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Fennel & Fig Roasted Chicken

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Shared from our friends at Frigidaire Fennel & Fig Roasted Chicken Servings: 4 |  Prep Time: 15 MINS |  Cook Time: 20 MINS INSTRUCTIONS: Roasted Chicken Preheat the oven to 400°. Heat a medium-sized dutch oven (or large sauté pan) on medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp cooking oil. Sprinkle each piece of chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and sear each piece in the dutch oven, starting with the skin side down. Do 2-3 pieces at a time, making sure they aren’t touching to prevent moisture capture, which will cause the chicken to be soggy. Separate the leafy fronds from the fennel bulb and save in a bowl. Trim and dice the bulb. Discard or save the stalks for another use. Once the chicken is seared, add another Tbsp of cooking oil to the pan and sauté the garlic, diced fennel bulb and figs on low hear for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken to the pan, avoiding overlap as much as possible, and sprinkle in the fresh thyme, rosemary and fennel fronds. Put...

Easy Holiday Pistachio Brittle

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Shared from our friends at Frigidaire   Servings: 4-6 |  Prep Time: 10 MINS |  Cook Time: 15 MINS Making a big batch of brittle can be fairly simple with the right preparation and tools. Everything comes together rather quickly with only a few simple ingredients, meaning there is more time to go off and enjoy the holidays! Instructions: Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or greased piece of parchment. Set aside. Pre-measure all of your ingredients and have them ready to go. Set aside. Place the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until the sugar melts with a heat-safe spatula. Once the sugar melts, stop stirring and turn the heat up to high. Bring to a boil and continue to cook until the sugar mixture registers 265°F on a candy thermometer. At 265°F, quickly but carefully stir in half the pistachios, followed by the butter, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt with a heat-safe spatula or wooden spoon. The...

Pantone 2021 Colors of the Year

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     Ultimate Gray    &   Illuminating  2021 Pantone Colors of the Year Each year  Pantone  announces a  COLOR OF THE YEAR .   On December 9, 2020 Pantone announced the selection of  TWO colors for 2021!!    This is the first year Pantone has selected a neutral shade as a Color of the Year.  Ultimate Gray expresses strength and shows so well with the bright, happy sunshiny Illuminating Yellow. Here are a few of our favorite Jeff Lynch collections using these beautiful color palettes. Smith Brothers SB248 Sectional HRZ-1043 Surya Rug collection   BRO-2300 Surya Rug collection   Let us know the ways you plan to use these  Pantone Colors of the Year in your room designs! Join our  email savings club  to get advance alerts about upcoming events and sales. https://www.jefflynch.com/email-savings.html

Howard Miller clocks - A focal point in any room!

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CLOCKS We love the Howard Miller clock collections here at Jeff Lynch! From elegant or classic to modern and industrial,  you will find a clock to suit your style.                                           Obviously it's functional to have a clock in your room so you can easily check the time.   But there are other design benefits.   A focal point in any room.   The beautiful chimes and melodies it plays.  The heirloom appeal. Quality craftsmanship.  For every personality, there's a Howard Miller clock.                                                      Howard Miller is the leading manufacturer of clocks.  They have been in the...

Furniture and Home Design Trends

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    Brought to you by our very own Helen Talmadge!! Check this out! Our team recently attended Fall Furniture Market in High Point, North Carolina.  They came back with wonderful new ideas for furniture and home design that you will be seeing in the upcoming collections. Here are some of my favorite highlights. New collection of Universal outdoor furniture Universal Furniture is joining the outdoor furniture category with another Coastal Living magazine collaboration.    These new groups will include around 100 pieces with an assortment of looks such as traditional and modern styles in various materials perfect for the outdoors.  The teak, cast concrete, all-weather wicker and aluminum pieces will work in any outdoor space.  They are also offering a fabulous line of outdoor upholstered furniture.  The fabrics are UV fade resistant and can be cleaned easily. Universal Coastal Living Upholstered Chair Mixed Media Furniture Hooker Furniture has per...

How to Rotisserie a turkey

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  TOP TIPS FOR ROTISSERIE TURKEY  from Weber Grills How to Rotisserie a turkey with a fan favorite recipe Rotisserie turkey is always one of our most popular grilling techniques for the Thanksgiving Turkey. When Thanksgiving rolls around, I have this annual discussion with my friends centering around one question: how are you going to grill your turkey? Yes, the question is not where are you going to go to eat, or worse, what are you going to eat, it is always about the grill. I’ve prepared a Thanksgiving turkey on the grill in about all ways possible, but there is always one method I return to: the rotisserie. Not surprisingly, rotisserie cooking, which is essentially grilling on a spit over an open flame dates back thousands of years. There is a reason it’s popular. For me, it’s the best of all things. With my Weber Kettle and Rotisserie Ring, I can mound charcoal to one side of the grate where the heat slowly touches the turkey with each rotat...

Pumpkin Spice Trifle

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Shared from our friends at Frigidaire This festive, crowd-pleasing Pumpkin Spice Trifle is layered with spiced pound cake, silky pumpkin custard, crispy cookie crumbles, and heavenly whipped cream cheese topping. Servings: 12-15 |  Prep Time: 25 MINS |  Cook Time: 50 MINS Ingredients: SPICED POUND CAKE: 1 box yellow cake 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 4 eggs 3/4 cup cream cheese, softened PUMPKIN PUDDING: 1 box instant vanilla pudding 2 cups whole milk 2 cups pumpkin pie filling WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE TOPPING: 1 cup cream cheese, softened 1/2 to 1 cup confectioner's sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups whipped topping COOKIE CRUMBLE TOPPING: 2 1/2 cups crushed Biscoff cookies or gingersnaps KITCHEN TOOLS: Standard loaf pan Electric mixer Trifle dish ...