Wishing you a fabulous festivity filled with fizzy, fun and frivolity!
Love to all
Jane xx
(Image from Portraits des temps)
AT PLAY
For the home enhancers, the foodies, the wanderers
Classy Burratas darlinks?
Drop that recipe book and listen up fellow foodies! Here’s an elegant, visually appealing dish guaranteed to scintillate your guest’s tastebuds – brought to you by a classy lady who knows how to knock ’em dead with her culinary expertise – Jane. No not this Jane, the other Jane. You know – the one who, in an effort to round up her wayward Dinner en Blanc wannabe guests, enticed us all to participate in a gentle afternoon soiree fueled with laughter, a menu to die for, a wine or six and all under the guise of a practice run for the actual event. Seven sighs of satisfaction, a joyous chorus of ‘This one’s going straight to the Blog!’ and here it is…
Burrata with Blood Orange, Coriander Seeds and Lavender Oil
Need:
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 11/2 tsp clear runny honey
- 3/4 tsp dried lavender
- 1/2 small garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds, toasted
- 2 blood oranges (320g) or 2 medium oranges
- 4 burrata* balls (440g)
- 5g basil or micro-basil leaves
- coarse sea salt
Vignettes? Er…killing it!
Colour, lighting, mood, textures, furnishing proportions, art work, accessories…yes, visually appealing environmental aesthetics certainly play an active role in my mental and spiritual wellbeing.
Passionate about interior decorating, I can readily lose myself in magazines and coffee table books of this genre, often pressing the very same books, with colour coded spines of course, into action when ‘styling’ my coffee table. Problem is I’m never satisfied with the outcome and it seems I’m not alone.
A girlfriend and I recently spent over 3 hours creating the perfect vignette on her table and as we finally stood back to admire our handiwork, laughed at how little we had trusted our independent ability yet collectively managed to ‘ace’ it.
Needing a tad of accessory inspiration and a massive confidence boost we took to Pinterest (of course) which led us to Scogsberg & Smart Such a feast, just had to share – oh and check out their blog for an absolute visual overload!
