Thursday, February 25, 2010

Pretty Table and Fabulous Requested Recipes

As I am sitting here waiting for two kids to fall asleep, I am trawling my favorite sites. I love to get design inspiration and lucky for us, there are so many amazing blogs out there with great ideas.


I found this picture of a side table on Absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com - one of my favorites.

The pretty table vignette is taken from here (I can't figure out how to post pictures from either blog):

www.kimficaro.com

I love the idea of this little side table with pretty objects and empty frames. We are so bombarded with catalogs and the big box stores selling us a 'lifestyle' that many of us have forgotten (or never found!) our own style. I love the casual idea of making a pretty table in our house. I am going to make my own pretty table (when Liam wakes up - he is sleeping in my room) on an antique secretary desk that I bought from Craigslist a couple years ago. It will be the perfect setting for some pretty objects and frames.

More importantly, I have recipes to share:

Shelby's Restaurant Soy Vinaigrette Dressing (Orinda, California)
This recipe was borrowed by our brother Rich over 10 years ago when he was a waiter at Shelby's. A fantastic basic soy vinaigrette for your own greenleaf salad. Shelby's served this with shredded chicken, almonds and fried wontons. This is the jumbo size recipe - you will need to scale accordingly:

Shelby's Soy Vinaigrette
4 cups Vegetable Oil
1 cup Soy Sauce
2 1/2 cups Rice Wine Vinegar
touch of Cayenne Pepper
Pinch of Salt
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
3 Tablespoons chopped Garlic

Next recipe to come ... Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies ...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Katie! I love your pretty table idea! Did you do it? Take a pic and post it! I am also going to try your dressing recipe. Sounds delish.

Next I will go visit a prison. Just kidding. But wow - you sisters are so incredible and diverse. I love this idea for a blog. Keep up the good work sisters!!

:-)