To Market to Market

A few years ago my friend SW gave me the best collapsible market basket as a birthday gift. It's not only a great grocery bag alternative, but it is also perfect for hauling all the little things to and from your car, to a dinner party, to/from the farmers market, to a picnic or wherever else life takes you with lots of stuff.

I found this one on Amazon for only $14.95.  Needless to say, they make great gifts!

C&C Around the House: Guest Blogger

It's Jess again! I don't know about you, but I am more than ready for springtime this year. Being a Bostonian we have endured quite the record breaking winter and it just doesn't seem to want to leave!  That being said one of my favorite ways to mark the change of seasons is to make some updates to my home. It doesn't have to be anything big, but small changes can make all the difference. Here are some things I have been loving lately.

One of the first things I do is put away my cozy and warm afghan and replace it with a lighter blanket. I loved this one from Terrain. Would be great for a picnic too. 

I also loved this adorable basket from Nate Berkus for Target! Perfect for storing the aforementioned blanket, toys or could even be used as a planter.

Like Katie and Regan, I also appreciate a great stripe and this shower curtain from West Elm is a a great spring/summer update for any bathroom.

Another thing I am excited about is the return of Farmers Market Season. I think this tote could be the perfect thing to carry back all my yummy/healthy finds. These totes are handmade locally using salvaged textiles.

And while I have certainly been buying some new clothes, it can be fun to give technology a fresh update as well. I loved this phone case by Rifle Paper Co.

Happy Spring!

C&C in the Kitchen

It's hard to believe that it's already August! Where has the summer gone? One of my favorite things about summer is all the fresh fruit and veggies.

We have been berry picking four times.

We make at least one stop a week at a farmer's market (sometimes two).

And every Monday we pick up our CSA box. What does CSA mean? "Community Supported (or shared) Agriculture." A CSA refers to a group of individuals who have pledged to support a local farm, with growers and members sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSA members pay at the onset of the growing season for a share of the anticipated harvest; once harvesting begins, they receive weekly shares of vegetables and fruit...whatever is coming out of the ground.

Our CSA comes from Tumbleweed Farm in Parkdale, OR. Taylor and Andrea are quite possibly the coolest farmers ever!

Coolest and cutest! Andrea makes dirt look chic! 

You might be familiar with Andrea through her widely known blog, Dishing Up the Dirt.  Remember recently Katie share some of her favorite recipe sources? Andrea's site was on her list (post here)!

I can't tell you how much I look forward to Monday and opening our box of fresh vegetables and herbs that have been harvested from the ground that very morning. I'm like a child on Christmas morning.

Andrea and Taylor truly know the meaning of hard work. I'm pretty sure when the Mini Fashionista gets older I am going to send her up there to learn what it means to really "get your hands dirty!"

Earlier this week I used the cucumbers we received to make this amazing Chilled Cucumber-Tahini & Herb Soup with Cumin-Spiced Roasted Chickpeas that Andrea posted on her blog (recipe here). It was super easy and so delicious.

This is what her soup looked like. 

Mine wasn't quite as pretty, but I know it tasted just as good. 

I am hoping to make a trip to the farm with the Mini sometime very soon, so I will be sure to recap our experience when we do!

To Market to Market

 "To market to market to by a fat pig, home again, home again, jiggety-jig." We all know how the saying goes. Fat pig, not so much. Farmers' Market, yes please! And if you're going to go, you've got to have something stylish in which to carry your finds. On this lovely Saturday, here are some options for you. Happy shopping!

Baggu bags

Collapsible Baskets from Garnet Hill

French Market Basket