Three Things of Beauty

{This gorgeous tabletop from Tico DC on the 14th Street corridor in Washington was like viewing a Rothko style painting so, before lunch I had to photograph this creative artwork} {I have a passion for treats such as eclairs, French macarons, and assorted cakes from Ladurée in Georgetown or Venice} {Duck served traditionally at our table by the chef at Peking Gourmet Inn in Falls Church, VA}

Recently, after a typically hard day at work, I arrived home to prep an absolutely delicious evening meal. Believe it or not that’s how I relax in the evening, but before cooking I turned on a bit of jazz to unwind.

The first song that played was entitled “Three things of beauty”, by Bruce Barth, which I thought was a most exquisite name, and thought it would be a great heading for Stylish Heath instead of “favorites”.

For several months now, I have been looking for a platform in which to showcase images that had not been used for a blog post, and are too interesting to set aside. This format will be a fun way to display alluring photos, which today are about food….one of my passions!!!!

Enjoy,
K

Louisiana Creole

The Laura Plantation located on River Road between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is a raised Creole Planation style house. Our team were in Louisiana last week and stopped by this “maison principale” {family home} to check out the architecture; the gardens and to immerse in a bit of history. Originally called l’Habitation Duparc was 12,000 acres at its largest, and includes properties amassed throughout the years. The manor house was built on high and cleared grounds, and had been the location of the Colapissa Indian village.

Cultivated grounds became French parterre gardens, a pecan orchard, a potager planted adjacent to the original kitchen, and vegetable rows near the slave cabins.According to local legend the primary reason the plantation was saved from ruin was that the Br’er Rabbit stories {supposedly} originated here, and an effort was made to restore the house and grounds. So, through copious research found the “Tar-Baby”stories are not native to America, but found compelling evidence that the tale crossed the Atlantic with slaves.


When in Louisiana visit:
Laura- A Creole Plantation
2247 Highway 18
Vacherie, LA  70090

Read:
The Annotated African American Folktales
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tartar

Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
by Joel Chandler Harris

Indulge stylishly,
K