shout out to aquatic therapy

livestrong

and you know its not a party until

what a great little patio space

This recipe makes about 1 cup of pesto.
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
4 cups fresh arugula, loosely packed
1/2 cup finely grated hard cheese, like Parmesan or your local equivalent
1 ramp (bulb and leaves)
coarse salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Chop the ramps and grate the cheese. Put pine nuts, arugula, cheese, ramps, and olive oil, in a blender and blend until there are no lumps. Since it is a lot of greens, you may need to pause the blender and stir it up a bit manually to make sure the greens on the top are pureed. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Quick Ricotta gnocchi
Recipe source: own creation, inspired by many others
Prep time: ~15 minutes
Ingredients (for 2):
250 g Ricotta
1 egg yolk (M-L)
1/4-1/2 tsp fine sea salt
30 g Parmigiano (or Pecorino), freshly grated
50-75 g all-purpose flour, extra for dusting the dough/board

Discard any excess liquid that the Ricotta's packaging may contain, then add Ricotta cheese, egg yolk, salt and freshly grated Parmigiano into a large bowl. Mix well with a wooden or regular spoon. Now add the flour and stir in briefly, just until combined - the dough will still be quite sticky. (Of course you can add more flour at this point, but keep in mind, that the more flour you use, the denser the gnocchi become in the end. And you want them to be as light & fluffy as possible, with a velvet-like texture.)
Forming these gnocchi is the slightly tricky step, this is the technique that works best for me: Generously flour a board, take a big tablespoon of the dough and scoop it onto the board. It gets dusted with flour (dust your hands generously, too!), before rolling it into a finger-thick roll. Cut it into little pillows (stick the knife's blade into the flour to prevent it from sticking to the dough). Then place each gnoccho on a floured board or parchment paper lined baking tray. Continue quickly with the next step, otherwise they will get soggy and stick to the paper/board anyway.
Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a generous pinch of salt and reduce heat until the water bubbles lightly. Add the gnocchi and stir once, so they don't stick to the bottom - then let cook until they start floating on top. Depending on their size this may take 2 to 4 minutes. Take out with a skimmer and serve immediately. I like to serve them either with a simple tomato sauce (like this one or this one), browned butter with fresh sage or any kind of pesto (my current favorite: roasted peppers, toasted pine nuts, Parmigiano and olive oil).

deliciousdays

SWEET RICE DESSERT WITH RAISINS, GINGER, NUTS AND HONEY - GLUTEN-FREE

3-4 servings250 ml/

1 cup fine grained rice, not parboiled

1-2 tblsp sugar

100 ml/0,42 cup raisins

a piece of fresh ginger

50-75 g/1,7-2,6 oz nuts, I recommend soft nuts like walnuts or pine nuts.

3-5 tblsp runny honeyrum,

Cook the rice in water with sugar.

Let it cool down.-

Chop ginger, raisins and nuts finely and add the honey.-

Add the rice mix very well and put it in the fridge to get cold.-

Serve with a drizzle of honey.

yum

hey claire nereim..

i like your work!

simple




claire nereim
claire nereim
claire nereim

and her etsy shop if you want to pick up a poster.. why not right?

was a good day

urban hardwoods

wonderful ideas for pre-writing/sensory/fine motor

beautiful island home in mass..

nytimes

restore project anyone?  would love to sell anything out of this old milk truck

ebay for $2000

wonderful and brings people together..

could use a little support closer to the feet to up the safety but i still love it 

curro claret

lucky bird

curro claret

curro claret

freeman transport  HANDmade right here is the usa... i mean that bike is just beautiful.. please if you have any interest in bikes or anything at all (yeah.. big umbrella) please take a little peek a the link for the amount of work put into making one of these

it will run you around $2500.. a little steep.. but this thing comes in a beautiful hand made case.. it folds/separates for easy travel.. so smart

take it apart

toss it in the bag

throw it on your back

boom

your rolling

freeman transport

freeman transport

dailydesignspot

little peek at some things to keep your feet comfortable

nike acg blazers... good slush stompers

asics gel lyte III

fred perry x size

supra sky tops

pumablaze

element conscious connection

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kid cudi - day 'n' nite
by 75_prod

good song.. fun video.. 

