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Among Humans artist book by Cassandra Fernandez

 METAL SCULPTURE  BY DAVID KRACOV

lyinglies:

DUDE

Illuminate Umbrella look Installation Titled -Dots. Funghi spara pallini by Marianna Milione

somuchyarnsolittletime:

(via mini mittens…too cute! | knitting)

lauramcphee:

Colette, Paris, 1932 (Agence Mondial)

“I am devoted to those who endured, like Colette. It is easier to kiss the world a bitter goodbye than to go on working, writing, changing, enduring the slings and arrows of outrageous aging. Colette endured. And she wrote and wrote and wrote. Whenever I feel really depressed, I think of her, and I keep going.”  - Erica Jong (1973)

(via gastronomyfiles)

gocookyourself:

Lemon Lamingtons (what even is that?)

125g Butter / 150g Caster Sugar / 2 Eggs / 250g Plain Flour / Baking Powder / 120ml Milk / Lemons  / Greaseproof Paper / Salt /450g Icing Sugar / Cocoa Powder / 1 Tbsp butter / 120ml Milk / 200g Desiccated Coconut (1)

HEAT oven to 190C

GREASE and line a baking dish

FOLD butter and sugar together in large bowl

GRATE rind from lemons

SIFT flour, 4 teaspoons of baking powder, into another bowl

CHUCK some lemon rind and a pinch of salt then set aside

ADD eggs one at a time into creamed butter/sugar mix thoroughly

COMBINE flour mix with butter/sugar and milk

MIX together and pour into lined baking tray (2)

BAKE for 34 minutes 

JUICE lemons

POKE holes into sponge and pour lemon juice over top

LEAVE to cool

POUR 450g icing sugar into a large bowl

MIX in 5 tablespoons of cocoa powder

TIP 120ml milk into the sugary goodness

STIR together to create chocolate icing

CUT cooled sponge into equal squares

COVER in chocolate icing using a fork (3)

SCATTER coconut onto a large plate

ROLL chocolate covered sponge in coconut (4)

LEAVE cakes on a wire rack to firm up

DEMOLISH with a nice cup of tea (5)

GET the book on iTunes

GO COOK YOURSELF

champagneproblems:

Tumblr of the Day: novevin, a French-English bilingual blind tasting wine blog. This is where I hang out when I want to brush up on my French and peep some majorly rad wines (with a special focus on champers, natch).

Blind Test de Fév!
Le blind test de février est devenu un blind test de blanc effervescent. Le but de ce blind test n’était pas nécessairement de trouver les différents arômes et saveur de ces vins. Il s’agissiait plus de répondre à la questions: Quel vin préféreriez-vous?
Évidemment, le prix de la bouteille n’entre pas en jeux. L’objectif était purement de nommer le meilleur effervescent selon les goûts des participants. D’un point de vu commercial, le meilleur vin est celui que vos clients veulent boire:
1. Grand Vintage 2005, Betouzet-Brugneau, Champagne Brut - 2 votes
2. Jean-Claude Raspail, Clairette de Die - 1 vote
3. Betouzet-Brugneau, à Vassieux Dormans, Champagne Brut - 1 vote
4. Veuve Ambal, Cremant de Bourgogne, Brut - 7 votes

Le numéro 4 a gagné. C’était plutôt surprenant, puisqu’il y avait un Champagne Millésimé dans le groupe. Je suppose que l’ordre des vins a eu un effet. Avoir une Clairette très sucrée au milieu des 3 Bruts a pu perturber les palets. Lorsqu’il s’agit d’une expérience de consommation uniquement, faut il choisir l’ordre d’ouverture des bouteilles quand on les consomme à la maison avec famille et amis? 
 

The Feb Blind Test!
The blind test in February turned into a Sparkling wine blind test. The goal of this blind test wasn’t necessarily to find the different aromas or flavors that we could detect in this wines. It was more of a focus group time test: Which wine do you like best?
Obviously the price of the bottles didn’t come into play. The objective was purely to name the best sparkling wine according to the different participants tastes. From a sales point of view, the best wine is the one your customers want to drink:
1. Grand Vintage 2005, Betouzet-Brugneau, Champagne Brut - 2 votes
2. Jean-Claude Raspail, Clairette de Die - 1 vote
3. Betouzet-Brugneau, à Vassieux Dormans, Champagne Brut - 1 vote
4. Veuve Ambal, Cremant de Bourgogne, Brut - 7 votes

Number 4 won. By a long shot. It was a bit of a shock considering there was a Champagne Millésimé in the running. I am guessing that is due to the order of the wines. Having a super sweet Clairette in the midst of 3 Bruts probably threw off the pallet a bit. But if we are going off a purely everyday consumer situation, do you decide the order of the wine you drink at home with your friends and family before you open the bottles? 

(via eddtesorero)