on birthdays and beautiful and all kinds of happy.

hi! hi!


mondays are all kinds of happy for me.
this one especially though,
today's my dad's birthday.
hip hip. happy birthday dad.
join my wishing him a great day, won't you.

i think you probably know this
but let me just say it once more,
he's both the hands and the inspiration behind HG.

without him, without his talent
without his dedication
and without his aptitude for beautiful
none of what we do at HG would be possible.





so thank you dad 
and happiest of happy birthdays to you.
our little collaboration 
makes me over the moon happy. 

happy trails y'all.

xox, n.




oh and ps: a new photo tutorial soon, FLAG COOKIES! eep!
and pps: a wee thank you to my mom too, she's likely the force behind it all.

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and just because:




cotton candy

light

butterfly

tarte au citron 

fuzzy face  

flowers in newsprint

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photo credit: all me, except the last, that goes to gillian davidson

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the saturday sandwich - a spicy crab brioche!

 
 

hi there. hello. how are you?

 and yes, finally, here i am with it

a saturday sandwich letftover from summer,

a spicy crab brioche. yum.





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it felt like a hot summer day here today. 
kinda tricky in the midst of fall.
i feel like wool skirts
and nubbly sweaters
and there i was in a button-up dress and leather flips.
no matter, it was kinda fun anyway.

it was that kinda day
when the breeze is warm
and the skies are blue.

the kind where you take your sunglasses from the shelf
and sunscreen from the cupboard.

the kind when you have ice cream in the park 
and walks in the sun.

the kind that allows you to slip right back
into the season just before.

the kind when a summer sandwich is just the thing.

i like a braise, i do.

i like a roast chicken and i particularly like a pumpkin pie.

but today i ate for summer 
and i loved every bit of it. 
so with no further ado 

a simple summer sandwich 

and number FOUR in my saturday sandwich series. 
good stuff.

a spicy crab brioche!

a sandwich all about the season just past.

 

here's my process:

pop into your local bakery and pick up some small brioche buns.
or the day before make a brioche dough, then bake it off, day of.
i like the way they look braided and washed with egg but simple buns are cute too.
i made the ones in the photos here since homemade brioche is always a favourite.
either way i figure you can't really go wrong.

cook, cool, and shell two or three whole crab

make the sauce and fold in the prepared crab

slice the bread

gather your peashoots (or at this time of year, your lettuce greens) and wash
toast the bread
slice an advocado

assemble
enjoy!

for the crab mixture:

3 tablespoons homemade mayonnaise 
(store brand would also be fine here, but the fresh flavour of homemade is better)

2 teaspoons grain mustard

1 teaspoon chopped parsley 
the juice of 1/2 a lemon, strained

1 serrano pepper, finely chopped

1/2 a scallion, chopped

3 teaspoons tarragon vinegar
2 teaspoons capers
3/4 cup fresh crab (give or take)
pink australian salt to taste

cracked black pepper to taste

mix all ingredients together and fold in the crab

 

to assemble:
slice brioche lengthwise and toast
place a small handful of pea shoots or salad greens on toasted base
slice avocado and place atop that
scoop a few spoonfuls of the crab mix
place the top of the braided bread on top that
finish with a touch of sea salt if need be
and that's it, you're done
super simple stuff and super tasty

anyway, i'll be back next week, until then

happy weekend y'all, hope it's swell.

xox, n.

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i got a new dress and i'm kinda in love.

piggy banks.

polish for fall.

a chambray shirt. 

mind meet heart. 

speaking of sandwiches for summer.

i like kanye and i especially like GOOD fridays. (via)

this little dude is cute.

pink and black is pretty.

i tweeted this today, but i keep coming back. love.

gah, somedays i'd really like a puppy.

that is all. toodles.

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september, september.

hi y'all!

i can't believe it's late september already.

wowza, so fast!

things are good here super great here.

i've so so much to tell you.

before that though, i wanted to show you

the second part of our collaboration with the wild unknown!

eeep!
HG KITCHEN LINENS.

oh and the ice cream scoops are coming soon to HG too!

aren't they amazing.

i'm speechless a little, dad. love.

anyway, hope life is treating you well.

let's chat again really soon.

xox, n.














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new for fall. love.
this pie made me smile.
do i ever love this photo.




























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a fine flock: feathered pistachio cookies!

hi there,

happy wednesday!


just popping in for a quick hello
and and a little surprise,
one i've been really excited to share with you!
well, it's actually not a surprise per se
but a tiny downloadable gift.
ack!

the first bit of a 
two part collaboration 
with kim from the wild unknown.

and number three in my  

recipe download series.

so with no further ado

from me to you, with all sorts of happy.
recipe download number three:

a fine flock: feathered pistachio cookies!

 

download and print your own copy here.

or simply click on kim's illustration (scroll down) 
to be taken right there.
plus, find numbers one and two here and here.

and since this little download is only part one.

watch for part two to release over at HG in the coming weeks, eeep!

and a big thank you to kim whose work i simply adore.

hope your week is brilliant so far.

i'll be back again soon.

until then.

happy trails.

xox, n.

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and the perfection of light.

 plus, a perfumed locket.

this image makes me melt somehow. love.

i could use a vacation for swimming.

love.

a post for abby.

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ps: 
the HG feather cutters are sold out now, 

but we'll have more really soon! 

if you haven't already,

join our list and we'll write when they're back.


pps:
if your dough seems a little wet, 
don't hesitate to add a couple extra handfuls of flour.