My boyfriend and I recently embarked on a search for an apartment in the now infamous rental market in San Francisco. In an attempt to maintain sanity, we came up with a strategy, a checklist of the things that are most important to us in a city dwelling.
• City Apartment Shopping
Apartment Therapy
 |
 |
For years Steph and Phil had been looking for the perfect dining room table — one that was “stylish, clean lined, family friendly, reasonably priced, big enough to accommodate our friends for dinner and also where our piles of home projects and kids artwork and homework can build up in piles…” as they told Apartment Therapy. Whew! Sounds like a tall order, but they finally hit on it. A solid oak worktop and natural wood desk legs from IKEA, with a special custom touch: fluorescent pink legs! More
|
|
Q: We’re throwing a cocktail party to introduce my boyfriend to my parents, friends, and extended family in two weeks. I’d like to make a cocktail that speaks to my experience working on a cruise ship for the past seven months. I am hoping your readers may have some great ideas for a tropical whiskey drink!
|
|
Someone pointed out to me a few weeks ago that this site has not a single recipe in the archives for egg salad. However, unlike the time I realized the broccoli archives boasted but a single recipe (and quickly sought to populate it) or the time I accepted that a quickie from-scratch homemade chicken noodle soup deserves a place in every arsenal, the egg salad-shaped hole in the archives went unnoticed less due to editorial oversight and more because, well, you know: egg salad; it’s pretty dull. Could anything be more uninspired than an amalgamation of smashed-up hard-boiled eggs and the dreaded mayonnaise? I mean, have you seen the yellow, flavorless mounds of dubious origin and assembly date most delis scoop onto a slice of bread and try to pass off as lunch? It would hardly make an enthusiast out of you. Or anyone.
But for those of us who see past the lack of beauty-queen stature and fervor around it, we know egg salad can be rather delicious if made properly, which is to say, at home, with perfectly cooked eggs and just enough dressing to cling, not drown them. At home, I make three small additions that I think transform it from the unglamorous status-quo to something I find crunchy, bright and absolutely perfect on a slice of whole-grain toasted bread in the middle of the day. The first is that I love to use coarse, or whole-grain Dijon mustard. Not only is it the prettiest thing in my fridge, the combination of the faintly crisp/crackly seeds and it’s milder flavor are heavenly here, adding texture and just enough kick to the eggs. The second is finely minced shallot, just a little. You could use red onion, too, but I think the texture is key. You want it to be noticeable enough that you enjoy it but not so loud that it upstages the star, kind of like surprise guests at a halftime show.
… Read the rest of egg salad with pickled celery and coarse dijon on smittenkitchen.com
© smitten kitchen 2006-2012. |
permalink to egg salad with pickled celery and coarse dijon | 91 comments to date | see more: Celery, Eggs, Photo, Salad, Vegetarian
This is a creamy rich chocolate cake. Don’t skip the sauce step, it makes all the difference. This sauce is freezable and has many uses! by Marwa on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
How lovely would it be to cook in this kitchen, with the lake and a grove of pine trees out your window and plenty of light streaming through the skylights? Not to mention those beautiful deep-red cabinets and wood all around you: antique oak floors, recycled barn-board walls, pine ceiling planks. The owners say the house is “magic,” and we believe it. More
|
|
It’d be hard to succumb to the winter doldrums if you had such a bright, cheerful plate on your table! Aren’t these so fun? NYC-based designer Nicole Porter creates all of her hand-painted beech wood plates, trays, and spoons with a food-safe, non-toxic, zero-VOC paint. I love how the plate design is slightly different from the bowl design, creating an off-kilter mix-and-match when you put them together. More
|
|
Somewhere between the ill-fated train trip on Sex and the City and a dream excursion aboard the Orient Express lies The Passenger, a rail travel inspired restaurant in the trendy Malasaña/Triball neighborhood of Madrid.
• The Passenger Restaurant
Apartment Therapy
|
|
This is the BEST chocolate cake recipe you will ever taste. Almost brownie like! by feastonabudget on Monday, February 4, 2013
4.14 / 5 Stars | 83 Reviews
by Sunaina
“Toothsome kale and golden orzo pasta are dressed with Parmesan cheese and fresh lemon juice in this delicious pasta side dish.”
