I was recently asked by a very loyal reader to do a bar cart post….I love styling bar carts. I have one permanently set in my living room but I love setting one outside and also around the holidays. I think the visual below from Swoonworthy is right on the mark for what you need. I think the must haves are bar accessories (shakers, shot measures), fabulous glassware (I prefer vintage), an interesting ice bucket (or 2), stirrers, interesting bottles, and something quirky (like a cool plant or an asian statue, lucite letter of your last name, or decorative chocolates or candy). In the next few weeks, I will be doing a post linking some of my favorite bar cart items. In the meanwhile, here are some layouts for inspiration!!! Bottoms Up!!!
This week’s book club Monday choice is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides has become a New York Times Best Seller! Here is the story:
Now that Fall is in the air, I love finding soup recipes. I made this pumpkin soup last week . It was so easy, healthy and really good..I found it on the blog Happily Eva After. I ended up using Almond Milk instead of heavy cream. Bon Appetite!!
(adapted from Happily Eva After)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter or butter substitute
- 2 yellow onions chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg ground
- 2 cans 15oz pumpkin puree
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
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Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and add the sliced onions to the pan.
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Stir the onions occasionally until they caramelize (around 12 minutes)
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Add the garlic, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg to the onions, and stir for a minute until combined.
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Add the chicken broth to the pan and stir, scraping up any burned bits from the bottom, for about two minutes.
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Add the pumpkin puree and stir to combine.
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Turn the heat to low, and let the soup simmer for 20 minutes.
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After the soup has cooked, turn off the stove and puree the soup with an immersion blender
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Add heavy cream and serve!
Are You Ready To See Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick on Stage in Plaza Suite? We have a group of Orchestra for the April 1st show at 8 for $150. This is going to be the hottest ticket this season…Email Me to save your spot!!!
Plaza Suite is a portrait of three couples (each played by Broderick and Parker) successively occupying a suite at the Plaza Hotel. The original production, featuring Tony-winning direction by Mike Nichols, played 1,097 performances at Broadway’s Plymouth Theatre (now the Schoenfeld).
Broderick is a longtime interpreter of Neil Simon’s works, winning his first Tony Award for Brighton Beach Memoirs, appearing in the sequel Biloxi Blues and years later leading a revival of The Odd Couple. His other credits include a Tony-winning turn in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and a Tony-nominated performance in The Producers.
Parker returns to Broadway after more than two decades, following a 1996 turn in Once Upon a Mattress. Her other Broadway credits include The Innocents, Annie, The Heidi Chronicles and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying alongside Broderick. She is an Emmy winner for Sex and the City.
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One of my favorite companies Francis Valentine is having a 25% off friends and family sale until tomorrow 10/15. I have featured Francis Valentine before.
Frances Valentine is a New York accessories brand founded by long-time friends and collaborators Kate & Andy Spade, and Elyce Arons. It is the design house that sustains Kate Valentine Spade’s unique way of seeing. A trove of her works, her inspiration, her talent, her vision. With its spirited vintage-modern designs, Frances Valentine will continue to make accessories for women around the world.
All their designs from shoes, to clothes to jewelry are classic Kate Spade style. It is one of my favorite brands. I have my eye on the leopard flats, the light blue shoes and the adorable square leopard bag!! Check out all their fall new arrivals!!!!!
