This week's favorites

Not all of my links this week are necessarily the newest on the block, but they've definitely improved my life lately!

From Honestly Yum.

Is it sad when you're too lazy to even shake up a cocktail?  Maybe I haven't earned this one, but I love this quick and simple trick to make your gin ready to drink.











I'm not just making this beautiful borscht because it's Allen Ginsburg's recipe; it's also really good.

From Wine Folly.

This poster illustrating different types of wine is very important to my, ahem, research.









And then I can deposit all my trash in the garden, in a very useful and artistic way, of course, thanks to the brilliant folks at opensalon.com