Living Retro

I love my lovely modern loft but I do daydream about having a gorgeous vintage house all decked out in retro-finary. Lately I've been drooling over some pretty inspirational pictures from lots of great sites so I thought I would share them with you one by one.




Retro Renovation
I cannot wait to check this site every day. I love watching the transformation as people find tarnished vintage fixtures and furniture and then bring them back to life. They also have an amazingly inspirational photo gallery. I haven't explored the entire site yet because there is SO much to check out. The Forums look like the place to be though! I also have to admit that I would just love to sit down and have a chat with Pam, I think we'd get along famously! How could you not love the lady behind Save The Pink Bathrooms?

I've got lots more favorites to share both here and at Love, Dolly. So keep checking back.  Now enjoy some pictures from Retro Renovation and be sure to head over there and check out the site.

Online Cooking?

I'm finally back up and running and trying to get back into the swing of things. I lost a lot of info in the great tech meltdown of 2009 so I'm still trying to get everything back into their right place. I'll resume regular posting soon but I did want to pop in and share this little beauty with you.

Have you checked out The Mixer? It's an online cooking school from Betty Crocker! I just found out about it today and am so excited. It's free and has great instructional videos, recipes, and some places to talk to other students. I'm definitely going to be taking a few classes. What do you think?

Have you embraced technology when it comes to cooking? I spend many hours digging through online cooking blogs and saving recipes that I want to try. I do love having a lovely "old fashioned" recipe book but there's something very easy about bookmarking a recipe, bringing the laptop into the kitchen, and cooking.

I have my staples (Better Homes & Gardens, Betty Crocker, Martha Stewart, All Recipes etc) but my absolute favorite thing about the internet is that it's like one giant cook book. Think about it. It's full of family recipes from so many different times, and from all over the world. It's full of new ideas, and old favorites! If you tried, you couldn't get through every one. Amazing.

I know you are all itching to know my favorite reads so here you go:

I love The Kitchn because it's a great mix of recipes, tips, and reviews.

Pink of Perfection is a total culinary crush for me. Sarah has an amazing way of writing about food and an uncanny knack for coming up with just the perfect recipe!

Smitten Kitchen grabs your right away with the amazing photos. If you can pull your eyes away from them then you'll find out that the recipes are delish!

If you're in a bit of a cooking rut then you should check out Eat Make Read. Kelly tries lots of different things and you'll never get bored!

I have a ton more, and if you like these and would like for me to share more, then just let me know!