Pretty Pictures/ Homemade is Best

Who doesn't have a soft spot for Ikea? I am a sucker for Scandinavian design and Scandinavian cuisine is not bad either. After a day of looking for modular living room furniture and reasonably priced paper lanterns, a plate of swedish meatballs and ligonberries always hits the spot. So, I was so pleased to hear that the mega-retailer published a new cookbook!  I'm not sure if the recipes are worth trying (or Swedish for that matter), but based on the images circulating around the internets,  I would put this book on my coffee table any day. The photography is truly stunning. Love the art direction and styling.


Via: Today and Tomorrow 

Eggplant Gratin

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Who wants to see this with me?

Top Chef Finale

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Pumpkin Patch in Wainscott

It's fall!
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Who you gonna call...for a caffeine pick me up?

Via: Thinkgeek.com

Wasabi Warning

The Japanese invented a fire alarm for the hearing impaired that sprays out wasabi scented vapors into the air...



Holy Horseradish!

Via: BBC/PSFK

I Drink Your Pancake Milkshake!

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Pasta Night after Inception

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Mad Men Meatloaf

Greetings from the LIRR, en route to the beautiful, bourgeois beaches of East Hampton. I have at least an hour to my destination, plenty of time to mull over the menu for Sunday night's dinner before Mad Men. Last week, we made a veal/pork meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes, and a fresh watermelon w balsamic salad to honor The Dysfunctional Drapers. (The meatloaf was made with the Mark Bittman recipe.) It's my turn to make dinner this week. I think Chicken Kiev will be the piece de resistance...BUTTER BOMB!
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