Flavored Ice Cubes ~ Coffee, Cocoa and Star Anise
It’s a cool afternoon coffee pick me up! Talking about these delicious Coffee, Cocoa and Star Anise flavored ice cubes. Let’s head over to my coffee station for the easy how-to. This small corner of our kitchen gets me going each and every day. It holds an eclectic mix of coffee...
DIY Summer Entertaining on KING 5!
Image via KING 5 Seattle Enjoyed sharing DIY Summer entertaining ideas on KING 5 Seattle with the lovely Amanda Grace! Here’s the easy-breezy How To. The Summer Essentials: Set a simple seaside tablescape by layering fun fabrics. I started with a raw linen tablecloth and added an Ikat-like fabric topper. The edges are ...
Roasted Green Beans and Roasted Radishes
Eating your veggies is easy when they taste like this! Here are two quick & simple summer side dishes sure to please! Let’s start with my roasted French Green Beans with Feta and Lemon! Green beans are sniped, drizzled with olive oil and a good squeeze of lemon then sprinkled with tarragon...
Peach Perfect Peach Caprese
It’s peach season! If you are looking for a simply delicious NO COOK summer salad, THIS is it! It’s my peach caprese salad on skewers. Caprese is a summer classic. Substituting slices of peach gives this classic a fun and yummy twist. I picked up mouthwatering, sweet, ripe white peaches,...
Summer Nights! 425 Magazine Summer Issue!
Image via 425 Magazine – Rachel Coward Photo It’s the gorgeous 425 Magazine S u m m e r issue and it’s jam packed with everything SUMMER! Now that we’ve put the 4th of July to bed…It’s time to dive into summer mode – full throttle! Had SO much fun pulling together this sumptuous...
The Blueberry Mule Cocktail – 4th Sips
R E F R E S H this 4th of July with a cool concoction ~ The Blueberry Mule! It’s packed with fresh market blueberries, chopped ginger and garden mint. Vodka gives it a spirited kick, fresh lemon juice will make ya pucker and the sparkling water gives it the perfect summer FIZZ....
Flower and Herb Ice Cubes
Pretty up your summer sips with edible flower and herb ICE cubes! So simple to make, especially if you are growing edible organic flowers & herbs in your garden! For this batch, I plucked colorful nasturtiums and flavorful mint from our kitchen garden and filled our simple ice trays with pretty petals and minty...
Grilled Fresh Peach Crostini with Lemon Ricotta
This just might be the BEST summer crostini e v e r ! My grilled peach and lemon ricotta crostini with fresh fragrant basil! So yummy! It’s summer party food personified! When culinary inspiration hits me….it usually looks something like this ~ with delish ingredients sprawled out on the kitchen counter. Ingredients like: ...
Gin and Cucumber Fizz
R e f r e s h this summer with this COOL as a cucumber cocktail! The Gin and Cucumber FIZZ. It’s just a splash of Hendrick’s Gin, fresh cucumber, a twist of fresh lemon and soda water – poured over ice! Here’s to a sip of classic...
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...
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