Friday, July 1, 2011

Beautiful & effortless up-do courtesy of A Cup of Joe

Joanna Goddard at A Cup of Joe has shared another effortlessly exquisite up-do for a wedding.  However, I think it would be perfect for a long summer evening walk or a mid-morning trip to the farmer's market.    She not only supplies her readers with detailed written how-tos, but she pairs the written instructions with breathtaking photographs, styled and edited immaculately. (And seriously, how divine is that wedding dress!) For full instructions and past up-dos visit Joanna's blog, A Cup of Joe.
   






photos taken from http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com

A must see...and we get a new one every month.

The beautiful, fresh and evocative monthly e-zine, Matchbook has come out with their July edition and it is a must read.  Self-described as a "field guide to a charmed life", they seem to have taken the bugs and humidity out of southern living and added just the right touch of decadence.   The advertisements are even served up with a tall glass of sweet iced tea.





All photos taken from Matchbook.com

Bill Cunningham Documentary

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Kitchen Garden Envy

Brooke Giannetti, the incredibly talented author of the Velvet and Linen blog, invited her readers into her brand new kitchen garden.  Seriously, the garden is new this year. Wow!  Observe and droll.

The spot for the garden.  I would have had a very hard time tearing up this lovely green grass.


Brooke and her girls in the newly placed raised beds and pea gravel


Detailed view of the beautifully constructed raised beds, pea gravel and iron trellises


Love that she added flower pots and architectural elements


And seating

An area Brooke plans to devote exclusively to her herbs

The finished product. Sigh.

All photos from Velvet and Linen

Finding My 3-Minute Egg

Earlier this year, I had a breakfast at the charming french restaurant, Parc Brasserie, on Rittenhouse Square in Philly.  I ordered the Eggs en Cocotte, a 3-minute egg with brioche mouillettes. 


Since then I have been trying to replicate the meal.   Although this may sound like an easy task, I have been surprised to find that a true 3-minute egg is not what I remember having.  It turns out that my perfect "3-minute egg" is actually a 6- minute egg.  Here's what I found:  

The 3-minute egg yielded an egg that was so runny it made me too nervous to eat.  

The 5-minute egg had a firmer white, but some of the white and the yolk were still a bit too runny for me.

The 6-minute egg had a firmer white and the yolk was beginning to firm as well. Perfect!

top photo via Baking and Books; following three picture via Cooking for Engineers

Saturday, June 12, 2010

A Brooklyn Treasure


Diani Yen and Lisel Arroyo have a catering company, The Jewels of New York, that provides customized meals of local, seasonal ingredients. They also have an exquistite blog that displays how their combined background of design and a respect and love of simple, fresh food has yielded a ever-interesting partnership. 



Almost too beautiful to eat. Inspired by Big Sur Bakery. Meet the sunny side up breakfast tart with bacon, eggs, asparagus, and arugula flowers. Recipe.

Crisp, Clean and Coventously White





























































First image via MoodboardNataliaVodianova.net/Harper's Bazaar March 2003/Photography Peter Lindberg. Next two images via Moodboard; US Vogue March 2002, Photography Steven Meisel, Fashion/Editor Grace Coddington. 

Loving on this




Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Sookie Stackhouse: Covetously Feminine







True Blood's costume director, Audrey Fisher, has done an amazing job creating spot-on wardrobes for all of Charlaine Harris' characters.  But, Sookie's wardrobe takes the cake.  I LOVE all the sundresses with sweetheart necklines paired with white Keds.  Perfection!


Monday, May 31, 2010

The Breton Stripe: simple & evocative




I had to throw in a few colorful stripes that I am loving as well. Do you have a favorite iconic Breton photograph?

clockwise from top middle: shirt by Anthropologie; Audrey Hepburn in stripes; shirt by Saint James; outfit by Stella McCartney, Resort 2010; Audrey Hepburn; Unknown source; skirt by Anthropologie; outfit by Stella McCartney, Winter 2010.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Fall 2010 Coveted Looks

Covetously Tailored    
                                             
Chloe


Stella McCartney


Salvadore Ferragamo

Stella McCartney


Covetously Feminine

Nina Ricci

Tommy Hilfiger


Bottega Venata


Marc Jacobs


Diane Von Furstenberg


Dolce and Gabbana

Covetously Warm

Tommy Hilfiger


Diane Von Furstenberg

Nina Ricci


Dolce and Gabbana

Covetously Gowned


Alberta Ferretti

all photos from Style.com