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| Via Elle Decor |
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| Via Elle Decor |
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| Via Elle Decor |
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| Via Elle Decor |
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| Via Elle Decor |
Mountain Home
Thanks Elle Decor for this amazing home! This Idaho retreat brings together French farm house with elegant charm. I had to post these so that hopefully one day I can use these as inspiration to design my own home:)
roasted vegetable pasta
This recipe is so easy and is great for dinner or to take to work for lunch. You can find the recipe here.
Adjust oven racks to divide oven into thirds. Heat oven to 450ºF. Line 2 rimmed baking sheet with foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
Toss cauliflower, squash, red onion and red peppers with oil, garlic, sage and pepper. Divide vegetables onto the baking sheets. Roast 30 minutes, switching position of pans once, until vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water as package directs, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water. Stir spinach into pot before draining pasta. Return pasta to pot. Toss with vegetables, Parmesan and reserved cooking water.
Using the last cup of pasta water is genius!
4 cups cauliflower florets (1 head)
4 cups 1-in.-cubed butternut squash *I use a sweet potatoes instead:)
1 red onion, coarsely chopped
2 medium red peppers, coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp each minced garlic and chopped fresh sage
1/4 tsp pepper
1 box (16 oz) pasta *I recommend Campanelle shaped pasta.
1 bag (9 oz) baby spinach
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Adjust oven racks to divide oven into thirds. Heat oven to 450ºF. Line 2 rimmed baking sheet with foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
Toss cauliflower, squash, red onion and red peppers with oil, garlic, sage and pepper. Divide vegetables onto the baking sheets. Roast 30 minutes, switching position of pans once, until vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water as package directs, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water. Stir spinach into pot before draining pasta. Return pasta to pot. Toss with vegetables, Parmesan and reserved cooking water.
Using the last cup of pasta water is genius!
happy 30th!
2010 was the year for 30th birthdays! Along with that came a whole lot questions:) Should I move or should I stay? What do I want to do with my life? This book address this early "mid life crisis" with a sense of humor! It is a worth while read...
Isn't this the Birthday celebration that every girl would want! OK, so maybe it is a wedding venue but even one table with this decor and ambiance is ideal for a 30th b-day bash!
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| Via Amazon |
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| Via Green Wedding Shoes |
stripes - why do we love them?
Quoted from EyeWeekly.com " It was Coco Chanel, but of course, who changed everything. Legend has it she borrowed a blue-and-white, thinly striped sweater — the Breton, established in 1858 by the French navy — from her lover, tailored it to herself, et voila!"
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| Club Monaco's Spring 2010 line via Eye Weekly |
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| Via Elle Decor |
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| Via Elle Decor |
Candlesticks
Were candle sticks ever just meant for table decor? I found these in Boulder,Co this weekend and could not put them down. They could be shined up a little but I think they look better with different shades of metal. They are heavy and look beautiful with or with-out candles in them.
Mix and match vintage candlesticks in a white bathroom, bedroom or office to add splash of ambiance. Check out these pictures from designer Emily Wheelers blog.
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| Boulder, Co find |
Mix and match vintage candlesticks in a white bathroom, bedroom or office to add splash of ambiance. Check out these pictures from designer Emily Wheelers blog.
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| Via Emily Wheeler's blog |
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| Via Emily Wheeler's blog |
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| Via Louis XV French Style |
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| Via LivingEtc |
Light + Easy Autumn Salad
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| via House Beautiful |
*All of the ingredients should be chopped.
Ingredients:
- Romain lettuce
- Cabbage
- 1 pear
- 1 apple
- Sliced toasted walnuts
- Mint
Dressing:
- Brown sugar
- Olive Oil
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt
Iowa...is calling my name
One of my best friends and I ended up taking a much needed road trip from Vail to Chicago. On the way we fell in love with IOWA! Only random because that is where my dad is from and my whole life we dreaded going there and never appreciated the beauty. Walnut, Iowa is a hidden gem for antique shopping! Who wants to have a farm wedding!!!!
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| via Country Living |
DYI Infinity Scarf
DYI - Revamp last years scarves for fall. All you'll need is a scarf that has some sort of strings (tassels) at the end.
Step 1: Fold the scarf in half.
Step 2: Line up the tassels and tie each one to the matching one on the other side.
Step 3: Vola! You have a new infinity scarf.
It will change the way the scarf sits and will bring some old ones back to life.
First day of fall
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Hardware - Place Card
I found these amazing keys in Nebraska. They were already hung on this white piece of wood. Immediately I thought of an escort card board for a vintage chic wedding. Each guest gets to take home their own key. I think there is something so romantic about a key...I am sure it is the saying "you hold the key to my heart"...
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| Nebraska find |
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| Helen Carter Weddings |
Corn + Avocado Salad
Here is one of Claire's recipes. It is definitely a crowd pleaser in the summer when corn is in season. This is one you can totally eye ball. I used Frank's hot sauce but I Cholula is much better:)
Ingredients:
- 4 ears of corn (boiled & cut from the cob)
- 1 - 2 avocados
- Olive Oil (a splash)
- Hot Sauce (4 -5 dashes)
- Salt & pepper
First lets find a table to start cooking at:) This wonderful farm table with old refinished metal chairs is just perfect! bon appetit.
Ingredients:
- 4 ears of corn (boiled & cut from the cob)
- 1 - 2 avocados
- Olive Oil (a splash)
- Hot Sauce (4 -5 dashes)
- Salt & pepper
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| countryliving.com |
Finished product! Enough for a side dish for 4-5 adults. Perfect with tacos or fajitas.
LA Weekend
Thanks Claire for an amazing weekend! Lots of eating, bike riding, shopping and of course catching up! I took home a few great recipes that I will show you later this week.
Perfect way to grow your herbs right in the kitchen!
I had to take a picture of this faucet from my favorite restaurant in Venice Beach. If you are ever in LA you have to check out Gjelina.
Vintage Frames
OK. Here is an idea. These days you can get vintage frames of all sizes at consignment stores, flea markets or even a craft store. They are usually pretty cheap because once they have made it that far they might not have glass or the backing. The best part is...you don't even have to frame anything.
I found this picture and a lot of other great ideas for decorating walls with empty frames at... www.tipjunkie.com.
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| www.tipjunkie.com |
They also work great as a room diviider or a backdrop. I can picture tons of gold rigal frames hanging behind a head table of a wedding. Or used as a room divider like they have done at Denver's restaurant Duo.
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| www.duodenver.com/ |
Chopped Salad
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| www.marieclairemaison.com |
Recently I have loved mixing carrots & beets together in a salad. "Carrots provide fiber, potasium, iron, and vitamin B6 and specatucular amounts of beta carotene". UC Berkeley's book Wellness Foods A-Z.
Enough health stats...you get the point. Just chop vegitables that are fresh and full of color and your salad will sure to be delicious. For this salad I used:
- 2 roasted beets
- 1 bag of pre-cut green beans (blanched)
- 3 carrots
- 1 egg
- 1 quarter onion
- 4 radishes
- handfull of greens (which I ended up taking out)
- Small scoop or goat cheese (now that we are using a healthy a dressing we can afford the cheese:))
- Purple Carrot Dressing...see below to get the first look:)
Isn't it pretty!!!!! Who wants to try some??
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