Kristin van Ogtrop's Blog, page 334
July 5, 2011
Styling Tips from Our Fashion Photo Shoots
Since we're shooting our September fashion feature this week in Montana, I wanted to share with you our top three styling kit essentials. They just so happen to be items that our director relies [...]
July 4, 2011
What's Your Favorite Homemade Ice Cream Flavor
Happy 4th of July, everyone! I'll be posting the first recipe tomorrow afternoon, but because we aim to please here on Simply Stated, I want to know what your favorite ice cream flavor is. [...]
Use Aluminum Foil to Clean Your Grill
Don't toss that piece of aluminum foil that you grilled your veggies on once the coals are cool. Instead use it to help clean off any bits of charred burger or chicken breast that [...]
A Healthy and Very Delicous Summer Salad
I tend to prefer fall vegetables—cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash—to the summer bounty. But this amazing salad that I made (with my friend Heather) last weekend may change my mind. The majority of the [...]
July 1, 2011
Friday Find: Built NY Laptop Bags + Exclusive 25% Discount
We know (and love) Built NY for their vibrant neoprene bags and now we can love them even more, because they are offering Y-O-U (the fabulous Real Simple readers) an exclusive 25% discount off [...]
Join in on Our Ice Cream Social
Happy Friday everyone! Next Tuesday I'll start in on the flavors and toppings for ice cream month, but today I wanted to let you know how you can celebrate ice cream month along with [...]
Friday Links for the Long Weekend
Dash and Bella: A recipe for homemade blueberry butter perfect for the holiday. (And complete with beautiful photos as always.) Running Alphabet: Follow this one designer as he attempts to run the entire alphabet [...]
Vote for the Best 3-Ingredient Recipe with Quinoa
One of the best things about quinoa is how versatile it is. Proof of that is in all of the delicious recipes that were submitted for the final week of our 3-ingredient challenge. The [...]
Do you own a mom (or dad) bike?
Summer is here, which for many of us means summer days with families tooling around town, down rail trails or along shore sides on bicycles. Now that my husband has "gone pro," making his [...]
Save 20% on Fun Ice Cream Sandwich Makers
If you haven't heard, ice cream is what we're thinking about this July. So, while discounts and deals are what we're always thinking about on this blog, we have some great (dare we say [...]
