Where you find out what that thing is calledTumblr (3.0; @whatsthatcalled)http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg443mwAYH1qgm39do1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Those are <strong>pralines</strong>!</p> <p>They’re a creamy, smooth candy filled with lots of pecan. Though the original French praline was made of almonds covered with a sugar syrup - more like a brittle - they were transformed by French settlers in the South into a pecan + cream heavy mixture of deliciousness. All the fat in the recipe helps keep the sugar from <span>recrystallizing</span> after it cools, making for a really smooth texture. </p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3122312655http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3122312655Sat, 05 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500pralinescandyway too sweet<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg432nIANL1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a Microplane! </p> <p>A brand name that has become synonymous with the item itself, they are the most superior zesting/grating/shredding products out there. Whatever you do, don’t buy a knockoff.</p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3109878456http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3109878456Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:15:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg41a6tnbd1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A hoop or low-back <a href="http://www.ehow.com/facts_5035612_types-windsor-chairs.html">windsor chair</a>.</p> <p>These go way back (to the 1700’s) but were especially in style in the 19th century. Come w/ or w/o arms, identified by the spokes that support the back. </p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3109249328http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3109249328Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:37:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg3vvjixJZ1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A rotary tool, aka a Dremel!</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dremel">Dremel</a> is a popular maker of rotary tools, a hand held thing that you insert a bit into and can pretty much do anything, at least according to wikipedia: “drilling, grinding, sharpening, cutting, cleaning, polishing, sanding, routing, carving and engraving.” </p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3107705529http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3107705529Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:40:30 -0500dremeltoolsthings we buy at Lowe'sthings I don't really know how to use<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg3tlyHKTR1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a blade sign (one that is perpendicular to the wall on which it hangs)</p> <p>personally, my favorite kind of store sign.</p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3107110198http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3107110198Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:51:34 -0500blade signstorefrontscommercial signsarchitecturebrooklyncarroll gardens<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg3sdja69c1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hooded, slightly arched windows, of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Empire_(architecture)">Second Empire</a> style</p> <p>(on a Carroll Gardens brownstone)</p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3106789464http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3106789464Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:24:54 -0500carroll gardens,brooklynwindowarchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg3ruawYpV1qgm39do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An excellently decorated beehive!</p>http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3106651102http://whatsthatcalled.tumblr.com/post/3106651102Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:13:22 -0500beehivehobbywoodboxbeeshoney