Friday Favorites

What a busy and productive week (don't you love that feeling). Did you see our favorite gold glasses featured on Sweet Southern Prep this week? Ashley (from Sweet Southern Prep) made this delicious pink cocktail in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It looks delicious (and really pretty in our gold leaf glasses).

Alright time for Friday Favorites:

1. Did you see the latest in our sale? We are making room for holiday goodness and added some AMAZING things to our sale section like this and this! It's a whale of a sale. 

2. Garden & Gun put together the perfect list of restaurants and activities in Charleston. They pretty much nailed it! If you live in Charleston or are heading this way, you should adopt this as your bucket list. 

3. Will you be entertaining guests this weekend? This butternut squash dip looks amazing! It's perfect for gathering around a fire pit or watching a football game. 

Have a great weekend!

Marion + Leslie

Everyday Recipe: Leslie's Go-To Salad

With the temperature dropping (a little), we have moved our dining outdoors.  That means Bowen is on the grill, and I am whipping up my favorite side dish, Tomato, Corn, and Avocado Salad.  I started making this salad this summer when Natalie Mason posted it on her blog Designer Bags and Dirty Diapers. I paired it with the round serving bowl  and serving pieces to create the perfect outdoor ambiance! 

Tomato Corn Avocado Salad

3 ears corn (husk and silk removed)
2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Coarse Salt and Ground Pepper
Fresh julienned Basil

Stand ear in a large wide bowl; with a sharp knife, carefully slice downward to release the kernels.  Discard cob.  Add tomatoes, avocado, scallions, lime juice, basil and oil to bowl.  Season with salt and pepper, and toss gently to combine.  Enjoy!

Friday Favorites

Hello Friday, glad you're here! It's time for our Friday Favorites, but first a quick recap of the week. On Wednesday we attended a fun event in our neighbor's space, NOVEL. Novel was hosting a Beauty Event for Pout, a makeup studio in Columbia, SC. We learned all about makeup lines that are easy to use on the go and some tricks to applying makeup.

On Thursday, we attended an event at Billy Reid Charleston featuring the latest work from Raven Roxanne! She is one of our favorite Charleston artists.

After a busy week, we are ready to kick back in Charleston this weekend. Now time for our Friday Favorites:

- Have you all heard of The Bitter Southerner? Oh boy, it is just wonderful. Every Tuesday they publish a great story from the South. It's just one per week because the focus is on GREAT. Read it here.

image from The Bitter Southerner

- Do y'all know about The Real Real? It is a luxury consignment website where you can find pre-owned designer items at a steal. It basically puts eBay to shame. Everything is fully authenticated and the prices are amazing! Sign up here.

That is all for this week! Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to shop for your favorite fall entertaining essentials in the shop.

Best,

Marion + Lesie

Everyday Recipe: Marion's Go To Salad

In a last ditch attempt to squeeze in a few more "summer meals," I made this Lemony Shaved Summer Squash and Pecorino Salad from one of my favorite cookbooks, Home Cooking with Jean-Georges. This is one of those easy salads that looks much more complex then it actually is. I threw it all together in our Montes Doggett Bowl and used the Rustic Salad Servers to serve it up.

Lemony Shaved Summer Squash and Pecorino on Arugula:

2 large lemons
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 cup EVO
2 cups packed arugula
2 small or 1 medium yellow squash (sliced paper thin)
2 small or 1 medium zucchini (sliced paper thin)
2 ounces aged pecorino cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Grate the zest of one of the lemons directly into a jar or bowl with tight-fitting lid. Squeeze a 1/2 cup of juice from the lemons and add the zest. Add the salt and oil, cover tightly, and shake vigorously.

Spread the arugula in a single layer in a serving dish. Scatter the squash and zucchini on top. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the cheese all over. Grind the pepper over everything and serve immediately.

Friday Favorites

Here is a little run down of some of our favorite things that we have come across this week:

1. We have been dreaming about this Sullivan's Island home that was featured in Charleston Magazine this month.

2.  We plan on trying out this fabulous White Chicken Enchilada Casserole from Natalie at Designer Bags and Dirty Diapers.

3. Finally, we are so excited to entertain with this Montes Doggett Serving Bowl.

Happy Friday,

Marion + Leslie