A little late today, nutty work day, but here it is - a round up off all the foodish inspired posts from some of my fave blogs in the past week.

<img src="http://www.trotski-ash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ox-tail-stew-105small-419x632.jpg" alt="Braised Ox Tail" width="300/">

<strong>blogroll category</strong>: foodie
<strong>blog name/url</strong>: <a href="http://www.trotski-ash.com/">trotski &amp; ash</a>
<strong>blogger</strong>: <a href="http://www.trotski-ash.com/about/">sarah &amp; romy</a>
<strong>post i loved</strong>: <a href="http://www.trotski-ash.com/2010/05/recipes/braised-ox-tail/">Braised Ox Tail</a>

Ahh Oxtail. I know you well. It's funny, yes I am a vegetarian, yes my parents are Jamaican, but no I don't nor ever have been a huge fan of Oxtail. For some reason this fact perplexes people I meet in NY. "But your parents are Jamaican!" they gasp. Yes, yes they are. I don't know what it is about oxtail that I never found exceptionally yummy. I don't hate it. But I just didn't like to eat it. I was always impressed at how remarkably tender it was - sort of reminded me of a good moussaka. The gals of T&amp;A have provided a recipe that incorporates red wine..pretty sure my mum never added THAT! But if you are so inclined give it a try..if you've never had oxtail before you may be surprised how much you like it. Or not.


<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_70Inj1ZGMvE/S-QpjUSF5LI/AAAAAAAAIEM/jPSyYBtGJ8k/s800/sweet_paul_page.jpg" alt="Sweet Paul magazine" width="400/">

<strong>blogroll category</strong>: designy
<strong>blog name/url</strong>: <a href="http://thebedlamofbeefy.blogspot.com/">The Bedlam of Beefy</a>
<strong>blogger</strong>: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01865761598525174229">Uncle Beefy</a>
<strong>post i loved</strong>: <a href="http://thebedlamofbeefy.blogspot.com/2010/05/paul-has-magazine-sweet.html">Paul has a Magazine! Sweet!</a>

A new addition to the ole blogroll, bedlam of beefy is a well written, carefully curated blog run by...well.."Uncle Beefy". (oh the images that conjures!). Nevertheless, the post, <a href="http://thebedlamofbeefy.blogspot.com/2010/05/paul-has-magazine-sweet.html">Paul has a magazine! Sweet!</a> caught my eye. Why, firstly because it's about a new foodie magazine with recipes and images to die for (read: gastroporn). So check out bedlam of beefy if you get the chance, and of course, check out the <a href="http://www.sweetpaulmag-digital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010#pg1">sweet paul magazine</a>.


<img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/643*474/Portnoy-Danzig-Residence-Facade.jpg" alt="Marin Living: Home Tours" width="400/">

<strong>blogroll category</strong>: mags
<strong>blog name/url</strong>: <a href="http://www.dwell.com/blogs/">dwell blog</a>
<strong>blogger</strong>: <a href="http://www.dwell.com/people/aaron-britt.html?tab=articles&amp;c=y">Aaron Britt</a>
<strong>post i loved</strong>: <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/marin-living-home-tours.html">Marin Living: Home Tours</a>

Modern homes staging an open house in the Bay Area?  Yes please! Aaron Britt blogged about the first <a href="http://www.aiasf.org/">AIASF</a> home tour of the year over at <a href="http://www.dwell.com">Dwell</a>. How I wish I could have gone to see wonderful kitchens the like of that shown above..sigh. But alas. Thanks to the interweb though one can drool over the <a href="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/marin-living-home-tours.html">slideshow</a> Aaron put together for those of us who want a taste of what the tour would have on show!


<img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.137663689.jpg" alt="Vintage scale at Hindsvik" width="400/">

<strong>blogroll category</strong>: vintage housewares
<strong>blog name/url</strong>: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Hindsvik">Hindsvik</a>
<strong>blogger/owner</strong>: <a href="http://hindsvikvintage.com/?page_id=2">Daniel and Valeria</a>
<strong>post/email/item i loved</strong>: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44880086/american-family-scale">American Family Scale</a>

Yes, yes I love vintage <a href="http://cravenmaven.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/as-seen-on-etsy-6/">scales</a>. And last week Hindsvik posted this doozy on the etsy store. How lovely is it?? And at $45 it's not half bad.


*blogships is a rip on an email I got that opened with ' what's cooking my friendships?'

<i>all images from the respective blogs mentioned</i>