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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Entertaining recipes

30 Monday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Entertaining, Food, Misc, Simple Meals for the Avid Cook

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Chicken recipe

I mentioned to you HERE that I would send you the recipe for the main course for my Birthday Group dinner.  This recipe is originally from Bon Appetite magazine and can be found at Epicurious HERE for a simple to print copy.


Each time I prepare it I get rave reviews, doesn’t every hostess love that?! I prepare the chicken late in the day up to the last step of putting it in the oven (usually about 2 hours before guests arrive) and leave it covered with foil until I’m ready to pop it in the oven for its final bake.  This allows me time to clean the stove of the splatters before the party begins.  I make the sauce at that time and keep it on the back burner with a lid until I need to reheat it.

The recipe may be more of a cool weather recipe but I guarantee you it’s tasty.  The sauce makes it especially good with rice or roasted potatoes.

Pistachio Crusted Chicken with

Mustard Cream Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup shelled raw pistachios (about 4 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 4 5-ounce skinless boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2 tablespoons (about) vegetable

 

Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Finely grind nuts in processor. Add panko and blend, using on/off turns. Transfer to shallow baking dish. Mix mustard, basil, dill and rosemary in medium bowl. Spread mustard mixture over both sides of each chicken breast. Dip chicken breasts into nut mixture, coating completely. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 chicken breasts to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to baking sheet. Remove any leftover nuts from skillet. Repeat with remaining 2 chicken breasts, adding more oil to skillet as necessary. Bake chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Spoon Mustard-Cream Sauce over chicken and serve immediately.
Mustard Cream Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup chopped shallots
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Preparation Instructions

Boil white wine and shallots in heavy medium saucepan over high heat until liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add whipping cream and simmer until reduced to 1 cup, about 2 minutes. Add Dijon mustard, basil and dill. Simmer 2 minutes to blend flavors. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

Bon Appetit.  Have you cooked any simple but tasty recipes lately?

The joy of spring

27 Friday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Flowers, Gardening, Gardens, Outdoor living

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I guess I’ve always loved spring…to be honest fall and spring is on equal footing for me.  But spring, more than fall, is a favorite for so many reasons.  1) I love the Pacific Daylight Savings Time, which gives me time after work to work in the garden; 2) The garden is inspirational, even when it needs plenty of work, you can’t stop Mother Nature from doing her thing and in spring that means plants generally look good no matter what abuse they have endured over the winter; and 3) This season more than most holds promise of good things to come, new beginnings.

As I have mentioned, I’ve been working diligently in the garden to try to get it to look like I imagine it should…

image via Content in a CottageImage via Content in a Cottage

This spring I’ve planted a few new (to me) plants in the garden and thought I’d show you pictures before I kill them or they rebel and turn ugly.  Wait, that sounds too pessimistic, I just want to show you the pictures while they are fresh and new and putting their best blooms on.

Clematis Sunset Garden book states there are over 200 species available.  The plant is deciduous here in sunny, Southern California, or at least the variety I purchased (I confess I can’t remember what it’s called…the tag was accidentally tossed).  I found out about the Willow Obelisk Trellises HERE

Oriental Poppy papaver hybridum ‘Lavender Breadseed’  I found this plant thanks to Trouvais HERE.  It is supposed to reseed easily and I love the benefit of that…buy 3 plants and over time end up with 30!

Daisy ‘Silver’ Double I think daisies are sweet and I enjoy them in certain table settings or as a simple spring/summer floral arrangement, but I ordinarily wouldn’t plant them, but this one reminded me a bit of a pincushion flower.  I grow a lavender pincushion without a problem, but I’ve wanted a white pincushion for years now and when I finally saw one at Rogers Gardens for a mere $10 for a 1 gallon plant I splurged only to have it shrivel up and die 6 weeks later!

I really like shades of blue in the garden.  Lobelia is a favorite and I found this columbine that had a trace of blue to it.  I’ve planted some delphiniums which were pretty small so it may take them awhile.

Sweet Peas I purchased this armillary in Rosarito Beach, Mexico years ago.  This year I planted some sweet pea seeds at its base and am happy to report that thanks to the unseasonably cool weather we’ve had this spring they are actually growing and there are a few blooms.  (See, I can find a silver lining most any place!)

