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I’m about to make a trip to Atlanta, Ga., next week — my first! — and some shopping of the home kind is definitely in order (I’m not just talking about IKEA, though it’s definitely on the agenda). One of my first stops will be to shopSCAD. The Savannah College of Art and Design opened the boutique and gallery for their Atlanta campus last year, and — if their website is any indication — the shop promises to be three levels of lovely art and design.

ShopSCAD is fed by works exclusively from the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the college. A quick glance at the “for the home” section yields rugs, pillows, furniture and dishware in a medley of design styles. But what I love most is the story behind each piece, and the obvious care taken to create it.

Some of my favorites:

The Mecedora Rocker ($1,700) by Danielle Peña is made of stainless steel tubing (bent by hand) with a woven cotton rope seat and backrest.

Each ceramic Red Poppies Dancing in the Field Primitive Bowl ($57) by 2002 valedictorian alumna Tiffani Taylor is gorgeous and made to order.

Alumna Jenny Little’s 360-thread count sateen Ships with Lace Pillowcases ($50) are what dreams are made of.

If you go:
shopSCAD in Atlanta
3096 Roswell Road in Buckhead, down from the old Roxy theater

Recommendations for other must-see boutiques in Atlanta? I’m all ears.

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Bean Hole Lima Beans and Bacon

8 Servings
Lima Beans
Camp Food.
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8 cups cooked large limas
2 cups bean cooking liquid
2 cloves garlic
cup finely chopped onion
1 cup chili sauce
2 tbsp. brown sugar
8 slices bacon.

1. Mix all ingredients except bacon in pot. 2. Cover with the bacon. 3. Cook in covered Dutch oven in a bean hole 4 hours. (1 cup uncooked lima beans equals 2 cups cooked)
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“uptown Cowboy Brunch”

4 Servings
Steak
American
Summer Picnics Fall Grill Brunch Breakfast Steak American

2 large Potatoes - sliced into 1/8″ sticks
4 yokes Eggs
1 stick Butter - softened
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Chipotle pepper
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 large Fillet meion steaks - grilled and shaved into thin slices
1/4 cup McCormick’s Grill Mate Steak Rub
4 each tortillas for burritos - warmed
1 bottle Extra virgin olive oil
4 whole Eggs - scrambled
1 bag baby spinach leaves - washed
1 container feta cheese - dried tomato and basil is good
1 bottle Hot sauce - to taste


2 large baking potatoes cut into 1/8″ x 1/8″ x 3″ size sticks, wash, dry and then fry in extra virgin olive oil skillet until very crisp. Vigorously whisk 4 egg yolks, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 stick of butter together in a stainless steel bowl until the mixture thickens. Place the bowl over a saucepan containing boiling water (or use a double boiler). Continue to whisk rapidly. Be careful not to let the eggs get too hot or they will scramble. Remove from heat, add 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper and 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and blend until fluffy. Cover this hollandaise sauce and place in a warm spot until ready to use. 2 fillet meion steaks rubbed with extra virgin olive oil and grill seasonings or salt and pepper; grill or pan fry (searing quickly and then turning down to medium heat until desired level of done) and shaved into ?” slices. Take 4 flour burrito tortillas and grill or pan fry until warm and limber. Coat fry pan with Olive oil. Plate separately. Scramble 4 eggs and set aside. Spread a layer of fresh baby spinach leaves over each or the tortillas. Add a layer of a hand full of potato sticks to each tortilla Add 1 table spoons of scrambled eggs on top of the potato sticks to each serving. Add 2 table spoons of feta cheese to each serving. Add 3-5 strips of steak on top of the feta cheese to each serving. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoon of hollandaise sauce over all this and fold each into a one ended open pouch and pin with a tooth pick (add a few drops of hot sauce to taste if you’re a cowboy or cowgirl).
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Is it possible for grass to get too much water? (answer).

From The Old Farmer’s Almanac.