Naturally Flavored Water Say goodbye to soda, juice, and bottled water with these refreshing, healthy flavors! I'm keeping 2-3 flavors of this "spa water" in my fridge now, so I have a variety to motivate me to drink more water. I was a hardcore Dr. Simply water At the end of the day, regular old tap water--or at least a filtered version of it--seems to be the way to go. Aside from my morning coffee, I honestly forget to drink fluids throughout the day. Subtle flavor without sweetnessThese aren't sweet waters, so they'll be disappointing if that's what you're expecting. The KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) approach to Flavored WatersMy natural tendency is to go overboard and overcomplicate things, so I really have to fight that when I'm developing recipes. How to makeNaturally Flavored Water Supplies Needed: fruit -- whatever kind you like (except no bananas); make sure it's good and ripe for maximum sweetness and flavor. Fresh vs. frozen fruit. A variety of fresh herbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Here's the whole gang.
Portion Sizes Estimating Your Portion Sizes Estimating portion sizes is arguably the most important, yet difficult aspect of approximating your daily caloric intake. To make our nutrition search as quick as possible, all our foods are standardized to a portion size specific to that food type illustrated on this page. Getting familiar with these portion sizes will make searching our database and counting calories a piece of cake (no pun intended). Using Your HandsFruits or VeggiesPasta, Rice or MeatsChips, Nuts or BeansDrinks or Liquids On PlatesFruits, Veggies, or NutsPasta, Rice, or MeatsJuice, Wine, or SoupDressing or Sauces Other FoodsEggs, Bread, or PizzaPre-Packaged FoodsButter or Olive OilLiquor or BeerCake or Ice CreamCheeses Growing PortionsSteakVegetablesSpaghettiPotato chipsSteak, Zucchini, Pasta Search ExamplesPasta, Tomato Sauce & WineSalmon, Rice & Zucchini Using Your Hands: Fruits & Veggies 1 cup of broccoli – 36 caloriesVegetables: 1 cup cooked or raw Pasta, Rice & Meats Chips, Nuts & Beans Meats
Step-By-Step Canning Tips I am relatively new to canning. Although I grew up watching my grandmother and mother can, I really had no idea what equipment I needed or how to proceed with the canning process. So, I went to the internet and book store to learn how. Truth is, canning isn't hard. A word of caution about water process canning. If you want more detailed canning information, I recommend the Ball website. I'm going to show you how I canned a recent batch of my Marinara Sauce. Step 1: Assemble your equipment.Here's what I use. ♦♦view on Amazon: canning kit --I've been using this economy set for years. The lid rack is another gadget that I love. ♦♦view on Amazon: lid rack Canning jars come in several sizes. ♦♦View on Amazon: mason jars You can also purchase rims and lids together, or lids only. View lids on Amazon:♦wide mouth lids, ♦wide mouth lids and rims♦regular mouth lids, ♦regular mouth lids and rims Step 3: Sterilize your jars, rims, and lids.First wash them in hot, sudsy water and rinse them.
La Selva: RGB Black Series; Carnovsky AM. What is the Black Series all about? C. RGB Black is a new RGB series available for now in wallpaper and some limited edition prints. AM. C. AM. C. AM. C. In general with some RGB designs we think that the bigger they are, the better they work, because the figures become gigantic and it is possible to see all the details and textures richness, that on a small scale could get lost. AM. C. We can tell you for example that our love for the jungle or the tropical forest does not come from the fact of have been actually there, but most of all from Kipling stories, Henri Rousseau paintings, and from Werner Herzog’ films (and life)… between other things. AM. C. AM. C. AM. C. AM. C. AM. C. La Selva: RGB Black Series by Carnovsky is showing at DreamBagsJaguarShoes, Shoreditch; until 21st September 2011 If you can make it to DreamBagsJaguarShoes, Carnovsky‘s installation is more than worth a look. Photography: Jeff Metal courtesy of JaguarShoes Collective
Mama Shelter, Marseille The open-plan bar and restaurant space comprises a mix of long communal beech wood tables, low dining tables and loud-patterned custom-upholstered sofas. And crowning it off, the centrepiece of the room is of course, the signature oversized Mama table football game. Outside, the patio is marked by a contemporary southern French provincial twist; a bright yellow vertical stripe runs along the white walls where potted flowers are affixed among bare brightly coloured bulbs, giving a whole new meaning to the hanging basket. Mama Shelter’s atmosphere changes depending on the time of day – in the daytime, the restaurant is warm and cosy, usually with Marseille’s bright blue skies visible from the wall-to-wall windows running along the back wall. Spread over eight floors sporting heavy grey carpets printed with words and pictures emblematic of Marseille, reminds of Mama Paris. The group will be opening several hotels in the coming year, including in Istanbul, Bordeaux, Lyon and Los Angeles.
