I’ve always been a fan of a great at-home bar. I strongly believe it’s a must-learn life skill to mix up classic cocktails, and as an avid host, it’s important to provide an array...
Looking back on Easter as a child, I remember how excited I was to dig through my Easter basket. Full of chocolate bunnies, malt ball Easter eggs, Peeps, golden coins, and my favorite Cadbury...
Lets be honest, salads can be boring. So I’m always trying to think outside of the box to come up with salad recipes that I’ll thoroughly enjoy, but are beyond easy to make. Enter...
Lets be honest, salads can be boring. So I’m always trying to think outside of the box to come up with salad recipes that I’ll thoroughly enjoy, but are beyond easy to make. Enter...
When packing for a picnic, I always try to keep the menu seasonal and simple. By sticking with foods that are easy to transport and that require minimal utensils, you’ll serve a spread that is inviting and also low-key. My recipe for fresh grilled corn salad is truly a no-brainer and always a hit when serving at the perfect picnic. The combination of grilled corn, fresh cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs (with a little kick of course) just screams summer! Truly, MKR
6-8 cups grilled corn (cooled to room temperature)
1 small pint cherry tomatoes
1 onion sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1 jalepeno diced
2-5 sprigs of basil chopped
2-5 sprigs of cilantro chopped
olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients above and serve room temperature or chilled.
Notes
While you can serve this right away I prefer allowing it to marinate overnight allowing the flavors to really work together.
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When choosing a menu to withstand the summer time temperatures I always like to begin with a refreshing, and preferably cool, first course. My spicy watermelon salad is the perfect blend of sweet and spice, plus it highlights one of summer’s biggest stars. Just make sure you let your guests decide how much heat they can handle by placing the sliced jalepeños on the side. Make sure to check out our entire Al Fresco Dining post HERE and enjoy! truly, MKR
Growing up during the holidays, one of the things I remember most is my mother setting the table on Christmas Eve. Dressed up in her Christmas best, she would carefully remove each piece of Christmas China from the cabinet placing it all around the table in preparation for the big day.
Every plate was rimmed in gold with a hand painted Christmas tree and holiday snow scene at the center. And I would watch her with anticipation, knowing that tomorrow, we’d all gather around the table and for one day eat off the fanciest plates I had ever seen. Yes I had an obsession with table settings even back then.
Year after year we’d gift my mother new pieces to add to her collection, a collection that still graces her China cabinet today. As I grew older, and adopted my own holiday traditions I knew this was one I wanted to keep. But choosing a collection; which pattern, which brand…seemed daunting. How do you choose?
I had actually been putting off choosing a pattern for years now. That was until the Vietri Lastra Holiday collection, and like a fine wine or a great piece of art it just spoke to me. When I saw those hand painted trees I honestly gasped out loud…honestly. And I just knew this was the collection I had been waiting for. The Lastra Holiday collection was the perfect mix of lighthearted whimsy and pomp and circumstance.
Complimenting the Lastra, or any bar cart, the Drop Glassware Collection is mouthblown in Veneo, Italy. I first spied the Drop Glassware Collection during The Southern C Summit this past summer and added them to my cocktail cabinet right then and there. The collection is both playful and classic, plus look how beautifully it shows off my favorite holiday sangria recipe.
When starting a collection salad plates and baking pieces are a great way to go. You can easily layer salad plates on top of your everyday tableware and still get the look you’re going for. Then each year you can slowly add in the additional pieces to complete your collection. How gorgeous would these Lastra Salad Plates look on a red dinner plate!
So this year, for the very first time, I’ll begin my own Christmas Eve tradition and my Lastra will be the star of the show. Tell me friends do you have a holiday table tradition? Truly, MKR
P.S. My friends at Vietri want to help you start your own collection this year, so usecode WOM50 and take $50 off any $200 purchase. Happy collecting!
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