LEMON-O-RAMA! Create this simple and sunny lemonscape and sumptuous luncheon for your gal pals ASAP! It starts with bowls brimming with golden Meyer lemons and pocket-fold napkins dotted with fresh chamomile blooms, as if just plucked from a spring meadow. Whip up a mouthwatering Cobb Salad, in the round, that is both...
Make it a S M A S H I N G Valentine’s cocktail hour with my breathtaking Blackberry Smash & Mint libation! Check out the GORGEOUS vermillion-red color! It’s the perfect SEXY sip for Valentine’s Day!! Muddled fresh blackberries create the downright intoxicating hue. {I’m blushing!} Monica Hart for 425 Magazine with Rodrigo...
PARTY CRUSH Monica Hart ~ In the PINK Hat Box Gift Baskets ~ Monica Hart for 425 Magazine, Rodrigo DeMedeiros Photo Whether you’re in a relationship or single, it’s SO worth it, to add a little Valentine’s Day luster and r o m a n c e to your life, leading up to Valentine’s Day...
Pretty in vintage pink! THRILLED to open the doors of our home for the first ever, virtual Holiday Home tour by Assistance League of the Eastside!! This year’s theme is – It Takes a Village, and it truly does take a village to help so many in need in our community, especially during the holidays....
Looks like a scene,” right out of Jane Austen novel,” said a dear friend of mine, but this golden-hour picnic, was actually laid out, under an old Maple tree, on the beautiful landscape that is Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, in Woodinville, WA. All images Rodrigo DeMedeiros/425 Magazine The view is breathtaking. Rows of grapevines,...
How sweet it is! So psyched to make the COVER of the 425 Magazine – March SPRING issue! Spring brunch anyone? Oh my! Totally loving the look of these lighter-than-air, soufflé pancakes, shot by uber talented photographer, Rodrigo De Medeiros for 425 Magazine! He caught me, mid (VERY liberal) drizzle, with the barrel-aged dark maple...
UPDATE ~ First, THANK YOU so much for the overwhelming response, to our March 26th Spring Soiree event that was scheduled at The Bellevue Collection!!! Your support and that of The Bellevue Collection + 425 Magazine = AWESOME! At this time, here is our message: Because we want all of our guests to be...
All photos ~ Rodrigo DeMedeiros Fresh apple cider sips, quench the fall thirst, especially when shaken with a little tequila & lime! It’s my must try, FALL Margarita ~ All you need is a light dusting of cinnamon sugar for the rim and a star anise pod (with that hint of licorice), and you have yourself...
Say so long, to summer…with an easy, YUMMY, Labor Day picinic! Grab an inflatable buffet bar…and pack it with picnic essentials, like: a cute picnic basket, ice bucket and fresh blooms! Tuck utentils and salt & pepper packets into fun paper napkins and then create simple but delicious fresh dishes that will...
Roasted, vine-ripened tomato and fennel jam, heaped on grilled rustic rosemary bread with an undercoating of lemony ricotta…OH, so good! Images Rodrigo DeMedeiros – 425 Magazine Okay, soon, your garden tomatoes will be ripening fast and furious. This crazy good, savory summer jam, will help you make the MOST of that delicious summer crop ....
Follow me on Instagram @monicahart1 All images ~ Rodrigo DeMedeiros, 425 Magazine It’s summer barbecue season, people!! Time to gather outdoors and dine alfresco, under the stars. My kickoff to summer feature, in 425 Magazine, is ALL about the thrill of the summer grill. It’s time to take your mad, summer barbecue skills, to the...
All images ~ Rodrigo DeMedeiros – 425 Magazine Hello HUGO! Sipping into the weekend… with this amazingly refreshing cocktail that seriously satisfies your summertime thirst. It’s said to be, one of ‘the IT’ drinks in Europe, and purportedly, originated in The Alps. BUT I promise, it plays perfectly, here in the States and beautifully, in...
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