I talked about planting the wine box HERE.  My dear friend Carla gave me the box and suggested herbs.  I planted them last year and this year the chives have bloomed.  I like the blooms as much as I like the ease of cutting a few chives when a recipe calls for it.

I didn’t take a picture of my hydrangea garden but the Endless Summer I planted it just about to pop.  I’ll take pictures later.

What are you growing this spring…I know some of my blog friends in other parts of the country are blessed with peonies and lilacs, lucky you!

Your wish is my command

25 Wednesday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Gardens, Maintenance, Misc, Outdoor living, Renovating

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Hubby and I have been married a very long time.   I consider this a good thing and sometimes scary the way we will inadvertently dress alike without seeing the color shirt/blouse the other one is putting on; or thinking we’re hungry for the exact same thing once one of us has mentioned a menu option.

An example of our being in sync occurred recently and I thought I’d share the story with you…am I desperate for post ideas, or what?

A few weeks back I posted about a new storage container I was fond of…this was a surprise to me because I had fought the notion of having storage containers cluttering up my ever so small pantry for years.  Anyway, I blogged about the OXO pop storage container HERE in part because I like to share information with my readers on products that are all they are advertised to be and then some, I’m generous that way.

Hubby read the post, which in and of itself pleases me no end.  I can’t tell you how sweet I think it is that he takes time out of his busy day to read my ramblings, but I digress.

So, along comes Mother’s Day and he tells me he has a gift for me.  I had asked that he give me my usual hand-picked pound of See’s candy and that was more than enough.  Alas, he had my requested See’s and a large box which contains a set of OXO pop-up storage containers.  I was a little concerned at first that our smallish pantry wouldn’t be able to accommodate the set but low and behold, we managed.  Thank you sweetie, for being such a thoughtful guy.

This is the best (IMHO) and I keep my list of favorite specifics.

To that end I thought I’d blog about some other items on my wish list…hey this just might work!

Our back yard is in desperate need of new grass…specifically Marathon sod, with sprinklers.  We have never put sprinklers in the back yard and have gotten by without them up until now.  We sometimes travel in the warmer months and it would be wonderful to have auto timer sprinklers taking care of business while we’re gone.

Our guest bathroom is a fright.  When we purchased the house 29 years ago the previous owner had installed chocolate brown Kohler tub, toilet and sink.  Some time about 15 years ago the brown, much like a black car, showed every scratch and scrape that it had endured and we had a company come and coat the tub and sink with white enamel.  We replaced the toilet.  This lasted us until about 2 years ago…the coating has begun to chip…we now have a tub that resembles the Gateway computer box (except it’s brown and white) and the sink is brown (since the coating came off in nearly one piece there).

Finally, our patio set is from Costco and is made from “tropical hardwood” which is meant to look like teak and mostly does.  It has grayed with age (something I like) and is well designed.  Here is the catch, the chairs weigh a ton and will not slide on the concrete.  No matter what we try, including fancy “guaranteed to slide” feet.  So when we entertain al fresco we must warn our guests to move the chair in a certain way lest the chair collapse on them.  *I forgot to mention the chairs have a couple of settings and can fold.  So I would like to replace them with the Kooboo chair from Cost Plus.  You can read about them in detail (and compare them to the Pottery Barn chair) HERE.

So, just in case we hit the lottery and you are looking for gift ideas, honey, here you go. {giggle}

 

 

A living room by any name

23 Monday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Decorating, Personal Information, Renovating

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As I continue to tour you around my dream house…code for  showing my reader(s) rooms that I really like, I now enter the living room.  The living room in recent years has been called the great room, the family room, the bonus room, the parlor and a few other terms.

I love the sunny, fresh feel of this living room.  I’m not sure I could ever paint my wood floors white but I love the look.

Older homes usually have a living room space and a family room or den space.  In Southern California the newer homes were designed with a “great room” instead of the 2 separate spaces traditionally carved out of the floor plan.

Image via Apartment Therapy.  This is a small space but I love what they did with it and have always wanted brick wall.

Our home was built in 1968 and is a fairly smallish tract house.  We originally had a living room and a family room and fortunately our family room was designed in such a way that it is adjacent to the kitchen as well as the fireplace.

This is our mantle…it looks like I was listing a little, sorry about that.

So as I explained HERE we switched the living room with the dining room and renamed the space “library” or reading room, since that is where I most often sit to read.

