I've posted this recipe before, but I get a lot of emails asking "What do you do with the shallot confit?" Everything! Seriously, shallot confit makes everything better. On Monday we had sautéed green beans. Right before I took them out of the pan, I added a scoop of shallot confit....delicious. I'll add them to a green salad every night or on a homemade pizza with a cheese like fontina. ...
Paris in the fall
I have discovered the best thing about Madeline's study abroad program....meeting her in Paris! Okay, true, that's my perspective, but what a beautiful time to be in Paris. We had amazing weather which made it perfect for walking all over the city in search of coffee and other delicious things. One of our first stops on Saturday morning was the newly opened cafe at Shakespeare and Company. As ...
Backyard Entertaining
We love the idea of backyard entertaining, but I think we may have had our last dinner party outdoors until next year. This past summer we made a table that comfortably seats 10. We used Hairpin Legs and followed instructions from theses clever girls. We loved the industrial look of the Fold Leg No.1 from Hairpin Legs and used the 28" length. The top was constructed much like Elsie's ...
Brown Butter Pumpkin Madeleines
The perfect Madeleines for fall Brown Butter Pumpkin Madeleines---Doesn't that just sound like fall? I love Madeleines....probably because I have a Madeline, but also because they are the perfect little cake or cookie and they are super easy to make. I usually make Lemon or Honey, but this is October...we need pumpkin. So when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. Something ...
Halloween made easy
Tinyprints makes it easy to get ready for Halloween night which happens to falls on a Saturday this year! Our town is always the place to be for trick-or-treaters and since we live on an "in-town" street we will get a lot of foot traffic. Once again I used treat sacks from The Container Store sealed with custom gift tag stickers from tinyprints. This year tinyprints has custom ...
Featured on Design Sponge
Last winter Design Sponge featured our little house in their Sneak Peek Section and I realized I never even did a post. While we have lived in much larger homes and certainly newer homes, I would have to say this house, this little house built in 1900 is by far my favorite. It's exactly what I always wanted. A little house with a front porch, a manageable size yard and walking distance to town. I ...