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July 2018

Hawthorne Stone

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Doing more day dreaming than designing?

We’ve partnered with a team of talented designers to bring you a mood board with every element you need to feel

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A Hawthorne Kitchen, by Element Surfaces

We are loving the deep grey and charcoal tones coming through this crisp white quartz. It’s soft white and grey blend mimic’s marble’s natural veining, giving you the natural look you love, without the constant maintenance marble requires.

Hawthorne will pair perfectly with Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace paint, and light oak wood flooring. We’ve chosen deep charcoal cabinets and gold hardware to ground the space, while adding a soft sage green backsplash to bring some color to one of the most lively rooms in the house!

Open shelving can be a great option for part of your kitchen, and we love the way our Element Zebrano wood brings warmth to the space. In order to keep a more minimal and natural look, our design gurus suggest that you avoid overloading the shelves with clutter.

Changing up your lighting is one of the easiest ways to transform a space to your space, and create an element that is uniquely your own. We chose to go with funky, triangular floating lights to give our kitchen some character. You can even add unique Edison bulbs into the mix to take the flare one step further.

Bar stools are a perfect way to make your kitchen a place for community, as well as cooking. Stools invite people to take a seat and connect with whoever is preparing the meal, and the simple, sleek gold of these bar stools will tie in the other gold elements of this space while adding a pop of color.

The kitchen is truly the heart of the home, and our Hawthorne stone will create an inviting atmosphere full of warmth where you can feel in your element.

Featured Designers: Madyson Bouma, Meredith Matsakis

Prosciutto Wrapped Breadsticks

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More Prone to Burning your Food then Perfecting It?

This is the party appetizer you’ve been looking for.

This delicious appetizer can be eaten with one hand, and satisfies every salty crunchy craving.

Perfect for the mom-on-the-run, the dad-on-duty, the girl-on-the-go, this appetizer is as easy to make as it is to eat.

ingredients:

8 thin slices of prosciutto

8 grissini breadsticks

directions
  1. Wrap one slice of prosciutto around each breadstick, leaving 5-6 inches of the breadstick exposed on one end.
  2. Pour a glass of your favorite Pinot, and enjoy!

Garlic Chicken Wings

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Who Says the Hostess Can’t Have Fun Too?

These delicious wings are the perfect party appetizer. Perfectly paired with a rich Cabernet these Garlic Chicken Wings are astoundingly easy to prepare.

Don’t let cooking ruin your party fun! Prep your wings tonight, and bake them tomorrow.

Wow your guests and leaving their mouths watering for more, with hands-on prep time taking less than 2o minutes.

ingredients

3 pounds chicken wings

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Marinade:

1/2 cup Lite Soy Sauce

1 tsp Magic Mushroom Powder (or Porchini Powder)

2 tbs Lite Brown Sugar

2 tbs Minced Garlic

1 tbs Honey

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Garnish: 

2 Green Onions, thinly sliced

1 tbs Furikake

directions
  1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
  2. Trim off tips of chicken wings.
  3. Combine marinade and wings in a large ziploc bag for 10 hours, or overnight to thoroughly marinate.
  4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  5. Remove wings from marinade and place on a shallow roasting pan, don’t overcrowd the pan.
  6. Roast for 20-25 minutes. When they’re ready the skin will be caramelized and crispy, and the juice should run clear.
  7. Garnish the wings with the green onion and Furikake.
  8. Pour a glass of your favorite Cabernet and enjoy!