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an easter tradition.

in celebration of the first sunday following the first full moon following the ecclesiastic vernal equinox, hans and i have once again decorated eggs.

and with all of the wedding planning on my mind, i simply couldn’t help myself.

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the unhappy meal: redesigned

in perfect juxtaposition to the artwork of my previous post, i bring you the new packaging of mcdonald’s.
with the redesign, boxer creative was hoping to “change the way the world feels about eating mcdonald’s food”. sorry guys, until there’s soy protein on the menu, there’s no changing the way this vegetarian sees the chain.

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avocado with fruit salsa and sweet corn cake.

i’m sticking with my new sunday tradition, though this post is nearly a week late. last weekend, i tried out two new recipes, grilled avocado with strawberry-mango salsa and sweet corn cake. the corn cake was a little off in consistency, though tasty enough that i’ll give it another try. these sides accompanied a tasty […]

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sunday dinner.

in an effort to expand my culinary horizons, i’ve begun a tradition of trying a new recipe every sunday evening. this sunday’s explorations included a delightful apple onion cheese tart, a pear and chevre salad [of my own divine inspiration] and brownies with pumpkin icecream.

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how a designer eats her jelly bellies.

how do you eat your jelly bellies?

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colour and pattern and eggs.

it’s been at least a decade since i last coloured eggs, and, i must admit, those ten years did wonders for my egg-decorating skills. so these are the masterpieces created by hans and me. dye, wax and permanent marker on eggshell. nfs.

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more than flavour.

some people like their wine dry. some people like their wine oaky. some people like their wine earthy with moderate tannins.
i like my wine to be well-labelled. and if the producing winery has a nice website, bonus points.
so here are ten favourites.

ten: mad housewife
flavours: merlot, chardonnay, white zinfandel and cabernet sauvignon
easy to come by and […]

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