The geeks behind ShopStyle have a big announcement that I could barely keep under wraps. They've just launched ShopStyle Living! It's the perfect place to solve all your home shopping desires in one easily searchable and incredibly fun format. Personally I'm really into the dining and kitchen portions — although the furniture is great too. From cutlery to table linens, it's time to decorate that kitchen you've always dreamed of.
To celebrate the launch, we're giving away five $500 giftcards to some of our favorite home stores including Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn and Macy's. To enter the contest all you have to do is create a look on ShopStyle Living. Click here to learn more about the contest. Here are some things I would buy with the $500 giftcards.
Plus, if you're a registered Sugar user, you're already all signed in on ShopStyle with your same username and password — plus, your wonderful Sugar friends are all there as your "followers" (and you theirs, too). If not you should totally get on that, sign up either on TeamSugar or ShopStyle to be automatically logged into both. So easy!
Poaching is a delicious technique when applied to fish. Simmered lightly in dry white wine, this halibut is delicate, flaky, and flavorful. A drizzle of chive butter adds a rich finish. Paired with crisp green beans and boiled red potatoes, this makes a lovely balanced dinner. If you prefer to use another type of fish, choose a firm fleshed white fish like mahi-mahi or swordfish. For the recipe that would also make an elegant entertaining meal, read more
The design collaborative of Lovegrove & Repucci have taken the classic Dutch Delft design and given it a modern twist. The classic blue and white is done with graffiti and street tags, and is available in both New York (right) and London (left). Each porcelain dinnerware collection contains five pieces — dinner plate, side plate, soup bowl, cup and saucer — and sells for $100 each. I think they're super hip and are a wonderful take on the classics. How about you? Do you like the way they look?
I don't really think of St. Patrick's Day as a food-giving holiday. A beer drinking one yes, but a food giving one? Not so much. However, much like every other holiday, there are actually plenty of green treats to give your loved ones. I've rounded up some of the more interesting ones, check them out by clicking the "Start Slideshow" button below!
Seems like the Brits have a lot to worry about food-wise. First their curry industry ran into a crisis, and now it seems that their actual traditional dishes are becoming extinct. Experts believe that dishes like toad in the hole, spotted dick, steak and kidney pie, and jam roly-poly could disappear from dining tables by 2021.
A new survey conducted by Tesco — a huge British grocery store chain — discovered that only 6 percent of 18-40 year olds had cooked a Beef Wellington compared to 15 percent of 41-55 year olds.
The research claims that the traditional dishes are being prepared less frequently and that folks are opting for foreign cuisine, like spaghetti bolognese and curry instead. They believe that this will lead to the eventual wipe out of traditional dishes. Personally, I don't think this is true. We don't eat chicken piccata, or duck a l'orange very often, but those dishes have survived for centuries, and while not served in most homes, they're hardly "extinct."
So what do you think? Do you believe these dishes could become extinct?
One of the guys here at the Sugar HQ has been seriously craving milkshakes. He's talked about milkshakes so much that now I want one! Not just any old shake though, I'm hungry for a glorified adult one. This St. Patrick's Day version with a chocolate stout sauce is made by combining store-bought hot fudge with thick creamy beer. It would be an excellent conclusion to a St Patrick's Day dinner and loads of fun if served in shot glasses at a larger party. Sound scrumptious? Check out the recipe when you read more
Ever since I tasted the Starbucks chocolate covered coffee beans, I've been wanting to make something decadent with coffee. Luckily Lisa has taken care of my dilemma with her mocha cake with coffee bean brittle. It looks stunning and surely tastes scrumptious. — Pittsburgh Needs Eated
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