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What a week! I am thrilled to share that I have partnered with the extraordinary Laura White in a Winnetka pop-up shop where we have put together a highly curated mix of art, vintage and new home decor, garden pieces and books, tabletop, apothecary, and curiosities. I love how we have melded our collective pieces into what feels like a happy, fresh space to inhabit rather than a store.
Continue reading “fletcher & fork + arch pop up shop and a tulip update”
Is anyone else getting excited for tulip season?! Not to rush the daffodils—whom I love very much—but last fall I planted an ambitious number of bulbs (plenty for me and for the hungry woodland critters) and the buds are finally beginning to peek out of the leaves. Checking their progress each morning makes me giddy.
Continue reading “bon week-end!”
Flowering bulbs are the great harbingers of spring, beginning with small-but-mighty crocuses and snowdrops pushing through the last vestiges of snow, hinting at what’s to come. As the season progresses and the soil warms, muscari, hyacinth, daffodils, and tulips follow in their footsteps. I’ve spied the last three in local markets recently, all vying for the attention of shoppers seeking a shot of spring of color.
Continue reading “hyacinth + vintage vessel = chic, simple arrangement”
The upside of feeling tied to the house during the kitchen renovation – time spent in the garden! Tending to it diligently along with cooperative weather have the vegetables off to a great start and the herbs in plentiful abundance. Continue reading “Greens + Things | Creamy Basil Avocado Dressing and Dip”
If you’re thinking the tacos above look as though they’ve been sprinkled with weeds just pried from a garden, you are correct. And no, I haven’t lost my mind! A few years ago, I read an intriguing article on foraging in the wild and was surprised to learn how many edible plants we overlook. My favorite, and pictured above, is the wildly abundant Yellow Wood Sorrel. Also known as Oxalis Stricta, it has heart shaped leaves that grow in sets of three with tiny yellow flowers, and tastes deliciously sour and lemony. If you’ve never noticed it before, you’ll see it everywhere now that you’ve read this. Continue reading “Taco Night | Grilled Swordfish Tacos with Lemon Herb and Wild Wood Sorrel Crema”