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...
Rustic Plum & Basil Tart
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a PLUM! How much do you L O V E summer stone fruit? I’m talking ripe juicy peaches, nectarines and in this case plums! My mom and dad had a plum tree so this is a slice of nostalgia for me. And really, there’s...
Almond & Blueberry Granola
L~o~v~e a GOOD toasty, crunchy granola! On a recent family trip to San Francisco, I had the best yogurt & granola combo at a fun little breakfast/lunch spot. When we returned home I had to try to recreate it! It’s so simple! My version calls for oats, almonds, blueberries and quinoa! YES! Quinoa!...
B My Valentine ~
Happy Valentine’s Day! Keeping it sweet & simple this Valentine’s Day with petite cardamom & cinnamon donuts… pretty in pink primroses in an earthy clay pot and lovely in pink ~ gladiolus! Soft rose p~i~n~k glaze and pastel pink & gold French dragees add a...
Seahawk Champagne Slush
It’s BLUE Friday! Seattle Seahawk Blue! OMG! I’m so excited! Super Bowl Sunday can’t get here soon enough! Come Sunday, the Seahawk nation will flock to television screens big & small…to cheer on their HAWKS! That’s when the Seattle #GoHawks take on…some team from Denver. Anyway, I wanted to celebrate the Super Bowl with...
Cardamom and Cinnamon Baked Donuts with a Citrus Glaze
It’s baking day and I’m doing DONUTS! Exotic, artisanal donuts! These donuts are baked not fried! So good and so easy! I went with a very basic baked recipe and really spiced it up with the exotic, floral, menthol and honey sweet taste of cardamom, hearkening back to my half swedish roots. Then I...
The GlamThanksgiving Table – Tiny Caramel & Glitter Dipped Pears in Minutes
Image Stefanie Knowlton Photography They’re a jewel of a fruit and soooo sweet. I’m talking about Seckel pears…the tiniest member of the pear fruit family. I picked them up at my local Metropolitan Market. They’re SO sweet, they’re called ‘sugar pears’. I love the yummy shades of maroon and green! They make a perfectly pretty...
Tipsy Roasted Peaches with Fresh Tarragon
Peaches and herbs. Love the combo of roasted summer fruits and freshly plucked herbs and spirits! Peaches & fresh tarragon are made for each other especially when the duo is doused with a little brandy & balsamic vinegar and then generously dusted with my home-made vanilla bean sugar and orange zest. ...
Rose Geranium and Champagne Ice Pops
Image Stefanie Knowlton Is it 5 o’clock yet? Here’s an icy, tasty and slightly tipsy little treat to send you off into your weekend: Rose Geranium and Champagne Ice Pops. These pretty pops make for a sophisticated and swanky little dessert option and they are great for prepping the palate between courses. So fragrant as well…bonus! Here’s the...
Cool Bites: Pink Grapefruit and Prosecco Thyme Pops
Petite pops Any pretty party I throw, includes one of these little extras : a cool bite or as I like to call them, petite pops! I typically serve them as palate cleansers between courses. A nugget of something sweet prepares your taste buds for the real dessert. This party go-around features a tangy frozen tidbit...
‘Proof is in the Pudding’ from My Sweet Savannah
Sweet Treat ~ Greetings and welcome! Especially , those of you who have sashayed on over from the beautiful blog...My Sweet Savannah! So tickled pink, to feature this simply delicious dessert, from my friend, Melaine, the gorgeous gal behind the FAB blog! (If you don’t already follow her…you really must!) Devonshire Pudding anyone? It’s the… little black...
Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Sandwiches and Singing on the Radio
Sweet! This pretty little Valentine’s Day inspired dessert, is my twist on the classic… the ice cream sandwich. It all starts with Meyer lemon & vanilla bean shortbread cookie dough! Can you see the delicious flecks of zesty lemon and vanilla! Time to bake! In no time at all…the sweet little hearts are oven ready. In...
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