Anna at Door Sixteen, a fellow WordPress/DreamHost and (!) ad free blog, spent some time transforming her IKEA Frösta stools just like we did back in April. If you read that post, you’ll remember that my project was originally inspired by something I read on D16. Anna took it a step further and gorgeously painted the seats of her stools in deep black. My mind is now on what color I might use if I were to do the same…

Tom was excited to see on both June 25 and June 30 a couple of hellos from James Norton over at The Heavy Table, a food blog here in the Twin Cities. Their regular Morning Roundup part of “The Churn” is a great way to find out what’s happening in local food and food writing. If you haven’t seen Tom’s entries on his Báhn Mì from scratch and taste-testing Red Savoy Pizza, then please—scroll down!

Over the long weekend we’ll be focusing on the theme of travel and filling you in on what’s been going on in our kitchen that we haven’t had a chance to share just yet. As always, there will be plenty of food, projects, and online finds to keep you going. Thanks for visiting!