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The house I grew up in outside of Boston is directly across the street from Sylivia Plath’s childhood home. I remember one day when I was in fourth grade, up to my ears in The Golden Compass and Redwall and full of dreams of someday being a writer, my mom  casually told me that a very famous writer had grown up in the house across the street.

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  • FBS: @BobbyDLites my honey bunny cooks mainly bacon-wrapped filet mignon. This last time he pan-fried them with a jar of roasted red pepper marinated portabello mushrooms in gravy. No exaggeration needed…It was a friggin’ culinary masterpiece!
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grayskymorning:</p> <p>by pippijewelry</p> <p>sexy southern comfort apple pie recipe<br /> via 20Something Cupcakes</p> <p>“Best pie, ever?” I asked. “Like, best apple pie?”<br /> “No. Best pie ever. Any pie. This apple pie is better than any other pie in the world.”<br /> Bold words. Bold words for a bold pie. This is not your grandmother’s apple pie. This apple pie is sexy. Dangerous. This apple pie lives on the edge.<br /> It all starts with a perfectly buttery, flaky crust. The pie dough is easy to work with, which earns extra points in my book. But the Southern Comfort-caramel-super cinnamon-y apple filling is clearly the star of the show. Say it with me: Southern Comfort-caramel-super cinnamon-y apple filling. These are ingredients that clearly belong together. I had to go out and buy a bottle of Southern Comfort, because yes, my college days are over, and I’m not exactly tossing back SoCo lime shots at home on a quiet Friday night – though I do have quite a bit left in the bottle, and a few limes sitting in a bowl on the counter, so I’d be lying if I didn’t see anything happening with that in my near future.<br /> In the Pastry Queen cookbook, the recipe is called “Chef Mark’s Southern Comfort Apple Pie,” so wherever you are, Chef Mark, I salute you for discovering this heavenly combination. It takes a true chef and stroke of genius to pair something as wild as Southern Comfort (what is it, anyway?…a whiskey of some sort, but it sort of falls into it’s own subcategory) with apple pie. It’s magic.<br /> I have to tell you, this is the first apple pie I’ve ever made, but as I understand there are many ways you can make it. Often, apples are placed directly into the pie crust rather than cooked down in a pan. In this recipe, the apples are cooked down just a bit and then removed from the pan, where what’s left becomes the most marvelous Southern Comfort-caramel sauce. Don’t be nervous by my mention of the word caramel; this isn’t that difficult kind of caramel people are always losing their wig about, but just a thick, pourable sauce that the Southern Comfort gets poured into and cooked down until the alcohol burns away, at which point a nice pour of heavy cream is added. Can you think of a time when adding a little heavy cream was a bad thing? Me neither.<br /> And then there’s the texture of the apples. They retain their shape and bite – we’re talking the antithesis of mushy apples. And they’re perfectly tart against the sugary cinnamon-spiked caramel. The topping is equally delicious – it’s a streusel/praline/crumb type of topping, and it will rock your socks. Fact.<br /> I should warn you, however, that there is a potential negative effect of making this pie: No apple pie you taste may ever be the same.<br /> Serve with vanilla ice cream, cinnamon ice cream, or whipped cream. Rebecca also offers a Rum-Spiked Caramel Sauce to serve it with, but this pie doesn’t even come close to needing any of that business.<br /> {Click here to see what the other members of Project Pastry Queen thought}<br /> Basic Pie Crust:<br /> 2 cups all-purpose flour<br /> 1/2 teaspoon salt<br /> 2 tablespoons sugar<br /> 2/3 cup (10-2/3 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter<br /> 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water</p> <p>Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine flour, salt, and sugar on low speed for about 30 seconds. Cut butter into 1/2-inch cubes. Add butter to flour mixture and combine on low speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until mixture looks crumbly, with bits of dough the size of peas. Add 4 tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing on low speed for 10 seconds after each addition. After final addition, dough should begin to clump together in a ball. If it doesn’t, continue mixing for about 10 seconds longer. (If it still looks too dry, add 1 more tablespoon ice water.) Gently mold dough into a disk, cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.<br /> Transfer unwrapped dough to a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 1/8-inch-thick circle large enough to cover bottom and sides of a 9-inch-diameter deep-dish pie pan; do not use a regular (shallow) pan. Transfer dough to pie pan, crimping edges with your fingers or a fork. Prick bottom with a fork.