Fall Hosting For Less

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With Halloween and Thanksgiving quickly approaching, many of us have entertaining and hosting on our minds. It's always fun to add to your  own party goods with a little something extra that you found on sale. This post features stylish sale finds that will delight your guests and gift your hosts. Shop quickly, many of the sales end tomorrow!

Wine Glass Stemware Set

This set of two is striking, and a little different from the rest. 

AllModern

Jovan Set of 6 Appetizer Forks
Sleek, sophisticated, and 30% off. At an excellent price point for a host gift (under $25)

Wayfair

Stainless Steel Buffet Set

The one thing about service Thanksgiving Dinner is that it's never quite hot enough. This set takes care of that for at least two dishes. 

Wayfair

Madeline Embroidered Apron

Turkey gravy isn't a good look on your LBD or cashmere sweater. This all cotton apron is on sale for a limited time. It's darling!

Anthropologgie

Staub Dutch Oven

Oh the things you can cook in here! Host your guests with French cooking. Available in 12 color choices. Now marked down by over 50%

Sur La Table

Frantoio Galntino Extra Virgin Olive oil With Painted Jug

I just couldn't make Thanksgiving dinner, or any dinner, without a good olive oil. This brand is delish, and is available in four fab designs. Another nice host gift. Save 20% at Sur La Table with Code: SAVE20

Sur La Table

Teak Twig Appeizer Utensil Sets

When entertaining, details matter. I would use these sets often. Imagine them on your cheese platter. You might want to stock up while they are on sale. They make a great gift for hosts.

Anthropologie

Nordic Ware Harvest Bounty Loaf Pan

Imagine the oohs and ahhs when you serve this masterpiece.  The bread truns out looking just like the loaf pan. Free one day shipping with this item!

Wayfair

Milano 20 Piece Flatware Set

Modern and very attractive. They are made matte to avoid finger prints.  Love that!

Birch Lane

Flickering Flameless Pillar Candle

Love this color of Bordeaux. So well priced! available in 4 sizes

Pottery Barn

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Food For Thought

Foodie Friday: Going Green In The Kitchen

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Oh Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!  You may recall that last Friday was dedicated to Serving Up A Stylish St. Pat's Dinner with recipes and more.  So today's post is a twist on the color of the day - Green. Whether you are wear'n the green, eating the green, or going green, this post is for you. You'll find recipes for green food that is mostly healthy. The cook's tools will help you to help the world with less chemicals, and more organic and eco-friendly products for living and cooking.



HERE: 18 Green Recipes & Cooks Tools

Smashed Potatoes With Garlic Pesto
{ Vegan & Gluten Free }
Get ready for crispy, tender potatoes with major flavor. When I stop counting carbs, this is a must make!
Minimalist Baker 

Bambu Cutting Boards
Create art in the kitchen. These boards are handcrafted from sustainably harvested bamboo. They have been finished with a light coat of natural food safe oil and nothing else. You will also find that they are dual purposed. Cut on one side and serve canapés on the other. 
Amazon 

Green Goddess Pizza
This is basically a delicious salad with one giant crouton! The dressing? It's homemade pesto sauce. Yum!
Well & Full 

Lemongrass Ginger Cleaning Set
A clean home is a happy home. The Countertop Spray Set  has natural cleansers and essential oils. There's no harsh chemicals or parabens. It's gentle on the skin and smells as fresh as Springtime.
Williams- Sonoma 

The Mean Green Detox Salad
I have been hearing a good deal about detoxing. We probably all need to do it. This salad is so beautiful, it doesn't look like we will suffer while we are at it. This simple mixed salad has a base of kale, broccoli, purple cabbage, cilantro, grapefruit and avocado. It all gets tossed in a lemony tahini dressing. Click the link to read all about this healthy dish!
Half Baked Harvest

Healthy Living (8 Piece Set)
Did you know that you could better enjoy your salads, oils and herbs? This set makes it possible by extending the life of your herbs and provides so many ways to utilize your oils. Then there's the Salad Chopper and those Herb Shears. They will help you to prepare your dishes more professionally. Made of BPA free plastic.
AHAlife   

Spaghetti with Arugula Pesto
A simple supper that is just so Spring green! 
Williams-Sonoma 

Caffe Britt Shade Grown Organic Coffee
Not being a coffee drinker, I admit that I didn't know about "shade grown" coffee beans. These coffee bean plants have been grown under a canopy of trees. Most importantly, these plants require little or no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Good for our bodies!
Amazon  

Chinese Salad Spring Rolls
Fast, easy, and somewhat healthy. They are easy to eat on the run (no fork necessary), especially if you make them ahead of time. 
Bakers Royale   

GreenPan
 Sur La Table has partnered with GreenPan to create a superior line of ceramic non-stick cookware. Each piece is packed with cook friendly and eco-friendly details and designs. The safe and non toxic ceramic coating is completely free of PFOA, PFAS and persistent pollutants as well as lead and cadmium.....which are all bad things.
Sur La Table 

Avocado Hummus Dip
A clever combo that I'm not mad about. It's so bright and right for crudités, bread, and chips.
Delish

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Kit

Here's a green way to clean. This set of tools gets your organic produce squeaky clean. Both pieces are made of bamboo, recycled plastic and walnuts. Very handy!

