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New Orleans

Steal of the Day: Kiwi Orchid Napkin Rings

It's not hard to take your dinner table from blah to glam with these Kiwi Orchid Napkin Rings ($6) from Hazelnut, my favorite home shop in New Orleans.

It's not hard to take your dinner table from blah to glam with these Kiwi Orchid Napkin Rings ($6) from Hazelnut, my favorite home shop in New Orleans. No need for fancy patterned table linens: these beauties will do the trick on a simple white table cloth, with white cloth napkins and some simple tea light votives. Just add a romantic homemade dinner and you'll be set (literally).

cute

Cupcake of the Week: Pink Hazelnut Cupcakes with Coconut

This week's cupcake comes from our pal at Never Bashful with Butter.

This week's cupcake comes from our pal at Never Bashful with Butter. This time she's created a beautiful hazelnut cupcake that's pink all the way through. While it has nothing to do with Breast Cancer Awareness, I thought the lovely pink color to be quite fitting. How could you not love these cupcakes? They're so adorable, and I bet they're tasty too!

recipes

Orange and Black Treat: Witch Hat Cookies

What do you get when you combine chocolate, hazelnut, orange sprinkles, and Hershey's kisses?

What do you get when you combine chocolate, hazelnut, orange sprinkles, and Hershey's kisses? A delicious cookie that is perfect for Halloween!

These cookies are easy to make because they don't involve shelling any actual nuts. The hazelnut flavor comes from Nutella, the classic chocolate hazelnut spread. If you don't want to make these cookies for Halloween, it's still a great recipe to have in your collection. They would be equally fabulous dotted with red and green sprinkles and topped with a white chocolate kiss for Christmas; so get the recipe now, read more

definition

Definition: Frangelico

Frangelico pronounced FRAN-GEL-e-Co A hazelnut and herb flavored liquor that was created in Italy in the 1980s.


Frangelico pronounced FRAN-GEL-e-Co
A hazelnut and herb flavored liquor that was created in Italy in the 1980s. The liquor is colored with caramel and the bottle resembles a monk, complete with a rope tied around its middle. The recipe for frangelico is a secret formula.