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Piña Ghouladas and Bleeding Cupcakes, Oh My!

Posted by Nicole Corradi | Posted in , | Posted on 12:57 PM

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Halloween is a fun holiday; it's the one weekend every year that you get to dress up as someone or something else without other people thinking you are crazy. It also comes with a lot of fun "tricks" and "treats" that aren't typically suitable for any other day of the year. Check out these creepy Halloween treats and learn how to make them yourself!

Piña Ghoulada


Courtesy of Martha Stewart.


Bleeding Cupcakes

1) Bake cupcakes using your favorite recipe.
2) Once cooled, dig a small lump of cupcake out of the top. Set the removed chunk aside.
3) Pour a little bit of an edible, reddish, runny substance, such as strawberry jam or cherry pie filling, into the hole.
4) Re-insert removed chunk.
5) Frost the top (thereby covering up the evidence of step 2).
6) Dip a toothpick into some of the leftover jam (filling, sauce, red icing, etc.) and stab the top of the cupcake twice to give the appearance of fang marks.

Courtesy of Michael Singer.

Wine Lovers, Drink Up!

Posted by Nicole Corradi | Posted in | Posted on 11:37 AM

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It reduces the risk of heart disease, promotes the absorption of antioxidants in food, helps metabolize fat, and decreases the risk of osteoporosis and stroke.... plenty of reasons to enjoy a glass of wine daily, right? Well, not that you need any more convincing, but in recent years another benefit to drinking wine has surfaced! This one has nothing to do with your health, though. A company called Jelinek Cork Group offers a beautiful and Eco-friendly flooring product that is produced from recycled wine and champagne corks.



The corks are cut into 1/4" thick circular discs and glued to a paper net backing which is then applied to the floor using glue and grout. This type of flooring is great because it is water resistant (and not slippery) and anti bacterial which makes it a perfect solution for potentially wet areas such as saunas, showers, bathrooms and kitchens. It is also extremely durable which makes it a great solution for areas with high traffic like the restaurant shown below. On top of being a green product (it is 100% natural) cork is also loved for it's soundproofing and insulating qualities.



The cork can be stained any color and paired with colored grout as shown below.



James Velez of Habitus NYC (a retailer of Cork Mosaic) sums it up well, "It's un-tampered virgin cork; its features are the same as the bottle stopper; it seals in the liquid, making it water resistant. So you can use Cork Mosaic on your shower floor, for instance. I actually know of someone who used Cork Mosaic on the deck of a yacht."

Photos courtesy of The Cork House, Domino, Habitus NYC, and CorkStore.

"Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style." ~Billy Baldwin