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...
425 Magazine Secret Garden Party!
Brooke Clark Photography via 425 Magazine It’s a secret garden party and YOU’RE invited! From a sweet as honey cocktail and pretty DIY flower power chandelier {orchids – Fena Flowers!} to a delish deconstructed spring salad, join the girls and me for a fresh little garden gathering! Hope you’ll be inspired to throw...
Lilac Drop Cocktail
It’s LILAC season, so this pretty perennial garden favorite is a thing right now. Lilacs are putting on quite a show and they can be intoxicating in more ways than one! Sure, the icy violet, deep purple and white blossoms are gorge and the fragrance is divine, duh…which is why I scatter...
Lemon Chive Butter
So many cha cha chive blossoms in our kitchen garden right now…SO little time. What’s a girl to do but make lemony chive butter! It’s delish on crusty bread or baked potatoes and it’s seriously simple and so PRETTY! How can you possibly let these yummy blooms go to waste? Here’s...
Late Last Week THIS Happened! ~ Garden Party Shoot for 425 Magazine
A pretty little Garden Party shoot for 425 Magazine! This fresh photo shoot with the fab Brooke Clark of Studio B Portraits {Can’t wait to see her pics!!} just may have you GREEN with garden envy :) but it will be SO simple for you to recreate in your OWN garden! Our 425 garden shoot...
Mimosas ~ Champagne & Citrus
It’s the weekend! Why not kick it off with a sunny sip! You can pull together a pretty pink grapefruit mimosa in minutes! It starts with fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice, a swirl of flowery St-Germain, champagne…of course and a hint of fresh herbs. {Our #PNW winter kitchen garden boasts sage &...
BLOOM in 2015
First day back from a wonderful Southern Californina vacay {Thank you Jeanne C! See more on my INSTAGRAM @MonicaHart1} and I spotted these lovely branches at my local market, just about ready to… BLOOM! {Metropolitan Market} I quickly popped the forced quince branches into my standby, simple handblown glass vase. The plump spring buds...
Summer Garden Bounty
So I’ve been sharing A LOT on Instagram lately… {Come join me @MonicaHart1} Some rather delicious pictures – from our edible garden flowers, like these delicate zucchini blossoms which I stuff with seasoned ricotta then drizzle with olive oil and bake {YUM} to … the bounty of tomatoes and basil which I turn into a...
Flavored Olive Oils ~ Sweet Basil
Simple Dinner Prep I’m talking about flavored olive oils! So yummy, so easy and a little drizzle here and there…can truly elevate a summer meal! This morning I ventured out in the kitchen garden and snipped some of our gorgeous fresh basil. Very verdant & fragrant! & SWEET! To...
Beet It! Roasted Beet & Radish Salad
I could LIVE on this! My Roasted Beet, Radish and Herb Coated Goat Cheese salad! SO simple, SO earthy, SO DIVINE! Just LOOK at that luscious color!!! #NoFilter! Ruby red and gorgeous golden beets peeled, drizzled with good olive oil, sprinkled with S & P and ...
Wild about Lavender! DIY Floral ‘Cake’ Centerpiece
Stefanie Knowlton Photography Lavender is at its peak this time of year and what’s not to LOVE about lavender? Stefanie Knowlton Photography Miss Melaine of My Sweet Savannah fame and I are still on a lavender infused high…from our visit to Stefanie Knowlton Photography the fragrant fields at Woodinville Lavender! ...
DIY Garden Salad Bar
It doesn’t get any fresher than this! Let’s dish… on my divine DIY portable salad bar! For now…this little garden beauty is parked right outside our kitchen door and it’s loaded with several tender varieties of lettuce…ALL at my fingertips! Because it’s lightweight, you can easily pick it up and move it, table side, at you...
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