Congratulations

There is a new queen in town! Have a great Homecoming weekend! photo

Great Potatoes

Wanted to share a couple recipes that you can try over the weekend. My friend Kara is a great cook, so enjoy! Photo

Roasted Cream Potatoes with Garlic

2lbs potates, diced in 1" cubes (about 6 cups) I use Yukon gold

1 c. heavy cream

3 lg garlic cloves, peeled and minced

1/2 c parmesan cheese

3/4 tsp salt

fresh ground pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400. Butter shallow 2 qt baking dish. Bake on middle shelf for about 45 mins - until potatoes are tender and cream has evaporated.

New Potatoes and Fresh Spinach Bake

6 new potatoes (about 2 1/2 lbs - I am assuming they mean the big red potatoes, I use the smaller ones and about 2 lbs)

1 red pepper, cut into 1/2" pieces

2 1/2 c. shredded swiss cheese (I use 2 cups of the 6 cheese Italian bagged shredded cheese by Kraft)

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

4 oz. fresh spinach

3/4 c. chicken stock/broth

Preheat oven to 350. Use a buttered (or cooking spray) 9x13 pan. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes, then put the 1/2 of the bell pepper on, and then 1/2 of the cheese. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Layer all of the spinach on top. Repeat potato, bell pepper and cheese layers. Season with salt and pepper. Pour broth evenly over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered until potatoes are tender and top is golden, about 1 hour. I found it best to wait and put the last layer of cheese after 30 minutes of baking. I have doubled the recipe (because the leftovers are so good) and bake in 11x15 pan. But when I do this, I have found that a 6 oz pkg of baby spinach is enought and I think I only use 3 to 3 1/2 lbs of potatoes and about 3 cups of cheese.

Inspiration

Here is what is inspiring me today.Great poster! More here.
Fun, love it, I would love to wear a dress like that.
A path like no other.
White and bright, cheerful spaces.

Good-bye to Summer

It is officially the last day of summer and I like many am sad to see it end. The weather has been very summer like these last weeks which made me forget that summer was nearly over. I miss summer already, there are so many things to love about summer:

• Long days, when the sun doesn't go down until the early evening hours.
• When it is still steamy at 10:00 pm.
• The green landscape
• Flip flops
• Having the kids around
• Smell of fresh cut grass
• Bright sunshine day after day.
• Sound of the crickets, frogs or what ever it is making those sweet sounds, in the late days of summer.
• Feeling warm, if you live in Minnesota you know what I mean.
• Summer foods, sweet corn, blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, raspberries and fresh beets.

Hope everyone had a great summer and is looking forward to fall. photo via here

Villa Nova Fabrics

I am in awe over the gorgeous wallpapers and fabrics from Villa Nova. I love the shears and the textured fabrics, take a look at there website here.

Flowers by Zinnias

I promised to share more photos of flowers we arranged for the wedding of Tony and Shelly and here they are, thanks again to Tara! Tara Bjerke Photography

Keri Herer's Photography

Beautiful photography by Keri Herer, I love the dark background and the illustration combined with a photo. She is also a child-baby photographer, check out more of her work here.

Round

Brilliant! I love the identity system for Studio Propeller, a company that specializes in projects that promote the growth of Australian design scene. Check out more of work from Round here.