Hi, sorry if I’ve been lagging with posts. I was working at the LA Textile Show, studying for an Algebra exam, and planning a baby shower for my friend Kim. The show is now over, test taken, and the shower a success! A very busy week indeed. Next week is Spring Break which will be nice.
1. Some french macaroons I bought along with some harissa paste and some frozen mini-quiche crusts from a little local spot called Nicole’s Gourmet Foods, which I’d highly recommend.
2. My sleepy cat. Used to be a hellion, but you’d never know it.
So, do you think it trumps this one in the cuteness department?
A delicious and oddly adorable cappuccino that I had today. I’ve seen cappuccino hearts and flowers, but a teddy bear!!! Totally awesome. Kinda made my day.
So this year we decided to make Christmas presents for our families. My husband and I hand-carved stamps and then decided on three colours to use for our layers, and came up with layouts for each of them. It was a really fun process… we were clearly feeling inspired by Native-American patterns. This is the design we ended up with:
And here’s a glimpse of our process…
I don’t usually post much food-related stuff that often, but I thought I’d just mention that I made this recipe from Heidi over at 101 Cookbooks (clearly, the gorgeous photo below is hers, not mine)… it is such a good soup recipe! Seth and I came back from Portland with colds, and so were feeling like soup would be great when I saw this recipe was posted. I added some soy-chorizo to mine at the end for protein, and I definitely recommend it. Delicious (especially if you don’t mind a little spicyness and want it to be more filling). It was very satisfying and hearty. Heidi’s notes say that it doesn’t make good leftovers, but I didn’t find that to be true with mine. Maybe because I didn’t leave any broccoli in the leftovers…?
Since today is slow in the design department, I thought I’d show you a beautiful cup of coffee. Cappuccino from Intelligentsia to be specific. My friend Kim and I went there over the weekend and split a piece of coffee cake, and had lovely cappuccinos with hearts on top. Something about getting a drink with a heart on top makes you feel special. Especially on a drizzly, dreary day like Saturday.
