building baskets, rebuilding lives

Love when we stumble upon something really special, like the Bhutan Baskets found this morning at the Morningside Farmers’ Market. These one-of-a-kind, rough beauties — made from kudzu, bamboo and local vine — are created by Bhutanese natives who have resettled in Atlanta after spending nearly two decades in the U.N.-run refugee camps in Nepal.

What a wonderful gift idea this season. We gave one to our farm.

Read about the Atlanta Bhutanese Refugee Support Group on Facebook or at Bhutan to Atlanta.

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cranberry glazed salmon

For those of you who tried our Best. Salmon. Ever. recipe, here’s our second best favorite. Actually, it’s probably Adrian’s top choice. So easy and perfect for this time of year. And it takes all of 15 minutes to make. Hope you like.
Cranberry Glazed Salmon

Ingredients:

1 can (14 oz.) whole-berry cranberry sauce

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup light soy sauce

2 minced garlic cloves

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger (or just a pinch of dried)

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

4-5 skinless salmon fillets

To Make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, combine cranberry sauce, honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and pepper. Place salmon in lightly oiled baking dish. Spoon cranberry mixture over fillets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until salmon is cooked through and flakes when tested with a fork. Goes great with garlicky green beans and rice.

Serves 4

 

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doing alabama proud

Heard of Alabama Chanin?

A lifestyle company that creates hand-crafted products,

using organic and recycled materials.

Made with love in Florence, Alabama.

Beautiful.

Elegant.

Real.

Watch this gorgeous video,

Or read more here.

 

Photos from AlabamaChanin.com.

 

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“…if you take quiet time and you still yourself, you really are touched by what’s meaningful and then you spend your day on more meaningful things.” 

                                                                                                  – Melinda Gates

 

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Read her inspiring profile in FT Weekend.

 

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keeping husbands (and sons) happy

We meet all kinds of wonderfully talented folks through our line of work. And Nashville Kat is no exception. Kat is a syndicated radio personality whose show (www.nashvillekat.com) airs across the U.S. and Canada. She’s also a regular contributor to Country Weekly magazine and tasteofcountry.com. And even though Kat now makes her home in Omaha, Nebraska, her Nashville roots run deep — with 18 years on-air in radio there, writing, producing and interviewing.

Kat told me this week that she’s just published her first book, The Happy Husband Cookbook, which can be ordered at Tin Boot Publishing.

The book is filled with over 200 “tried-and-true  recipes, ones we use every day,” says the author, with quirky black-and-white drawings by her husband, Canteen Slim. And because Kat’s so nice (and we just happen to share a mutual love of Great Danes — hers our Ruby and Malchus), she’s given us the recipe for her favorite Three Ingredient Chocolate Mousse which you whip up in a blender. According to the chef, it’s worth the price of the book alone! I made the mousse last night for Adrian and his bud Adam, and they both gave it a big thumb’s up (in between rounds of Xbox Modern Warfare).

Here you go…

Nashville Kat’s Three Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

This rich mousse is something I make more than any other dessert we have. It could not be easier and is great even for your fanciest dinner party. – Nashville Kat

Ingredients:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

5 tablespoons boiling water or hot coffee (regular, decaf or instant; it all works)

4 eggs, separated

To Make:

Grind chocolate chips in a blender, using short pulses. Add the hot coffee (or hot water) and blend to melt the chocolate. Make sure you take a knife and check the corners of the blender as some of the chips get stuck there. Add yolks, one at a time, blending 1 minute after each. In bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate gently. Chill in refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight.

 

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