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At some point over the last few weeks, Spring completely and abruptly merged into Summer.  It is hot here.  Hot!  There is nothing I detest more than super hot days than cooking in a hot kitchen on super hot days. For this week, I'm planning to stock our refrigerator with cool, flavorful and simple things that we can easily turn into lunch or dinner.  Its our favorite way to eat during the summer.  I usually marinade something for the grill like chicken, steak or shrimp, then we make up the rest of the meal with refrigerator favorites. See all of the my Summer Inspiration Posts & Recipes, here > Here are some of the recipes I'll be whipping up this week to keep in the fridge :  Chicken Salad, recipe here > Emma LOVES chicken salad, so I usually make a big at the beginning of the week for our lunches.  She takes it in a small kitchen container to eat with ritz crackers and I usually have mine with a half of an avocado or as a sandwich.   ...

       You can buy or make Chicken Salad.  Emma LOVES chicken salad, so I usually make a big at the beginning of the week for our lunches.  She takes it in a small kitchen container to eat with ritz crackers and I usually have mine with a half of an avocado or as a sandwich.   Our recipe is simple - roasted chicken, celery, red grapes, red onions and mayo.  I keep chicken breasts in the freezer (I usually buy an all natural version from Target or Costco), so I can whip it up anytime.  I roast the chicken on a sheet pan with parchment for about 20 minutes, then let it cool and chop it or shred it. Chicken Salad Recipe 3-4 chicken breasts olive oil sea salt .... 1 cup of grapes, sliced 1-2 stalks of celery, minced 2 tablespoons of red onion, minced mayo  (I usually try to go pretty light on the mayo, but add as much as you like) Roast chicken breasts on a sheet pan in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees until cooked all the way throu...

Happy Mother's Day to you! I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's Day full of homemade gifts and special favors. My personal favorite was the spa treatment Emma set up for me in her room complete with cucumbers cut out of paper, 3 different scented lotions she rubbed on my feet while relaxing music played (on Mike's phone) in the background. But today, go ahead and treat yourself with something you'll savor all summer long - these  Light Blue Gingham PJs . Our summer mornings are very slow, so cute jams I can wear until about 10am (don't judge!) are necessary. Pajamas are definitely one area that I let my self splurge. There is nothing better than crawling into bed at the end of the day in soft, feel good, cute PJs. The Summer Garden Home Collection is live.  Shop >

Last Fall, I let you in to my process of creating my custom block print textiles.  The newest to the collection is the the Fleur.  It was actually called the "Small Berry Stem" (by me) but so many of you kept referring to it as the Fleur, that I followed suit.  And the name suits it, I think.  It is delicate and small, graphic and when it was printed by the wood blocks, reminiscent of a fleur de lis. It is available in both a green and light blue right now.  I've ordered it in a deep blue and a gold color for later collections.  Are there other colors you'd like to see it in?  Maybe a grey? The Green Fleur is so lovely and truly seasonless.  I am using it now with my blue check and block print pillows, and it will still look great with richer tones come in this Fall.  And of course, it will look perfect for the holidays.  I tend to stick to natural greens and golds for the holidays an accent with a little bit of red.  All of my cust...

I had a pleasant surprise when I was photographing the summer linen collection - how lovely all of the linens from the spring collection coordination with the new napkins for summer. I just love how they all look together. I usually keep a set of 4 napkins from each collection, then we have larger parties I choose 2 or 3 different patterns to mix and match. For this set, I could have one from each! I think the mix of the small block print and the check is just so charming. Shop Napkins > All of these napkins are made here locally for me by Rightfully Sewn, a non-profit seamstress training organization. They are 100% cotton. The gingham checks wash up especially nice, almost like a non-iron shirt. Even my mom was impressed with how nice they were after they were laundered - that's saying a lot! Napkins pictured here on the Large Tin Tray, so great for casual entertaining.   Shop All > Shop the JSH Collection >

I've always been a strawberry fanatic.  When I was little, every birthday cake was strawberry, I even had my own little patch.  There is nothing better than real, real tiny strawberries picked from a patch.   Here is a post of Emma picking strawberries when she was little (littler) >  Emma and I made these after school this week.  I've become a fan of more homemade looking sugar cookies, with soft buttery icing (recipe) .  They are more forgiving to decorate and are so, so yummy.  And what is better than homemade? Here is my  Sugar Cookie Recipe > Soft Buttery Icing Recipe > As you can see, they are super simple.  Here are the tools I used when making sugar cookies : Copper Strawberry Cookie Cutter Large Baking Sheet Parchment Paper Liners Disposable Pastry Bags The  Copper Strawberry Cookie Cutter  are made locally and are packaged ready for gifting.  They come in a Cellophane bag, with a recipe card and tied with a b...