farms from above

let's float up into the air in a cozy wicker basket with a blanket and a picnic. and then have a champagne toast when we land -- which happens to be a tradition dating back to the first ballooning flight from Paris in 1783, when farmers thought that demons were falling from the sky and ran after the balloon with pitchforks - so the pilots offered the farmers champagne to keep them from destroying the balloon!

farms from above

if life gives you lemons...

if life gives you lemons...

saves the waves

Save The Waves Film Festival
November 13, 2009
at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco
Doors 7:00PM / tickets go on sale online in late October.

Featured films include:

> The Cove
> Lost Prophets
> All Points South - Best Short Film, NY Surf Film Fest
> Keeping Coast - Best Short Film, Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Fest
> Devil's Teeth

saves the waves

Vogue

The other night I saw The September Issue, a documentary on Anna Wintour and Vogue Magazine. I loved it! And I especially loved watching them do the photo shoots. I was looking at archives of some old shoots and came across this gorgeous "Alice in Wonderland" shot:

Vogue

WATCH THIS

I must see this documentary

WATCH THIS

breakfast may be the best meal of the day

Allow me to present to you the best breakfast idea courtesy of America's own Bobby Flay...

Peanut Butter and Banana Stuffed French Toast!

INGREDIENTS

• 6 slices day-old white or wheat bread
• 1 to 2 ripe bananas
• 8 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• Honey, for drizzling
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• Dash salt
• Butter or oil, for frying
• Powdered sugar, for topping
• Maple syrupfor topping

DIRECTIONS

1. Remove crust from bread. Lay bread out on counter and spread a thin layer of peanut butter on each slice.

2. Peel banana and slice enough to cover every other piece of bread. (You will be making 3 complete sandwiches).

3. Drizzle a small amount of honey on each piece of bread that does not have banana on it. (These are the tops).

4. Place honey drizzled piece of bread on top of a piece with bananas on it to make a sandwich.

5. Repeat until you have made 3 sandwiches.

6. In a shallow medium sized bowl, gently whip, by hand, the eggs, cream, vanilla, rum, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

7. Heat skillet to medium heat, around 350 to375 degrees F, or until butter melts and begins to sizzle.

8. Dip 1 sandwich at a time into rum batter and place into skillet. Cook until golden brown (about 3 to 4 minutes before turning) on each side.

9. Remove from skillet and cut in 1/2 diagonally.

10. Top with powdered sugar, butter and maple syrup.

SO, there's something for you to try next Sunday! Have a delicious week. xx

breakfast may be the best meal of the day

roberta ridolfi

http://www.robertaridolfi.com/

check out london based Roberta Ridolfi's photography at the site above.

roberta ridolfi

Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity