Spring and all

I'm back! It's a new season, starting today, and I feel at least revived enough to post a springy collage. Stuff I've been vibin' on, getting excited for warm Florida weather to return. And a mix, to boot!



From top left, clockwise: NARS cheek schtuff in Orgasm looks good on everyone, I hear; Dancing with Cats, my current hobby; prosecco for when you're feeling low, but can't afford good champagne; roasted baby root vegetables from Sunday Suppers; Earth Girls Are Easy = shirtless Jeff Goldblum; dresses I'm dying for; Wissotzky Rose Chai tea; vegan croissants from Vegan Dad; hair pins from Anthropologie; and oh, the pesto-bilities!


(Pic by Sunday Suppers, poem by good ol' e.e. cummings)

01. Lazybones - Leon Redbone
02. In the Sun - She & Him
03. Dreaming of You - The Coral
04. One Note Samba - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
05. Going Up the Country - Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
06. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
07. Life is Good Blues - Laura Veirs
08. Duet for Guitars #3 - M. Ward
09. Feeling Good - The Skatalites
10. Cow Eyes - Hop Along
11. Cornbread and Butterbeans - Carolina Chocolate Drops
12. Beach Comber - Real Estate
13. Love's a-Comin' - The Impressions
14. Wild Honey - The Beach Boys

>>>Enjoy.

Refresh

Alright, y'all. It's been a while! Hi! I'm not back into my cooking groove just yet, but in the mean time I've been playing around a bit with inspiration so when I finally get my life back (three real days of school left!!!), I'll really be in the zone. To express my excitement about this season we're enjoying right now, not to mention the thrill of this semester coming to a close, here are all the things I'm feeling inspired by this Spring:


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Clockwise, that's An Education (GREAT film, and so pretty), a blueberry tart (I've been dreaming of the ones they sell at this French bakery I used to work at), She & Him's Volume Two (adorable, duh), CB I Hate Perfume's "I am a Dandelion" scent, a sassy look from Marc by Marc Jacob's Spring collection, BASIL ice cream (OH god, so good), vegan electric blue half-oxfords my mom got me for Easter from ALDO, Food Not Lawns by Heather Flores (a fabulous introduction to permaculture), a glass bead necklace from Anthropologie (as usual, far out of my price range, but man, I love glass beads), aaaaand a stack of the most elegantly packaged chocolate I've ever seen: Mast Brothers.

Spring has officially sprung!

This is Olive, my bf's roommate's new lil' bunny. Idn't she the cutest thang?

I was thinking recently about how I really feel like it's important to celebrate the changing of the seasons, and harvest times, and other important earthly cycles. Conveniently, in this exceedingly busy part of the semester, the Spring Equinox fell this past Saturday! So I resolved to have a lovely little dîner de deux avec mon petit chou in honor of the occasion.

Inspiration this time? 4 Course Vegan! Their very springy, gourmet menu for the equinox was:

Yellow Split Pea Soup with
Pea Shoot Pesto and Citrus Crème Fraîche

Roasted Beet Salad with
Micro Arugula and Hazelnut Butter

Early Spring Vegetable Pastry with
Creamed Kale and Smoked Chile Puree

Flourless Chocolate Cake with
Meyer Lemon and Cocoa Butter Tuile

Incredible, non? Well, though my intention was to have four courses too, it was a little ambitious considering the school work I was putting off to celebrate at all! So we drank ginger juleps while I made my split pea soup and whipped up a raw cheesecake. The cheesecake was my first attempt at anything of its kind, and it turned out pretty darn good, but I'm gonna save that recipe until it's a little more refined.

Now that it's finally warming up in Gainesville, I'm looking forward to a picnic. That roasted beet salad will likely make an appearance! Have any of you rung in the season with something special?