Artichoke Prep Before
Food & Drink

How to Prep an Artichoke for a Dish

About a month ago I made the choice to be healthier with my cooking and use the freshest possible ingredients. This has actually been much easier than I thought it might be with the exception of last night. I was cooking a dish that…

October 22, 2014
Underwood Family Farms Fall Harvest Festival Sugar Babies
Wanderlust

Spectacular Fall Harvest Festival Just North of LA

If you happen to find yourself in the Los Angeles area on a fall weekend you should definitely pop over to Underwood Family Farms for their annual Fall Harvest Festival. Celebrating their 17th anniversary this year, the fair is absolutely perfect for city-dwellers who…

October 21, 2014
Opiary Mother Nature Solitaire
Arts & Entertainment

Man-Made Meets Organic with Opiary

The artisans at Opiary are creating some truly intriguing pieces by incorporating an organic twist with their already impressive sculptures and furniture. Normally, when we think of concrete and plant life together, images of weeds growing out of cracks in the sidewalk come to…

October 17, 2014
Chemical Apparatus Joseph Priestley Beautiful Chemistry Beautiful Reactions
Arts & Entertainment

Chemistry Shown in Beautiful New Ways

In 1899, German Biologist, Ernst Haeckel, published his book Art Forms in Nature, depicting the strangely beautiful forms that occur in exotic marine and microscopic life. The publication, wonderfully successful in its time, was able to bring the wonder and beauty that scientists see…

October 10, 2014
KTO Organic Skincare
Beauty & Fashion

KTO: Amazing and Carcinogen-Free Skincare

Kelly Teegarden is enabling us to protect ourselves from cancer and helping us become more beautiful while we do it. A little while back I was gifted a bottle of Kelly Teegarden Organics facial cleanser and cream, called The Secret and Radiant, respectively. I…

October 9, 2014
Coastline Quilt Haptic Lab
Design & Home

Gorgeous Coastline Quilts by Haptic Lab

New for the 2014 fall season, Haptic Lab has released a line of gorgeous quilts depicting US Islands and Coastlines. Starting at $269, these remarkable pieces use appliquéd gold polysilk to represent the chosen landmass and pale blue cotton for the surrounding water. This fresh…

October 8, 2014
African Souls Baby Giraffe and Mother Manuela Kulpa Stefan Kulpa Erblicken
Arts & Entertainment

Beautiful Photos of Endangered Animals

These beautiful and haunting photographs are the work of German couple Manuela and Stefan Kulpa. Though you would never guess it, these images were not taken of animals in their natural habitat, but instead of those found in zoos, wildlife parks, aquaria, and the…

October 8, 2014