I HEART Valentines DAy

Young Love First Valentines Day in their new home.

 

Mixed beautiful Asian themed plates with a white palette for a beautiful expression of elegance.

Add crystal beads, silk flowers and greenery to a plain chandelair for romantic ambience.

Beautiful crosses line the wall of the dining area.

2010 Trends

Mixing the earth tones and the global tones will actually be quite complimentary to one another. Earth tones are often more neutral in color and global tones tend to be vibrant and bold. For example, expect to see browns, greens and other neutrals in combination with pinks, blues and yellows or purples.

 

2010 HGTV Dream Home - Santa Fe, New Mexico

YUMMY

Recipe for Pumpkin Ginger Waffles

1 ¼ cup flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

¼ C finely chopped crystallized ginger (I didn’t have this so I grated 1 orange peel into the mixture)

2 large eggs

¾ C buttermilk (I didn’t have this either so I added mixed with some lemon juice)

½ C sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

3 Tbsp melted butter

Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon in a bowl. (If using the crtystalized ginger remove 2 Tbsp of flour mixture and toss it together and then set aside.
Whisk eggs, buttermilk, pumpkin, sugar and vanilla in another bowl.
Combine flour with pumpkin mixture. Stir in butter and fold in crystallized ginger mixture (if using). Do not overmix. Heat waffle iron and drop about ½ cup batter per each one.
Makes 5 -five inch round waffles.

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