Food52   

Vegan Mint Matcha Shamrock Shake

A healthy take on the classic Shamrock Shake. Don't worry, it is still creamy, minty and refreshing. It's just healthier than you will find at the Golden Arches. For those who care (and we all should ) it is refined sugar free.

Minimalist Baker

Large Marble Mortar & Pestle
A great way to cut down on salt is to mix up some fresh herbs. The minimalist marble mortar is perfect for making pesto, peanut butter, and guacamole. Your tastebuds will thank you for this purchase!

AHAlife 

Basil Parsley Pumpkin Seed Pesto Pasta with Grilled Chicken and Olives

Gluten Free

This recipe is as tasty and healthy as it is beautiful. The dressing is your pesto, which sounds divine.

Heather Christo

Staub in Pine

These elegant enameled vessels are Cadmium, Lead, PFOA and PTFE Free​. That is a whole lot of chemicals that none of us need in our food. 

Sur La Table 

Green Chile and Tomatillo Corn Bread 

It's easy to go green with this Tex-Mex inspired recipe. Corn bread can take a little heat on St. Patrick's Day and beyond.

Tasting Table

Chilewich
Glam green. This woven runner is both glam and modern made with Chilewich's vinyl called "Terrastrand." It's 100% phthalate free and contains 25% renewable vegetable content. It looks good and does good. Every square yard of this fabric saves .02 gallons of petroleum and .41 of CO2. That's a good thing.
Amazon




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Foodie Friday: Serve Up A Stylish St. Pat's Dinner ~ Recipes & More

What's Cook'n, Good Look'n?

There's plenty cooking in my kitchen, 

but the tools I use are not looking good. I need a kitchen equipment makeover.  How about you? Here, are some pretty pieces that will

look as good as the food you prepare.

High on my "Want List" is the Demeyere Cookware - John Pawson series. To me,

it is sculpture for your kitchen.

Sur La Table

I have been looking for a different tea pot 

for quite awhile. Staub's square style 

intrigues me. On sale at

Amazon

I don't display much on my granite countertops,

but Michael Aram's "Black Orchid" Canisters

would hold center stage. How lovely!

Nordstrom

Though not especially attractive, just think of the chic cakes you can create with this

Layer Cake Slicing Set.  I want!

Open Sky

Sushi is served infrequently in my kitchen.

But when I have a yen for it...I would adore

Alessi's Lily Pond Sushi Set!

Alessi

They say every kitchen should have a 

touch of red. Bodum's Bistro Toaster

adds a modern dose of color.

Macy's

How fun! A Set of Three Appetizer Arches. 

Viva Terra

A very chic way to serve your fave flavor.

The Lunares Pint of Ice Cream Holder

Shop Bop

Another tea pot that tickles my fancy.

Stelton's Potter Tea Pot

Bloomingdales

I'll leave you today with a fabulous recipe that

looks sensational for Spring

Braised Artichokes in Lemon and White Wine

Created for the Le Creuset's 

Stainless Steel Braiser

Ingredients:

3 lemons

8 large artichokes

1 medium yellow onion, peeled

2 small leeks, tops trimmed and green outer leaves discarded

2 celery stalks, trimmed

2 small carrots, peeled

3 slices pancetta, thick-cut and diced

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper

4 garlic cloves, peeled

1 bay leaf

4 sprigs fresh thyme

4 sprigs fresh tarragon

2 tablespoons fresh parsley

1 3/4 cup dry white wine

Directions:

Combine the juice of 2 1/2 of the lemons and 2 quarts of water in a large bowl. Trim each artichoke, removing the stem, leaves and choke. Set the trimmed artichokes in the lemon water.

Cut the onion lengthwise, and thinly slice. Quarter the leeks and cut them into 2-inch strips. Thinly slice the celery and carrots.

Render the pancetta for 2 - 3 minutes over medium heat in the braiser. Add 1/4 cup oil and sliced vegetables to the braiser. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 20 minutes until tender but not browned. Add the garlic and reserved half lemon and cook 1 minute longer.

Drain the artichokes and add them to the pot. Season with a little more salt and pepper and enough extra virgin olive oil to coat the artichokes, the bay leaf and the herbs. Pour in the wine and add enough water to cover the artichokes. Bring to a simmer; partially cover the pot, reduce the heat, and gently simmer for about 30 minutes.

Allow the artichokes to cool slowly in the braising liquid. Sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon juice over the top 

before serving.