Two of my fave online magazines launched new issues in the last week - Rue Magazine, lux interior design and fashion compendium and Pure Green Living an eco conscious design and lifestyle magazine. While both are quite different in genre and style, they both share a love and passion for living and living well, which of course means dining, entertaining and good eats! Here are a few of my favourite articles from both:
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<a href="http://www.ruemag.com/">Rue Mag</a> has this fun loving spread of Ultimate Hostess Gifts - I loved every single item in this spread! The garlic olive oil and Uncommon Goods spotty tea pot are especially delightful!

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Pure Green Living has undergone a brand spanking redesign giving other magazines both on and offline a run for their money. But as well as good design it is full of intreresting and inspiring articles. I simply loved the one by Jessie and Melanie Senko - a couple who've quite literally taken control of the produce their family eats by planting their own veg in order to eat seasonally the work of their own hands. The image above is my favourite from this article, a table from a seed swap - an event that slaps the face of companies that 'patent' seeds. Jessie and Melanie explain how and why it's good to start growing your own goods - I felt very very encouraged by it and am planning to plant seed in my sisters garden to accompany the small herb garden i've just put in my kitchen. 

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Of course I couldn't ignore the delicious eats that are from the Pure Green Kitchen! This issue saw 'The Sandwich Edition' a collection of some hearty and healthy sarnies that had my mouth watering - especially the one above which is vegetarian friendly.