This used to be our living room…

This was our dining room

If I could make one change to my family room it would be to make it about 5 feet wider…since the wall we would push out (if that was even a possibility) has the fireplace on it that won’t be happening.

This is such an open and airy room with an amazing view.  {Sarah’s Summer House, HGTV}

It’s a cozy room and I like it most of the time.  I thoroughly enjoy the fireplace in the cooler months and we use the room daily.

Isn’t this gorgeous?  I love the crisp, clean feel of the black and white.

Image via Traditional Home

One of my favorite accessories…a doggie!

Image via Tracery Interiors

I love this living room.  It’s inviting and looks like it would be comfortable.  Maybe that’s the advantage to keeping both a “living room” and a “family room”, there wouldn’t be a need for a television and you could arrange the furniture for comfortable conversation without concern that the chairs and sofa are facing an entertainment center.

Isn’t this clever, an over-mantle where no fireplace exists?  I think this is a sweet vignette for the corner of a living room or family room or library.

Image via Michael Whaley

Paladin windows {sigh} Is there anything more to say?

I have always thought a day bed was something that would serve a library or study well…I mean doesn’t reading make you sleepy sometimes?

I hope you have enjoyed my tour of living spaces.  What items do you feel are essential to the well dressed living / family room?

 

 

 


Nod to Bold Color

20 Friday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Decorating

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Bold Color

Easter Sunday Son #2 and his lovely girlfriend, Sarah, entertained both families by preparing a wonderful, festive feast of Honey Baked Ham, glazed carrots, roasted asparagus bundles and all the trimmings.

This was my first visit to Sarah’s home and I was thrilled to see her decorating style in person.  Sarah and I (as well as her mother for that matter) share an interest in interior design.  I knew that Sarah liked bold colors such as black and purple and was very interested in seeing how she used these colors.  Unfortunately I forgot to grab my camera but I will tell you her home is stunning.

So that I could share this post with you all I searched for some rooms that reflect the colors above.  As a fan of black it was easier for me to find images that use black but there were some fun images of purple that I’ve thrown in for fun.  Enjoy!

I thought I’d start with a small beverage and treat before your tour begins…

Cupcakes from Planet-Cake bakery

Sarah’s kitchen is charcoal with a beautiful gray granite…I love the glass fronts on these cabinets and the steel bar stools.

This image from British House Beautiful isn’t anything like Sarah’s living room, but the wallpaper pattern reminds me a bit of the bold purple and black pattern Sarah used on a wall in her living room with great effect.

Image by Thomas Loof, House Beautiful

Image by Tim Street-Porter, House Beautiful

I love the crisp contrast of the black and white stripes on this terrace.  The green plants makes a beautiful, serene setting for an outdoor space.

Image by Victoria Pearson, House Beautiful

Black lacquered walls with white contrast, stunning.

What’s that…you finished your drink and need another, no problem…

While you sip your Lavendertini I’ll show you some of the non-room designs I found while search the world of purple and black…

Sarah, you could pull these off with style! 🙂

 

To wrap up our tour of bold colors today…

Image via Slim Paley

 

This was fun, wasn’t it?  Its surprising what you find once your world is open to new color!


Birthday Dinner ~ 2011

18 Wednesday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Entertaining, Flowers, Food, Party Planning, Simple Meals for the Avid Cook

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Spring birthday dinner 2011

As I’ve mentioned before, we’re part of a 5-couple “birthday” group.  Four couples (we are close friends with) started a dinner group where we celebrate birthdays honoring each of us (usually 2 at a time) throughout the year.  I have posted about it HERE and HERE.

This year it is my turn to celebrate the birthday of our baker extraordinaire of the group, Joyce.

I decorated my concrete puti (that stands guard at the front door) with live ivy and star jasmine.

I began thinking about the table setting back in January and found a Ralph Lauren tablecloth at T.J. Maxx to help me set the color and theme.

Because I’ve been loving lanterns I picked up the white lanterns and decided to use them along with some spring flowers.

My mom gave me the depression glass plates (she had found them at a garage sale) and I’ve used them for salad and dessert.  The dinner plates are Pottery Barn’s catering plates, perfectly plain and white.

