12 Days Of Giftmas –Shiny Copper Things

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christ­mas con­tin­ues with one of my absolute favorites – Shiny Cop­per Things. Yes, I know I am OBSESSED with all things cop­per but it looks so gor­geous in a kitchen. My dear friend SL has so much cop­per in his kitchen that when­ever I visit Orlando, I feel a twinge of envy as I look upon his many cop­per pots and molds that adorn the kitchen walls.  One of these days, I’m going to have to beg him to shoot pic­tures of what he has done with his space.

So, with­out fur­ther adieu, let’s look at some gor­geous cop­per for the kitchen, shall we?

 

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Fab Friday — Cooking In Stilettos Edition

February 4, 2011 By 3 Comments

Remind me to give that Punx­sutawney Phil a big kiss one day – the ground­hog has promised us an early spring and I, along with much of the North­east, would be thrilled to kick Ol’ Man Win­ter outta here and look for­ward to sun, flow­ers, cock­tails on the Bour­bon Blue deck and the promise of green grass instead of this “snert” aka dirty snow. Plus, with spring comes base­ball sea­son and, as a Phillies fan, that always makes me happy. So, again with the happy thoughts for this week’s Fab Fri­day as we spot­light some beau­ties that have us all a-twitter.

1. Brian Atwood has hit it out of the park yet again with the Maniac, this time in one of my favorite metallics – Rose Gold. Vic­to­ria Beck­ham had sent her run­way mod­els wear­ing these dur­ing her last show and when I saw the pho­tos, I about stopped in my tracks. These stilet­tos are one of my lust items for Spring ’11.

2. I tend to stick with brands I love and this Laguiole Cheese Knife Set from Anthro­polo­gie is a must for my kitchen. Func­tional and fab­u­lous! Plus, I adore the bright col­ors – more “spring-like”, no?

3. These vin­tage kitchen scales from NapaStyle are retro and would look per­fect in today’s coun­try style kitchen or in the pages of the next issue of “Where Women Cook“

4. 5 Ingre­di­ent Fix: Easy, Ele­gant, and Irre­sistible Recipes Fab Friday Cooking In Stilettos Edition by Claire Robin­son is another one of those cook­books that I won­der what I ever did with­out. The recipes are pretty sim­ple, the fla­vors are out of this world and if you aren’t watch­ing Claire Robinson’s show on Food Net­work, c’mon – you must give it a shot.

5. One place I’m super stoked to check out in Man­ayunk is The Spi­ral Book­case. I adore books and there is some­thing to be said about find­ing a gen­tly used copy of a book I haven’t read in for­ever – whether it’s a cook­book that is from way back when or a really good novel. When you are in Man­ayunk, drop in and say hello – and don’t be sur­prised if you see me millin’ about, after all, their next door neigh­bor is a local cof­fee spot – Mugshots.

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Obsessed With: NapaStyle’s Hand Hammered Copper Cookbook Stand

January 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
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In addi­tion to my seri­ous Le Creuset addic­tion, I have another addic­tion – cop­per.  There’s some­thing about the fin­ish that has me short of breath and feel­ing but­ter­flies, much like when I see a new pair of Louboutins.  Recently, the kind mailper­son dropped off the new NapaStyle cat­a­log for me and while I found my per­fect cof­fee table (cop­per) and gawked over the “design your own kitchen island”, it was this hand-hammered cop­per cook­book stand that had me gasp­ing for air and reach­ing for the wal­let.  My cur­rent cook­book stand is far from effi­cient – con­stantly col­laps­ing and not hav­ing that za za zu fac­tor.  Plus – there is noth­ing warm about it.  It has long lived past its “Best By” day.  This cop­per cook­book stand would absolutely cor­rect that sit­u­a­tion.  After all, one’s kitchen is as impor­tant as one’s shoe closet (or so I keep telling myself).

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Fab Friday: Cooking In Stilettos Edition

