The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Check out this absolutely amazing interactive book app for iPad. It was created by author/illustrator William Joyce, who also worked on Toy Story, Robots, A Bug's Life and Meet the Robinsons, to name a few. The amount of interaction is really superb and combines the awesomeness of movies and animation to create a whole new experience.



I found it really interesting that the whole story of Morris Lessmore was inspired by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books. It's a story of "people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favour".

First seen on The Fox is Black.

weelittlestitches - contemporary cross-stitch

"Sometimes a girl meets a boy and they become friends. Sometimes a girl kisses a boy and they both realize there's more between them than they thought. Sometimes they fall in love and get married. Sometimes a girl teaches a boy to stitch and suddenly there's one more thing they can share together and build on and plan for. And sometimes they both believe that every wee little stitch is an important part of a much larger story... and every story deserves to be shared."

~ How cool! ~

Check out more at the weelittlestitches etsy store.

Everything is illuminated...

This book light is such a fantastic idea! I would pay someone to make this for me *hint hint* (Drop me a mail to apply for this amazing opportunity!)
I'd try to make it myself, but it looks a tad beyond my level of making-stuffness and laziness. Check out the tutorial here.

Beauty in motion

I am by no means a fan of BMW in any way, shape or form... Almost the opposite, in fact. But I can definitely appreciate a well-crafted design when I see one...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the iconic BMW 328, which was released in 1936 and still holds the highest average speed on the famed Mille Miglia circuit. BMW have paid tribute to it by creating an impressive concept car, an updated version of the 328: the 328 Hommage.

I really dig the styling of it, especially those dead-eye headlights.

When life hands you lemons, make lemon bars...

My experience...
I came across this recipe while searching for this Chocolate Pudding recipe (which is also flipping amazing, btw). The first thing that caught my attention was the picture, because I could already see that it had the second thing that made me read more: the texture. I really love yummy textures that add to the whole delicious experience, and this looked amazing. The following descriptions completely sold me, I went and got some lemons the next day:

"I love how the shortbread crust is all crisp and crumbly and how the lemon filling separates as it bakes. The top has a thin cake-like crust and underneath the lemon filling is all soft and yummy. ...[t]he shortbread is crisp and the lemon filling is tart and tangy."

They were even better than I expected. It was like a sherbet party explosion in my mouth, for realz. I say sherbet because that's what it felt like, you know that tangy, sharp sort of feeling, like not quite fizzy, but almost? Yeah. Flip, I can't wait to make more. I want to try oranges next time :) Carry on reading if you're thinking of making these. Otherwise, you can stop now.

 

I don't think they'd be everyone's cup of tea, I think you definitely have to be into the whole fruity biscuit vibe to enjoy this. I mention this because I know some people that are very much not into lemony flavours and didn't enjoy it at all. But that was ok, coz there was more for me!
Click here for a larger printable version.

I'd also recommend that you stick to the specified pan size.
NB: Make sure you grease the pan really, really well! I think maybe using greaseproof paper might be a better option. I greased mine well, but then I guess it must have got messed up when I was setting the shortbread.

Here are what mine looked like (without icing sugar). Not much like the pic, but still yummy :)

Thanks to Joy of Baking for such awesome recipes!
The lovely pic in the header is from another recipe for the same thing that I found the other day.

Happy munching! Let me know if you try it :)