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DC Design House 2010

Julie Daniel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:55:54 +0000

Whew been really busy… I have many posts coming but I quickly wanted to share with you the details for the DC Design House 2010.

This year’s design house is April 10- May 9 at a beautiful house in Chevy Chase…

Be sure to check it out! I for sure am.

Site Of The Week: Foodzie

Julie Daniel — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:30:33 +0000

Foodzie is sort of an online Farmer’s Market, they sell food from local merchants… yum, I want it all:

12 Piece Assorted Chocolates:

Farmstead Gouda:

Peppercorn Bacon:

You Can Judge A Book By It’s Cover

Julie Daniel — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:58:29 +0000

My friend has found these classic books with gorgeous covers that she is obsessed with…

So for her birthday some friends made her a replica of them for her cake:

I just found them online! They were actually featured in this month’s House Beautiful, you can get them at Anthropologie:

Perfect Pancakes

Julie Daniel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:34:31 +0000

I am currently snowed in due to Snowmagedden/ Snowapocalypse/ Sn-omg and this morning I got a hankering for pancakes. I did a quick google search and came across this delicious made from scratch recipe:

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 -1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation

In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.

Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk.

Start with 1 1/4 cups milk, adding up to another 1/4 cup if necessary, as you mix it with the flour.

Add the two eggs, vanilla if using and oil, whisking until mixed but still a bit lumpy.

Heat a frying pan (if it is not non-stick, you will need to melt a bit of butter or oil in it) and when hot, pour in some pancake mix.

How much depends on how experienced you are at flipping pancakes and how big you want them. We do about 1/4 cup a time for small, easy-to-flip pancakes but you could make this as much as 1/2 cup of pancake mix.

If you are adding fruit, I like to sprinkle it on top of the pancake now.

When the pancake starts to bubble on top and is golden brown on the cooked side, turn it and continue cooking until both sides are golden brown.

The first pancake is always a bit of a test so adjust the batter by adding more flour if you need to make it thicker or more milk if you want a thinner pancake. In either case, just add a few spoonfuls at a time until you get it right.

Repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter. You may need to adjust the heat as pan tends to get hotter as you keep making pancakes.

Keep the cooked pancakes covered with a tea towel, to keep them warm while you finish cooking the rest.

Definitely never using Bisquick ever again- this is so quick and delicious!

I Like This Light

Julie Daniel — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:25:14 +0000

The other day I was doing some fine dining with my girl friends at Silver Diner when I noticed these pendant lights:

I really like them, I knew immediately where to find something similar. Schoolhouse Electric has some of the most awesome fixtures. Here is what I found that is comparable to the one I saw at Silver Diner:

I would totally hook up my entire house with this if 1) I didn’t rent and 2) I had buckets of superfluous money.

Pretty Pink Magazine Covers

Julie Daniel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:40 +0000

My monthly pile of magazines is usually daunting as they all come at the same time each month, but I am enjoying staring at them this month cause they are pink and pretty for v-day :)

Site of the Week: Pattern Glass

Julie Daniel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:42:25 +0000

Last March I posted here pictures of a few cute cake stands I found online. In this month’s Martha Stewart Living they had a whole article on glass cake stands. A bunch of the cake stands they featured were from Pattern Glass and are absolutely goregous!

Flatware

Julie Daniel — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:56:24 +0000

I need new flatware. My trusty Target flatware is starting to lose its finish.

I really like the style so maybe I will upgrade to this Williams-Sonoma version?

What I really need to do is just invest in some basic sterling silver flatware that will last for years to come…

I like this set from Crate + Barrel, probably because it looks like bamboo:

The sensible thing would be to snatch up a set for super cheap at an estate sale or from eBay, but I am weird and used flatware would gross me out.

What flatware do you use?

DIY Wedding Workshop

Julie Daniel — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:55:03 +0000

Here are a few pics from my company, A Splash of Elegance’s DIY Wedding Workshop. If you are a bride make sure to sign up for our next workshop on April 25 to find get great discounts and tips for your wedding.

These cupcakes were to die for. I must have eaten at least 15 of them.

Lilly At Garnet Hill

Julie Daniel — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:30:13 +0000

Garnet Hill is now carrying Lilly Pulitzer Home… I love Garnet Hill and Lilly is of course timeless and I will love it forever.

And of course you can always buy Lilly at their own website.