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Remember Biscoffs?  Those little "airline cookies?"  We talked about them here.Well, I wondered if maybe, just maybe, I could use the Biscoff Spread and make some cut-out cookies for decorating.The answer?  Yes.If you love those crunchy little Biscoff cookies, but would love a softer, more sugar-cookie-ish version, you might want to try this. {And, you don't even have to

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When Carolyn Roehm designs a table landscape, we are certain it will be a show-stopper.  The designer only uses candlelight in her dining rooms because she believes that the light given off by the candle adds beautiful reflection and ambiance to the room.Roehm uses multiple height candles, ranging from short up to 40 inches tall and prefers off-white, bright-white, and black

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The owners of this Los Angeles home didn't want to move and leave all of their memories behind, so they called on talented designer Chad Eisner to renovate and design the interior. The result is a home that is the epitome of chic and luxury with a relaxed and comfortable feel. Eisner used very large pieces sparingly throughout the home. The light fixture in the living room, the chandelier over

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Yes, we eat a lot of cookies around here.  But we also eat dinner...lunch & breakfast, too!!!The new page Bake at 350 Goes Savory is now open and there are a few recipes there for your perusal.  Do not worry...these posts will not show up in your reader...I know you are here for the sugar.Pop on over if you're looking for something new for lunch or dinner. (There's a link right at

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If you haven't visited the online magazine House of Fifty, you are missing out.  I great group of talented folk, including fellow bloggers and online shop owners Monica Claassen (Splendid Willow) and Sue De Chiara (The Zhush).  If you haven't visited these ladies do so now.Enjoy the images below from House of Fifty here, and see for yourself what I am raving about!ENJOY!IF YOU

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The clients bought and leveled the existing house in Atlanta's Buckhead and created their dream house, which was inspired by a Venetian architect. The home was built and designed by the talented interior designers Bill Murphy and the late Jim Essary.The clients brought in an extensive collection of art and rare pieces, and the home was designed with these collectible and their lifestyle in mind.

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My new ebook- best loved recipesMy blog anniversary is just around the corner. Yep. Number six. And I am trying to wrap my little gluten-free brain around it. Six years. Six. That is a long time in blog years. (Maybe blog years are kinda like dog years? Every twelve months of blogging seems equal to seven human years. What I think I'm trying to say is that GFG feels... more grown up somehow.

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The House Beautiful Designer Visions: Cinema Style showcase home was designed by interior designer Heather Moore for Jed Johnson Associates. The apartment was inspired by the movie, Factory Girl, based on the life of Edie Sedgwick. There was nothing dull about Sedgwick, and there is nothing dull about this home.The Fifth Avenue apartment is decorated with midcentury furnishings, and the

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My dad is a pretty good cook.  He's master of the grill and he was always known around our neighborhood for his smoked turkeys.  His other claim to fame is Christmas fudge.  Chocolate fudge...and you can typically find him enjoying the first piece with a cold beer.{My dad is awesome.}So, when I received a copy of Nina Wanat's beautiful book, Sweet Confections, the fudge caught my

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Get sconed, Babycakes, with these fab gluten-free scones.Let's get sconed. Butternut squash style. But let me warn you. I'm having an existential week. The kind of week where gushing about a gluten-free scone recipe just seems kind of silly. The kind of week where irony reigns supreme on her cold and shiny throne. Yeah, I know. I could shrug it off and stuff it out of sight and soldier on

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Creamed Onion GratinSweet, translucent roasted onions marry beautifully with the béchamel and Gorgonzola in this rich casserole.SERVES 6–8INGREDIENTS2 medium yellow onions, cored and quartered lengthwise ¼ cup olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 tbsp. unsalted butter 2 tbsp. flour 1 cup heavy cream ¼ cup dry white wine Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste ½ cup finely

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When prominent real-estate firm owners and philanthropists Adam Rose and Peter McQuillan decided to renovate and design a nineteenth floor apartment in Miami as their second home, they called on designers Salvatore Larosa and Ronald Bentley. The designer’s company, B Five Studio, have been designing homes for the couple for 20 years, including the client’s main home in Westchester on fifty-six

