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thugkitchen: ANYBODY CAN GRILL A FUCKING BURGER OR HOTDOG....

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:20:15 +0100

ANYBODY CAN GRILL A FUCKING BURGER OR HOTDOG. Elevate your grilling game with something that simpleminded motherfuckers wouldn’t even consider. Grilling veggies is some classy shit and it only takes a few minutes. I am not talking about some played out portabella burger that tastes like a dirty sponge. Eggplant, artichokes, okra, lettuce: all that shit can be thrown on the grill and are in peak form during the spring and summer. People are guaranteed to come correct next time you invite them over. Raise the fucking bar and grill to impress.

GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS WITH AVOCADO LIME DRESSING

2 romaine hearts, washed, trimmed, and sliced in half

1 clove of garlic, chopped up all small

2 tablespoons olive oil

a pinch of salt and pepper

Avocado Lime Dressing

1 ripe avocado

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, chopped all small

½ teaspoon agave or honey

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/4 cup water

salt to taste

For the dressing, put all the ingredients in a small food processor or blender and combine until creamy. Add the pinch of sea salt and mix it in. If that shit looks way too thick, add more water until it looks like salad dressing. Pour it all into a small container and refrigerate until the lettuce is ready.

To grill the romaine hearts, heat the grill to a medium-low heat. As long as the grill isn’t crazy hot, you are good. While the grill heats up, mix the garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper in a little cup. Brush or spoon the oil mixture to the cut side of the lettuce. This isn’t the fucking dressing so go easy. Place the lettuce face down on the grill for 60 seconds or until there are clear grill marks and the leaves are beginning to wilt. Flip the hearts over and grill the other side for another 60 seconds. You want the leaves to look charred but not all fucking limp so pay attention. When they look good, put them on a plate and put some dressing over the hearts. Top with sliced green onions, chopped cilantro, and plenty of black pepper.

Enough for 4 people with some extra dressing

We shared this recipe with our homies over at GQ Online, go check them out.

Love the idea of thug kitchen :) need to try this one.

architizer: ‘Architecture as The Extension of...

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:50:18 +0100

architizer:

‘Architecture as The Extension of Topography’

Hebil 157 Houses is a manifestation of this idea. Located in the North of Bodrum Peninsula, five unique villas are spread over five acres overlooking the tranquil panorama of Hebil Bay. Influenced by the site forces, size, geometry and orientation of the villas vary. All equally benefit from vast … read more

Gorgeous buildings. It takes me a little while to get on with the modernist lines but I love them after a few moments.

“You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:03:55 +0100

“You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period.”
Chris Gardner - The Pursuit of Happyness

Not sure about the film, but I love that line.

architizer: Check Out this Sleek House by Saucier +...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:49:59 +0100

Photo: Marc Cramer

Photo: Marc Cramer

Photo: Marc Cramer

Photo: Marc Cramer

architizer:

Check Out this Sleek House by Saucier + Perrotte!

Beautiful modern design.

cjwho: PARKROYAL on Pickering / WOHA Gorgeous design…

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:58:49 +0100

cjwho:

PARKROYAL on Pickering / WOHA

Gorgeous design…

Something Quiet: If media covered America the way we cover foreign cultures

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:26:57 +0100

Something Quiet: If media covered America the way we cover foreign cultures:

jahanzebjz:

Yet another massacre has occurred in the historically war-torn region of the Southern United States – and so soon after the religious festival of Easter.

Brian McConkey, 27, a Christian fundamentalist militiaman living in the formerly occupied territory of Alabama, gunned down…

Changing the perspective says something pretty important about American media culture - thankfully I live in the UK and the media I consume is varied and (at least a little) less heavily skewed.

Thilo Frank - The Phoenix is Closer than it Appears (2010) -...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:28:42 +0100

Thilo Frank - The Phoenix is Closer than it Appears (2010) - Mixed media with mirrors

Astonishing piece and quite fascinating …

Great breakdown of some basic typography rules.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:28:08 +0100

Great breakdown of some basic typography rules.

Love this; love the space, the light, the huge print on the...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:54:41 +0100

Love this; love the space, the light, the huge print on the wall, the books, the wooden floor … just fantastic.

William McDonough

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:12:00 +0100

“And to use something as elegant as a tree?

Imagine this design assignment:

Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, makes complex sugars and foods, changes colours with the seasons, and self-replicates.…

and then why don’t we knock that down and write on it?”

~ William McDonough

New Zealand Landscapes Timelapse Volume Two — Don’t...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:46:00 +0100

New Zealand Landscapes Timelapse Volume Two

—

Don’t think there’s any more stunning way of showing how the world changes around us in ways we would never notice otherwise.

Great work.

99lions: Smeared Skies by Matt Molloy Matt busted out into the...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:07:39 +0100

99lions:

Smeared Skies by Matt Molloy

Matt busted out into the art scene with his smeared sky photos. Stacking 100 to 200 photos into one, he gave a new way to enjoy the view above us.

Utterly utterly gorgeous.

fer1972: Watercolor Cityscapes by Elena Romanova Really love...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:02:13 +0000

fer1972:

Watercolor Cityscapes by Elena Romanova

Really love the way you get a feel for the city but also the way the medium runs and drips - and the colours are gorgeous.

Photo

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:15:45 +0000

staceythinx: Beautifully atmospheric photography by Adnan...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:09:37 +0000

staceythinx:

Beautifully atmospheric photography by Adnan Bubalo

The colours are just fantastic.

Last post I was talking about Tabletop, the now-established online video series about playing…Last...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:34:06 +0000

Last post I was talking about Tabletop, the now-established online video series about playing…

Last post I was talking about Tabletop, the now-established online video series about playing various board games (nothing like hot off the press with information). One of the titles that has been played on the series with great interest to me is…

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blua: by Owen Perry Gorgeous photos

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:36:18 +0000

blua:

by Owen Perry

Gorgeous photos

staceythinx: Breathtaking work by Flick user 號獃

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:31:17 +0000

staceythinx:

Breathtaking work by Flick user 號獃

Tabletop

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:37:39 +0000

I’m sure that anyone even vaguely into geekery and gaming would known Felicia Day – who has become a geek icon through her work on The Guild – but one of the hidden gems on her YouTube channel GeekAndSundry is the Tabletop series. Essentially each episode…

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Ulysses - Tennyson

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:16:22 +0000

Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though

We are not now that strength which in old days

Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;

One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find,…

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