Happy Friday!! Can you believe it’s February already? I can’t!

Here’s this week’s Weekly Six:

1 – Couldn’t you sit in these chairs all day long?

2 – These colorful trays would be great for serving and for styling.

3 – I’ll never get sick of clusters of candles – they look great on this mantle!

4 – A baked potato appie that won’t leave you feeling guilty

5 – Will you be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday? I’ll admit, I’m excited for Beyonce’s half time show.

6 – More awesome Sharpie DIYs to try.

Have a great weekend!

Over the weekend, I spent a night in Atlantic City and had dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant at The Borgata. Every time I eat there, whether I’m with blue cheese lovers or not, I have to order their truffled potato chips. I think I mentioned that I’m currently on the Dukan Diet, which means no potato chips for me – but I decided ahead of time that I was going to cheat on the diet with these chips. And I have NO regrets about it.

Just look at that picture above. These chips are heavenly. [I’m embarrassed to say that picture is from someone on Yelp, but I didn’t take a photo of my own and I had to show their true beauty!]

Anyway, for some reason I decided to Google the recipe – to torture myself, maybe? – and found that the executive chef of the Wolfgang Punk Grille in Vegas shared his recipe on a TV station in Detroit. There were a few typos, so I’ve changed them below, but the recipe can also be found here.

Truffled Potato Chips with Blue Cheese Sauce & Chives

• 8 oz. potato chips
• 4 oz. blue cheese sauce (see below)
• 1/4 oz. truffle oil
• 3 oz. Maytag blue cheese
• 1/2 tsp chives, chopped
• 1/2 tsp parsley

Blue Cheese Sauce

1 lb. butter
1 cup flour
1 gallon whole milk
3 cups crème fraiche
3 lb. Maytag blue cheese
1/4 cups chives, chopped
Salt
Pepper

In a medium sautépan, heat the butter until it is melted and then slowly add the flour and whisk together until it is completely incorporated to make a roux. Separately heat the milk until it is just about to boil and whisk in the roux to the milk mixture. Bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.Add the crème fraiche and incorporate well. Add the blue cheese and cook it until it is completely melted. Strain and set aside.

For the completion of the dish, attractively arrange the potato chips on a plate. Spoon the hot blue cheese sauce over the top of the chips. Sprinkle the blues cheese over the top of the chips. Drizzle truffle oil over the top once again and garnish with chopped chives and parsley leaves.

Just a note: I’m assuming the sauce is made in large quantities, as a whole gallon of milk and 3 pounds of blue cheese sound like A LOT. If you’re going to make this, which I hope to once I’m off this stupid diet, I would probably quarter that part of the recipe, rather than half it!

Anyway, has anyone else ever had these chips? Or ever tried to recreate them?

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This week’s product pick is a little different from the modern furniture I am typically coveting and is something that I’ve actually been using for a couple of weeks now.

The kind folks over at Su-Pen sent me an email asking if I’d be interesting in testing out their stylus for tablets, phones, etc. and since I was just about to purchase a new iPad, I thought why not?!

I’ve had an iPad since the original, and an iPhone for several years, but I never imagined the need for a stylus. But then, I started using the Su-pen with my new iPad and I felt like I was faster at typing and more efficient with less typos. I didn’t feel the response with the stylus was as fast as it was on my iPhone, but on my iPad I was like speedy gonzalez. Even my fiance was amazed.

The Su-pen also comes in handy for documents I need to fill out, for Photoshop, for blogging from my iPad. The only thing I do wish was that I had a way to attach it to the case or to the iPad somehow so that it was easier to find when I wanted to use it. What I do love most about it is that there aren’t any fingerprints up and down my screen when I use the stylus. Plus, its extremely affordable and looks just like a regular pen!

So, what do you think about the Su-pen? Would you use a stylus for your touchscreen devices?

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Over the weekend, I was at a restaurant with gigantic drum pendants and I absolutely fell in love. I have a fairly large drum light in my kitchen as it is, but this one was so big and bold I couldn’t stop staring at it.

The drum lights above are large, but not as large as the ones that I saw over the weekend. I guess that makes sense though, because something that is large enough for a commercial space may not necessarily work as well in a residential location. Unless you have a gigantic kitchen. Which I do not. [Yet!]

The arrangement of four black drum shades over the kitchen island is a really stunning look, especially as they hang from the skylights with wooden planks.

What do you think of oversized drum pendants? Do you love this look for a home or do you prefer them in commercial settings?

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I know it sounds as if I’m describing food, but really, I’m describing this beautiful ivory bedding. It’s fresh, white, and inviting – similar to the creamy goodness of a tub of vanilla ice cream!

The lovely ivory white bedding you see above is made by Kylie, from smooth cotton percale. While I love the textures of the bedding, what I’m loving most is the monochromatic bedrooms that the bedding has been styled in. The modern bedding adds texture and accessorizes the bed, wallpaper, the nightstands – the entire room, really!

Normally I would go for white over ivory, but this doesn’t look like there’s too vast of a difference. However, the ivory bedding mixed with the ivory decor provides a softer look that is still clean, just not as crisp as a bedroom of all bright whites would be.

If you prefer darker colors up against the creamy ivory, Kylie also offers plenty of colorful options. What do you think about ivory bedding? How about a monochromatic bedroom?

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Happy Friday!!!

Here’s the Weekly Six for the week ending January 25, 2013. Almost down the first full month of 2013!

1 – Amazing lucite letters.

2 – Hot pink floor? Yes, PLEASE!

3 – Easy DIY for any upcoming parties you may be throwing.

4 – Fun champagne glasses.

5 – An interesting sofa – wonder if it’s comfy?

6 – Cauliflower sticks instead of breadsticks – a healthy alternative!

Have a great weekend!!!