I love a good clutch for a night out and beautiful straw hat for beach days! Accessorizing with neutral tones allows you to have fun with your outfit choices. A fun flirty floral dress with a simple rattan inspired clutch or handbag…perfection! This collection is all found on Amazon! Pick and choose from my curated list linked below.
The Gingham pattern is versatile, timeless and classic. It’s not just for little girl bedrooms. At the moment you can literally find Gingham everywhere. While some may say it’s a trend I beg to disagree and Gingham will forever be found in my home … somewhere!
Save this recipe! Once you realize (if you haven’t already) what’s in most store bought bread you’ll want to start making your own. This is perfect for grilled cheese, sandwiches and toast! This recipe is so easy only 5 ingredients. You got this!
Warm the butter and honey together (I do this in a metal cup on the stove but could be done in a microwave safe container). Mix this with 1 2/3 C water.
Bring everything together to form a wet dough. Just make sure the lose flour is incorporated – don’t worry about kneading.
Cover with plastic wrap and warm ferment (room temp is fine) for 4 hours. After four hours, fold the dough onto itself, pulling outsides to the center a few times to develop gluten. Then flip over so the folds are now at the bottom.
Either keep it the bowl or move to another bowl and place in the fridge to cold ferment for 24-48 hours. This is really where the flavor and “hard work” happens. After time, again fold into it self one more time and place dough in Pullman Loaf Pan. Leave dough in pan for another 2-3 hours to come to room temp and warm ferment again.
I love a good consignment, thrift or antique store shop. Finding one of kind art, furniture or home accessories gives me a designer high! I found this awesome lucite magazine rack at a local salvage shop here in Sarasota. I walked passed it twice and then grabbed it! It’s one of those pieces that just makes me happy. There are no rules to design just make your space a place you love and feel proud of.
We raised the roof (literally) and added on! To be honest the process wasn’t so bad. The worst part was having no roof for a few weeks, just a tarp during the rainy season in Florida. What we gained … a beautiful outdoor space with lighting, fans and a custom cypress ceiling. The addition includes an office, and more closet space. While in the process we decided to redo the entire roof and not tie in. We kept with the mid century vibe with custom long/narrow windows and a stucco exterior finish.
A little treat to welcome our guests at Four Palms. For my sister’s visit, I went a little kitschy with some quintessential items from our local surf shop. Florida Orange Bubble Gum in the mini carton (takes us back to our childhood vacationing in Melbourne Beach, FL), a Siesta Key koozie for those cold beverages, hydrating water, and animal crackers as a homage to Sarasota’s rich circus history.
I think I nailed it with this one! The perfect poolside/sun-is-shining beverage! The amounts listed below will make one mocktail, you could easily make 2 by doubling the recipe. I put all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a cup of ice and had a salted-rimmed glass ready to go! Another option is to pour cocktails over ice which is just as nice.
Simple and easy is how I roll especially when it comes to last-minute entertaining. Bonus this recipe is packed with flavor!
What you’ll need: classic hummus, cherry tomatoes, garlic, dill, cilantro, parsley, a lemon, salt, olive oil, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and gluten-free crackers (any delicious cracker will work).
I used premade organic classic hummus as the base (large container if serving a crowd).
First, cut your cherry tomatoes in half and place them on a roasting sheet with peeled garlic. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Roast until tomatoes look slightly deflated with a nice golden stickiness to them. Have your hummus in a shallow bowl or plate smoothed out to about an inch of thickness? Place your tomatoes and garlic over top (if garlic isn’t your thing you can of course omit it). Have your herbs all finely chopped and sprinkle all that goodness over top. Squeeze 1//2 lemon and a little bit more salt (I love and use Crucial Four). Boom!
My mom started making these Mushroom Crustades in the 90s and after she passed I carried on the tradition.
What’s so great about these tasty little bites is you can make them ahead and freeze.
I start with the cups.
You’ll need 24 slices of Very Thin Pepperidge Farm white bread, crust cut and rolled thin. Then cut each piece into fours, set aside.
Mushroom Filling:
4 Tablespoons Butter
3 green onions well chopped
8 oz chopped white mushrooms (I use food processor on “chop” setting for a few pulses)
2 tablespoons flour
8 oz heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt & pepper to taste
Chives for garnish
Preheat Oven 350
Chop mushrooms super fine of use food process (only a few pulses)
Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet and finely chopped green onion cook for 4-5 minutes (keep stirring don’t burn them). Add mushrooms and cook until water from shrooms has cooked off about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add flour, once combined return to heat and add heavy cream. Heat to boiling while stirring the entire time. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
While the mixture is cooling in the skillet I bake the cups. You’ll need a small muffin tray(s) for this. To make life easier I now spray the tins with avocado oil, press squares into each cup, and back until the edges are golden.
Once all cups are baked transfer all cups to a baking sheet and fill each with mushroom mixture. I then place the sheet in the freezer for 10 – 20 minutes. Once frozen store in containers or plastic zip bags until you’re ready to serve.