<br /> Topping:<br /> 1/2 cup pecan halves<br /> 1/3 cup sugar<br /> 3 tablespoons firmly packed dark-brown sugar<br /> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon<br /> 1/4 teaspoon salt<br /> 1/3 cup all-purpose flour<br /> 1/2 cup (5-1/3 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter</p> <p>Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange pecans on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast until a rich brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Coarsely chop nuts and set aside.<br /> In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, process sugars, cinnamon, salt, and flour for about 1 minute. Cut butter into small pieces and add to sugar-flour mixture. Pulse 10 to 15 times until mixture is crumbly. Remove from processor and stir in pecans. Refrigerate topping, covered, until ready to use.</p> <p>Apple Filling:<br /> A note on the apples: If you have a nice-sized deep-dish pie pan, you may have room for more apples. I used 6: 3 Granny Smith, 3 Honeycrisp (my absolute favorite). I truly loved this combination, but I’m sure those mentioned below would be just as perfect. I probably had room for one more apple because my Granny Smith’s were rather small – but you don’t want to get too apple-crazy, because if you fill the pie too much, your precious caramel filling will bubble over into the oven. Bake your pie on top of a baking sheet if you’re worried about that happening.<br /> 5 to 6 medium-sized tart apples, such as Braeburn, Cortland, or Winesap<br /> 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter<br /> 3 tablespoons cinnamon<br /> 1 cup sugar<br /> 3/4 cup Southern Comfort liqueur<br /> 1/2 cup whipping cream</p> <p>Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees. Peel, core, and cut apples into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When butter starts to foam, add apples and sauté for 5 to 8 minutes. In a small bowl stir together cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle on apples, and stir to combine. Simmer apples over medium-low heat for about 1 minute longer. Remove apples from skillet with a slotted spoon, leaving as much of butter-sugar mixture in skillet as possible. Transfer apples to a baking sheet and arrange in a single layer until ready to use. (If heaped in a pile, they will become soggy.)<br /> Pour Southern Comfort into butter-sugar mixture in skillet. Simmer mixture over medium heat until alcohol burns off, at least 5 minutes (sniff mixture at close range; if it burns your nostrils, the vapors are still burning off). Add cream and continue simmering until mixture is quite thick but still pourable, 5 to 10 minutes. Return apples to skillet and stir to coat.<br /> Pour apples and cream mixture into unbaked piecrust (do not fill to more than 1/2 inch below top of crust) and sprinkle evenly with topping. Bake until filling is bubbling and topping is brown, 50 to 60 minutes.<br /> ” border=”0″ /></p></div> </div> <div class=
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<br /> Beyonce arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)</p> <p> (Newser) – More proof celebrities are just like us: They get weird pregnancy food cravings, too. The Sun reports that Beyonce is already hankering for some pretty weird combinations, which, perhaps too predictably, include pickles. “She’s snacking on Oreo biscuits and gherkins,” says a source. Also, “Bounty ice creams with hot chili sauce and she loves dipping bananas in ketchup.” In B’s honor, The Frisky runs down 13 more weird preggo-celeb cravings:<br /> Britney Spears: The once-troubled pop star wanted to eat … dirt?<br /> Halle Berry: She drank pepperoncini juice.<br /> Jessica Alba: Apparently she never tired of ham and cheese sandwiches, and ate them every day.<br /> Minnie Driver: She ate olives. Lots of olives. She even dreamed about them, reportedly.<br /> Tameka Foster: Usher’s wife liked to eat ice.<br /> Nicole Richie: made her husband Joel Madden go on runs to In-N-Out at all hours of the night to satisfy his wife’s burger cravings.<br /> Angelina Jolie: craved chocolate flavored with cinnamon and chili, and onion rings with mustard.<br /> Elisabeth Hasselbeck: wanted cheese, chocolate, gluten-free cookies, and watermelon with salt and lime.<br /> Jennifer Lopez: drank orange soda and indulged in M&amp;Ms and salsa. Not together, we hope<br /> Katie Holmes: ate vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream. Yum<br /> Catherine Zeta-Jones: longed for Branston Pickles, a brand that isn’t easy to find in the U.S</p> <p>Click for the full list, including one lady who preferred raw spaghetti, or click to see photos of a pregnant Beyonce … in a bikini.” border=”0″ /></p></div> </div> <div class=

