Summer Color

August 22, 2011

Summer is here, meaning it’s time for dining alfresco, plunging into cool pools, playing in parks, and cooking with the vibrant colors of the season. A wealth of fresh fruits and vegetables abounds in the fields and the markets, and I can’t wait to return to my kitchen with a heavy basket of produce at its peak. With a painter’s palette of food at your fingertips, creating dishes around color is a fun approach to cooking up a summertime feast for your friends and family. Read more…

Into The Blue

August 15, 2011

Phoebe Howard’s mantra, when it comes to incorporating color is simple: insert bold color in a monochromatic way. Which exactly is the design philosophy that the Jacksonville designer applied to a client’s five bedroom home in Ponte Vedra Florida. 

 At the time, Howard had her hands full with her upscale, two-in-one home store, Mrs. Howard and Max & Company. But the more word spread about her popular home accessories and interiors showroom, which boasts fully furnished rooms that are so well designed you’re apt to want to buy the entire look, the more she was asked to design shoppers’ homes. “We had so many clients and we were turning people away,” says Howard. “But I said to myself one day, ‘The next client who walks through that door I’m going to take.’” Read more…

Healthy Eating On The Go

August 15, 2011

With last-minute summer vacations and sunny daytime activities filling your calendar, chances are you’ll often find yourself outside the house when hunger strikes this season. And if you aren’t someone who remembers to pack a healthy lunch or who stashes nutritious snacks in your beach bag, you might find yourself turning to unhealthy options (think venti Frappuccinos and mammoth coffee shop pastries) to sate your appetite when you’re out and about.  Read more…

New England Clam Bake

August 2, 2011

Even if you don’t live near the shoreline, creating the mood of the salty New England coast in your own backyard is easier than you might think. The New England Clam Bake is a traditional method of cooking fresh local seafood and vegetables on the beach, in a fire pit dug in the sand and covered with seaweed. I’ve provided two preparation methods here: one for those on the shoreline, and one for those of us who don’t have access to the beach. Read more….

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