The menu will include a favorite Pistachio Crusted Chicken, fresh asparagus and roasted potatoes.  The dinner is a little rich but I’ll pass out Alka Seltzer after dinner and all will be fine!

I will post the recipe for the chicken later.

Happy Birthday, Joyce!  May 2011 be the best year ever.

Catalog Inspiration

16 Monday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Decorating, Trends

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I’ve always received more catalogs than I could possibly order from or want.  I admit that the recent recession cut the number of catalogs I received by quiet a bit…my post man seems so much friendlier!

Pierre Deux catalog

Note to self…I’d love to have a taxidermy pheasant.

Images above via Pierre Deux catalog

There are 4 catalogs that I thoroughly enjoy, not because I order from them, but because I get inspired by some of the room decoration.  They are Williams Sonoma Home (I love Williams Sonoma/cooking as well but I’ll save that for another post), Pierre Deux, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn.

Williams Sonoma Home has a host of some of the best names in design now offering their ideas to create “your room your way”.  Names like Bunny Williams, Mary McDonald, Joe Nye and Carolyne Roehm.  I realize there is more at stake for these home stores/catalogs so it makes perfect sense.

The above 2 images Williams Sonoma Home catalog

I believe some of the catalogs raised the bar as far as room display some years back.  In fact, Pierre Deux and Restoration Hardware started advertising in several of the nesting magazines with full page ads that are very impressive.

Pottery Barn gets a certain amount of scorn from certain home enthusiasts but you have to admit, they truly have something for everyone.  Even if you don’t care for their furniture, their ability to accessorize is pretty amazing and you can use your own treasures and just borrow a little inspiration from their catalog for your own home.

The above 6 images via Pottery Barn catalog

Restoration Hardware took a new direction in 2008 when Chairman and Co-CEO, Gary F. Friedman decided to rock the boat…when other companies were lowering their prices due to the recession, he and his team raised the quality and subsequently the price of their furnishings.  I have heard people say they love the new look and some that find it dreary.  I’m somewhere in the middle.  I must admit I love the gray tones and the light industrial look of many of their furnishings.  Its fun to look at their store and I hear they opened a gallery in San Francisco that is pretty impressive…see what I mean, the bar has been raised!

So what catalogs do you enjoy, if any.  Do you buy very much from them?

Rose Tarlow, Tricia Foley…stirs the naturalist in me

13 Friday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Collections & Accessories, Decorating, Designer

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When I first saw this room designed by Rose Tarlow (Architectural Digest, 1991) I fell in love with its uncomplicated beauty and with the live vines growing in the room.  I hadn’t seen vines (attached to the wall) growing indoors before and thought it was such a wonderful concept.  During my high school years I visited a friend of a friend whose parents had built their house around a tree.  I thought that was pretty cool as well.  Joni at Cote de Texas did an extensive post on Rose Tarlow HERE.

The Rose Tarlow room reminded me of the “naturalist” trend in design that took place in the late seventies,  something I was always attracted to…being the nature girl that I am.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to rough it…ask my husband!  I just mean I’ve always taken to nature in a more broad sense of the word.  I love gardens and forests and butterflies and most harmless insects and animals.

Besides the vines growing near the window, I love the ceiling.

Notice the earthiness of the logs stacked sky-high?  I love this room, it looks like something John Muir might have lived in.

Tricia Foley is another designer whose rooms always evoke a sense of nature and as a result, feel very comforting and comfortable.  Maybe the truth is, the simpler we keep our furnishings the more freedom we experience.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my “stuff” and can’t imagine not having it displayed in various rooms throughout our home, but I have to admit there is an allure to simple, uncluttered rooms.

This might have a natural flavor but it’s a bit too jumbled for me.

 

This above image is a shot of  The Graphics Fairy living room vignette

When rooms are decorated using natural elements there is a sense that  the home is in the country somewhere and that maybe you would harvest your own vegetables from your garden and gather wild flowers for the vases instead of hothouse flowers.  Much like Willoughby (Greg Wise) in Ang Lee’s, Sense and Sensibility in the scene where he gives simple wildflowers to Miss Marianne (Kate Winslet).

Another home that gives me the sense of simple, natural elegance is the home featured in the blog site A Country Farmhouse.

This blog is appealing in the way that you imagine a simpler life might be.  I believe the farm house is in Oregon and the seasons play a huge role in the activities around “home”.  Visit if you haven’t before!

