & Wine” or “Bon Appetit” instead of the newspaper? Do you visit more than 5 food blogs daily? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re a foodie. I love the movies that burst with amazing…
Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, She took me back so tenderly Arranging her skirts Her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before A stone on the riverbed, Nothing between me and the white fire of the stars, But my thoughts. And they floated…
~Seeing~ PINK!!! ~Hearing~ The soundtrack for Into the Wild by the amazing Eddie Vedder here’s a taste BTW…I really didn’t like the end of this movie, but I loved the music. ~Smelling~ The “almostness” of spring in the air… ~Tasting~ Greek yogurt granola walnuts & honey layered in this breakfast parfait… ~Feeling~ like going HERE…
I decided to skip winter and go right to spring. Care to join me? I’m dreaming about Paris parties… and rain… pretty umbrellas carnival tents flowers back-yard picnics and lots and lots of pink! pink fish & pink peppercorns… pink cakes… and pink salt with crushed rosepetals photographs by Melissa Placzek so I can make…
Here are some re-purposing ideas that I illustrated… ~a recycled tin can and twigs as vase~ photographs and illustrations by Melissa Placzek ~a large vintage dish towel as a cafe curtain~ ~coffee cans as bread pans~ Happy repurposing! ~Melissa
photograph by Melissa Placzek :: Tea of the Week :: Harmutty Second Flush Assam Other than Keemun, this is the kind of black tea I drink most often. Sometimes I mix the two. But I drink so much of this that I keep mine in a paint can-sized tin instead of a dainty tea tin.…