decking the halls...

inspireDC getting inspired

thanksgiving week

inspireDC is loving this start to thanksgiving week in DC, in the window at Pulp on 14th... 

firetruck notecards

putting these sweet hand stamped, vintage-inspired notecards in the mail to south carolina in the am for a 1 year old birthday fete coming up.  inspireDC finds little boy so much harder to create for than little girl.  then DCcharlie reminded her that every boy loves a firetruck.  hope the charleston-ites are pleased!  

red pepper soup

inspireDC couldn't bear to see the big, beautiful roasted red peppers left over at work sit in the fridge untouched. so even though it was late, and even though inspireDC doesn't really know how to cook (yet), she took to the stove top afterhours in a loose attempt at red pepper soup. here's how it went down.

so pretty. like too pretty to eat.
not as pretty. but getting very tasty...

e voila!

tasty indeed.

inspireDC had a few heirloom tomatos from eastern market this weekend that were too pretty to resist and too pretty to eat, all at the same time. so into the pot went some olive oil heated, garlic, 3/4 of a leftover red onion, the heirlooms and a few baby cherry tomatos that made their way into the leftover bag with the red peppers. she let it all cook together, then put it into the blender. and today: sweet red pepper soup for lunch. something from not much.