Photography by Chia Chong
Styling by Libbie Summers
Model: THE Miss Molly Woods
Inspired by The Fragrant Tea Olive Bush
February 14, 2013
Osmanthus Fragrans, better known as the Fragrant Tea Olive, is a prolific grower in the American South. The bush produces small white blooms (usually in late winter, signaling the beginning of spring) with an unusually sweet scent that one might describe as a cross between a rose and a jasmine – with a kiss of gardenia. Folks from Savannah, Georgia to Oxford, Mississippi plant Tea Olive bushes near swinging screen doors and open windows so on breezy days the fragrance will fill their homes. Here’s what we didn’t know about the flowers from the Fragrant Tea Olive –you can cook with them! Across the Asian continent, chefs have been using the delicate white buds to make a type of sweet syrup used in many recipes. This week we’ll show you the simple steps to making the syrup AND give you a step by step tutorial on how to make a Tea Olive infused Fried Donut Braid.
In honor of St. Valentine’s Day we’ll leave you with something sweet to view.
More Inspiration
March 29, 2012
Quick Green Apple and Tomatillo Soup
Somedays a girl just has to say no to meat. Luckily those days don’t come often.
September 3, 2012
Inspired by Mushrooms
Food is our trigger to all design. Its color may inform our fashion. It’s texture may inform our artwork. Its shape may inform our interiors and its flavor will always inform our table. This week our inspiration is mushrooms. Dirty, dank and gritty where grown. Earthy and rich when eaten. Welcome into our home for a week of fungi inspired living and take a peek under the log to see the magic.
December 14, 2011
Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes: homemade dog biscuits with a holiday flair.