Keep your eyes open and you’ll find inspiration everywhere.
I was given that nugget of wisdom ages ago and it’s something I still carry with me. Of course, it’s important to not only look for inspiration but also to cultivate it. A few months back, I made my book mood board as a source of culinary inspiration while I r&d-d the recipes for my book, and it was loads of help as I logged in hours at the stove. But, in this age of constant information, where there’s a flood of things to look out for, it’s essential to buck inspirational ADD and distill it down.
In attempts to do so, I’m going to start compiling a list of the things that inspire me each month — like a mood board in list form. Here’s this month’s finds:
Beautiful to look at and (hopefully) also to taste, I’m dying for this maple syrup to arrive in the mail so I can bake up some sweet stuff, pronto;
Swedish songstress Lykke Li is even better when remixed;
The screwy skits of Portlandia remind us it’s important to laugh at ourselves on a regular basis;
I was doing a good job of staying dry this new year until I came across this sultry cocktail;
Though I’m not that much of a shopper, this jewelry with all its bits and bobs, stirs up all kind of whimsy;
While I’m on a femme slant, I find these faux floral arrangement endearing;
In my “wouldn’t it be nice” category is a trip inspired by this article;
Jamie’s on my home turf and putting up another food fight for the next season for JOFR;
This slideshow from Gourmet takes a look at the many food treasures and repulsions found online;
When I risk taking myself too seriously, I turn to the already-classic Marcel the Shell video to keep things light.
