Steven Gambrel

This beautifully converted ballroom designed by Steven Gambrel.

Great Cooking Tips

Learn how to avoid the most common cooking mistakes here 

Photo: Johnny Autry Story by Ann Taylor Pittman and Tim Cebula

Place Setting Diagram

Marni For H&M

H&M Announces Collaboration With Marni. Will be available in stores and online in March. Expect to see lots of things that Marni is known for, like tribal-inspired prints, crafty jewelry, and fun chunky shoes.

Photos: Courtesy of Marni/H&M

Quote Of The Day

Ostwald Helgason’s SS12

I'm  loving  cork as a material in clothing.
photos: facebook.com/ostwaldhelgason

Floppy Disks Become Portraits

Nick Gentry floppy disk paintings combine the now obsolete tech storage with acrylic paints, metallic leaf and mixed media mounted on wood.

More Images from  Nick Gentry's site, flickr account and Robert Fontaine Gallery

Quoe Of The Day

The Ruby Collection

Dolce & Gabbana is launching its Ruby Collection there truly is a red for everyone and every skin tone. Iconic (slightly orangey), Devil (bright, bold), Ruby (self-explanatory), Ultra (the darkest and berry-tinged), and Scarlett (the most classic looking of them all). Saks.com 

Photo: Bobby Doherty

Green Salad with Blackened Chicken

Ingredients:

10 cups organic leafy greens, rinsed and dried
two large avocados, sliced and scooped out with a spoon
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted
blackened chicken (recipe follows)
balsamic vinaigrette (recipe follows)

Toss in a large bowl and drizzle with the balsamic vinaigrette.

Blackened Chicken

1 tablespoon ground dill
1 tablespoon ground thyme
2 tablespoons ground paprika
pinch cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon finely ground pepper
2 chicken breasts
olive oil

1. In a small bowl, combine spices, salt, and pepper. Rub onto the chicken breasts. Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet set over medium high heat. Place the chicken in the oil, and sear, about two minutes on each side. Reduce heat to low, cover, and allow to cook for about five minutes more, until fully cooked, and internal temperature is 160˚.

2. Take off heat, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Cut in slices.

Balsamic Vinaigrette

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
large pinch salt
large pinch pepper

In a small jar place all the ingredients and whisk them.

via here

Helpful Functionality

Copy Paste Character let’s you copy the ‘hidden’ characters that come with the computer’s typefaces, so you can paste them into emails, tweets, text documents, forums, etc . . . . check out their iPhone App

Quote Of The Day

Hmmm . . .

Wax Seal

Wax Seals for the Digital Age . LOVE IT ! 

For more Info click here

Alexandre de Betak

My Favorite room of Alexandre de Betak’s spanish house. Click here to view more pictures of the house.

The iphone Printer

"Requiring no computer or software, the printer is controlled from your iPhone via a free downloadable app. In less than a minute and without ink cartridges, it prints crystal-clear 300 dpi resolution pictures with vibrant colors, thanks to patented paper embedded with yellow, magenta, and cyan dye crystals." 

This printer that prints 4×6 photos directly from a docked iPhone or iPod touch. 

Tweed Vintage Luggage

These Vintage Tweed Suitcases are simple, chic and stylish.

From here

Quote Of The Day

Zanzibar Islands

The perfect place to relax . . . Zanzibar Islands

Jars by Sarah Böttger

Juuri Jars by Sarah Böttger

Germany-based designer Sarah Bottger keeps it modular with her nifty Juuri series of glassware. By taking one basic bottle shape, making dozens of them and making cuts at eight different locations, Bottger cleverly yields a myriad of containers, from jars to glasses to decanters and everything in between.

Almond-crusted pumpkin stuffed french toast

for the filling:

4 ounces cream cheese

3-4 tablespoons canned pumpkin

1/2 cup-1 cup powdered sugar

for the french toast:

sliced bread 

3 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

for the almond crust:

1 cup almond flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

for cooking and serving:

butter

pure maple syrup

Directions:

1. Mix together the ingredients for the filling with an electric mixer, adding as much sugar you need until you reach a thick, spreadable consistency. Spread a generous amount on half the slices of bread. Press the other slices on top to make sandwiches.

2. Mix together the ingredients for the french toast liquid in a shallow baking dish such as a pie plate. Mix together the ingredients for the almond crust in a separate baking dish. Soak the “sandwiches” in the french toast liquid first, and then dip in the almond crust mixture and coat well.

3. In a non-stick skillet set over medium-low heat, melt about a teaspoon of butter, and fry the stuffed french toast on both sides until golden. Place in a warm (220 degrees) oven. Repeat with remaining toasts. Serve with butter and warm maple syrup.

via here

Skytops

Loving these skytops by Supra Footwear. They come in three different colors and are available in Infant, Toddler, Kid and Youth sizes.