Ryan and I probably fall a skosh more on the “I” side of the introvert/extrovert scale, but can't say we hang out with many wallflowers. Except when it comes to our bathroom decor. 1. Waterlily wallpaper. Remember those temporary wall decals from last summer? The ones...
Yesterday we were excited to, well, wake up to the news that we were featured on Sous Style, one of the raddest food and lifestyle sites around. (Hello, Male Monday — need we say more?) The blog runs a brilliant series known as Wakeup Call, and...
When my brother Neal Benoit and his family moved into their first single-family home in 2009 just south of the Capitol Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia, he also stumbled into an interest in gardening. Five years later, his garden is the talk of the block. The diversely...
Happy equinox, everyone! Here in Southern California, early spring means wildflowers, and lots of them: hillsides dense with blue flax and lupine, and phone-in hotlines updated weekly with the state of the poppies. The excitement is understandable — how many other things feel so untamed...
“A lot of people are surprised to hear about a healthcare provider who co-authored a book about booze,” says Garden Eats blogger Christine Dionese. “Herbs, rinds, seeds, flowers and leaves are the basis of the medicines I prescribe, and have been used to transform food and...
When I turned 16, I got a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda for my birthday. In those days I was just getting into yoga — contemplating boys while in bridge pose — as I tried to branch out beyond my number-one concern...
Trendiness aside, our love for the macaron can be traced to its fulfillment of the three Cs: crispiness, cream and color. Delicate shells piped with flavorful fillings, these iconic French cookies are in the middle of a revival, and we’re along for the ride. We were...
If you’re looking for a tree whose blossom is (1) the national flower of Argentina, (2) the national flower of Uruguay, (3) the floral emblem of a town in Okinawa AND is the city tree of Los Angeles, then you’re in luck. The coral tree...
On a recent rainy day trip to Ikea, our local furniture maze, we took a wrong turn and ended up in the indoor lighting department, where we noticed the store is still carrying the Foto Pendant Lamp. That's when we realized: This indoor pendant lamp...
The recent obsession with our tangerine tree got us to thinking about all the farmland wisdom we've received over the last year. In particular, we’ve been reliving our visit to the edible Shangri-La that is Kauai Fresh Farms. Located on the 500-acre Wai Koa Plantation on Kauai’s North...
