rosemary & walnut crepes /  paris x3

egg & avo sandwich / glamcanyon

dinner in brooklyn / style sightings

annabel ly / vanessa jackman

blueberry & lavender rhubarb jam / all the pretty birds

old fashioned pink lemonade / streetstyle aesthetic

bourbon chocolate milkshake / vanessa jackman

the ice creamists / style clicker

potato, celery root & sunchoke cream / vanessa jackman

lumberjack cake / streetpeeper

oh yes, i don’t follow many food blogs myself (just because it would be laughably impossible to browse on top of my already escalating subscriptions to hundreds of fashion, lifestyle and personal blogs) – so if i ever feel like some food inspiration i look to the amazing pinterest boards of su / i’m revolting, catherine / wolfeyebrows and alison / teenangster.

vegetarian mini pizza della sicilia.

chocolate mousse truffle cake.

jalapeno poppers.

no knead baguette stecca.

david eyre’s pancake.

fried egg bánh mì.

tomato salad.

salted caramel sauce.

crostini.

cheese souffle.

rosemary lamb popsicles with mint gremolata.

lentil stuffed samoosas.

baked camembert.

stonesoup is a blog written by jules clancy who wants to help people become better cooks by using a minimalist approach to cooking. she says, “It’s about reducing the number of ingredients, the amount of equipment, the number of steps involved and the time we spend in the kitchen to a minimum so we can focus what’s important.” she shares great tips on how to stock your kitchen, saving money by not buying useless ingredients, making “2 dollar dinners” and tons more. check out the recipes, they are inspiring. she’s also written an  ebook called 5 ingredients, 10 minutes.

i want these bangers in my mouth (he he he)

but then i noticed pancake day is trending on twitter, is everyone in sync with me today? no, it’s actually shrove tuesday aka fat tuesday – the day you get to stuff your face before lent starts (ash wednesday, you heathens). i don’t practice lent, but i DO practice rainy pancake days.

i prefer crepes to the thick american variety, hot (or cold) with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar & butter. follow this basic crepe recipe, mix a teaspoon of cinnamon with sugar, sprinkle on the pancakes and you’re done. or you could go the whole hog and go the nutella / caramel treat route…

if you’re a fan of mid century illustration, be sure to check out this flickr group as well as the mid-century modernist.

all images courtesy of & © aran goyoaga

the pioneer woman – a very well known blogger, ree drummond makes some seriously good looking food. probably my favourite recipe of hers is crash hot potatoes, basically the only potato dish i make these days. lots of olive oil, lots of rock salt, fresh herbs, cooked until super crispy – oh my. i think it’s probably the ideal accompaniment to summer meals – especially with some chicken kebabs from the braai & a fresh salad. go get the recipe & make it now.

all photos by the pioneer woman

woodward design is a small, passionate design studio in the heart of edmonton, alberta. we love desserts & we love to share. so we baked and we baked and then we paused to imagine what hundreds of pies would look like after they’d been sent through the mail. thank goodness for cameras. we hope you enjoy our recipes. sweet treas, from our kitchen to yours.

this is so cute, and you can download the recipe book for free!

(great way to draw attention to your design company, too)

my sister in law made these, she’s from deutschland so they are genuine german tarts (i think they’re called obstkuchen …. or obsttorte? you germans might have to help me out here). either way it’s her mom’s recipe, one was of fresh strawberries and the other of tinned cherries. woooooweeeee. naturally, i stuffed my face (and had to go lie down afterward). but the best thing about them is that they’re not too sweet (as opposed to, say, lemon meringue pie) – so you don’t feel all bad for having 5 pieces.

ps: they all found it very amusing that i was taking photos inbetween bites

[update] my sister in law emailed me the recipe, she says:

They are quite easy to make,

• 200g flour
• 100g butter (or a bit more)
• 40g sugar (I used castor sugar or whatever that is called)
• 2-3 egg yolk
• Little bit of lemon juice

The dough must rest in the fridge for half an hour or so… You can put anything on it, we also often had it with tinned peaches, also super nice. so you bake the base (180C for 20 minutes, until light brown) & then top it off with any fresh / tinned fruit.

• strawberries
• a packet of gelatin
• 1 Tbs of Gran Marnier
• 1 Tbs of powdered sugar

Combine the powdered sugar with the gelatin powder and prepare as directed, adding the Gran Marnier to the water. Pour the gelatin over the fruit, starting from the middle and moving toward the edge. Let the cake cool, and serve with freshly whipped cream.

remember that handmade soap that was all the rage a while back, it was full of different coloured chunks and smelled like strawberry and vanilla… and you thought it was so tasty looking, you could just eat it? (sometimes you tried). well now you can – with jelly (slash jello)! let’s make some – get the recipe here.