It seems as though every few months I develop a different preoccupation when it comes to cooking. Sometimes my focus is on a particular ingredient (as showcased during the great Red Peppercorn Experiment of 2008) and sometimes my favor falls towards perfecting a certain item (like pie crust, which I still think exists in [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Broccoli Rabe and Soft Baked Egg Pizza
August 12, 2011Kickstarter
August 11, 2011If you haven’t yet heard about then you probably aren’t paying attention, since it’s been featured all over the place including The York Times and NPR. Kickstarter is a funding platform for all types of creative projects in the areas of music, film, art, technology, design, food and publishing. It’s a new form of [...]
Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx with Specks & Keepings
August 10, 2011I came across Hillery Sproatt’s lovely wares at the 2011 Pile of Craft in Baltimore this past June. I was just so enamored with her double-sided soft dolls and her soft sculpture mobiles. I decided then to interview Hillery for my Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx interview series.
Specks & Keepings is the name of [...]
Tutorial Round-up: Summertime Fun
August 09, 2011Hello everyone! My name’s Shannon and I’m Jen’s Summer intern. I’ve previously made a Indie Style 101 post and I will be sharing a couple more posts before the end of the summer.
Here is the first in my series of DIY tutorial/project roundups. The theme for this one is “Summertime Fun.” [...]
Farmshare Photography
August 08, 2011We belong to a CSA Farm, or Community Supported Agriculture. Every week from May – October we get a box full of fruits and vegetables that are grown on the farm…our share of what was grown that week. At the beginning of the season we pay a subscription, which works out to be $20 per [...]
Okra and Baby Eggplant Curry
August 05, 2011I made this yesterday….I’m calling it Okra and Baby Eggplant Curry. I made it after buying some okra last weekend and deciding that a curry would be a great way to handle to sliminess of the okra. I didn’t follow a recipe, but instead used my food intuition to create a creamy curry dish. My [...]
