Showing posts with label fresh ingredients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fresh ingredients. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

Friday Happy Hour - Happy 4th of July!

Hello readers - happy Friday! Who's excited for a 3 day weekend??

We have a wedding this weekend so it's no vacay for us BUT we will be grilling to celebrate Independence Day and want to share some patriotic ways to decorate your own grilling parties.

Red, white, and blue can get really cheesy really quickly. If you're looking for a way to bring in the color palette yet host a stylish party think about breaking up the colors. Do somewhat of a monochromatic look. For example, do a white linen, blue containers, and red flowers. Your table now looks patriotic but still has some chicness. We put together a few small arrangements using glass blue containers and red zinnias. The result is not only perfect for a garden soiree but it also celebrates our country!


And remember that grilling and having a backyard party is usually a casual affair so keep the floral arrangements natural, loose, and fun! Enjoy family, friends, the weather, and celebrating our Independence!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Pike Park Farmers Market

I'm so happy it's Farmers Market season! Everything is so colorful and full of flavor. Today we checked out the cute little Pike Park Farmers Market. Although it is a pretty small market it has all your basics. We found a great vendor selling a variety of squash and fresh herbs. We picked up some green squash and a bunch of fresh basil. The entire loft now smells like fresh basil! I'm thinking of cooking homemade pesto chicken with sauteed squash and fresh tomato salad for dinner...a California girl at heart :)



With such beautiful ingredients expect to see a lot of Farmers Market inspiration in this summer's DBI designs.