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every season we visit rebecca's ideas shack for a fun day in the country. we bring a car load of inspiring objects, flora, and other seasonal items. yesterday we spent the day arranging flowers, taking photographs and catching up. we always leave inspired... enjoy a few details from our day!
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our friend nancy calls them "natures embroidery". they weave their way up our trees, through our windows, along the sides of our homes, and across our ceilings. many of us have a love hate relationship with them. one one hand they knit a lovely fabric of natural beauty and the other hand, well....they take over.
enjoy these photos of southern vines that i have seen throughout the years...
fresh from the garden...dirt on the roots
one of many perks of working at r.wood studio is the big organic garden that we get to feast on throughout the seasons. every spring we till the soil and plant the seeds for the spring crops. this year we planted things extra early so we have been enjoying some fresh garden food for weeks. we planted an entire row of radishes, which i have to say are on my list of my favorite vegetables. i love them as a snack, pickled, roasted, tossed in salads, the greens sauted, and of course radish sandwiches.
here is a couple of variations of the radish sandwich. one a simple classic and the other is a spread inspired by a recipe by the
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recipes follow
the first one is about as simple as it gets and is an elegant
hors d'oeuvre for a spring party.
-get a fresh sourdough baguette and thinly slice it
-slice some radishes as thin as you can
-spread some unsalted butter on the bread
-arrange the radishes on the bread
-sprinkle with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper and some parsley
radish spread, inspired by the lee brothers
-take about 30 radishes and throw them in the food processor
-pulse until the radishes are diced
-put the radishes in a clean linen to get all of the excess moisture out, (don't skip this step..trust me)
-put them back in the food processor and add 1/2 stick of unsalted butter (room temp), and 1 clove or garlic
-process them until creamed or mixed well
-add salt and pepper to taste
***try adding walnuts or pecans for a variation
serve with a sliced baguette or crackers
if you are out and about this weekend, stop downtown for the fun activities. every spring downtown athens hosts several festivals. this weekend is not to be missed. the
will be held on saturday from noon to 7pm. local and regional artists will be there selling their homemade goods, yummy food, and playing some tunes.
in the heart of downtown is the
click
to see the extensive list of musician and speakers. the festivities will be going on all day into late in evening.
