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Best Hamburger Ever

Happy Almost Memorial Day!!!!   I was looking for a great BBQ recipe for you and stumbled upon “The Best Hamburger Ever” recipe!!!  I could not pass it up and it is on my menu for the weekend!!! Now hopefully we will continue with this sunny NY weather!!!  Bon Appetit!!!

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Adapted from Allrecipies



1 1/2 lean ground meat
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack or Cheddar Cheese
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 clove garlic minced
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
salt and pepper to taste


Preheat grill for high heat


In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, cheese, Worcestershire sauce, egg, onion soup mix, garlic, garlic powder, parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper.  Form into 4 patties.


Grill patties for 5 minutes on both sides on the hot grill until cooked to your temperature of choice, and serve on buns.








    Eyelet Top

    It’s been a while since I have done a fashion board for you.  Basically the site that use to host my collages, shut down…..UGHHHHHHHH..So I not only lost everything BUT I have not been able to do fashion posts since the end of March…Luckily, I started working with another company and Voila.   So back to business…Everywhere I go I see that Eyelet blouses are the THING!!!  They are so crisp looking yet give an outfit that little extra fancy touch.  You can wear them with blue jeans, white jeans or black pants all summer.  A good selection of eyelet blouses are in most stores lately but here are some of my favorites!!!  Oh and please let me know if you like this new format!!!

    Book Club Monday

    With Memorial Day just a week away, my goal for the Book Club for the next few months is to find you great beach reads.  Fun light, and quick reading will be my main focus.  Sooooo for today, I have chosen, Searching for Beauty: The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught The World About Style.  Doesn’t this sound amazing…I cannot wait to start it…Here is the summary:


    Nobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers. Born to luxury, she lived in a whirl of European vacations, exquisite clothing, and dashing men.
    In Searching for Beauty, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers’s rebellious life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her final days as one of the legendary chatelaines of New Mexico. She eloped with a penniless baron; danced tangos in European nightclubs; romanced Roald Dahl, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and Hollywood icon Clark Gable; and triumphed in the world of fashion. She was muse to legendary American designer Charles James, appeared in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and popularized Southwestern style by adopting turquoise jewelry, squaw skirts and short-waist jackets as her signature look.
    With Searching for Beauty, Millicent Rogers enters the pantheon of great American women who, like Diana Vreeland and Babe Paley, put their distinctive stamp on American style. – Amazon.com

    For more information or to purchase this book, click HERE.
    image Amazon.com

    A Royal Wedding and A Royal Party!!!!

    This morning I went to a very beautiful breakfast party to watch the Royal Wedding.  In fact it was so much fun celebrating with our friends and so festive….. Who really needed to be at Windsor Castle??!!!!!!! !!  I have captured some great photos from the party and also shared some of my favorite photos from the festivities in London!!!!  Hurrah for Meghan and Harry!!!!!

    All the British accessories around the room were fab!!!

    Our Wedding Cake!!!!  Might have even been nicer than the real one!!!

    Our amazing hostess…luckily for her hubby, Harry did not see her first!!!!!!!!!!

    The happy couple!!!

    The beautiful centerpieces…the chocolate did not last long!!!!!

    We watched 2 different channels on a couple of big screens!  I was focused on the “Today” screen!!!

    The party favor..Meghan and Harry commemorative mugs…I already used mine!!!  Oh and a tiara borrowed from a very stylish guest!

    A close up of the cake!!!

    Some of the beautiful fascinators worn this morning!!!

    A closer up of the cake!!!

    How Handsome is Harry?
    How great was the cake topper??? 

                                    Now Onto The Wedding!!!


    Home Good’s Round Up

    Its back!!!!…the Home Goods Round Up…I have not been to Home Goods since the last post so this was longgggggg overdue!!!!  I found some really great things, esp for Summer Entertaining!!  All of these items were found yesterday at the Home Goods in Port Chester.   Happy Shopping!!!

    I love this square “boxwood” wreath for the front door!!

    This is so great for a bathroom…the seat lifts up for storage.

    I love these utensil holders.  They would look great on an outdoor dining table!!!  I need to go back!!!

    I love this outdoor entertaining bar cart!!!

    These outdoor planters are so cool!!!!

    I also love this garden stool!!!

    These plates are great!!!!

    How cool is this wine holder!!!!
    These lamps are fabulous!!!!  And there was a pair!!!!  I wish I had a place for them…

    Remember my obsession with rattan last summer?  How perfect is this?  I am still dreaming about it.

    There were so many really really nice beach towels!!!

    I had to show you the entire beach towel isle.

    This bamboo magazine rack is incredible!!!

    These LOVE signs are perfect for a teen girls desk or a college dorm room.

    These baskets are amazing!!!  I could see them in a pool house or in a cabana.

    These water bottles make a great gift!!!!

    These tiki glasses are a must-have for summer cocktails!!!

    These drink mixes are so much fun!!!

    My husband always asks for a new cooler…Voila!!! 

    The planters would be so great out on a patio filled with succulents or mini ferns!!!

    A Lemon Cake To Die For

    I found this recipe on Pinterest  At Mother’s Day dinner, I noticed that the lemon desserts were so popular.  I started thinking that I really never bake anything lemon.  Soooooooooo I thought I would try this.  Also, I was very happy to read that it is Weight Watchers Friendly, i.e. LOW POINTS!!!!!  Bon Appetit!!!!!

    image MarthaStewart.com

    adapted from skinnypoints.com

    Cake
    1 box of yellow cake mix.
    1 small box of instant lemon pudding mix.
    ¾ cup of oil.
    ¾ cup of water.
    4 beaten eggs.

    Glaze


    2 cups of powdered sugar.




    2 tbsps of melted butter.


    2 tbsps of water.







    ⅓ cup of lemon juice.
    Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a 9×13 baking pan.
    In a bowl beat the eggs and mix in the cake mix, lemon pudding, oil and water until well combined.
    Pour the batter in the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
    While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze. Mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice and water until well combined.
    Once baked, poke holes in the cake with a wooden spoon and pour the glaze over it.