And check out these adorable little social media buttons for your FB, Twitter, or blog!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Spooky fonts for Halloween
Hello lovelies! Looking to spruce up your blog, make your own Halloween cards or just send an email with some creepy letters? Check out these Halloween-y fonts I found on Mashable. Links to where you can download are below each sample.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
A bookstore that serves wine - genius!
Plenty of places to crawl up and read for a bit.
The Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Asheville, NC
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Crème D'asperges (Asparagus Soup)
One of my favorite soups and healthy to boot. You're thinking lots of cream is involved, right? {Mais non!} This is a broth-based soup and is loaded with ingredients that are oh-so-good for you. And it could not be easier to make.
You only need 6 ingredients:
1. Green asparagus (easy to find a 2 lb bag at Costco)
3. Unsalted butter
4. Chicken broth (low sodium is best)
5. Crème fraîche or heavy cream (half & half works just as well in a pinch)
6. Fresh lemon juice
Plus salt & pepper to taste.
Optional: a dollop of sour cream on top or greek yogurt if you want to be good
Tips: If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can peel the stems of the asparagus a bit to help get rid of any strands. That’s when the larger asparagus is more ideal than the skinny ones. I use just a regular blender to whip this up. But a word of advice – let the soup cool down before blending in a blender. If you don’t, you will end up with soup flying everywhere and it will end up in locations of your house that you wouldn’t believe. I speak from experience.
Monday, February 28, 2011
And The Oscar Goes To...
So many gorgeous gowns drifted onto the red carpet last night. Here are some of my favorites...
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| Gwyneth Paltrow, who just so happens to be made for this color |
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| Jennifer Lawrence in a body hugging Calvin Klein |
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| Halle Berry in a dreamy, frothy frock |
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| Scarlett Johannson...maybe it's the color but I think it works |
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| Amy Adams...stunning in this sapphire gown |
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| Anne Hathaway, Dress 1 |
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| Penelope, Penelope, Penelope. This photo simply does not do her justice. Straight up va va va VOOM! This is also a woman who had a baby. A month ago. |
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| In my eyes, Reese Witherspoon can do no wrong. You can't accuse her of being fashionably daring, but what she wears, she wears well. And I love her 60's retro Barbie hair. |
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| Sandra Bullock. Fabulous color, fabulous cut, fabulous figure to show it all off. Can you tell red was THE color last night? |
Images: Huffington Post, Getty Images, People
Friday, February 4, 2011
sunday funday
I'm embarrassed to say that when someone recently asked me who I thought was going to win the Super Bowl, I had to ask who was playing. I had no clue at all. Zero.
Living in the South usually means you are tied to a college football team {people here will actually plan weddings around big games...it's true} but pro football typically isn't as big of deal.
What IS really fun about these events though is the social aspect and the food! And since this doesn't happen every weekend, I don't think about silly things like calories or fat grams. So this, my dear readers, is what I'm looking forward to this weekend...
Images Sources 1, 2, 3 and 4
Living in the South usually means you are tied to a college football team {people here will actually plan weddings around big games...it's true} but pro football typically isn't as big of deal.
What IS really fun about these events though is the social aspect and the food! And since this doesn't happen every weekend, I don't think about silly things like calories or fat grams. So this, my dear readers, is what I'm looking forward to this weekend...
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| Bakerella Chocolate Oreo Football Truffles |
If that looks too involved, take this route instead...
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| Betty Crocker Football Brownies |
Sur la Table has football shaped cookie cutters for less than a dollar. Find them here.
Or maybe you want cupcakes...that look like little hamburgers!
Or maybe you want cupcakes...that look like little hamburgers!
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| Bakerella Hamburger Cupcake Brownies |
Don't have a sweet tooth? Try this...
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| Buffalo Chicken Dip |
Images Sources 1, 2, 3 and 4
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
sparkly cookies
Yes! Sparkly cookies! Someone with a love of sweets and sparkles has merged the two creating a perfectly pretty dessert. Get all the details here on The Purl Bee. If anyone whips these up for Valentine's Day, I would love to hear about it.
