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FOOD + DRINKS, RECIPES + menus | May 15, 2012 | by Kim Vallee

Two Tartine Recipes by La Tartine Gourmande

savory tartines by beatrice peltre

Last Friday, food blogger Beatrice Peltre of La Tartine Gourmande  was at “The Martha Stewart Show”.  Bea prepared two savory tartines from her first cookbook. Everything looks tasty! Tartines, which are open sandwiches, make great lunch.  I love these two recipes because there are filled with colorful food. Plan ahead of time if you wish to [...]

COOKING tools, FOOD + DRINKS | May 5, 2012 | by Kim Vallee

Tatau: A New Kitchen Knife Collection by Alessi

tatau knife set

Anna and Gian Franco Gasparini designed for Alessi a 5-knife collection with a unique design feature. Grip styles and food icons that identify the knife usages are printed on the blade like tattoos. That explains the name tatau, that is tattoo in Polynesian. Each knife has a symbolic name: “Peel” (paring knife), “MPK” (small cook’s knife), “Thick” [...]

FOOD + DRINKS, TABLEWARE | April 10, 2012 | by Kim Vallee

LookBook: Geometric Orange At Your Table

retro orange and blue

It is no secret that I love orange as much as I love modern style. I like so much the clean lines of the city tea towel that I present you to way to mix geometric patterns with it. Option 1 Shown here: City Series Tea Towel $22 USD at Lekker Home | Blocks Fabric from Melinki [...]

COOKING tools, FOOD + DRINKS | April 5, 2012 | by Kim Vallee

My Must-Have Kitchen Tools at World Market this Spring

spring garden measuring tools

Here are a few items to be surrounded by spring tones while cooking and baking. Shown here: Spring Garden Measuring Bowls $9.99 USD for set of 4 assorted  ceramic bowls | Funky Chicken Kitchen Towels $9.98 for set of 2 | Appliqué Easter Egg Kitchen Towels $14.97 for set of 3 |  Spring Garden Measuring Spoons $3.99

BEVERAGE, FOOD + DRINKS

April 4, 2012 | by Kim

Must-Have this Easter: Euphoria by Kusmi Tea

euphoria tea

Here is a perfect Easter gift idea since it will please even people who count their calories. To be safe I suggest [...]

FOOD + DRINKS, TABLEWARE

March 29, 2012 | by Kim

Lucirmas Upcycles the Wine Bottle into a...

pure bottle

Sometimes, you simply need to adapt the shapes of everyday objects to create new ones. If we omit the handmade process of [...]

COOKING tools, FOOD + DRINKS

March 16, 2012 | by Kim

Amusing Chop Knife by Normann Copenhagen

chop knife

No, these are not donuts! Lucidipedere Studio created for Normann Copenhagen a fun version of the classic mezzaluna. I always use a mezzaluna to [...]

FOOD + DRINKS, TABLEWARE

March 16, 2012 | by Kim

My Must-Haves at Fish Eddy for Spring and...

sunday brunch

Shown here: Party Glass $5 USD Fish Eddy introduced a new line of party glasses that are simply too adorable to ignore. I imagine [...]

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