The ‘Headline News’ Cup Sleeve A marketing campaign story of how real-time package printing grew readership. Video included for those who prefer watching over reading. =) "Gulf News, the UAE's leading English daily newspaper, wanted to reach even more readers and convert them into subscribers. Our target was to gain 1.5% more subscribers, help promote their twitter channel and increase traffic to the Gulf News website by at least 25%. Consumption habit suggests that people read newspapers while having their morning cup of coffee.Tim Hortons is one of our clients in the UAE and they serve 35-50,000 coffees per month, per outlet. Since fresh news goes well with fresh coffee, we adapted the coffee cup sleeve of Tim Hortons, a global coffee chain, into an advertising medium and we created The ‘Headline News’ Cup Sleeve. Timing is everything. Designed by Y&R Dubai Chief Creative Officer: Shahir Zag Creative Director/Copywriter: Shahir Zag Creative Director/Art Director: Joseph Bihag
The Grilled Cheese Truck LA *notcot in food+drink , 14:45 NOTCOT Field Trip? Posted The Grilled Cheese Truck earlier this week on NOTCOT.org, and when we noticed it was going to be on this side of town for lunch, simply had to pop out to see what all the commotion was about. (Also, i have a soft spot for grilled cheese… and their logo reminds me of The Magic School Bus… i half expected to see Ms. Frizzle pop out to take us on a cheesy adventure)… With website, twitter, and facebook page (like many of these social media savvy specialty lunch trucks) the updates were constant as their precise location kept changing down to the minute, and we finally found them at the Los Angeles Fine Arts & Wine Storage Company parking lot, only half an hour into it and quite the line had already formed, inescapable scent of delicious greasy cheesiness omnipresent. p.p.s. p.p.p.s. Here’s CBS’ @malkoff and cameraman (sorry! Tater tots were like you’d expect… (we wish we had some salt +/or ketchup in the car!)
Back To The Roots: Mushroom Garden *notcot in food+drink , 18:10 I’ve never grown mushrooms before, but having been hearing about mushroom kits for some time now ~ though often they look like they are growing out of a less than appealing pile of goo in a bag! The Back To The Roots Mushroom Kit just arrived, and i love their box design! So simple and pretty and ready to sit on your kitchen window sill! Back To The Roots is the brainchild of two UC Berkeley students, Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora back in 2009 during their final semester ~ they went from investment banking to full time urban mushroom farmers! Following the instructions ~ sliced the cross in the bag… … and it’s now soaking for 24 hours… (yes, in a sand castle mold)… and i guess we’ll see if it ends up like THIS in a few days… Tags: food - gardens - gifts - home - kitchen - shopping
Miller Creative - Franchise Branding & Packaging Design Custom lettered logo for Cacao Lounge Exterior of Store (Interior Design & Image Credit: ReDesign, New Zealand) Seating Area (Interior Design & Image Credit: ReDesign, New Zealand) Counter area and seating (Interior Design & Image Credit: ReDesign, New Zealand) Custom retail display area (Interior Design & Image Credit: ReDesign, New Zealand) Custom retail display fixture (Interior Design & Image Credit: ReDesign, New Zealand) Retail planogram/billboarding for retail products section in cafe. Retail shopping bag Outlet Business Cards for the franchise locations Cacao Lounge Letterhead with branded pattern on back Custom Uniform Design Branded sugar packets with quotes on the backs Packaging for chocolate drops, three chocolate varieties. Whole Leaf Tea tin packaging Packaging for chocolate mendiants Packaging for chocolate-coated nuts, all four varieties. Signature Swing-Arm Praline Box in branded "teardrop" shape, 3D rendering. Signature praline box diagram (one of 3 sizes). T-Shirts with Brand Pattern