food related things I've bookmarked:

A cocktail to try, the Lucien Guadin, at The Spirit World. See also, what is Pimm's Cup?

I nearly forgot about the bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt thing from Cooking For Mr. Latte, must try this. At The Amateur Gourmet.

Seattlest - Roadtrip Rationale Walla Walla Wineries.

Another road trip, sort of, Snoqualamie Gourmet Ice Cream.

Ah, Blackberry Bonny Doon Sourbet at Orangette combines two of my favorite things, and gives me a reason to buy the ice cream maker attachment for my mixer. The first time Scott and I visited the Bonny Doon tasting rooms the Framboise that year was way too sweet to sip and the pourer* kept talking up it's potential to be used in cooking and desserts. The next year the Framboise was so nice, sweet but with huge flavor, I'm glad I tried it despite the first tasting.


* I just know that the server at a winery tasting room probably has a special name, but I don't know what it is, forgive me servers at winery tasting rooms!

I'm so pleased to see Seattlest's report on the showing of Snakes On A Plane which they went to see last night. It bolsters my hopes that SoaP will become the next film for which you being drunk, it being midnight, and some audience participation is pretty much expected.

added: Take a look at the wiki audience participation script. I wonder how much the marketing department for the movie had to do with this?

Look -- Craftzine.com, the website for Craft magazine (an offshoot of Make magazine) is up and running along.

All of the biggies in the craft world have been featured, including two from Seattle! Kristin Rask who does the Plush You show at her store Schmancy*, and Stuart who does Sew Dorky, the makers of fine felt donuts and teeth.

This morning on Flickr I spotted some robot dolls made by My Paper Crane which are apparently part of Craft's press kit, how cool.


* Schmancy is part of three shops on the same block which are called Fancy (jewelry and accessories), Schmancy (cool toys and collectibles) and Pants (undies). I'm tickled by the coordination. And, they have a collective site here on Livejournal.

(I think my knitted wig might be in the first issue of Craft. I'm afraid that around the time they needed a good photograph I was in the process of moving in and painting our house and I couldn't find my camera anywhere, I was incredibly embarrassed, how unprofessional!)

After spotting it on da*xiang we made this recipe for parmesan chicken bits over at Simply Recipes. It was delicious and a perfect, easy comfort food for my frazzled day.

Apartment Therapy often talks up the benefits of undercounter fridges for tiny apartments. We considered getting one for our small kitchen, but decided against it for now. Even so, I'm glad they did a review of a few models since I dream of having one someday, along with a countertop height freezer. Shelterrific's love for the LG LRBP1031 is pretty persuasive too. Ah, how lovely are the words "cabinet depth".

My lastest post is up at the Readymade blog - it's about how Pattern Review came to my rescue.

I really like this stainless steel magazine rack made by Quasimodo Metal Works. It would be great for keeping cooking magazines in the kitchen. via Modern Cottage.

I'm feeling pretty lucky, last night I found a pair of jeans that I happily would have paid full price for in my size and my length, marked down to $20. The tag is marked "previously altered" but I sure can't find where they were worked on. I heart Nordstrom Rack.