more places to pile logs

silhouettes

via colormekatie

nopost

via some house site

undull dahl

1 1/2 cups red lentils
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion- finely chopped
5 cloves garlic-minced
1 large piece of ginger- peeled and minced
1 tbsp cumin seeds- toasted and ground
2 tbsp coriander seeds- toasted and ground
2 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp maple syrup
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup coconut milk
In a large pot rinse and drain the lentils several times, until the water runs clear.
Cover with water and bring to a boil, cook until lentils fall apart. You will have to skim off the foam several times, I find using a ladle works the best.

Heat a saute pan and add oil.

Add onion, garlic and ginger, saute on low heat for at least 10 minutes.

On medium/high heat, in a small frying pan add the cumin seeds and coriander seeds, toast until they change to a darker colour or you can smell them. Grind in a coffee grinder if you have one, I don't so I use a mortar and pestle. Add to the onion along with the rest of the spices, cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add the onion and spice mixture to the skimmed off pot of lentils.

Season with vinegar,syrup,salt and pepper. Finish with coconut milk.


via housekitchen muffin

blue butterflies

as seen in it's complicated

roque Monsieur
2004, Barefoot in Paris, All Rights Reserved

Prep Time:5 minInactive Prep Time:--Cook Time:25 min
Level:
Intermediate
Serves:
4 to 8 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups hot milk
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch nutmeg
12 ounces Gruyere, grated (5 cups)
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
16 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
Dijon mustard

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan and add the flour all at once, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Slowly pour the hot milk into the butter–flour mixture and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thickened. Off the heat add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup grated Gruyere, and the Parmesan and set aside.

To toast the bread, place the slices on 2 baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes. Turn each slice and bake for another 2 minutes, until toasted.

Lightly brush half the toasted breads with mustard, and sprinkle with half the remaining Gruyere. Top with another piece of toasted bread. Slather the tops with the cheese sauce, sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere, and bake the sandwiches for 5 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and lightly browned. Serve hot.

slaw

A fresh new take on traditional coleslaw.

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Miso Dressing
1/4 cup white or golden miso
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sodium-reduced soy sauce
1 tsp peeled fresh ginger, minced
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Vegetable Slaw
1 cup peeled jicama, sliced into matchstick-size strips
1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced into matchstick-size strips
1 red pepper, seeded and sliced into matchstick-size strips
1 small carrot, peeled, cut into matchstick-size strips
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

via houseandhome

art impart

country gardens

slurp

drinking straw light
via desire to inspire

outsider art

A great museum in paris featuring outsider art

www.hallesaintpierre.org

for all the party people

log frog

via tiny house

Weekend ideas

Soup
Lentils and rice

Simple dinner ideas

Or what I'm up to making after work:

*Kale and bread
*Salad and bread
*Spaghetti
*Pizza
*Pesto
*Burritos
*Sweet taties
*Roasted Veggies
*Eggs
*Tuna melts

Any other ideas?

msu

Rickey

via decorno

"Sometimes this is the Only Suit You Need, Rio de Janeiro"

via sartorialist quotes and all

elephant baby birth

hus and hem

swedish prairie

black hole couch

DIY flower garland

http://www.oncewed.com/23104/wedding-blog/diy-wedding/diy-miniature-fabric-flower-garland/

let sleeping beds lie

groovy rugs

By Minnie Pwerle an Australian indigenous artist
via desire to inspire

best new salad recipe

The flavors surprised and excited me!

avacado
salad
paper-thin radish slices
handful cilantro
feta
mustard-red wine vinaigrette dressing

via a simple homemade life

radish on toast

Slice paper-thin radishes
slice baguette
butter baguette
put paper-thin slices of radish on baguette
Salt with crunchy salt
Voila!

via simple homemade life

move into the swedish color

via some swedish blog

blast on

fly along box

via design sponge

waaaah!

via selby

log hole

gray flannel

regular schedule

via remodelista

Walk

I will take a constitutional today
Go to the library
and the botanical store
errg and work on coding data!

n.y. day

Went to bed @ 9:30 last night due to early travel. So popped the cork on the champagne tonight!

feed your hair

This is for curly head people:

1st humectant: honey or glycerin with aloe vera juice
2nd penetrating oil: Avacado, olive, or coconut
3rd sealing substance: shea butter or jojoba oil
for more details!::::
http://thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com/2009/06/ingredients-natural-hair-shopping-list.html

top ten diy of 2009

http://lifehacker.com/5424553/most-popular-diy-projects-of-2009?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

natural beauty products

ideas of things to try and make:
Shine and define's ingredients via yin:
purified water, organic flax seeds, organic aloe vera gel, sea vegetable complex, coconut oil, castor, unrefined shea butter, organic raw honey, Vegetable Glycerine, Palm Stearic Acid, Vegetable Emulsifying Wax, fruit pectin, xanthan gum, destrose, Optiphen (preservative) citrus essential oils, fragrance

greg juice:

Purified Water Infused with Rosemary, Nettle, Horsetail, Red Sage, Lavender, & Chamomile, Flaxseed Decoction, Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Essences of Rosemary, Lavender, Sweet Orange & YlangYlang, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Vitamin C.

whipped pudding:

purified Water, unrefined Shea Butter, Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Cocoa Butter, Castor oil, Coconut oil, Sweet Almond oil, olive oil, Vegetable emulsifier, beeswax, Palm Stearic Acid, vegetable glycerine, honey, optiphen (preservative), fragrance