Are you a country mouse or a city mouse?  (Remember that book?)

A toast to spring…beverage recipes

11 Wednesday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Drink, Entertaining, Outdoor living

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So after a tempting week of warmer temperatures in the usually warm Southern California, we have been once again plunged into days of drizzle and gray.  Yes, I’d like cheese and crackers with this whine!

Anyway, I forged ahead this past Mother’s Day weekend with work in the garden and an eye on the future spring/summer temperatures that will undoubtedly arrive and stay at some point.

With summer temperatures visualization in mind (visualization is supposed to work to make it so, right?) I thought I would post a couple of really delicious beverages that can make you indifferent to outside temperatures. 🙂

Images above via Brabourne Farm

Yellowbird

Beverage (Bon Appetit 1980)

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups orange juice
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 1 ½ cups rum or vodka
  • 1 cup Galliano
  • ¼ cup Grand Marnier

 

Preparation Instructions

 

Mix all ingredients and pour over ice, garnish with pineapple spear, orange slice and cherry (optional)

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Tropical Garden Punch

Beverage

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Ingredients

5 cups Dole pineapple juice

2 12-ounce cans guava nectar

1 6-ounce can frozen limeade concentrate

1 cup vodka (optional)

2 limes thinly sliced

Preparation Instructions

Mix all and pour over ice.  Garnish with lime slices.

Dining Rooms…anyone hungry?

09 Monday May 2011

Posted by Karen B. in Decorating

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Chapter 2 of “my dream home tour”…as you may have read HERE,  I sometimes dream of the perfect home {is there such a thing?}.  This comes more from my constant dreaming ♥ of homes, both large and small, than from any dissatisfaction with my own home.  Like an avid artist or writer, I look for beauty in my surroundings.  My own home continues to evolve over time (with mostly minor improvements) but there are days when I think, “wow, wouldn’t this be a cool fill in the blank with the room you are wishing for”

Image via Brabourne Farm {Aimee Herring}

So as my tour continues, please come for dinner and enjoy my dream dining room(s)…

{Malene Birger}

The simple lines of this table and the accessories on the top appeal to me.

Image by Tria Giovan – Veranda

The hardwood floors look great but I wonder how scratched they will get?  Sliding the chairs, even with felt pads, sometimes causes problems.  I do like an area rug, what do you think?

If you love decorating and haven’t seen the movie “Somethings Gotta Give” you should see the movie for this dining room and all of the other rooms in the movie!  Oh, and the story is a pretty good chick-flick.

I just noticed there seems to be a lot of white in these dining room images.  As you will see later, my dining room is NOT white.  I do love the chippy white in this above image.

Erin Paige Pitts

Visit HERE if you’d like to see the rest of Erin Paige Pitts lovely home.  I love the contrast of the very dark wood floors against the white slipcovers on the dining room chairs, don’t you?

Image via Cote de Texas

This is a favorite dining room…Kelly Harmon.  (Yes, it’s the hunk, Mark Harmon of NCIS, sister). In fact, Kelly did the Tic Tac commercials for years.  Turns out she is talented where her home design is concerned!

Image by Emily Followill

I’ve always liked the way a round table looks in a room but have wondered about its limitations.  If you only entertain 1 other couple is it awkward?  The chairs used here are beautiful and remind me of my friends Gretchen and Carol’s dining room chairs.

Image via Slim Paley blog site

Another white dining room {sigh}  This one holds my interest in part due to the blue flowers (a favorite) and it would appear there are blue goblets on the table as well.  Very pretty.

Image via The Lettered Cottage

I realize this picture doesn’t show you very much of Layla Palmer’s dining room but after she and her husband Kevin created this wall by ripping down dry wall I thought the effect was so great I wanted to share it with you.

Image by Victoria Pearson ~ Will Smith

I have a black and white cat and my chairs are very similar…mine are splat back Windsor chairs…no fireplace, darn! 🙂

Here is my dining room.  My only complaint, other than the whole not having a fireplace whine, is that it is the darkest room in my house.  I guess it’s good that we mostly entertain in there during evening hours. 🙂

GHP Dining Room

GHP Dining Room

 

Dining Room side board

Dining Room with sisal rug

So, shall we eat?  I’m hungry.  Thank you for joining us for dinner.


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