Archives for January 2011

My New Obsession…Pinterest

0 · Jan 7, 2011 · 32 Comments

So, if you can’t tell I am a bit of a visual person. I LOVE looking at and creating beautiful things. However I am a bit of a scatter brain. I would find a picture or a recipe, fall in love and then never be able to find it again. I needed a virtual file cabinet for all of my “loves.” Then Pinterest walked into my life!

What is Pinterest you ask? It’s a social catalog service, basically a virtual pin board for all of your “loves.”

{Click on the image to visit my board at Pinterest}

The way it works is, you have a “Pin It” button in your bookmarks bar, when you see something you like, you click in the button. The image can be from anywhere blogs, websites, other Pinterest members. You create boards for all different types of categories and voila you have instant image organization!

I have color boards…

Holiday boards…

Food Boards…

Now if I could just get the rest of my life as organized I would be one happy lady!!

{Recipe} Nutella Puffs

2 · Jan 6, 2011 · 25 Comments

One of my favorite memories is strolling the streets of Paris with my sweet husband, sharing a chocolate croissant, and taking in the Parisian joy de vivre (joy of life). Since I can’t live in Paris and I can’t make croissants (yet), the next best thing…Nutella and marshmallow crème wrapped in a lovely puff pastry.

You only need 5 ingredients…

Nutella
Marshmallow Crème
Frozen Puff Pastry
One Egg
Sugar

First, you will need to thaw the puff pastry. Once thawed, unfold and cut into four squares.

Put a spoonful of Nutella and marshmallow crème on the puff pastry. Oh, it’s looking good already!!

Fold the square into a triangle and crimp the edges of the pastry with a fork.

Brush the pastry with an egg wash {one egg, beaten} and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes or until the pastry is lightly browned. Take out of oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes and then ENJOY!!

On a Personal Note…

0 · Jan 5, 2011 · 11 Comments

So, I am sooo excited that I may not be able to sleep tonight! I thought I would share.

A really good friend of ours here at WhipperBerry is on…

The Biggest Loser!!!

The new season started last night and our friend Sarah, and her cute Mom Deni, are the PINK team!! So everyone needs to watch and send Sarah and Deni all kinds of skinny thoughts. You can join her Facebook group here if you would like to follow all her crazy antics.

Ok, now on a side note… (keep reading… really good discount code at the bottom of the post!)

I don’t know about you, but with the new year I get the itch to change things up and organize a bit. Right now my house could use a major storage renovation!! One thing I need very badly is bookshelves. I have books crammed everywhere. I was checking out Overstock.com and found a couple of options…

I have always loved the Ladder Shelf and the Step Bookcase (click on the image to view at Overstock.com).

Another item that could help with my stuff-overload would be a great Buffet.

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Thanks Overstock!!

All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for doing this post; however, I was provided with this discount code.