They Draw and Cook:
My favorite this week is “They Draw and Cook” a website dedicated to a love of food and illustration. I especially love this recipe for ‘Wicked Pissah Corn Chowder’. I originally hail from Boston and having had to cull phrases like “cool beans” and “wicked pissah” from my vocabulary it makes me feel oddly at ease.

via: SallyTV

GIGI Press:
As a designer, I have a love of everything letterpress, which is only bested by my love of the mid-century modern, so imagine the squealing that ensued when I received an email from Jillian Bos at Gigi Press announcing her new Eames rocker thank you notes. I also love that all of her stationary is printed on tree-free cotton paper with soy inks. Check out the Gigi Press shop here for more beautiful design and typography.

Long and Leafy Scarf:
I want this.

ModCloth:
Stylistically similar to Anthropologie at more reasonable prices. I love this dress.

Frida Kahlo Homage:
These painting of Frida Kahlo by Tascha are beautiful — so vibrant.

Mommy Wants Vodka:
A hilarious and irreverent read.

Pom pom sack hat:
Ridiculous? Yes. Potential future humiliation? You betcha! But also undeniably adorable. Who doesn’t need a Pom pom sack hat, I ask you?

Flora Grubb:
This summer I am going all earth mother and stuff — I have planted a very large (and out of control) almost entirely eaten by pests, garden in my back yard. Every day I go out there and lament the fact that it doesn’t conform to the picture in my mind’s eye of what any perfect garden should look like (i.e. pretty much anything in a Martha Stewart catalog). For a perfect slice of heaven on earth, I only have to wander to the Flora Grubb gardens in San Francisco, which is a charming place for rare plants, aesthetically pleasing garden tools and eco plant art.

La Tartine Gourmande:
I am obsessed with this women. She probably knows since I have written her scores of emails drooling all over her fantastic and edible works of art. I first discovered her on Flickr and have since been an ardent follower of her blog. I often make one or two of her recipes for dinner parties.

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Mache

Lemon-thyme canoli

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