Summers in France – a Beautiful New Book
This book had me at hello…or bonjour. Summers in France by Kathryn M Ireland. Some books take a bit of browsing through, to convince you they are nice. This one grabs you immediately.
I nearly only bought one copy, just to take home, not sell in the shop. But I thought if I love it you will as well.
If you love the casual Provence style of decorating,beautiful evocative images of tasteful, fun, family oriented rooms, this book is for you.
I only have two copies, and the one that came home with me, but I’m not parting with that. $49.99.
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Mothers Day Display at Simpsons Mitre10
As well as the bright colours in kitchenware and tableware around at moment, there is always black and white. Always beautiful. Classic.
We have a great PINK Mothers Day display at the front door, which I’ll show you later in the week, and a lovely black and white display opposite the check-out.
I have made a short movie of the black and white Mothers Day display to show you. Beautiful things.
Click below.
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Lots of Orange Around at the Moment
Not so long ago you would have found it challenging to find anything for your home in orange.
Things have changed.
Come in and have a look.
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Just Arrived – Lots of Blackboards
Lovely things are still arriving from the Sydney gift fair.
Today it was jugs and blackboards. Lots of both.
I actually went a big mad with blackboards at the giftfair. I LOVE them. Lots of uses around the house.
Mini ones and large heart shaped ones. Large white easels with blackboards.
Come in and have a look.
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Wonderful Cooking Magazine – Sweet Paul
The latest Sweet Paul magazine is a really lovely edition. In this wet weather, it is great to cuddle up with your iPad and flick through an online cooking magazine. Sweet Paul is one of the best.
Some of the images from the magazine are below.
An article about the best bread shop in New York. Well…. Brooklyn.
Love the Easter rainbow cake.
Easter Flowers
Easter breakfast ideas.
If you want to click through, and read the whole magazine.
Click on the image below.
Have a great read.
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Paella – new paella pans, a great book and more
Tonight I am having a go at Paella. A one pot dish. I like the sound of spicy rice, soft at the centre of the pan and a bit crisp at the edges.
I think the secret is in the chorizo sausage.
The recipe is a very simple , by Curtis Stone. Click below to watch him make it. You can get a copy of the recipe in the store.
New paella pans arrived last week. They are the ones Curtis Stone uses in the video. The real deal. Made in Spain. They are enamel coated for easy cleaning. Really nice. Good price.
You may also want to look at the beautiful Paella books we have in stock. By Alberto Herraiz owner of EL FOGÓN, Spanish restaurant in Paris. This is the definitive book on Paella. Beautiful images, great recipes. The book has a calico cover edged in red stitching to match the famous Callasparra paella rice.
All this in a great Paella display. Come in and have a look
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Beautiful Preserving Jars – in store today
When I was growing up my Mum entertained alot. Usually dinner, often afternoon tea. Back then ….. you know, the olden days, guests bought something as a gift for the hostess. Small and practical. My Aunty Joyce often came with something she had cooked. Jam,chutney, preserved lemons once. I think this is a lovely tradition.
Bringing a gift of something you have made.
These jars, I think, are great for gifts. A little more special than the usual. The brand in Leifheit.
The shape is called marquis, like the diamond. Fits into spaces better. Proper preserving jars. Lovely emblem on the front.
In the store today. Four sizes.
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The Most Fabulous Jars EVER – Sydney Gift Fair Part 3
Do you love jars? Do you display things in jars? Love the way a bunch of everyday things look when placed in a jar?
Using jars for decorating is an age old idea. Lollies in jars in the local shop. Biscuits in jars in the coffee shop.
Antique apothecary jars are VERY popular at the moment. Here are some great jar ideas.
I lost sleep over these jars at the gift fair. Saw them on Day 1, couldn’t get back until Day 3 to order them and was really worried they would be sold out
Imagine these full of apples, or shells, or sox or anything. In the centre of your dining table or on the kitchen bench. Anywhere you put these they will be spectacular.
I got the guy importing them to stand next to this jar so you could see how big it is. OMG! as they say.
Three sizes, all huge. I ordered 3 of each size and two will come home with me. I’ll let you know when they arrive.
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Using a Mandolin – vegetable slicer
We received these a few days ago. I took one out of the box and put the camera in Tonys hand (my husband and movie director). And voila! Very easy to use.
I loved it so much I took one home.
Very handy. I use it all the time.
See what you think.
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It’s all About Salad – Part 1
I have been doing it wrongly
Gordon Ramsay showed me a better way…..watch him below.
Is your life all about salad at the moment?
If, as I did,you made some sort of vague resolution about losing weight, or eating in a more healthy fashion in 2012, your life is probably all about salad at the moment as well.
So I bought some new salad cookbooks. Misnomer,very little cooking in most of them,salad are more about tossing together.
The best of these I bought for the store. This one above, is wonderful,the chunky cookbook on salads. Chock a block full of interesting recipes and great pictures
And one of the Womens Weekly salad cookbooks. You can’t beat the WW cookbooks for great, basic,delicious,every day recipes. Both of these books are in the store at the moment.
So, I have been eating lots of salads and learning even more. For example….dressing a salad. Typically I would make the dressing and pour it over the greens in the bowl. WRONG!
You don’t have to watch many youtube or celebrity chefs to realise the intention is to COAT the leaves….GLAZE the leaves. I think Gordon does it best. I love his big timber bowl.
We have big bamboo bowls on special at the moment. Were $39.95 NOW 19.99 until they sell out. BACK TO GORDON. The quintessential vinaigrette.
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