Happy Monday lovebugs,
I hope you had a great weekend. It was a hot one here in DC and I was living in sandals all weekend. I thought we would look at some great comfortable options for those hot days. No specific trend of style today, just summer sandals that are under $50.
Place all fruit and orange juice in a large pitcher or bowl, add wine and allow to sit in the refrigerator for 3 - 24 hours. Right before serving, add champagne.
Taste; if you'd like it to be sweeter, add 1/4 cup granulated sugar, honey, or agave. Serve and enjoy!
16 mini rainbow peppers, halved, seeds and membranes removed
1 tsp olive oil
1/8 tsp kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Zest of 1 small lemon
Directions
Preheat grill over medium heat.
Meanwhile, place peppers, olive oil, pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Toss to evenly coat. Set aside.
In another small bowl, thoroughly combine cream cheese, garlic, dill, basil, 2 tablespoons chives, fresh ground pepper, pinch of salt and lemon zest. Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a piping bag or small Ziploc bag and put in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Grill peppers over medium heat, until slightly charred, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a small platter. Snip the tip of the piping/Ziploc bag and carefully fill each pepper half with the cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon chives. Spread Cookie Bars c/o Table for Seven
Ingredients
for cookies:
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
for chocolate topping:
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a large baking sheet/cookie sheet.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla.Then, add flour in gradually. Mix all until dough forms.
Spread dough onto baking sheet. Spraying your spatula with some non stick cooking spray makes spreading the dough a little easier.
Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.
Remove from oven and sprinkle the top with chocolate chips.
Put back in your oven for just a minute to get chocolate chips soft.
Then, remove and spread chocolate on top of cookie. Go slowly. Your dough is warm and will tear is you aren't careful.
Cool completely and then, cut with knife or pizza cutter.
We talk a lot about details on this blog. Embellishment, prints, you name it, but there is also a time and place for simplicity. I tend to feel the simple looks when the weather is extreme. When it's really hot or really cold I look for a classic utility piece that is going to do the work for me. Today, we're going to look at simple tank dresses that are under $50.
Here is your geology lesson for the day, ok maybe for the month. Hematite is the mineral form of iron. There you have it. Pretty cool, right? A mineral that adds a touch of bling to jewelry but also translates really well to fashion jewelry.
