Fall Kitchen Garden and Burberry Boots
It’s an early morning Fall harvest in our Kitchen Garden and my French basket is packed with garden goodness! Ripe figs from the mini orchard and green apples plucked from our espaliers. Just a handful of string beans and a bag full of sugary ripe golden yellow and red tomatoes. ...
Kitchen Garden Totable -Stylish Raised Garden Bed
It’s early morning in our Pacific Northwest garden where cultivating & coffee go hand in hand. Been babying them for WEEKS now, finally…it’s time to plant. Grew these organic kitchen garden starts inside from seed, in small peat pots and pellets. LOVE. Cilantro for my yummy fresh salsas… sunny sunflowers, which will be soon be transplanted to our...
The Potager ~ Kitchen Garden from Seed
It’s time once again to sow the seeds for our pretty potager – otherwise known as our kitchen garden! {LOVE} Never mind the cold Seattle rain, spring IS eternal and it’s coming! Promise! There is something so satisfying about growing your garden from SEED! So I pulled out my worn pots {on a wine...
Stylish Mini Kitchen Herb Garden
Sometimes it’s nice to have a touch of glamour in unexpected places and so when I spied this pretty gold container I thought… kitchen herb garden, naturally! Love the look. Love the juxtaposition of earthy herbs in a glamorous container. What’s more, they are at my fingertips! A hint of fresh mint turns...
Outdoor Kitchen Corner
Find me on INSTAGRAM @Monicahart1 Upscale Camping ~ Love cooking & entertaining outdoors, especially now, that I’ve dressed up our little rustic outdoor kitchen corner. It started with that freestanding BBQ back there (love), sans wings, to make room for this (floor model sale!)! two-tiered, wood & zinc topped island with casters! It’s my...
A Clean Kitchen Slate ~
Fresh Start Love to do this, clear the kitchen counters, wipe the slate clean and start anew. Nothing big, simply want to rethink & rearrange our kitchen pieces… and a clean slate is a good place to start. I’m feeling ‘French’ here, French lavender, both the herb and the color palette. So I add back, a French...
La Famigila in the Kitchen Garden ~ Pasta with Roasted Broccoli, Tomatoes & Pine Nuts
Our little raised kitchen garden is overflowing with deliciousness! And when your garden boasts beautiful blue green broccoli like this, only one thing to do… get cooking! Here’s a rich & simple, broccoli & tomato dish. I like to spoon it over pasta! The richness comes from the roasting! Combine the broccoli with halved cherry tomatoes,...
Our Outdoor ‘Kitchen’ ~ Reveal
Alfresco There is something simply delightful about cooking and eating, outdoors. It’s that whole alfresco kitchen/dining thing…love it! So, I set out to create the feel of an outdoor kitchen like space, without the cost and the commitment of a ‘built-in’ design. I envisioned something more ‘unfitted’ and mobile, if need be. And, I hoped...
The NEW ‘Beautiful KITCHENS & Baths’ Magazine ~ And We’re In It!
Sweet! My heart started pounding and I nearly dropped my groceries, when I realized the Summer 2011 edition of Beautiful KITCHENS & Baths magazine had already hit newsstands! I knew our kitchen was scheduled to be featured in the gorgeous pages of this NATIONAL Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication! I very calmly, RACED...
Outdoor ‘Kitchen’ ~ Cool Find
Have a seat! Image via World Market Pulling together a modest Outdoor ‘Kitchen’ of sorts. Spotted this, a metal cargo bar stool from World Market and thought, hmmm. Now, it’s not billed as an outdoor product exactly but it’s stack-able, thus easy to store under an overhang and it’s inexpensive. A couple of these...
Outdoor Kitchen Inspiration ~ Cool Find
Zinc! Images Via Pottery Barn Pulling together a little outdoor kitchen space. Not, a big built in (though they are nice.) I’m after something unfitted, more eclectic... I spotted this! Totally lovin‘ this little Zinc outdoor sideboard number from Pottery Barn. You? Love that it’s double decker… zinc on top & slatted eucalyptus on the...
My Search is Over ~ Kitchen Mantel Dressing
The Perfect Piece ~ The Perfect Patina ~ The Perfect Place I have been searching and searching… (for years, literally!) looking for that perfect piece, to place, on our kitchen Mantel. Most days, it’s left quite bare, a carved medallion and two empty white vases, the only adornment. I do dress the mantel with the...
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