Culinary Art

Hellooo readers! I took a hiatus from my weekly Healthy Living post this week because of Memorial Day.  But check out this utensil art!

We found these when we were spending the weekend in New Hope for a wedding (for which I made these brownies).  The day after the wedding, J. and I spent some time browsing the shops of New Hope and found these little guys at Topeo Gallery.  Check out this napkin holder made of forks and spoons!

And look at this guy rocking it out!

J. says this one needs a mini Led Zeppelin t-shirt to complete the look.

We asked the lady working at the shop about these pieces - it turns out they were made by a college student who was making them to make a little extra cash.  It was a great idea because we bought them and they have found a home in our apartment!

Halloween

So this post is only tangentially related to food, but this was just so ridiculous that I had to post it.

Guess what I saw at Target today....

No, my crappy camera phone resolution is not playing tricks on your eyes. This here, ladies and gentlemen, is A HOT DOG COSTUME FOR A DOG! This Halloween, if you don't have small children to dress up in costume - you can dress up your dog! I am particularly amused by the fact that they had to specify that this costume was for pets only. I guess if you wanted to you could dress your cat too.

Here's another favorite - dress your dog as a banana...

Or a turtle....

They had a rooster too, but I didn't take a picture of it. Now here's what I can't figure out - why would anyone want to dress their dog as another animal?! I mean, she's already an animal - why does she need to dress up like another animal?! People dress up as animals for Halloween, so maybe you should be dressing your dog as a person?

A Disclaimer: Don't get me wrong, I am not an animal hater. I have a dog, and I love my dog... which is why I am not dressing her up in costume this Halloween.

Tea: The Truly International Beverage

I just found this to be amusing... I know it's hard to see in the picture, but this bag of green tea has brewing instructions in FIVE languages (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese). And if that weren't enough for you, (I mean, what if you didn't speak any of those five languages or were illiterate?), there are PICTURES demonstrating how to brew the tea. I mean, don't get me wrong, I am all for multiculturalism and equal access by use of multiple languages. But come on, do you even NEED instructions on how to brew tea, let alone in five languages (and pictures)?