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Color Chips

Posted in Home and Garden, Home Decor, tagged , , on February 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I’ve blogged about this site before, but I had so much fun playing with the color recently, I thought I’d share about them again.

Sherwin-Williams has this cool online tool called Chip It! You can upload any image and then paint chips to match it.

For example, I uploaded a photo I posted of Raspberry Muffins.

raspberryLook at all the cool colors that come up with it.

Here’s a wheat photo…

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Love the color options.

Take a look at the photo I posted on the blog yesterday.

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Gorgeous colors, aren’t they?

This would be a great tool if you have a piece of art and are trying to decide what color to paint a wall or if you see a photo you love and want to incorporate the colors from it in your home.

Or if you just like to play around with creative color options!

The service is free and so much fun!

And no, I’m not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams. I just think this is super cool.

She Who Loves Color

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Thoughts of Spring

Posted in Home and Garden, tagged , , on February 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

spring

I saw this photo of Columbia Hills on Pinterest and it made me smile.

Not only is it a beautiful photography, it made me think of spring and warmer temperatures and blue sky and green grass –  all the things lacking in my gray-laden world right at the moment.

If you are wishing for spring, gaze at this for a few moments and dream of being there. You can almost smell the rich earthy aroma and hear the birds singing.

She Who Can’t Wait for Spring

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Happy President’s Day

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , on February 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Happy President’s Day!

Here is a link to a fun and educational page offered by the History Channel. Learn all kinds of interesting facts about the day and our presidents.

 

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Raspberry Pavlova

Posted in Desserts, Entertaining at Home, Holidays, Pie, Recipes, Valentine's Day, tagged , , , on February 14, 2014| 1 Comment »

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If you’re looking for an easy dessert that appears to take a lot of effort to create, Pavlova is a great choice. It uses a few simple ingredients and is topped with berries and whipped cream.

How could you go wrong?

Ingredients

Ingredients

 

Start by beating egg whites and salt until they form glossy peaks.

Start by beating egg whites and salt until they form soft peaks.

 

Slowly add in sugar, a tablespoon at a time until well blended. Then add in remaining ingredients.

Slowly add in sugar, a tablespoon at a time until well blended and glossy, stiff peaks form. Then add in remaining ingredients.

 

Line a baking sheet with parchment. Form a heart, using a spoon to spread out the meringue (or a circle). You want the edges to be higher than the middle.

Line a baking sheet with parchment. Form a heart, using a spoon to spread out the meringue (or a circle). You want the edges to be higher than the middle.

 

Bake in a 250 degree oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and let cool completely before removing.

Bake in a 250 degree oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and let cool completely before removing.

 

Top with whipped cream and berries (or cherries) for a beautiful dessert your sweetheart will love.

Top with whipped cream and berries (or cherries) for a beautiful dessert your sweetheart will love.

Raspberry Pavlova

2 egg whites

pinch of salt

1/2 cup plus one tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. corn starch

1 tsp. white vinegar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Berries

Whipped Cream

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Beat egg whites and salt in a metal bowl on medium speed until soft peaks form.

Gently sprinkle the sugar into the egg whites, one tablespoon at a time. The mixture should now be glossy  stiff peaks.

Gently fold in the cornstarch, vinegar and vanilla.

Line a baking sheet with parchment and use a spoon to shape the meringue into a heart (or circle). Make sure the edges are higher than the middle.

Turn the oven down to 250 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. The meringue should be very pale. Turn off the oven and let the meringue cool completely.

Just before serving, remove the meringue from the oven and top with whipped cream and berries.

Serve and enjoy!

She Who Wishes You All a Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

 

 

 

 

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