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Round Up: Food Shaped Furnishings and Home Accessories<br />  By Gregory Han | Apartment Therapy<br /> I think I must be hungry because I spent way too much time gathering these food related home items and now I’m in dire need of some lunch. Below the jump are eleven food inspired home furniture items that run the gamut of tables, chairs, rugs, wallpaper, pillows and more, some looking good enough to devour…</p> <p>View all items at once (with links)</p> <p>Adele Rotele Chocolate Bar Bench: break me off some of that!<br /> Toasted Notes: everything is better with butter…even your to-do notes.<br /> Cupcake Table: love the scalloped trim and understated nod to one of our favourite treats.<br /> Chinese Take Out Lamp: these should have come with fortune cookie light bulbs.<br /> Fry Up Candle: a visual yolk joke.<br /> Donut food-shaped FM Radio: Mmmm-mmm donuts.<br /> Baguette Wrist Rest: this might cause hunger pangs and unnecessary snacking urges by the computer.<br /> Blood Sausage, Bierschinken and Salami rugs: put these inbetween a couple of these toast mattresses and you’ve got one helluva a sammy.<br /> Scratch ‘n Sniff Wallpaper in Tutti Frutti: we’d like one in BBQ and one in bacon, please.<br /> Sushi Pillows: sadly, these are still cheaper than most outings to the local sushi bar.<br /> Banana Hammock: we threw this one in there just for the amusement of typing “banana hammock” and the keen carrying case.<br /> “Cool Hamburger Shaped Bed”,<br /> via Cool Furnitures<br /> this stylish furniture is a real unique kids furniture most comfortable and soft for use, you can enjoy when you will use this creative bed. You can see this stylish furniture for how you could use this unique furniture. So kids hurry up and get this cool furniture which is the best 2010 stylish furniture, so enjoy with new creative furniture. I hope all kids and youngsters like this, if you like this than feel free to comment about this stylish furniture.</p> <p>Candy Bar Beds<br /> Chocolate Furniture by Iris Koser Looks Good Enough to Eat<br /> Chocolate Furniture by Iris Koser Looks Good Enough to Eat</p> <p>The Chocolate Furniture by Iris Koser is an all-in-one accessory for your home. The couch, which also serves as a day bed, resembles a great big chocolate bar with perfect brown square panels.</p> <p> The Chocolate Furniture is convertible and customizable and even comes with its very own aluminum wrapping in the form of a blanket and coffee table. The day bed couch also has a secret deposit box to stash all your real tasty treats away.</p> <p>References: iriskoser-design.de and apartmenttherapy</p> <p>Massive Muffin Chairs<br /> The Cupcake Seat Can be Used as A Tasty Ottoman</p> <p>The Cupcake Seat is a giant, tasty-looking treat that is topped with fake chocolate frosting.<br /> This costly cupcake seat sells for $900 and comes in a range of finish colours including red, orange, yellow, brown, metallic silver, baby blue, violet, pink and lime green.<br /> Check out the Cupcake Seating above for a closer look at how you can add a little treat to your everyday life, without the calorie intake!<br /> Implications – Consumers in the modern sphere are looking for items that will comfort them. Products featuring an aspect of feeling like home are appealing to those who want to relax for a bit. In order to attract more customers, companies could focus their efforts on this element.</p> <p>  References: jellio</p> <p>Fruit-Inspired Furniture<br /> Rocking Banana</p> <p>Rocking Banana Sofa for Saloni 2009</p> <p>This big golden banana sofa has integrated workings that create a gentle rocking motion. The fun couch was materialized by Lithuania-born designer Andrej Statskij for the Saloni 2009 furniture fair.<br /> I have to admit the piece looks rather comfy, but the yellow color may not be my favorite. I think the same sofa in black would look much less like a banana and easily fit into a modern décor—but what fun would that be?<br /> The other samples here are contemporary concepts also designed by Statskij, an architect and industrial designer.</p> <p>References: andrejstatskij.jimdo and design-milkFruit-Shaped Terrariums<br /> Recycled Glass Pear Vases From Viva Terra</p> <p>Recycled Glass Pear Vases From Viva Terra</p> <p>Grow a little greenery in these lovely glass pear vases. These beautiful fruit-shaped terrariums are made of recycled glass and come with sand and four air plants that require minimal care. This is the perfect gift for those who may not yet have a green thumb, but still want to gaze upon a lovely bit of nature.<br /> These glass pear vases house a mini desert landscape that will fascinate. You can also buy the case alone to create your own little world inside.<br /> References: vivaterra and designspongeonline</p> <p>Sushi Furniture<br /> Mimi Tin’s Fishy Furniture is Interior Decor for Sushi Lovers</p> <p>Mimi Tin’s Fishy Furniture is Interior Decor for Sushi Lovers</p> <p>Atlanta-based Designer Mimi Tin’s idea for her Sushi Style line of furniture came to her in grad school as an assignment fulfillment to create a piece of furniture from a design period.  She chose pop art with an Asian influence.  Her original design evolved into her premier piece, the Carrot Ottoman, which consists of six individual wedge-shaped cushions that sit on top of a wooden base, and are held together with a “seaweed wrap” to complete the sushi look.<br /> Mimi’s talents go beyond furniture design, as she offers mini versions of the sushi furniture as accessories for the two dolls in her Sushiami plush doll collection.  Click on the pictures of the Sydney and Brooke dolls in the gallery above to see how sushilicious they really are!</p> <p>References: sushistyle and nytimes</p> <p>” border=”0″ /></p></div> </div> <div class=

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