found from highsnobiety on melb's section
dayNnight - kid cudi

first off i should say how much i love the finds danielle from thestylefiles gives everyday. i usually go about once every 2 weeks and get totally overwhelmed.. in a great way

above we have these beautiful giant knit poofs .. andrea just saw some of these in nyc and loved them

FLOCKS


i think i may have had a photo of this place up here before? not sure.. the Copper Shade Pendant from Tom Dixon sure is amazing.. and expensive... wow.










thestylefiles
thestylefiles

i have showed some of the work from yulia brodskaya befo.. but here is a little more so enjoy

her site is full of amazing work... go peek

yulia brodskaya

yulia brodskaya

yulia brodskaya

ycn

great idea from Taktik Designers @ mtldesigners

little magnetic sticks

yum

i would love to find the series old charley boy (charley harper) did for the national parks service

charley harper

somuchpileup

fun

breakfast would taste so great with this view

canadiandesignresource

royal bank of canada

not a bad logo right?

new marimekko prints are out for the year and Sanna Annukka has done something wonderful with her bold animals.. the other new prints for the year are great as well.. go peek

love it.





marimekko
marimekko
marimekko

possibly the studio of Kilian Schindler. ?? maybe .. haha

the coming out of this place is just wonderful...

Kilian Schindler.

Kilian Schindler.

Kilian Schindler.

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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), frequently referred to simply as "Shaq", is an American professional basketball player, rapper, and actor. He is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA^[1][2] and one of the most quotable athletes of all time. He has written an autobiography (Shaq Talks Back) and maintains a website (http://shaqquotes.com) for his fans. Currently, he plays at center for the Phoenix Suns. O'Neal has won four NBA Championships, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one most recently in 2006, with the Miami Heat.

if you are a shaq fan.. well maybe not the nest start.. but lets just say if you want to have a little laugh please watch 

thanks 

these wonderful morning hand warmers from happysthlm

making gnocchi at home is really not that hard.. but a little bit of a mess.. so no photos.. sorry... but the outcome is always beautiful.... try giving then a little butter and high heat in the pan before hitting a simple sauce... really takes them to the next level.

yup.

dont be a simple roasted chicken!

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how amazing is smoked paprika on anything?

way too tasty to even think about taking a photo.. 

and in case the photo does not tell all.. its just a little zucchini dredged in some seasoned flour 

+toast=beautiful little breakfast

simple.

xxxxxxx

dailydesignspot

eat up!

dailydesignspot in the kitchen

ha

i am sure you have prob seen it by now.. but it really funny.. my fav part is when he has his little scream freak out.. poor kid!

well.. i ffffound a few images that grabbed my attention.. it started with the above.. which lead to the below.. Yorgo Tloupas is the creative director and publisher of Intersection Magazine .. and he rides a bad ass bike.. well.. actually a few of them! ha.. take a peek around his site.. some amazing projects and hard to not feel a little envious of the life... and the hair. ha



which gets us to this.... a little photo series he runs called 'friendsandtheirwheels'.. fun! it just so happens that Lapo Elkann is a good friend of his.. the bike vs car race must have been fun! ha.. elkann is a privelaged cat who is the grandson to gianni agnelli who is the chairman of fiat... name dropping (thanks wiki).. big moula.. BIG. anyho.. long winded story for me to put a couple photos up of a wild maserati in matte black.. nice.

i know you love it soper.

Bendetta Mori Ubaldini .. wonderful name!

and wonderful work as well!! haha.. i just love this wire work.. talk about using a medium to the best of its ability.. really amazing.. really would love to see her work

she has a show going on at the fat galerie in paris and it really looks like the best of the best.. would love to be there!! such a playful environment that all ages would just fall in love with.. congrats benedetta!!

Bendetta Mori Ubaldini

Bendetta Mori Ubaldini

Bendetta Mori Ubaldini

fat galerie

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do not fool with her!

thank you Richard Nicholson for giving us a beautiful glimpse into some of london's remaining darkrooms.. please go check out this guys site... some seriously beautiful shots!

