Citrus tequila cocktails

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This weekend we have been in Park City for the annual Spring Grüv Pondskimming event at Canyons Resort. The weather has been unseasonably warm so we soaked up as much vitamin d as possible and imbibed in some cocktails at our favorite spots including Silver on Main Street.

Winter citrus and sunshine had me on a bit of a tequila kick, so when I saw the MMM signature drink, I knew I was in.

MMM via Silver Park City
-blanco tequila (Herradurra is my favorite)
-fresh lime juice
-mint
-ginger beer

Muddle the lime and mint then shake with the tequila. Top with ginger beer over ice.

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Muy deliciouso!

-h

Wowed by Score + Solder Terrariums

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It’s no secret that bringing a little green into your environment increases the positive vibes. These terrariums from Score & Solder are breathtaking, the style is fresh – I’m already picturing one on the entrance table at our new house.

photo: Score + Solder

photo: Score + Solder

photo: Score + Solder

Bring on the succulents, tiny cacti, and miniature ceramic animals.

-h

Simple palmier

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Sometimes you just want something sweet but don’t want to bust out the mixer. That is where the palmier cookie comes in to play. Palmiers bring back memories of eating at Spruce at the Waldorf Astoria Park City for me because that is the first time I had heard of this type of cookie. Buttery, flaky, sugary, delicious, perfect.

To make:
-Defrost one sheet of puff pastry and roll out, the thinner the more puff you will get.
-Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
-Starting at one end of the puff pastry roll tightly into the center, then roll from the other side, creating a heart shape.
-Cut about 3/4 inch slices.
-Put on parchment lined cookie sheets leaving plenty of room for puffing.
-Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

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Enjoy!

-h

February….

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February has been a rough month, yesterday I learned that I lost a friend, inspiration, and important contributor to the ski industry in the avalanche at Stevens Pass. While I did not know Chris Rudolph as well as some people, I feel especially heart broken because Chris was so welcoming to me from the moment I made the decision to move to the Pacific Northwest. He consistently sent me job postings that he thought I might be interested in and suggested often that I come up to Stevens Pass to take some turns with him.

When we finally met in person this fall, he introduced me to his whole team and told me about some of the marketing strategies that he had been working on throughout the summer at the resort including the huge success of the introductory bike park. When funding was pulled for the downhill mountain bike park at Stevens Pass, Chris used his creativity and innovation to raise enough money to keep the bike park idea alive and in about 36 hours at that. Keep in mind, this was still an idea at this point, dirt hadn’t even been pushed yet. By this point, it was already late in the summer season, and when the park did finally open it was only for one weekend. However, Chris pushed forward, receiving major kudos from mountain bikers both locally and throughout the bike community. This story speaks to the passion that Chris showed for the ski resort industry as a whole, he understood already that Stevens Pass would have skiers and riders flocking to their slopes during the winter, but that bringing those crowds for the summer time was possible as well.

I learned about Chris first, and when the news of Jim and Johnnie followed, I found myself feeling like a disaster. Three ambassadors to our sport that I am sure were mentors, leaders, and inspirations in their own right each. My heart goes out to their families.

photo: hh

This blog is dedicated to finding the positivity in each day, and as very sad as I feel, what I can say is that I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet Chris at all. I will continue to be inspired by his passion, his welcoming and kind personality, and the power that the tight knit ski industry has to support each other.

Before we know it, March will be here.

-h

Taking the tarnish out of silver

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I have been cruising a lot of second hand stores lately looking for pieces for our new house, while I haven’t been able to find any useful furniture or lamps, today I came across two tarnished silver cups. I was pretty sure from looking at them closely that they weren’t just silver coated and figured for $5, why not give them a second chance at shine.

Billy Balls remind me of our wedding because they were a big part of our flower arrangements and when I saw them today at Metropolitan Market, I was delighted.

I used a couple of techniques to shine the cups. To remove the majority of the tarnish, I lined a pot with foil and then poured a combination of 1 quart of boiling water, 1/4 cup baking soda and 2 tsp of salt, cover and let zest for up to 5 minutes – rinse with warm water. Then I used some traditional metal cleaner and finally a silver polish cloth. Check out the results of a little elbow grease on the silver cups.

-h

Super Bowl CrockPot Meatballs Day

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Super Bowl Sunday is one of my favorite days.  Not because I love watching overpaid athletes ruin their bodies but because I love the commercials, beer and most importantly: the food.  This year, I opted out of my usual CrockPot pulled pork, and chose to make some homemade BBQ meatballs!  As usual, I was missing an ingredient here and there from the recipe, and measuring really isn’t my thing, so below is a rough guesstimate of what went in…

Meatballs

  • 2 pounds ground turkey
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 4 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1 clove minced garlic

Everything for meatballs combined!

Mix ingredients together well.  Create about 1 inch meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes.

Meatballs in the oven!

BBQ Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 can (small) tomato paste
  • A little more than 1/4 cup soy sauce (I used reduced-sodium)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (I used Frank’s)

Mix the sauce ingredients together and combine with cooked meatballs in CrockPot.  Cook on low for about 4 hours.

Enjoy! Good thing I captured this picture before they were all gone!

xoxo

-s

Back in stripes!

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This time I’m bringing stripes to a bathroom near you with help from West Elm.

photo: West Elm

photo: West Elm

photo: West Elm

photo: West Elm

I think I love you West Elm stripes. Will you be my Valentine?

-h

Stunning Marilyn

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The other night, I watched the classic movie “Some Like it Hot” featuring Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn is stunning in a couple of very different, very risque dresses for the time period. My favorite part, is that she absolutely oozes sex appeal without being the teeny tiny size that we are so accustomed to seeing in the movies now.

photo: fanpop.com

With Marilyn on the mind, I can’t help but think of owning confidence in the future by taking a couple of style risks myself. I might have to pursue that sequin top or add something with faux fur to my wardrobe this month.

How do you instill style confidence in your wardrobe?

-h

Shoe Years Resolution?: Kitten Heels

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If you’re anything like me, you have a tough time resisting a sky high heel.  I have become so familiar with lying through my teeth in response to, “Those shoes are so cute, but high!  Do they hurt your feet?”.  I always respond with something like, “Oh no, I could run a marathon in these!”  What I mean is- they hurt, badly.  I find excuses all night to sit down or find something to lean against and people may or may not be starting to wonder if they should cut me off from the wine.

Excuses aside, in 2012 I am resolving to give my aching soles a rest and put on some kitten heels.  My personal definition of a kitten heel is 3 inches max, single sole (no platform).  This Michael Kors pump would be a perfect start to my new PRACTICAL shoe collection.

Found for $195 at www.Nordstrom.com

Happy New Years everyone.  We are already 16 days into the new year, but it isn’t too late to think of a way to shape up your life in the upcoming year…even if it is just by starting with a pair of shoes.

-s