FINDING SHIBUSA

As many of you know, I have a soft spot in my heart for mayo. Maybe that was the wrong way to phrase that. I have been know to say that if mayonnaise didn’t exist, the world would be a terrible place to live. Okay, well sandwiches would be no fun at all, and say farewell to tuna and egg salad, artichoke dip, deviled eggs, and pretty much any creamy salad dressing.

So, while I tend to bring out the Hellman’s, I was very pleased to find this mayo from Jamie Oliver’s new pantry collection, Jme, at Williams-Sonoma. I love the line, not only because it includes some fab condiments, but because the labels are awesome (as I referred to in my previous blog post.) I love the handwritten graphics. If you want to add some style to your fridge, and deliciousness to, well, in your belly, look for them here. I hear the raspberry jam is amazing!

If you’re anything like me, then you love a good project – and anything to do with organizing, especially in a visually appealing way that probably involves buying something. That is why I love these jars from terrain so. For starters, they just look cool. No more sticky labels with messy handwriting. (I mean unless you can make the writing your thing – like Jamie Oliver’s new line of pantry products.)
In addition to this, the jar’s very nature begs for a project, as does the fact that we have now moved into the first of the long winter months, the perfect time to come up with things to do inside. You may still have a lot of apples left over from picking, I can never seem to get through them all – bam! apple chutney. Wait, now I’m mixing my celebrity chef references… oh well. Going to someone’s house for Thanksgiving? Take some homemade “cracking cranberry chutney” – pretty impressive, and pretty easy to make.