The Life of a Dandelion
Driving along the many pastures on the long country road that lead to my childhood home in Mississippi, I learned early on to recognize certain flowers that preceded the onset of summer. There was one spot (right by that heavy metal gate that I dreaded having to get off my three-wheeler to open) where I knew to watch for the annual sea of dandelion blooms.
Dandelion Greens and Ginger Tea
Health Benefits of Dandelion Tea
Helps eliminate stress to liver
Helps cleanse the blood and liver
Helps with fluid retention
Improves skin clarity
Nutrients include: calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc, B1, B2, vitamin C and the tannins boost the antioxidants.
Smoked Salt-Crusted Beets
My first foray into salt-crusted baking involved a just caught fish, a cold night and a cozy boat anchorage in Nova Scotia…
Lace Between Seasons
I’m loving this week’s muse, lace and layering…Perfect combo and inspiration for the season right now. The season I am referring to is that “in between” season of not knowing what to wear. Is it winter? Is it Spring? Or wait.. Is it that season known to the fashion world as Resort? If you live in the South, you have even more inquiries..
Of the Earth
My dad grew up on a farm in the Northwestern-most part of Washington State. He and his two brothers rose early every morning to feed the livestock, milk the cows and bale hay. Dad resented almost every minute except when he was tipping cows or tying makeshift parachutes around the farm cats and tossing them from the barn’s loft.
Spring Onions and White Lace
Food is our trigger to all design. Its color may inform our fashion, its texture may inform our artwork. Its shape may inform our interiors and its flavor will always inform our table. This week the diaphanous lacy layers of a spring onion just pulled from the ground inspires our lives. Today we introduce you to their overall beauty.
Ginny’s Pink Bike
I remember meeting Ginny Branch’s cotton candy pink bicycle before I met her. I had chained my own retro bicycle to the same “Loading Zone Only” sign as hers. Ginny was a student at Savannah College of Art and Design and was applying for a part-time job at a lifestyle store I was struggling to help open. The Paris Market and Brocante is arguably the most eccentric, thoughtful hipster dream store in the United States.
How To Wet Cure Bacon
Salt, sugar, time and constant temperature are the four key things needed when wet curing bacon. There are many different schools on the brines salt to sugar ratios. I am of the school that your brine should be sweeter rather than saltier.
