Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Mise en place


(Well, almost.)

I recently acquired this bamboo cutting board, and it has quickly become my new favorite kitchen tool. Everything looks prettier when arranged or chopped up on such a rich background. Then again, a fresh avocado sliced in half would look good no matter where it was.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

This is what summer looks like

All right, so there have been a few months of radio silence. It's been a busy, busy push to the end of the school year.* But as of Friday, all my exams are graded, my grades and comments submitted, and loose ends neatly wrapped up (well, almost).

Over here in my apartment, it's summer.


J brought me sunflowers over the weekend to celebrate the end of the year. I'm trying not to rub it in too much that he still has 12 days left of teaching.


I also bought myself a few blooms at the summertime farmer's market. Just because. The place feels so much brighter filled with flowers.


And I made myself a cake to put on my cake stand that's been languishing in its box all year.

Yes...it's summer.


*I have also been working away on a special project for the past few months. It's almost ready, and I'm excited to share it with you.