I love this tablescape from my friends’ Mimi and Oddur Thorisson (if you don’t follow them on Manger,  or on @mimithor @oddthor, you should!) It reminds me to always buy those candlesticks that I often see at a garage sale, thrift shop, or flea market…and to buy more fruit and vegetables, not just because they’re good for us, […]

My dear friend Mimi is very pregnant (due in June), and carries in the way that you can’t see it anywhere except in her big bump! (I certainly wasn’t so lucky.) When I was visiting her last week, she had the cutest black dress on, with tights and little ballet flats. She got it at […]

Last summer we spent some time with our dear friend Mimi Thorisson (Manger blog, author of this book) in the Medoc region of France. We had a casual Sunday afternoon lunch at her friends’ house, and she made these amazing potatoes, which couldn’t be simpler. You just get the best quality little potatoes, cut them […]