I picked up four of these cute pumpkin plates today. They’re adorable.
“Work With What You Got!”
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My long awaited birthday present finally arrived early this afternoon. I had been wanting a 19th Century Korean Chest for a couple of years and decided that this was the year that I would get one. This particular chest is about 5 inches shorter than I wanted, but have decided that I still love it. Currently, the chest is sitting in my formal living room waiting for me to move it to it’s perfect spot in my house. I may put it at the end of a bed and use it to store extra blankets or I may use it as a side table next to a comfy chair in the living room.
I love to collect oil paintings to hang on the walls of my house. Last weekend I picked up this fruit & plate paiting at an antique gallery in Stamford, CT.
I just picked up this adorable small Japanese Bowl. I love it!
Yesterday I found these wonderful Vintage Autumn Dessert Plates. I am thrilled to have found them and picked them for cheap too! Sometimes it's the little things that make life fun.
Tiny New York Kitchen Picked Up This Antique British Lead Pig. Antique Store To Table Does That Count?
Star Spangled Spatula
July 4th is right around the corner and you’ll feel even more patriotic with this sturdy American made Star Spangled Spatula. This awesome spatula was designed by Jacob Riley-Wasserman and hand crafted right here in America by Lamson and Goodnow. The Star Spangled Spatula is made from stainless steel and American Walnut and sells for (gulp) $65. Because it is made by the oldest and most-respected cutlery company it should last a lifetime. The Star Spangled Spatula is also available in plastic for $12 and comes in red, white, blue and black. Perfect for any barbecue!
Where to buy?
Amazon
Areaware
Portuguese “Port” Muffins
Most of you know that I don’t write about a product or a restaurant unless I really like it. These “Ports” or Portuguese muffins have become a big thing here in New York City. Port Muffins are a bit larger and flatter than regular English muffins. They’re a bit sweeter, but not too sweet or sugary. They are billed as “The 3 Meal Muffin” because you can have them for breakfast, use them for sandwiches for lunch or use them for hamburger buns for dinner. I like to serve them toasted for a weekend breakfast when making bacon and eggs. I love to slather them with apricot-peach jam.
Port Muffins are made by Central Bakery in Fall River, MA. Central Bakery is a family owned bakery that’s been operating since 1975. Apparently, the owner, Dave Lopes’, grandmother brought her recipe from the Azores in Portugal hence the bakery was born. The muffins were originally molded by hand and soon became an instant hit. These days the muffins are made by using a small electric bread mold in order to produce thousands of muffins per week. Currently, these Port Muffins are a bit difficult to find. I know that you can find them at Citarella and Dean & Deluca here in New York City. If you can’t find them in your area then ask your local grocer to stock them or special order them for you. I have totally broken up with the commercial English muffins (you know who you are) and will only buy Port Muffins. As a matter of fact I buy extras and store them in the freezer so that I don’t run out.
Here is what my West Coast Portuguese friend Carol says, “These muffins are the greatest! They remind me in a sort of way of my mother’s Portuguese sweet bread in a muffin form! Yum”
Here’s the info:
Central Bakery
711 Pleasant Street
Fall River, MA 02723
(508) 675-7620
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