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Fashionable Friend Friday

posted on : September 4, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 1 Comment
Today’s Fashionable Friend Friday is a pint sized powerhouse.  My little friend Annie is amazing.  She is a history buff that knows more facts about the presidents and first ladies than the Libray of Congress!!  She’s only in second grade but she has already been featured on another blog, been named Camper of the Week at Cape Cod Sea Camp, played and Oompa Loompa,  perfected the back flip dive, was a colonial girl in a historical play, seen Taylor Swift live, and has better dance moves than Michael Jackson.  Annie, you are AWESOME!!!  I want to be just like you when I grow up!!!!!  Bon Weekend!

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First Day of School Breakfast

posted on : September 3, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

I saw this recipe and thought it would be perfect to make for the first day of school.  You can prepare it the night before and get up early to cook it, before school or cook it the night before and heat it up in the morning.  Either way, it is a fun recipe to kick off the school year!





Slow Cooker Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
adapted from GetCrocked.com
Ingredients
non stick cooking spray
2 c all purpose flour
1/4 c poppy seeds
1T. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2c greek yogurt or sour cream
1/4 c milk
1 tsp lemon peel finely shredded
1/4 c lemon juice fresh
1 tsp. vanilla

Icing
2 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon peel finely shredded
lemon juice or milk


1. Spray a 5 quart oval or 4 quart round slow cooker with cooking spray.

2. Combine flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.  Set aside

3. Whisk sugar, eggs, oil, yogurt, milk, lemon peel, lemon juice, and the 1tsp vanilla, until sugar dissolves in a medium bowl.

4. Mix sugar mixture with flour mixture all at once.  Stir until combined (mixture will be lumpy).  Spoon batter into prepared slow cooker.  

5. Cover.  Cook on High for 1 1/2 hours or until top appears set.  

6. Turn slow cooker off.

7. Remove lid CAREFULLY so condensation from lid does not drip onto bread.

8. Cover the top of the slow cooker completely with a paper towels placing the lid on top.  Cool for 10 to 15 minutes.

9. Run a knife around the edges of slow cooker, remove bread from crock or remove the baking dish and set on countertop to cool.

10. Cool completely on a wire rack or plate.

11. Drizzle bread with lemon icing.



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Wish List Wednesday

posted on : September 2, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment
The lace-up flats have recently caught my eye.  I really love this look and think it would be a smart move to add this look to my fall wardrobe.  I cannot decide which pair to choose.  They are all so chic looking.  Luckily for me I am having lunch with my very fashionable friend, Linie, soon and I know she will have some fab recommendations for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Until then I will virtually dream about owning a pair.

Wish List Wednesday

Aquazzura pointy toe flat
modaoperandi.com

Billy Ella flat shoes
anthropologie.com

Boden pointed toe flat
bodenusa.com

Office flat shoes
$61 – office.co.uk

River Island black shoes
riverisland.com

Zara ballet flat
zara.com

Warehouse black shoes
$61 – asos.com

Black shoes
threadsence.com

Ambra flat shoes
loefflerrandall.com

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Back To School

posted on : September 1, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment
With school starting next week, we have been on the lookout for adorable unique school supplies.  Long gone are the days of the denim color binder.  Today’s options are so much fun.  We have picked out the best of the best for you.  In my house, the Lilly Planner was a home run.  The Herschel backpack and printed binders were a close second.  Go Forth and School Shop!!!!!!!

Back To School

Herschel Supply Co purple bag
$84 – urbanoutfitters.com

Herschel Supply Co blue backpack
$84 – urbanoutfitters.com

Longchamp dopp bag
$40 – harrods.com

Jayson Home home decor
jaysonhome.com

Home decor
raymondgeddes.com

Kate spade home decor
seejanework.com

Jumbo Agenda
lillypulitzer.com

Mini Silver Notebook
shoppigment.com

Dot Bo white pen
dotandbo.com

Office accessory
raymondgeddes.com

File folder
cottonon.com

Pink Dawn File Folders
papayaart.com

For Freedom File Folders
papayaart.com

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Book Club Monday

posted on : August 31, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 2 Comments

Since my reading stack is still sky high..I thought I would share two more incredible movies I saw recently, Aloha and Some Kind of Beautiful.

If you don’t already know, I LOVE LOVE Bradley Cooper.  I can watch his movies over and over, so I was so excited when Aloha became available for home viewing.   The storyline is that “a military contractor goes to Hawaii and reconnects with a lost love while falling for his Air Force watch dog”.  It is such a cute movie, you will not want to miss it.  You can watch it HERE.

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image Hollywood Reporter
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Some Kind of Beautiful is another fab movie.  It stars Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba and Selma Hayek.  The story is complicated yet funny.  Brosnan is a successful professor who marries his student.  When she decides to leave him, he falls in love with her sister!!  Definitely check it out HERE.






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image New York Times
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Weekend Real Estate Stalking

posted on : August 29, 2015 posted by : nicolesteinthal 1 Comment

Today’s Weekend Real Estate Stalking is another home right in our own back yard, here in RYE, NY.  It is a charming split level home with modern touches.  This house is so adorable and really colorful and cozy.  If you would like more information, please contact Sibohan Dolce, HERE.