Asian Salmon Cakes!

This is the best recipe I've created to-date, I'm proud to say & it's SUPER SIMPLE just how Vlad likes it...

The photo's not the best... I got too excited & took a bite before I remembered to snap the pic, but you get the idea - guess I'm no food stylist.

I never actually measure things out, so these are all estimations:

2 -6 oz cans of salmon
2 large eggs
1/3 c. chopped green onion
1/2 red pepper
2 tbs fresh grated ginger
2 tbs wasabi
2 1/2 tbs miso
1/2 c. plain bread crumbs
2 cloves grated garlic
1/2 tsp pepper

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl, form your patties & fry 'em up in some veggie oil.  Delish!  Makes about 4 salmon cakes.

I'm also dying to try this with some beans & make Asian Veggie Cakes too :)

"Hoot! Hoot!" Owl Mobile

This is a mobile I recently finished for one of my besties!  She just had a baby boy!
I'm so happy with the way this turned out.

I used vintage fabric for the bodies & vintage flower buttons for the eyes.  The wings, bellies, eye balls & beaks are made of felt.  I sewed little bells into the wings so they make noise when jiggled around.

For the halo, I used a plastic embroidery ring & blanket stitched this strip of felt around it that I had already detailed.  I hope baby will like it!

Avette's First Trip to The Big City.

We took Little Miss on her first trip to The City!  At 9 months old, she was way past due.  We got into town on Sat.  Hello!
Lindsey's garden is looking so pretty this year!  I miss walking down the street to relax in it with her!

We quickly headed over to Ft Greene Park.  The farmer's market was still going on when we got there.  Avette was having so much fun watching all the people & dogs making their rounds.

On Sunday we made our way up to Williamsburg.  I carried her around in our new Sakura Bloom Sling!  We love our sling so much!  Kayleigh & Marj surprised me Friday & brought it over to the apartment - what a great gift :)

We popped in at the Artists & Fleas.  So many amazing crafters there!  I could have perused around all day in the flea market, getting lost in the vintage madness & gorgeous crafts at every single stop!

We also did a little boutique-ing.   Lindsey held Miss Avette while I tried some clothes on.

And the guys relaxed outside, brown-bag style.

Then, to finish off the perfect trip, we did brunch at Olea, one of my most favorite brunchey timey places! They have the best bloody mary's eva there!

We had such an amazing trip!  Little Avette was such a delight, she travels well these days & loves seeing new things.  Nick & I have been trying to expose her to as much as possible in the hopes that she'll become a well-rounded little girl one day :)
We drove home in an amazing sunset & Avette said "sky" for the first time as she pointed her little finger up at it.  What a classical end to a marvelous trip!

Pierre Frey - Serious Inspiration!

I stumbled upon Pierre Frey's fabric collection in the most recent edition of Elle Decor & it's fantastic!  Are you kidding me with these prints?  I want to cover EVERYTHING in my house with them!!!

Here is a link to the rest of Pierre Frey's fabric line.  I'm melting!

First Fireworks!

We took little miss to see her first fireworks this 4th of July!  She was totally enthralled by them!  Nick & I were taking bets beforehand & expecting her to cry, but it turned out we didn't need an escape route after all because she was awesome!

Avette's been crawling now for over a month and a half.  She chaises the dog around the house.  Every time I turn around he's giving her one of his bones & she sticks them right in her mouth, of course!  Yuck!  

She's also standing on her own for short intervals.  There have been falls & it's frightening at first, but I keep convincing myself that it's all part of the learning experience...

I can not believe she's 9 months old today!  It is flying by way too fast!!

This weekend we took her on a hike to McKenzie Pond.  She giggled & babbled the whole trip.  She loved tasting the wild strawberries growing by the pond.  The water was warm enough to stick her feet in & she splashed them around.

She points at things & says some words like "hi", "mama" & "eyes".  She waives when we say "hi" & "bye".  This little stinker still cries every time you put a shirt on her - I wonder when that will end...  Not a day goes by that she doesn't make me smile.  I just love this little girl so much!