Just in at Table Tonic: Summer = SORTED!

Beach towels just got super chic - A bunch of pure cotton Tunisian "Foutas" JUST LANDED at Table Tonic (online and instore)!

They're 200cm x 100cm (huge!), yet super lightweight and they roll up super small in your beach bag. They're $65 each - and just as beautiful in the bathroom. And just wait 'til you see the beautiful box they come in...

(above) "St Tropez" in Light Blue, $65 (click to buy)

(above) "St Tropez" in Cherry, $65 (click to buy)

(above) "Antibes" in Gunmetal, $65 (click to buy)

(above) "Nice" in Lemon, $65 (click to buy)

(above) "Nice" in Aqua, $65 (click to buy)

(above) "St Tropez" in Avocado, $65 (click to buy)

PS 2 more sleeps till Byron Bay - and yes, a bunch of Foutas are coming with us!

Is there anything we MUST do/see/eat/visit in Byron Bay? Leave me a comment, I'd love your travel wisdom! Happy Monday Tonic-ettes!

Table Tonic (Summer) Spotlight: Food-y, drink-y ideas

Mid-morning refresher: Banana, strawberries, frozen raspberries, ice. Blend and serve in a jam jar (Bell Mason are awesome) you bought on the internet. Click to buy Bell Mason jars online here or here. You're welcome.

Weekday lunch: Teriyaki Chicken & Salad Rice paper rolls (below) from the local Sushi Train. I get these at least once a week for lunch!

BBQ with friends: "Grilled Haloumi & Peaches with Dukkah" (from one of the best food blogs out there) My New Roots. Because cheese and fruit are best mates. And because let's face it, Haloumi makes the world go round. Grab the recipe here. Bring on a stone fruit-y Summer!

Nightcap: The "Frangelico Toddy" (below) - Warm a short glass and add 45ml Frangelico, 30ml hot water, 1 Star Anise and 1 Cinnamon Quill. Cut a thick piece of orange peel and squeeze the oils into the drink. For a great touch, flame the orange zest by squeezing the oils through an open flame onto the drink. Looks alright doesn't it?!

Din-spiration: Lantern publish many of Australia's most celebrated cooks & chefs. Lantern Cookery Classics (below) gathers timeless recipes from these much loved authors in an indispensable new super-collection for your kitchen bookshelf. Soon you'll be whipping up your favourite dishes from Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer, George Calombaris, Kylie Kwong, Gary Mehigan and Matt Moran (rrp $19.95 each).

(above) "The George" is my hot pick, but hey - for $19.95 each, why not treat yourself to the complete set? 

Happy weekend Tonic-ettes! Hopefully I'll get some baking in soon. Been to long... Must make another batch of these.

Insta-Tonic? Table-gram? A week in my life

Here's what's been going down at TT HQ this week, via Instagram. PS Come follow me (username is @tabletonic)!

(above) A colourful little tribal-inspired corner of the Table Tonic shop - A Vintage Indian necklace ($120) and a red Jute Shopper. They're so beautiful in real life and only $39 each (click to buy)!

(above) Trying on cossies for our impending 11 NIGHTS in Byron... Bought 2 Seafolly bikinis. So happy.

(above) Which brings me to my morning beach runs... A bikini in a week? Eeeeek!

(above) These are just some of the beauties are from our new shipment of Vintage Indian Kantha Quilts that arrived yesterday. Size is approximately 1.3 x 2.1 metres, $199 each. And the softest cotton you ever felt in your life... (and a different design on the reverse side!)

(above) Monday's supermarket haul: House & Garden (a superb, chunky, beautifully designed issue!) and Minstrels - aka giant (British) smarties. So good. PS A lot of you seem to be under the impression that I never eat junk food. I do!

(above) Taken last Saturday morning - The first day of Spring in Australia. Ugh, I thought it would never come!?

(above) Monday's lunch: The "Buddha's Delight with Tofu" at Banana Blossom in Mona Vale. Noushie and I often swing past for a little pre-ballet lunch date (she has sushi from the place across the road). Words cannot describe how much this salad excites me.

(above) Can you believe Adore Home magazine is nearly two!? Sadly I can't make the party, even though it's in Sydney this year, as we'll be away. And just to rub salt in the wound, it's at PAD!

(above) Yesterday's lunch: The "Quinoa Tabouli" from Nourish in Avalon (formerly The Healthy Chef). I sprinkle extra Goji Berries on mine, straight from the fridge for maximum crunch!

In other news, I am no longer working in the Table Tonic Avalon Shop on Saturdays or Thursdays. It's been an unbelievably hectic few months getting the shop up and running, and working in it 5 days a week, so it's great to have my weekends back, as well as some time to get back in "the office". But come and say hi to Veronica (I call her Mary Poppins) if you're around on a Thursday or Saturday. She is super, super excellent. And all smiley and stuff.

TABLE TONIC  ::  Shop 6, 20 Avalon Parade, Avalon NSW 2107
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm. Ph 0414 508 473

Move. Nourish. Believe. The Movement.

I would imagine there would be a fair few cupcakes and balloons going down at (sportswear empire) Lorna Jane HQ right about now. It's alllll happening at LJHQ! They just launched the Move Nourish Believe Movement campaign, "bringing about a national day of action to acknowledge the importance of our health and wellbeing".

(above) Sporting my Lorna Jane MNB bracelet (with my 2 faves from Jan Logan)...

Put it in your diary Tonic-ettes - Sunday September 30th will mark this day as Active Nation Day. The Move Nourish Believe Movement will connect the nation via their nowmoveit.com microsite, so make sure you click on over and check out  the inspirational campaign video.

(above) I'll be moving in my new Lorna Jane gear on September 30th (shop online here)! And PS Exercise gear has really come a long way - These black pants (3/4 length) hold your tummy in SO nicely and the fluid cups in the bra top? OMG. Unbeliveable.

And I bet you didn't know you can download the brand spanking new Lorna Jane iPhone app (it's free) and track your runs, walks and cycles via GPS, motivating you to "move for the movement" in an instant! Once you've completed your workout, head to nowmoveit.com to track your movements (and if you're competitive, the progress of your friends and the nation as well), via an interactive map of Australia. I know. Hi tech and then some.

So. On September 30th (official "Active Nation Day"), don't forget to move with a buddy, using the fab iPhone app, to create Australia's most active day! Let's get phy-si-cal...