Easy Entertaining Extras * Under the Stars * Cocktail Course
It was a fun & b~u~s~y weekend!! Our weekend wound down with a simple but yummy Sunday evening dinner at home on the patio with great friends. Nothin’ fancy…just easy entertaining and lovely star watching, all beneath the glow of the Super Moon! We kicked things off with a quick cocktail course. To keep it simple, I...
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...
Cocktail Corner: Lemon & Mint Cooler
Summer Sips! While on vacation in Southern Cal we found ourselves in a swanky little LA rooftop bar! A cool lemonade & mint cocktail caught my eye and so when we came home … I naturally had to try and recreate it! Here’s my take on the Lemon & Mint Cooler ~ ...
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 ...
Going to #livestream my Girls’ Night In with Monica Hart at Met Market Event!
Images ~ Stefanie Knowlton Photography I am SO excited to share this with you! For the 1st time ever, I am going to #livestream my Girls’ Night In with Monica Hart event! So excited to be launching this in my hometown – Kirkland! OH MY, lights, cameras, action…yep we are going LIVE! from Metropolitan Market ~ Thank you Met Market!...
Go-Getters’ Guide to: A Simple & Delicious Salad – Kale & Blueberries
When you’re on the GO and want a simple, fresh & delish salad option, try this: Baby kale with fresh blueberries & mint, crumbled feta & sliced almonds. So simple and so yummy! I pick up pre-washed baby kale and fresh mint from my favorite market. {I can’t wait to pluck the duo from...
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...
Seahawk Sips ~ The 12th Gal
So about this little football game going down in Seattle on Sunday…. It’s the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP battle between the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS and the 49ers. So excited! #GOHAWKS! Much has been said about the 12th man and rightfully so #LOUDER #EARTHQUAKE! I thought it would be fun for the 12th gal to fly her...
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...
Go-Getter’s Guide to: a Glam Holiday Brew ~ Cinnamon Cappuccino
Cinnamon is to Christmas…what pumpkin pie spice is to Thanksgiving, at least in my mind. I’m nuts about cinnamon…love the warmth especially during the holidays. Plus, some claim a pinch of cinnamon daily may actually be good for you. So why not spice up your daily grind AT HOME and dress up that cup of cafe for...
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...
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