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Martha’s Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

posted on : April 13, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

It’s that time of year again and one of the most frequent questions I received from readers this week was “How do I hard boil eggs so they don’t crack and are easy to peel?”  This is a hard one…Mine crack ALL THE TIME!!!!  So, I referred to the uber homemaker Martha Stewart and here is what I found!!!   


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Martha’s Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
recipe adapted from marthastewart.com



12 Large Eggs (room temperature)


Place eggs in a SINGLE LAYER in a large saucepan (I used my Le Creuset).  Cover them with cool water by 1 inch.  Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat.  Let sit for 12 minutes.


Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking.  

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Things That Caught My Eye This Week

posted on : April 12, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment



I wore this dress in black (no longer available) almost everyday on my trip, but I love this color too!!!


Do you do this at home? We do!!!!!


I hear this product is incredible


This is soooooo Great!!!! Long Live the Queen!!!!!

Dying to get this for my son for his Bday (they have other schools too)


If You Love the Masters, Read This!!!!!


They have these in my virtual studio…..I’m obsessed with them!!!


Calling All French Fry Lovers


More Korean Beauty Love!!! I just ordered this and cannot wait to get it!


Time for Al Fresco Dining!!!

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Easter Dresses

posted on : April 11, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment
Since Easter is this Sunday, I thought I would share 
with you some of my favorite Easter Dresses.  I love 
the idea of a floral dress for Easter Sunday and 
since the weather here in the North East will be 
almost 80, these are perfect options. Happy Dressing!!

Easter Dresses

Lela Rose floral dress
neimanmarcus.com

TIBI mini dress
tibi.com

Grey dress
1stdibs.com

Ted Baker mesh dress
– harrods.com

City Chic floral print dress
citychiconline.com

Dorothy Perkins floral dress
dorothyperkins.com

Chicwish purple dress
chicwish.com

Chicwish floral dress
chicwish.com

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Book Club Monday

posted on : April 10, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

Today’s book club Monday choice is The Women in the Castle.  This book is Amazon’s Best Book Of April 2017 so I had to share it with you!!  The story goes like this:

Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold
Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined—an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding.
 Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband’s ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows.
First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin, the son of her dearest childhood friend, from a Nazi reeducation home. Together, they make their way across the smoldering wreckage of their homeland to Berlin, where Martin’s mother, the beautiful and naive Benita, has fallen into the hands of occupying Red Army soldiers. Then she locates Ania, another resister’s wife, and her two boys, now refugees languishing in one of the many camps that house the millions displaced by the war. 
As Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husband’s resistance movement, she is certain their shared pain and circumstances will hold them together. But she quickly discovers that the black-and-white, highly principled world of her privileged past has become infinitely more complicated, filled with secrets and dark passions that threaten to tear them apart. Eventually, all three women must come to terms with the choices that have defined their lives before, during, and after the war—each with their own unique share of challenges. 
Written with the devastating emotional power of The Nightingale, Sarah’s Key, and The Light Between Oceans, Jessica Shattuck’s evocative and utterly enthralling novel offers a fresh perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods in history. Combining piercing social insight and vivid historical atmosphere, The Women in the Castle is a dramatic yet nuanced portrait of war and its repercussions that explores what it means to survive, love, and, ultimately, to forgive in the wake of unimaginable hardship.
– Amazon.com
For more information or to purchase this book, click HERE
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Weekend Real Estate Stalking

posted on : April 8, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

Today’s weekend Real Estate Stalking is a house here in Rye in Indian Village.   I love this home…not only is the location so convenient to everything but it has such curb appeal.  The interior is quite spacious with a gorgeous stone fireplace and patio.  The kitchen is wonderfully updated. Luckily for us, there is an open house tomorrow April 9th from 1-3 and its suppose to be a beautiful day!!!!  For more information on this property and the open house contact Elle Dooley Beyer HERE.

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Fashionable Friend Friday

posted on : April 7, 2017 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

This week’s Fashionable Friend Friday is Pam and Pat of the Beloved Bath, a company they started with their autistic sons.  The ladies found that the boys enjoyed making the bath mixtures with their moms.  They found themselves calm, centered and happy after a soak.  Each item they made is filled with their spirit, energy and and love.  Their products are heavenly.  I love the pink Hymalayn bath salt, and the bath bombs.  But I am still trying all the products so stay tuned!!  What’s even better is that a proceed of each sale goes to autism education, specifically for vocation training.  How great is that?  Check out the Beloved Bath site HERE.  Bon Weekend!!!!!

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