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First, let me warn you ahead of time about something.  I have just downloaded Lion to my my computer, and it is changing my words.  For example, it changed "catcher" to "catheter" and would not take no for an answer!  I just need to learn more about it and how to use it, but if you get a strange message, blame it on Lion, haha!***When Mary Prillaman asked interior designer Robert

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 Fall just happens to be my favorite season.  I'm pretty sure it has to do with moving away from shorts (not that I wear them) and sleeveless tops to sweaters and boots.  And tomorrow, the high will only reach 66 degrees.  {That's downright chilly for south Texas.}I wanted to ship some cookies to friends, friends I've never met, actually...namely a certain book editor and team

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Interior designer Allegra is full force ahead after her divorce from husband Ashley Hicks, son of David Hicks. Hicks completed design school in Milan, studied trompe l’oeil and fresco painting in Belgium, and later attended Parsons School of Design in New York.  Her line of fabric, rug, and curtain designs show not only evidence of her training, but a natural ability to create.An eclectic

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Well, the blog did, not me personally.  {Although with each passing year, I find myself more and more entranced by those Lifestyle Lift infomercials.}The wonderfully creative Sharon from Redbud Designs is the master behind the new look.  I just love the blogs and cards she designs...and she is an absolute pleasure to work with!One small addition you might notice in the header is the "

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When photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank walked into her boyfriend’s Manhattan apartment, she didn’t know that she would be engaged to him in ten months, nor did she know that her future mother-in-law would be Cynthia Frank, Elle Décor’s contributing editor at large! They immediately became friends, and Frank helped Swanson design the interior.Claiborne had grown up in beautiful homes

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Freshly frosted gluten-free pumpkin bars with a secret ingredient.Tuning in to the particular (and fleeting) pleasures of each changing season as we ride the wheel of the year may be my favorite spiritual practice. A practice that requires one simple thing. Attention. Which turns out to be not so simple, inevitably. Because life is anything but simple, with its whitewater rush of mind numbing

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Caleb Barber and Deirdre Heekin aren’t your average newlywed couple. The day after they were married, they took off for Tuscany and stayed for a year, coming home a changed couple. They left as dancers and returned home and opened a small restaurant that seats 20 people and a bar that seats 4. Caleb and Deirdre also own a design studio. The couple’s Vermont cottage is in the town of Woodstock

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Interior designer Terri Cannon-Nelson was no stranger to decorating when she designed the 1941 Cape that she shares with husband Delon and their two children. Nelson has worked for the talented Thomas O’Brien, one of my favorite designers, for 14 years. O’Brien introduced Terri to husband and fitness trainer Delon.Nelson used an eclectic mix in their home, with two of the major pieces coming

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DON'T CLOSE THE BROWSER UNTIL YOU WATCH THIS!  HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY, FRIENDS!  GO HERE FOR THE VIDEO!IF YOU MISSED...Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucus ~ Design on Hermosa BeachSusan Jones ~ Design in KansasMichael Smith ~ Setting the Bar in DesignElizabeth Tyler Kennedy ~ Design on the RiverRobert Courturier ~ Design on Fifth AvenueSarah Luhtala and David Katz ~ Design in New YorkLemon

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Please tell me you know the song....Purple People Eater?  Here's a link if you don't (or even if you do). I don't know if a bunch of songs like these were all on the same KTel album in the 70's, but Purple People Eater, Monster Mash and Witch Doctor were the songs that played at every Halloween party when I was a kid.  Good stuff.Now, my Purple People Eaters kind of look like they are

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In this professional soccer player’s home on Hermosa Beach in California, the client wanted a house to entertain in, one that flowed. That is exactly what he got from interior design team Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucus. The homes exterior and interior boast a beautiful gray that brings the entire home together for entertaining inside and out. From the “man cave” to the kitchen, there is a color

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When Susan and Tom Jones started their look for a home, it had to be on a certain street in Mission Hills, Kansas. What they found was a Colonial on the block they desired, but they got more than they bargained for. The wiring in the house was condemned, so the Jones had to tear down the walls to the studs and start over.After going into town to eat and shower for a year, the home was finally

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When interior designer Michael Smith is running things, you know that it will be stunning. He is all about mood and light and comfort. When you see a home that he has designed, it has that extra subtle wow factor to it, a job well done.When the clients asked Smith to design their Upper East Side home, he moved in for a year while he was renovating his own apartment. The client wanted

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