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OLD SCHOOL – THE BOOK

Published on October 10, 2008 in accoutrement, art, local, reading, the workroom and vintage. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Janine at UpperCase Gallery has declared this week ‘typewriter week’, so I couldn’t resist posting a photo of my Underwood Portable typewriter. I’ve had it for ages and it’s one of my favourite possessions. I own many typewriters and much to my parents’ dismay they are all stockpiled in their basement. I had an uncontrollable habit of buying old typewriters from Goodwill when I was in university.

Uppercase put together a rockin’ exhibit of all things Old School. I only wish I had seen it in person. Old School, the book, just arrived at the workroom and I’m getting tons of inspiration flipping through the pages looking at everyone’s interpretations of the old school theme. The roster of participants is very impressive and includes Ray Fenwick, Jen Hsieh, Julia Rothman, Something’s Hiding in Here and Lisa Congdon. Oh yeah, you also get a cute old school pencil when you buy the book, perfect writing notes in class.

I hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. I’ll be out enjoying the fall weather and eating my fair share of turkey and mashed potatoes.

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READING : JAMIE AT HOME

Published on August 20, 2008 in delicious and reading. 7 Comments Tags: , , , .

It is a Sunday night tradition at our house to watch, “Jamie at Home”, on the Food Network. I’ve been a dedicated fan of Jamie Oliver since the days of the “Naked Chef”. He just keeps getting better and his newest show is brilliant.

The show focuses on Jamie cooking with ingredients straight from his garden (and sometimes he actually cooks out in the garden). He also shows how easy it is to grow your own food, wherever you live. His recipes are down to earth and delicious. I’ve spent the last year jotting down the recipes as I watched the show on television. I finally went to pick up a copy of his new book, “Jamie at Home”, at Pages on Monday.

When I brought the book home, I sat out in my garden with some homemade peach and lime sorbet and carefully flipped through it. The book is beautiful. Lovely graphics and photography fill the 400+ pages. Plus, of course, all the recipes. I’m excited to have all the recipes properly written down in one place, instead of on random bits of paper. I know many of them already. The mothership tomato salad, tomato basil sauce with sausage meatballs and proper chicken Ceasar salad have become standards in my cooking repertoire. I can’t wait to try out more, like the pizza bomba and the beautiful zucchini carbonara. This book will be my inspiration for many future meals.

Jamie is my cooking hero. (and his British accent is sweet music to my ears)

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