Richard Nicholson

Richard Nicholson

rice

Rirkrit Tiravanija made this wonderful ping pong table.. dan.. you know i would still beat you on this...



amazing photo series from Mikel Uribetxeberria of animals in interesting places.. go and take a peek!!




we had a massive basil plant untill a few months ago.. thanks cold! not sure if i would ever have this in the house but it sure would be nice.. good work playmedesign

















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dont think nfl picked this one for some reason.. haha.. but i like it

well.. i am at home and came across some of the photos from cambodia and thought i have to share.. good work andrea!  she had a beautiful trip and left her asking for more.. like most trips right?

i think she brought me back a few of these.. merci

keep  this cute little babay pib in mind.. oh how you would love to snuggle.. haha

on the way to schoool/// up bikes!

work.

art (these kids get paid to come to this beautiful art schol.. amazing program)

cliche amazing baby photos.. 

yup.. cambodia.. look it up.

that photo is great.. i know these are small and annoying.. but they just pop so perfectly

monk

cambodia looks great.. 

sanpshot

franko loves you

xxxxxxx

..

gt has taken the zaskar to the next level.. not exactly my everyday dream bike but would not mind it in the garage that i dont have.. ha

ebay

smooth transition

so once and a while i come across some work that i really enjoy and appriciate.. so..

i ffffound the above a little eariler and just got a chance to take a peek at kristina collantes site.. funfun..

the work speaks for itself .. something so fun about doodling that most of us enjoy.. 

well.. hope this inspires you to place a few extra pens on your table!  

thanks.

kristina collantes

kristina collantes

kristina collantes

l2r: george nelson/ed wormley/eero saarinen/harry bertola/charles eames/jens risdom

what a crew!!

photo from a 61 playboy article... read

lushpad

imprettysureilikeyoualot

you never know what you may come across on apartment therapy... how fun is this??  just the idea of having a trap door leading down to some little space.. not matter what you have in it!!!

paul graves really takes it to the next level... i love it when photographers go a little extra.. thanks.

paul graves

paul graves

love the concept.. thanks misewell!!! the colour pallett and wood selection is perfect

misewell

misewell

i have had a pair of great glasses that a got from a good friend for a little over 2 years now.. and they have been through a lot.. well.. too much really.. both lens's are cracked.. frame broken in at least 3 places and put all back together quite neatly with super glue.. and tape from time to time.. haha.. yeah.. i cannot belive that i was actually wearing them.. so i went to the eye dr and he gave me some contacts in the meantime.. not enjoying them at all

so i am planning on a pair of glasses soon.. and hopefully will get a good price through our friend again... i really had no idea of the price range.. i guess it is somewhat justifiable because you were them EVERYDAY of your life... or something like that.. dita is one of the most amazing companies.. i would only ever own a pair if i found them on the street... very expensive but wonderful styles.. saw them in a hypebeast add a while ago now..

dita

dita

dita

goodness this place would be great in the right spot.. it really is amazing how huge windows can get now.. really amazing..

thanks goes to..

inturbide/ortiz/valadez

mexico

mexico

andrea is a pro

and so is franko

baby jaguar in peru... frankos long lost brother

what a crazy house 

i spy palletts

beautiful desk and great phone... 

bathing outdoors 

modern roy?

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i love my backpack... it has been everywhere and never let me down.... but this leather/copper/canvas sack is wonderful.... the guys from vael project thoughtfully put this together... check the site.. they have some real great products

fun shelving from defact studio.... you would need a big wall but i think it would work beautifully in the correct enviro.... dont you?

savannah river

bill??  why is your shirt so shiny?

overthetop

nyc is soon uping their 'green' by replacing a few (not all) of their street lights with these high power and energy efficient led lights.... they sure dont look bad... from a comment on inhabitat i found that the cred goes to ovi/thomas phifer/werner sobek

what a beautiful dog... i think is may be a huge ridgeback?? not sure...  you should take a peek at the article it is from called the strange lives of the shadows.... it explores basically the lives of the servants to the rich in brazil....  andrej balco is an amazing photographer who has explored some extreme subjects/environments.... so... as usual... go look!!  dontpanic mag did a great interview with him here.... go!

smartsmartsmart

these beautiful moss terrariums are made/grown/sold by etsy seller madebymavis.... love the little bull!  lucky thing living in that perfect world!!  i am so excited to get going with the plants come spring with andrea out on the balcony!!

yup... beautiful prefab house on a lake in ontario from the MOS architecture firm.... super smart design!   i just love how it glows.. would be amazing to get out to the remote island spot and find this waiting for you.... one day...

just amazing things coming out of bauke konttnerus.. i always love to see fat knit.. why does it get me every time?  how fun would it be to lounge on 

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