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February 15, 2017

Inspired Interiors

Do you ever put off tackling a design project because your esthetic differs so greatly from your partners? This week’s addition to my Inspired Interiors series address that dilemna in the most beautiful of ways. Designer Chrissy Cottrell of Chrissy & Co. Design Savvy brought a husband and wife style together in a way that required no compromises. One look at this space you’ll understand … what could there possibly be to argue about?

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Sips

Rose-ecco

February 10, 2017

Happy Friday Loves!  While I’m not crazy about Valentines Day per se, I do love love. And I especially love the gentle reminder V-Day offers to sprinkle love through out our days.

February 14th also offers the perfect excuse to enjoy pink cocktails, not that you ever need an excuse 😉   I know I say this a lot, but this may just be my new favorite cocktail, it is lightly sweetened, subtly floral, bubbly and called a Rose-ecco!  The perfect drink for a celebration or a casual Friday night at home.  Enjoy!

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Sweets

Valentine’s Linzer Cookies

February 9, 2017

Valentine's Linzer Cookies

Looking for the perfect, from the kitchen treat for your Valentine? Look no further, these Valentine’s Linzer Cookies are just the ticket.  Easy to make and delicious, your Valentine is sure to be impressed.

Linzer cookies are a play on the Linzertorte, an Austrian treat believed to have originated in the 1700s.  The torte traditionally consists of a crust made of ground almonds and filled with black currant jam.  Linzer cookies take two almond flavoured butter cookies and sandwich them together with a layer of jam.  While any jam will do, I choose raspberry, since it is the season of love 😉  Truth be told, I actually made raspberry jam with the intention of using it in these cookies.  But what I didn’t consider were the seeds!  Not the most palatable, so store bought seedless raspberry jam is what I ended up using.

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