Monday Mentions is an easy way to share any and all of the fun things you’ve discovered recently, online or otherwise. For more information read this post by the mastermind behind this whole thing, Jen @ Daily Mish Mash. Here’s what I’ve discovered this week…

Recipe ideas:

• Ree @ The Pioneer Woman posted a recipe for buttered rosemary rolls that made my mouth water pretty much instantly.
• I discovered Lifehacker last week (yes really, I know it’s like I’ve been living in a cave) and one thing that caught my interest was this collection of Coffee Shop Inspired recipes.
• These chocolate caramel apples at Blissfully Domestic just look amazing – if it weren’t for the plethora of dental woes I’m in the middle of dealing with, I’d be all over these babies.
• Jen @ Stuff Jen Says posted a recipe for a Halloween-themed Candy Cornish dessert that looks sooo good. I’m already dreaming of ways I can reinterpret the recipe for other holidays.
• This article from the Food Column at the Atlantic shows 12 breakfast ideas for anyone currently in a rut in the mornings – definitely worth a look.

Healthy Living:

• Simple Mom dished up 5 Essential Dieting Tips from Nature like: eating what is in season and remembering to keep hydrated, i.e. Drink Water! Simple stuff, but then she is Simple Mom.
• The London Times had an interesting article about how going vegetarian could help with global warming… Would you do it for your planet?
• This one is diet related but mostly just healthy related – what’s healthy for kids is healthy for adults. Another goodie from Simple Mom.

Home Renovation Revelations:

• The Inspired Room did a little post on pantries that had my creative juices flowing with new ideas on how to make our pantry a little bit less chaotic. One of the very best things we discovered about apartments in Wisconsin was pantries, pantries everywhere. It doesn’t seem to be much of a trend in New England but all the apartments here have them and I love it, but oh lord the chaos… Now I’m dreaming of wicker baskets and wishing they were free…
• Along the same lines is an article about Open Shelving and how to do it right. Maybe I should take the doors off my pantry if I ever get it pretty-fied.
• Another goodie from Lifehacker: Check out this $27 chefs knife that performs like a $100 knife. I want to get this for Dan.
• Loving this homemade play tent at OhDeeDoh – how cute is this idea? I might have to get my engineer hubby to help me whip this up for the kids at some point.
• Lifehacker‘s got some cheap winterizing tips for anyone looking to stay warm but not broke this winter.

What Not To Do:

• Loved this blog mentioned on kottke last week: Joel Stickley writes a blog entitled How To Write Badly Well. Awesome. Just awesome. I really liked “Always use a thesaurus.” Really brought me back to my college writing courses round tables. :OP
• I also liked this goodie at Copyblogger: 7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School.
• This one isn’t about grammar – it’s about manners. Pretty strict advice but nevertheless I enjoyed One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do was written by Your The Boss at The New York Times.

Nifty ‘Net Stuff:

• Similar Images just graduated from Google Labs. This tool just looks soooo… nifty! Just do a regular old image search and when you find something you like, but maybe not quite… search for similar images simply by clicking “find similar images.” As always, google makes it easy.
• Looking for a new desktop wallpaper? Lifehacker posted a roundup of autumn themed wallpapers from around the net that are really lovely. It looks like a regular thing over there so lifehacker should be able to keep your desktop in style year round. Sweet.
• The net likes to be grumpy about stuff and we’ve all read about the people on Facebook that make us go a little crazy, but Brianna @ College Candy recently wrote about the Facebook Characters That We Love. I love the positive attitude here and it definitely is a nice reminder of why we are here on the internet to begin with. Not to be annoyed constantly, but for the good stuff! The awesome people we find out here like YOU amazing people taking the time to read this and comment and be fabulous. (Thanks for that!)

That’s all for this week!