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The Easiest Salad You’ll Make This Summer

June 25, 2019

With summer in full force, we are loving fresh, light food that doesn’t take long to make! This watermelon salad is so good, can be ready in five minutes and the best part is your kids will love it, too! It started as a salad we have pinned on our Pinterest board “Easy Side Dishes“. But we’ve made it so many times that now we have our own version!

We think this would be a great option to bring to a 4th of July party!

Outfit Details

Dress is old, but linking a few similar and salad bowl here:

Summer Watermelon Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups seedless watermelon, cut in bite size chunks
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup fresh mint, cut into thin ribbons
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Coarsely ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Mix the olive oil and balsamic together to make a light vinaigrette.
Combine watermelon, feta and mint and toss with the vinaigrette. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

henry’s ice cream birthday party

October 1, 2018

// happy birthday henry! //

We can not believe our little Henry is one year old! We had so much fun planning his first birthday and preparing for the big celebration. So much of our extended family was able to be with us, including two great-grandmothers! Our closest friends and their kids came and celebrated Henry with us, too. It was an absolute blast and Henry loved it all!

At the beginning of summer I found some darling ice cream decor and ice cream shaped sidewalk chalk at Target’s Dollar Spot and that was the beginning of our theme; an ice cream party! I’d say it was a huge success and the most important part was that the birthday boy had fun! He loved trying all the ice cream and running around with his little friends!

// singing happy birthday to henry! //

brothers eating ice cream at picnic table

// it’s safe to say the coffman brothers like their sprinkles ice cream and cupcake sundaes! //

// the perfect little sprinkles layer cake for the birthday boy! //

// the birthday boy! //

Invitations

When I started to plan Henry’s Ice Cream party, I didn’t realize that everything I would find would be aimed towards girls. I contacted Lucy from Love Lucy Designs and she created the most perfect ice cream invitation for a little boy! This was the original ice cream invitation and below is the one Lucy created for Henry – so sweet!

// the cutest ice cream invitation for henry’s party //

// we gave ice cream cone sidewalk chalk for party favors //

Venue

When we originally started to plan Henry’s party, we thought for sure we would be in our new house in the backyard. Well, you guys know that we are still not in our house, so we had to come up with a Plan B. We decided that we would have Henry’s ice cream party at my parents’ house in their backyard – perfect for an ice cream party right?! It rained so hard all day the day of Henry’s party, so we moved to a Plan C! Ice cream and cupcake sundaes outside underneath the patio with Henry eating his birthday cake inside. It turned out to be perfect, even with all the changes of plans! If you’re brave enough, an ice cream party would be equally as cute at your neighborhood park, etc – just make sure to come up with a Plan B in case of rain!

// float balloon bar created the most amazing balloon ice cream cone and waterfall! //

ice cream and cupcake bar at birthday party

// the ice cream and cupcake sundae set-up! //

mom, gig and aunt and baby's birthday party

// celebrating our big one year old! //

Food/Drinks

We contacted Sprinkles Cupcakes to see if they did ice cream catering, and it turns out that they do, bringing the most adorable ice cream cart filled with so many flavors of ice cream. They also brought mini cupcakes in five different flavors, mini cones and also giant waffle cones – so that everyone would could make mini ice cream and cupcake sundaes! It was just so perfect for our ice cream party. Sprinkles has also just started making layer cakes and they provided one for Henry’s smash cake. Y’all it was so cute and so yummy- the best smash cake ever!

(Note: We had napkins and ice cream cups custom made, but Sprinkles provides branded cups, napkins, spoons, etc – all within the catering price).

It couldn’t just be sweets for everyone, so we also served mini corn dogs, and Kettle Brand Chips provided mini bags of chips for our guests. So in between servings of ice cream and cupcakes, everyone enjoyed the corn dogs and the fun flavors of chips.

We had water for the kids and served beer and wine for the adults!

// the sprinkles ice cream and cupcakes were a huge hit //

// custom made ice cream cups //

// our guests snacked on kettle chips and mini corn dogs in addition to the ice cream and cupcake sundaes! //

// found the ceramic ice cream cones at target dollar spot //

Decor

To start things off on the right note, Float Balloon Bar created a giant ballon ice cream cone and balloon waterfall. It was amazing and so much fun! They also brought two giant balloons with tassels that said “Happy 1st Birthday Henry!” and “ONE”. The balloons made it all so fun and festive and Float Balloon Bar delivered and set up everything for us. It couldn’t have been better!

// henry was very serious about eating his birthday cake! //

// sharing some of his cake with Gigi //

// the whole family celebrating henry’s first birthday! //

Outfits

As usual, when I pick a theme, I just go with it! A to Z Monogramming does all the boys custom monogramming and she can do just about anything! I sent her the Love Lucy invitation and she created the sweetest little ice cream monogram for the boys!

The three of us girls opted for dresses – even though it was raining! We didn’t come up with a plan B for ourselves ;).

// william may have eaten all the sprinkle cupcakes //

// happy birthday to our precious henry! we love you! //

on stia: pink maxi dress // metallic slide sandals

on jeans: navy sweater dress // gold t-strap sandals

on kat: black maxi dress // mule loafers

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Photography: Megan Weaver

cannon green

June 2, 2016

Not only is Charleston one of the most charming cities we have ever visited (see our travel guide here), it is also a city that is recognized for having some of the best restaurants in the US. One of the highlights of our trip was trying a lot of these restaurants! One restaurant that really stood out to us? Cannon Green. Cannon Green is the sister restaurant to Zero George Cafe + Bar, which is on site where we stayed at Zero George Street.

Cannon Green was first opened in 2014, and has already already gained a loyal following in just two years. It’s located in the up and coming Cannonborough/Elliotborough neighborhood. On the Tuesday evening we dined there, we saw so many locals coming and going. The interior is light and airy, with a facade of an old Charleston home keeping it warm and grounded in its roots. Cannon Green also has a beautiful outdoor and event space perfect for weddings or rehearsal dinners! Did we mention that Cannon Green’s chef is Italian-trained? Her Mediterranean roots and love for seafood are very evident across the menu offerings.

Drinks:

Start your dinner off enjoying one of the many signature cocktails that Cannon Green has to offer. We arrived a little early for our dinner reservation so that we could enjoy cocktails out on the beautiful courtyard patio. Each of Cannon Green’s cocktails is unique to the restaurant and is farm-to-table, inspired by local Charleston vendors and artisans.
Must try cocktails: Rosie O’donnell (a sparkling rosé cocktail) and Honey Pig (made with Striped Gin from the Local Striped Pig distillery)

Eat:

As with the cocktail menu, the restaurant offers farm-to-table cuisine, using as much local produce and products as possible.
Appetizers: We shared the prawns and crab cake, both were great choices if you love seafood like we do. The crab cake was full of crab meat with very little filler and it had a little bite from the pickled jalapeño- just enough heat! The prawns were large and juicy and just so fresh.
Main Course: Jean had the Cobia, a local fish, that had been caught earlier that day– talk about fresh and delicious! Stia’s pasta was surprisingly light (a good thing) and full of flavor.
Dessert: The almond cake with fennel ice cream was to die for and the chocolate pots de crème- perfect for the chocolate lover

Wear: