Friday, February 26, 2010

Free For All Friday- A Favorite Recipe

For this weeks Free For All Friday I'm sharing one of my favorite recipes. It's Paula Deans Lady and Sons' Chicken in Wine Sauce. Its super easy to make and smells great so its a great dish to make when your having company!

Ingredients
4 large skinless boneless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for casserole
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces (about 8 slices) Swiss cheese
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup herb-flavored stuffing mix, crushed
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Add the chicken to a shallow buttered casserole and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Layer the cheese slices on top.

In a medium bowl, add the soup and the wine, season with salt and pepper and pour over the cheese. Sprinkle stuffing mix on top and drizzle with melted butter.* Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

Hope you ENJOY!! yummy~~~

Q-ute at QVC.

I love finding affordable cute decor so when I was browsing QVC I was happily surprised to find some really cute things. Now don't get me wrong there are so seriously ugly things on there but here is the Q-ute.

$110


$72


$49.50

$40.75 for Both!!

Give Away Winner! ANNA!

THE WINNER IS ANNA!!!






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PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL GET THE PILLOW OFF TO YOU!

ENJOY!

Ginakates@gmail.com

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

White Hot Wednesday- Yellow

White hot Wednesday this week is all about accents of yellow. Now I have to tell you I used to detest the color yellow. I thought of it as obnoxious and unappealing. Funny thing I have completely changed my mind, and now I love it. Maybe its because were in a recession, and as a country we need all the brightening up, where ever we can get it.I hope these yellow rooms bring a little sunshine and happiness to your day!














Images:Materialgirls, ma belle, Lonny, La Dolce Vita, Decorpad, Elements of Style, Decorpad, Decorpad, Country Living.

REMEINDER: DONT FOR GET THE ENTER THE GIVEAWAY BELOW! YOU HAVE UNTIL THURSDAY AT MIDNIGHT.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Zebrine Wallpaper

I first fell in love with Rose Cumming's Zebrine Wallpaper when I saw it a while back in this image in Domino Magazine..



Then Erin over at Elements of Style posted this image:


And it reminded me of how much I love this wallpaper. Wouldn't it be so cute in a tiny bathroom, with this mirror:



And a cute little Pedestal Sink like this one: (although I'd change the hardware)





Images:Domino, Elements of Style Blog, Design Milk, American Standard-Us


Note: Dont forget to enter the pillow giveaway. Ends THURSDAY MIDNIGHT

Monday, February 22, 2010

GIVE AWAY!! TAPESTRY PILLOW

Remember these adorable Kiss and Hug tapestry pillows you all loved from my Valentines Day post? Well I'm so excited that Emily from Emilypeacocktapestry etsy shop is doing my first
give away!! The winner will receive a small kit of their choice (the $87 size which measures 27 x 9 inches, so it's not really very small!).

Which will you choose?














To enter to win you need to:
1. Head over to http://www.etsy.com/shop/emilypeacocktapestry and and leave me a comment below and tell me which pillow you will choose if you win.
2. If your not already a follower, become a follower (on top right)
3. And lastly Post a message on Twitter or Facebook , or on your blog about the giveaway.

You have until Thursday the 25th at Midnight to ENTER!
(make sure to leave your email so I can contact the winner!)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Think Pink

A friend of mine recently purchased a custom made pink sofa. I adore it, my husband however not a huge fan of a pink sofa. I have always loved the color pink and it has always been my favorite color since I can remember. Must be the girly girl in me :) What do you think? Love it or hate it?




(also if anyone LOVES this rug and is local, its available at The Estate Warehouse on Pacific Coast Highway in Oceanside)








Images:Decorpad, Pink Wallpaper , Domino, Windsor Smith Chloe Sofa, Room Service, Interior Design.net

Friday, February 19, 2010

Free for all Friday, What's in my makeup bag!

So here is the first edition of Free for all Friday! I got an email from a reader asking "What are your favorite items in your makeup bag?" So here goes!

FACE
So here are my two FAVES for the face. This Chanel bronzer is amazing, it's sylicone based so it goes on smooth and looks glowy, it's expensive $50 but well worth it, and last usually about 8 months. Now I'm a blush girl, if I could only have one makeup product this would be it. Nars blush in Orgasm. AMAZING. Gorgeous color and long lasting.




EYES
Since I used to be a makeup artist I have a TON of eyeshadows. I am constantly giving them away to friends because I dont know what to do with them all. Bobby Brown eyeshadow in Taupe is great for an everyday hint of color. I pair it with Mac eyeliner in Teddy, curl my eyelashes with Shu Uemur eyelash curler (expensive but amazing), and end with a little Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara. I love this mascara!! And last but not least I put Bobby Brown's concealer under my eyes. Now I have tried EVERY concealer, and this my friends is by far the best!





LIPS
I wear all different lip glosses, liners etc. But these are my two everyday favorites. Rimmel lip liner in tiramisu is a great peachy color and it cost like $3. I still adore Lancome Juicy tubes my favorite colors are Miricle, Daquri, Spring Fling.


BRUSHES
For brushes I use Stila, This is my favorite. It's considered a blush brush but you can use for bronzer, or powder also. It's amazing soooo soft. When I purchased it, it was $50. But now because of a new owner they have lowered their price to only $28! Run don't walk to get this one!


I hope you have enjoyed my list, and I swear some of these things will change your life ;) Happy Friday!

ALSO WATCH NEXT MONDAY FOR MY AMAZING FIRST GIVEAWAY! HINT IT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS FROM MY VALENTINES DAY POST!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Missoni

One Kings Lane has Missoni rugs on sale right now, which got me thinking about how much I love Missoni home products. That zig zag makes my heart go pitter patter.


Here is my favorite fashionista Rachel Zoe's bed! (check out those books) Bananas!

Heres a Missioni "inspired" pillow I have on my sofa, not quite a Missoni but easier on the wallet. On the pillow is my baby Lilly!

How cute are these little Missoni beds! I think I could catch some serious Z's here!



Here are some Missoni products all available through Unica Home




Tax Season

So its Tax season and those of us who are getting a return are thinking about one thing and one thing only. How are we going to spend it? Face it, its not going into savings like it probably should. It’s not going to pay off that credit card like it probably should.. It’s getting spent on something amazing. But the question is this. What would u rather??

BOTH APPROXIMATELY $40
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE THIS MOVIE TICKETS, AND
TREATS??

OR THIS??




BOTH APPROXIMATELY $270
WOULD U RATHER HAVE THIS COCHELLA TICKET


OR THIS?? (PAIR)

BOTH APPROXIMATELY $600
HAWAII VACATION WITH AIR VIA TRAVEL ZOO



OR THIS??


Images: Foo dogs and screen ebay, pillows plum cushion etsy