Mint, pastel, spring, pea -- I'm seeing these greens everywhere, especially after I bought (and then returned) a beautiful (and 2 sizes too big) silk blouse in this hue that was marked way down and I thought I could make work since it was the only size left.
With the warmer weather that we've been having lately, I've been craving lighter fares like these salads with herbs, watercress and spring greens. So simple, so perfect with Sunday night dinner (or any night of the week).
I normally use a lemon-based vinaigrette, but I found this incredibly tasty and creamy dressing on not without salt's blog that I intend to make many times in the coming months.
Vinaigrette
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp creme fraiche
1 tbsp vinegar (I used rice vinegar)
1 minced shallot
1/2 tsp honey
2 tsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
For the salad I used a package of mixed greens with herbs and added a handful of shredded mint and cilantro, 3 thinly sliced radishes, and a large handful of sliced purple seedless grapes.
My Friday will be entirely devoted to watching the Future King and Queen of England get hitched. I have every intention of waking up at 4am (5am at the latest) to catch the arrival of the wedding guests before the ceremony and then later in the afternoon we're having a Wedding Party (complete with proper attire, wedding cake, scones, and g&ts, naturally) to watch the full production all over again.
Charles and Diana's wedding was airing over the weekend and I learned that some of the guests arrived up to three hours prior to the ceremony, and although Westminster Abbey's capacity is far less than St. Paul's Cathedral (1900 guests compared with 3500 guests), thereby not requiring as much time to be ushered into the Cathedral (I wonder if there are call times printed on the invites?!), I'm guessing they will still arrive a few hours prior to the ceremony. Hence the early wake up; I don't want to miss anything.
I know of so many people who are over-the-moon excited about this wedding, myself included. Maybe because we weren't around or were too young to watch the last Royal Wedding in 1981.
Wedding tchotchkes and fun bridal literature in honour of tomorrow's events:
Vivian Maier (1926-2009) was a nanny and amateur street photographer whose photographs never saw the light of day during her lifetime. They were discovered by real estate agent John Maloof in 2007 when he bought a suitcase of old negatives at an auction, and he later bought the rest of them when they, too, surfaced at auction, around 100,000 negatives in total. She died shortly after this discovery, without ever knowing what an impact her images would have on people in the art world. Her work shows a lot of the glamour and grit of New York, Chicago, and elsewhere that she went on her travels (throughout parts of Europe and Africa).
Her former charges have divulged as much as is known about Maier, describing her as reclusive and eccentric, but I love how they also describe her as a kind of Mary Poppins figure, because she would take them on these wild adventures but was probably somewhat proper from her French upbringing.
The sartorial colour spectrum is exploding all over with rich saturated hues for spring and fall 2011. Sometimes in subtle bursts, other times in a blatant show of feather ruffling - unexpected monochromatic looks and all-over colour blocking.
I came across this recipe for Peeps S'mores earlier in the week, and it just looked so nostalgically tasty that it prompted a further search for Peeps related fun. And that was when I discovered Peeps Art. It seems that people take this very seriously. Here were some of my favourites:
