Friday, April 10, 2015

Easter in Charleston

 

You know it’s going to be a good day when you find an Easter pony!   This was hands-down the softest pony  i ever felt- somewhere between baby duck fuzz and kitten levels, like little Sebastian here  spent everyday bathing in fabric softener while getting his nails painted. Who knows? Maybe this is actually how soft ponies come in real life. I’ll have to pet a few more ponies for research purposes.

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You also know it’s going to be a good day when you give yourself free reign on your coffee and sugar intake. If you’re vacationing it doesn't count right? We grabbed some coffee at the bakery SUGAR  (where the pony was). Also we ate jeni’s ice cream TWICE in one day (don't judge) ((it’s really that good)) along with sampling honey at the Savannah bee company.

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We walked a route all around the king street, the battery and pretty much everywhere in between. We poked our heads into the secret garden/dead-people-resting-zone full of shade and flowers and markers from the 1800s. The entrance to the church that maintains the area is directly across from the book preservation library on king st.

Equally enjoyable was the perfect spring weather, freshly planted window boxes and shady live oaks. We stumbled upon an open estate sale and went up into a house to look at antiques and costume jewelry. I suppressed the urge to talk in only old-lady-british-accent while pretending to be able to afford 100$ teacups.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

AN ETSY-FULL IDE: march inspired spring bedroom

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Monday, February 23, 2015

The Whole CHICKY

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Sometimes you get together with your friend and cook mouthwatering buttery chicken goodness. We layered up on  parsnips, carrots, turnips and cauliflower because I'm allergic to potatoes. Basically if you squint your eyes they are the same thing except more color and flavor. We could rebrand them “fake potato mix”.  Personally, I think they are better.  I’m not hating on you, potatoes, I’m just saying that if i had to choose, I'd go for the rainbow assortment of root veggies.

We also slathered the sucker up with compound butter and better yet we DIDN’T DROP ANYTHING on THE FLOOR. The 5 seconds of pulling the nasty giblets bag out of the cavity gives a mild echo of despair. Then stuffing the lemons and onion back in seems equally violating. Then you forget all the gross stuff by the time it comes out of the oven glistening.

 

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

SHE WENT AND TOOK PICTURES OF HER DINNER AGAIN…

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I haven't done any food photography in a while and I thought I’d play around with my dinner tonight. You see, over Christmas, my wonderful parents gifted me with a Dutch oven…and it’s the best thing ever. Tonight I marinaded some chicken in spice, herbs and honey. I seared the sides in some olive oil before adding some stock and broccoli and let it slow roast on low for about an hour. My go-to is to plop stuff down on some quinoa because it’s hearty and filling and feels super pretentious in a sentence.

Have I ever expounded on my love for arugula and fruit combo’s? Peppery lettuce mixed with a tangy/sweet fruit just hits the spot for me. Also,  blood oranges at Trader Joes right now, I did a happy dance in the store. They are my favorite fruit of all time ever!

Salad dressing :                                                             Salad:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp blood orange juice
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
arugula
pecans
shaved parmesan
chopped honey crisp apple
 

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