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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Bill Gekas
Australian photographer Bill Gekas pays tribute to classic paintings using his adorable five year-old daughter, Athena as model.
The Melbourne dad is an award-winning, self-taught photographer whose pictures have made their presence in numerous publications.
The Melbourne dad is an award-winning, self-taught photographer whose pictures have made their presence in numerous publications.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
W/W - Jackfruit
For those from the colder climates who may not have seen this weird looking fruit, this is a jackfruit or nangka in Malay.
According to Wikipedia, the jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit reaching as much as 80 pounds (36 kg) in weight and up to 36 inches (90 cm) long and 20 inches (50 cm) in diameter. It looks somewhat like a durian minus the thorns.
Inside the rough exterior are yellowish, fleshy bulbs that some say, taste like a cross between a banana, pineapple and mango. The seeds can be eaten! Roasted or boiled in salt water, the cooked seeds taste like chestnuts.
Extracting the bulbs from the fibrous rind is a messy and sticky business as the fruit excretes an extremely adhesive latex substance that is difficult to remove. You have to first coat your hands and knife with coconut oil.
I've never bought an entire unopened jackfruit. I buy the flesh, cleaned and packed from the supermarkets. For those who have never attempted opening the enormous fruit, you probably need an instructions manual to disassemble the bulbs which are embedded in a fibrous mess of sticky filaments that look like the intestinal villi of an alien creature. You can't just yank the bulbs out - you need to detach them with an oiled knife or scissors and there may be as many as 100 to 500 edible bulbs in a single fruit.
Warning - Never ever do this while wearing your favourite clothes!
Inside the rough exterior are yellowish, fleshy bulbs that some say, taste like a cross between a banana, pineapple and mango. The seeds can be eaten! Roasted or boiled in salt water, the cooked seeds taste like chestnuts.
Extracting the bulbs from the fibrous rind is a messy and sticky business as the fruit excretes an extremely adhesive latex substance that is difficult to remove. You have to first coat your hands and knife with coconut oil.
I've never bought an entire unopened jackfruit. I buy the flesh, cleaned and packed from the supermarkets. For those who have never attempted opening the enormous fruit, you probably need an instructions manual to disassemble the bulbs which are embedded in a fibrous mess of sticky filaments that look like the intestinal villi of an alien creature. You can't just yank the bulbs out - you need to detach them with an oiled knife or scissors and there may be as many as 100 to 500 edible bulbs in a single fruit.
Warning - Never ever do this while wearing your favourite clothes!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Pinterest, You Are Drunk
I've just recently discovered this tongue-in-cheek site that takes those ridiculous pins on Pinterest and adds funny captions to them.
Gotta love the witty captions!
Here are just 10 of my fave drunken pins. More @ Pinterest, You Are Drunk.
WHY? BECAUSE ROCKS GET COLD, DAMMIT.
STEP 1: FIND A DAMN CAKE-LAYING BIRD
THE NEXT MILESTONE IS A HAMSTER WHEEL
"..AND THE WOMAN SHALL BRUISE THE SERPENT'S HEAD"
FURTHER PROOF THAT NOT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE UPCYCLED
YOU ARE THE REASON THAT STORES ARE GOING TO START CHARGING FOR PAINT SAMPLES
THESE DOG BONE PAPER CLIPS JUST GOT AWKWARD.
I CAN SEE THE HEADLINE NOW: GIRL’S HEAD SMASHED IN BY BAT-WIELDING ARACHNOPHOBE
YOU CAN PLAY “GET THE BALL INTO THE CAVITY” WHEN YOU ARE BORED AND ALONE. WHICH WILL BE FREQUENT WHEN YOU WEAR A NECKLACE LIKE THIS.
Gotta love the witty captions!
Here are just 10 of my fave drunken pins. More @ Pinterest, You Are Drunk.
WHY? BECAUSE ROCKS GET COLD, DAMMIT.
STEP 1: FIND A DAMN CAKE-LAYING BIRD
THE NEXT MILESTONE IS A HAMSTER WHEEL
"..AND THE WOMAN SHALL BRUISE THE SERPENT'S HEAD"
FURTHER PROOF THAT NOT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE UPCYCLED
YOU ARE THE REASON THAT STORES ARE GOING TO START CHARGING FOR PAINT SAMPLES
THESE DOG BONE PAPER CLIPS JUST GOT AWKWARD.