September 10, 2010 By 1 Comment

What a week – but here are some things that cap­tured my attention…

  1. Bagley Mis­chka ‘Olaf’ Booties: Aren’t these just breath­tak­ing? I love the del­i­cacy of these with the nude shade. These would be booties that I would be too afraid to wear out – but so pretty to look at.
  2. Emile Henry: Figue Pizza Stone. Emile Henry just has that look of class, no? And this Figue color is just gor­geous. I have a pizza stone that I bought years past from a co-worker at a Pam­pered Chef party but this one just has that *it* fac­tor that just com­mands attention.
  3. Williams-Sonoma Smoked Olive Oil: Jew­els from the Rov­ing Stove recently got me hooked on unfil­tered olive oil. The taste is beyond out of this world. So, when I saw this Smoked Olive Oilon Williams-Sonoma, I have to admit I’m tempted to try. Call me a olive oil novice, but the recent olive oil lit­i­ga­tion has me seri­ously exam­in­ing what I buy and try­ing new options.
  4. Be still my heart – I need to real­lo­cate choo funds for this gor­geous French Château Kitchen Island from NapaStyle. OK, so it is chan­nel­ing one’s inner Real House­wife (back off Teresa – I saw it first! icon wink Fab Friday: Cooking In Stilettos Edition ) but still, gor­geous! Gotta hand it to NapaStyle for always find­ing items that grab one’s attention.
  5. Finally, on a Philly note, you must check out Steven Poses cook­book, At Home by Steve Poses – a Caterer’s Guide to Cook­ing & Enter­tain­ing. It is one of my “go-tos” on my cook­book shelf for enter­tain­ing. As a mat­ter of fact, my dear friend SL is fly­ing up from O-Town and already I’m book­mark­ing recipes and ideas from this to try out. Some­how, I think that SL will be swip­ing this cook­book and tak­ing it back with him when he leaves. I bet­ter buy a spare copy icon wink Fab Friday: Cooking In Stilettos Edition
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Fab Friday — Cooking In Stilettos Edition

August 20, 2010 By 1 Comment

Ahhh – amidst a very hec­tic week, I found some lovely things that needed a lit­tle spotlighting.

1.  Dolce Vita Joelle Lace-Up Boots.  Now, the mil­i­tary trend is hot and heavy and I’ve had my eyes on these gor­geous boots for a while now.  While you may be won­der­ing where my head is at with the mil­i­tary swing, trust me on this.  Granted the ones I want are in black but when you put a 4″ heel and a 3/4″ plat­form, this boot has my heart at pit­ter pat­ter for fall/winter.   You know me and stilet­tos – I have to have that heel height.  I’m short – it’s a must!  Plus, liv­ing in Man­ayunk means lots of snow and ice and, some­how, I think this lug sole will help me from break­ing my butt on the cobblestones.

2. Williams Sonoma is com­ing out with their fall items and this Bach­mara Ham­mered Cop­per Cous­coussier reminds me of my gor­geous Nigella Law­son stock­pot that has been a main­stay in my kitchen. The top is a steamer, the bot­tom a stock­pot. Dou­ble duty at it’s best. I love any­thing cop­per in my kitchen and this just adds to that rich look.

3. While we’re on the sub­ject of cop­per, aren’t these NapaStyle Cop­per Tum­blers gor­geous? Love Love LOVE!

4. Principessa Beauty is one of my fave lines for lotions and bath essen­tials. Their hand cream, Cat­tiva Diva, is a sta­ple both at work and at home. This Casa Col­lec­tion is a must for my kitchen to keep things gorgeous.

5.  My new fave place to have cock­tails dur­ing these sum­mer months, the new deck at the Bour­bon Blue. Granted, there’s no pic­ture of it that I could clip but let me tell you, it’s to die for. I had the plea­sure of being there for the Deck Open­ing Bash and the drinks, the food and the friends just made an evening per­fect. It’s been a long time com­ing but they say the best things are worth wait­ing for, right?  This deck – with it’s gor­geous views of the Man­ayunk canal – per­fec­tion, my friends – perfection.

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Obsessed With: NapaStyle’s POURfect Bowls

July 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Ever start bak­ing and when you go to pour the con­tents of a bowl into a mixer or pot and things go EVERYWHERE?  My coun­ters could tell of count­less spills and “oops.”

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NapaStyle has show­cased these POUR­fect bowls and the idea is genius.  Cou­ple that with the sassy red color and I think my kitchen is in need of a set or two.

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Obsessed With: NapaStyle Carrara Marble Kitchen Island

June 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Don’t get me wrong – I adore my Philly abode, but some­times you just need extra counter space, no? And, one thing I’ve been obsessed with is look­ing at islands for the kitchen. Right now I have an open floor plan but with the mixer, the blender, the cof­fee pot, the wine Fridge, etc. – space is at a pre­mium and mov­ing the mixer to the back office is not an option unless I have a desire to toss my back out.

NapaStyle has this GORGEOUS Car­rara Mar­ble Kitchen Island that, while it’s a bit pricey (makes men­tal note to aban­don any hope of pur­chas­ing a pair of Loubous and a new bag), it’s stun­ning. From the mar­ble top to the mod­ern details such as a pull out cut­ting board and wine stor­age, I’m in love. I can only imag­ine all the fun bak­ing and treats that one could make here while not try­ing to find yet another spot to put one’s scraps bowl. Now, the fun part – find­ing the cre­ative account­ing method that will allow a gal to pro­cure this lovely time­less piece of furniture.

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