Luscious Lemon Luncheon ~ 425 Magazine
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 this SEXY Sip for Valentine’s Day
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...
Roasted Tomato and Fennel Jam from 425 Magazine
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 ....
Must Try Weekend Cocktail ~ The Hugo in 425 Magazine
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...
Laid-Back Lunch ~ 425 Magazine April!
425 Magazine – Rodrigo De Medeiros Photography Created this yummy, laid-back bistro style lunch for the April issue of 425 Magazine! Check out this gorgeous salad board! It’s a chunky farm table wood plank, heaped with roasted veggies, grilled potatoes, olives, capers, lentils and MORE! Grab the tongs and have your guests help themselves!...
Spring Floral Fix in 425 Magazine!
Image Rodrigo DeMedeiros for 425 Magazine Welcome SPRING! Okay, I’ve got a spring CRUSH and it’s in the March issue of 425 Magazine! This March feature has EVERYTHING I love from florally infused DIY’s that will have you jumping through hula hoops to make… Image Rodrigo DeMedeiros for 425 Magazine …to gorgeous, delicate floral sips...
Easy as Pie! Thanksgiving Entertaining in 425 Magazine!
All images 425 Magazine – Rodrigo DeMedeiros Photography There’s always room for PIE at Thanksgiving! This month, in 425 Magazine I share some of my favorite Thanksgiving pie recipes from pecan to pumpkin! I create some pie panache with my rolling pie dessert bar, decked out with beautiful bits of fall flavor,...
Mortar and Pestle Pesto
When it rains…I cook. News ALERT – It’s raining in Seattle ! The record breaking 55-day dry streak, in a city known for rain, is KAPUT and so I’m in the kitchen, cooking! I’m creating basil and toasted walnut pesto the old fashioned way – by hand, with a mortar and pestle. No food processor...
Peachy Pizza with Roasted Garlic, Fresh Basil and Goat Cheese
This pretty little pizza is nothing short of peachy! It’s on the dinner menu at my house today and it can be on your menu too – in minutes! It starts with amazing ingredients: sweet white peaches, creamy home roasted garlic, fresh basil, herb goat cheese, plus a smattering of lemon zest…ALL...
Happy Hour at Home in the Pages of 425 Magazine!
All images Rodrigo DeMedeiros – 425 Magazine Early August…with scorching temps and blazing sunsets, is for me, the peak of summer! There’s nothing better than a last minute happy hour at home, hanging out in the garden with friends and family! Who doesn’t love basking in the afterglow of an August sunset, squeezing...
Summer Picnic Bliss ~ National Picnic Month!
July is National Picnic Month! It is that delicious combo of dining alfresco and celebrating the heart of summer with family and friends! I mean, who doesn’t love a pretty picnic?! Especially if you can pull it together in a pinch! I’ve plunked down some mouthwatering Summer Picnic Bliss in the pages of 425...
Beautiful Bridal Shower Inspiration for the Summer Bride
Photos Rodrigo DeMedeiros I thee wed. Love me a summer wedding! { I was a June Bride :) } Send the Bride To Be off…into wedded b l i s s with a beautiful bridal shower brunch! I had the opportunity to treat two gorgeous brides to be, to a mini bridal shower, in the...
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