Pretty things Posts
Margaret Dorfman’s Vegetable Parchment Art
I think Margaret Dorfman may just be my new favorite foodie-friendly artist. She makes beautiful jewelry and decorative bowls out of fruits and vegetables. You heard me right: fruits and vegetables. These are the prettiest—and most creative—pieces of functional art I’ve seen in a while. Dorfman slices her produce paper thin, cures it into parchment, [...]
Pillow Maki
I have two words for you: sushi pillow. You heard me. (Sushi pillow!) Now you can have your fish, and cuddle up with it, too. As someone who counts sushi among her five basic food groups, you can imagine how excited I was to discover these. The Original Sushi Pillow is a product of the [...]
Bento This!
Lately, there’s been great interest in bento boxes in my (admittedly small but super fantastic) social circle. My dear friend the Lady Otter has put together some positively breathtaking lunches for herself. Here’s a quick bento primer. So, what’s a bento and why do you want one? A bento box is a traditional Japanese lunchbox. [...]
Fabulous Cookie Jars
Recently, I posted a recipe for Kourambiedes, which are crumbly, buttery Greek almond cookies. I have a pretty basic cookie jar, because I like to be able to see my cookies. In fact, I have a bunch of these jars at home filled with everything from pasta and rice to flour and sugar. This is [...]
Apron Love
Nothing quite makes me feel like I’ve landed in the middle of an episode of I Love Lucy like putting on an apron. I have a pretty big collection of vintage aprons from Duckie, my grandmother. (And by vintage, I mean the aprons that she used to use.) There are a bunch of pretty hostess-y [...]
Koi Plates
Normally, I like really plain plates, to keep the focus on the food, but these are really nice. Koi in a Fountain dessert plates are available online from Anthropologie for $12 *** Copyright 2008 The Hungry Mouse™/Jessica B. Konopa. All rights reserved.
