June 22, 2011

And the winner is….

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in The Blue Chair Giveaway! I LOOOOVED hearing what your favorite summer foods are. You made me SUPER SUPER HUNGRY and excited for the warm months ahead. I’m soo impressed! I personally can’t wait for corn on the cob, berry pies, jams & Caprese salad with grilled bread! I’m also excited to grill salmon on a cedar plank (which I’ve never done before!) Basically- I’m EXCITED about eating outdoors & drinking fancy schmancy cocktails. Wait! Tomatoes! I forgot about tomatoes! Those too.

So Amanda Barkey, you’re the winner! Tender lettuces with freshly torn herbs & buttermilk dill dressing?! SWOON is RIGHT! What are you gonna do with your marmalades?? Tell me!

around the home, out & about, Uncategorized

June 22, 2011

A day in the city

Stars aligned yesterday and I was FINALLY able to meet one of my favorite people online- Miss James of Bleubird Vintage! She was out visiting from TX, so my favorite gal pal, Alex (from Modern Kiddo!) and I spent the WHOLE day with her yesterday. We all had SUCH a blast!

Here’s what our day looked like:
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recipes, Uncategorized

June 21, 2011

Charred Corn Salad

You seriously need to make this. Why? Because it has the potential of being your GO-TO SUMMER SALAD of 2011. The kind of salad you make so often, you don’t have to refer to the recipe anymore. The salad at the party that everyone asks about! The salad that you amaze people with when you top it on grilled pizza! The one that makes you love summer and everything that it stands for….sweltering heat included!

See where I’m going with this?

Why is it delicious? Well, the charred white corn is sweet, smoky & crunchy. The lime and jalapeno dressing make it spicy/zesty! The orange peppers give extra color /crunch and the creamy avocados well…they’re the reason why I couldn’t stop eating this salad. Get out your grocery list and put this on there.

around the home, Uncategorized

June 19, 2011

Father’s Day Weekend 2011

This is the menu for Father’s Day, except I substituted the asparagus with green beans!

But let’s rewind. Let me begin by telling you that we spent the weekend with my parents. It was a nice little getaway. It was a totally relaxing Eat-a-thon. What else is new?

Photography, Uncategorized

June 18, 2011

365- Week 23

A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s week 23:

167/365 We dipped into my dad’s Father’s Day gift a bit early…

around the home, Uncategorized

June 17, 2011

Episode #5 is Live!!!

Hey! This week on the Joy the Baker Podcast over at Homefries, me & Joy are at it again!

We discuss a few topics such as:

anthropologie- how we love it and WHY IS IT SO DANG EXPENSIVE??!!
blogs we like
how I take over people’s wheelchairs (I don’t normally)
a photo project
unsalted butter
embarrassing moments

You won’t want to miss it! Come check it out!

Also! We want to hear from you! If you want to ask us a question, Email us!

recipes, Uncategorized

June 16, 2011

Strawberry Infused Vodka

Infusing vodka seems complicated, right? You’ll be surprised how easy it is! When you take super ripe strawberries and let them sit in vodka for a few days, you get something UTTERLY delicious. The berries let out all of their bright red juices RIGHT into the vodka. You end up with a vodka that smells and tastes like strawberry perfume. Think Strawberry Shortcake meets booze! It also transforms the clear liquid into the shade of my favorite childhood treat- a cherry Slurpee. Summer perfection!

The only problem you’ll face with this Strawberry Vodka is that goes down a bit too easy…especially on a HOT HOT day. That could be fun if you have some sprinklers to run around in. Adults in a kiddy pool! Haha!

So, let’s get started on this infusion! It takes up to three days to complete and then we’ll discuss what to mix with it! Sound good? Now I want you to go pick up two pints of strawberries & some vodka and pick out a cool jar to “brew” it in. Meet me back here and I’ll tell you what we’re gonna do with it.
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