The EmMe Blog: my SoHo

Happy August foodie friends! I have a bazillion trillion fun thoughts and ideas I want to share with you today! Putting all kale aside ( btw I have a fab kale slaw for fish tacos that I'll share later)...and instead of stacking tomato mozzarella and layering a pinch of this and a dash of that lets switch things up a little! Home décor is another passion of mine that makes me jump out of bed in the morning! Design and style are very much related to creating a meal...Peppering a dish with pops of color and texture is just like adding pillows and a throw to a couch (well almost).

If you can't tell from the above pic I have a cookbook FETISH (amongst many others). Thank you TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning, Marshalls, and Barnes & Noble for supporting my obsession! Pinterest is addicting and full of ideas and the internet has it all BUT I like to feel a book in my hand when cooking. Call me a cookbook snob but I refuse to buy one if it doesn't have pictures! I have to be able to see what the hell I'm making! Over the years my bad habit has turned into a library and I am damn proud of it ! Books = ART; filled with colorful images, stories of passion, love, and inspiration for fresh ideas.

Stacking books is a great way to artistically display them...biggest to smallest, leaning, staggered, open, closed. Try it! Get those family cookbooks out...the ones that are splattered with sauce and have little pieces of paper popping out of the top reminding you of your family faves. Cookbooks are not just recipes, they are holidays, birthdays, date nights, dinner for one, movie nights...they are family, friends, and self exploration.

I told you LIBRARY! This was a good find at TJ's! When I receive new mags I weed out the old and replace them with new! The recipes that I love I rip out and file away!

I like to arrange objects in odd numbers. It exudes a more organic or natural feel to a space. Make sure your items are different sizes and layer them largest in the back (obi) then med and smaller in front.