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seperis asks for tea recs and gets A LOT. Oh man, now I want to order tea! Check out both LJ and DW. I can't wait for the shincha to start arriving in my local tea store...

Via The Splendid Table: There are a couple of guys in NYC with a truck farm, as in vegetables grown in the back of a pickup truck. They even have a CSA. For $20/year you can get ( Read more... )

I want to eat Meyer Lemon Souffle in a charming Tiffany blue cup! I do love lemon souffles and the presentation is lovely.

Some amazing photos of five cliff top towns. Been to one, Santorini, which really was nice (if mega-touristy). Would love to see the others as well ( Read more... )

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Huh. Antique Bakery by Yoshinaga Fumi will be an anime this summer (Site is in Japanese).

serena-daragon posted pics of the newest VF chapter (currently public, she will f-lock post in three days). ( I had to laugh. )

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager

Three teas were profiled in the December 2007 issue of body + soul1. Tulsi: An herb used in Ayurveda, good for stress and boosting immunity; tastes sweet and fragrant with flavors of mint, licorice, and cloves ( Read more... )

I was debating whether to cancel a subscription I have at the local Japanese bookstore, a debate I have every month when I go to pick it up. Upon arriving to pick up this month's issue I was delighted to find out that the decision was out of my hands--this was the last issue of the magazine! When asked if I wanted to switch my subscription to ( Read more... )

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The New York Times article Iced Coffee? No Sweat made me really want to try cold-brewed iced coffee. As I didn't want to bother registering to see the recipe, I found it in this blog post. I never did like the bitterness of hot coffee that's been iced ( Read more... )

A new L'Occitane store opened nearby, but it was only when I walked past it that I decided to check it out. They had an assortment of bar soaps, and being the bar soap whore that I am I could not help but buy one to try. I am currently using the soap with olive oil and am loving it. Wonderful subtle olive oil smell, and it feels so soft and ( Read more... )