I CAN SEE THE HEADLINE NOW: GIRL’S HEAD SMASHED IN BY BAT-WIELDING ARACHNOPHOBE
YOU CAN PLAY “GET THE BALL INTO THE CAVITY” WHEN YOU ARE BORED AND ALONE. WHICH WILL BE FREQUENT WHEN YOU WEAR A NECKLACE LIKE THIS.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Erwan Fichou
These pics of dog owners wearing sweaters spun from their pooches' fur are by French photographer Erwan Fichou.
Just a thought - Do they smell like a wet dog if they're caught in the rain?
What's your take on this? Would you rather wear a sweater from a sheep you'll never meet or the fur of your best friend??
Just a thought - Do they smell like a wet dog if they're caught in the rain?
What's your take on this? Would you rather wear a sweater from a sheep you'll never meet or the fur of your best friend??
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Celebrity Nuts
Artist Steve Casino was eating peanuts one day, when he noticed one was sorta shaped like him. He drew a cartoon of himself with a pen, showed it to his friend who got a big laugh. Steve did a celebrity next, of Joey Ramone and has been hooked since! He basically does nut jobs of people whom he admires.
James Brown
Elton John
James Bond
Spider-Man And Doc Oc
Trent Reznor
Johnny Cash And June Carter Cash
Doctor Who
Matt Smith With A Peanut Dalek
He leaves the back of the nuts untouched. Why? He loves the happy reaction of people when he shows them the back of a normal looking peanut and then slowly reveals the person painted on the front.
Elvis Costello
Spock And Kirk Battle Horrible Hamilton
He leaves the back of the nuts untouched. Why? He loves the happy reaction of people when he shows them the back of a normal looking peanut and then slowly reveals the person painted on the front.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Piggy Bread
We pigged out on these piggy bread I made yesterday!
Inspired by Melita @ cafechocolada.blogspot.com
Inspired by Melita @ cafechocolada.blogspot.com
Sunday, March 3, 2013
What 200 Calories Look Like
These images have been floating every where and I was inspired to post this. If you have not already seen them, you may want to reconsider your diet.
Popular research website WiseGEEK depicts what a * 200-calorie portion of 70 different food types looks like on a plate.
*An amount of 200 calories was chosen because the people at WiseGeek wanted something that gave tangible volumes for the entire range of items. They felt that 100 Calories of butter or oil would have yielded diminutive portion sizes; on the other hand 500 Calories of celery would have been virtually incomprehensible
The plate is 10.25" (26cm) in diameter and the bowl is 6.25" (16cm) .
Here are just 10 of the stuff I eat regularly. Full list here.
Jack in the Box French Fries
73 grams = 200 Calories
Potato Chips
37 grams = 200 Calories
Broccoli
588 grams = 200 Calories
Honeydew Melon
553 grams = 200 Calories
Coca Cola
496 ml = 200 Calories
Peanut Butter
34 grams = 200 Calories
Cooked Pasta
145 grams = 200 Calories
Doritos
41 grams = 200 Calories
Hot Dogs
66 grams = 200 Calories
Fried Bacon
34 grams = 200 Calories
Were you surprised?
Popular research website WiseGEEK depicts what a * 200-calorie portion of 70 different food types looks like on a plate.
*An amount of 200 calories was chosen because the people at WiseGeek wanted something that gave tangible volumes for the entire range of items. They felt that 100 Calories of butter or oil would have yielded diminutive portion sizes; on the other hand 500 Calories of celery would have been virtually incomprehensible
The plate is 10.25" (26cm) in diameter and the bowl is 6.25" (16cm) .
Here are just 10 of the stuff I eat regularly. Full list here.
73 grams = 200 Calories
37 grams = 200 Calories
588 grams = 200 Calories
553 grams = 200 Calories
496 ml = 200 Calories
34 grams = 200 Calories
145 grams = 200 Calories
41 grams = 200 Calories
66 grams = 200 Calories
34 grams = 200 Calories
Were you surprised?
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