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This Mango Dutch Oven Fish recipe is adapted from Elizabeth Yarnell’s Glorious One-Pot Meals (great book to find dutch oven recipes of all shapes and sizes – all are easy).

We use the 2 quart Le Creuset Dutch oven for this recipe.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 cup rice (we use brown rice)

1 3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth, or water

1/2 to 3/4 pound fish fillets (tilapia, mahi mahi, halibut, other)

1/4 cup diced mango (we use fresh)

Sea salt and ground pepper

1/2 cup red bell pepper

Soy Sauce

2 to 3 cups spinach

Wipe inside of dutch oven with olive oil. Put rice in dutch oven, add liquids. Put fish on top of rice. Put mango on top of fish. Add salt and pepper. Cover with bell peppers.  Top with spinach until pot is filled.

Cover and bake for 40-45 minutes. Eat right away (yay!).

Let me know if you try this recipe out!

Popularity: 16% [?]

This dairy-free riz au lait recipe (rice pudding!) is adapted from Tom Fitzmorris’s New Orleans Food (highly recommended!).

I like making this recipe in our 2-quart Le Creuset dutch oven, but any heavy saucepan will do – I have also made this in our All-Clad 3-quart saucepan.

3/4 cup rice (I use brown rice and cook it in our rice cooker beforehand, other types of rice do not need to be precooked)

4 cups Vanilla Soy Milk

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup raisins

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon vanilla (optional since we are using vanilla soy milk)

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Rinse rice and put it in saucepan with soy milk, sugar, raisins, honey, vanilla (optional), salt and cinnamon. Bring the ingredients to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 20-40 minutes (depending on rice and amount of liquid). Stir frequently. Finished when a thick pudding.

Cool to room temperature (if you are patient enough!). Holds well in the refrigerator.

Let us know if you try this recipe out!

Popularity: 11% [?]

With this Fennel Green, Le Creuset Two in One set you get a sauce pan, a sauce pan lid, and a fry pan (the sauce pan lid can also be a stovetop fry pan). We love the versatility!

The Sauce pan can hold up to 2 quarts and both are enameled cast-iron. What would you make with this set? How do you like the new Fennel Green color?

Get this for $150 at Sur la Table (a savings of $50, regular price is $200!). Let us know if you do get it – we would love for you to write a guest review!

Popularity: 17% [?]

Looking for a polka dot mug for your coffee or tea? We’ve got a few suggestions! Let us know any others we missed!

The Konitz light blue polka dot mug, set of two. A nice size mug with lots of class.

Terramoto Ceramic Polka Dot Royal Blue mugs, set of 4. These are just cute and fun.

For a more elegant look, the Royal Doulton Rose Polka Dot Mug. We love the rose inside the mug, and the classic style of this one.

Find these on Amazon.

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The new fennel green Le Creuset color is a must love. Start off with a dinnerware set only available at Sur la Table.

The dinnerware collection includes:

- 12″ dinner plate

- 10″ salad plate

- 10″ soup plate

- 12 ounce mug

All are stoneware and oven and dishwasher safe – the whole set is $59.50.  Let us know what you think of the color, the set and the price – would you want this in your kitchen? Would you add this to your registry? We want to hear!

We certainly are eyeing a few fennel colored items.

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WOW! A 20 piece Le Creuset set in Cobalt Blue for $699 from Chefs Catalog – save $438 when you buy as a package (regular price is $1138)!

Includes:

- 5 1/2-qt. covered round Enameled Cast Iron French oven
- 2 1/4-qt. covered saucier
- 10 1/4″ square grill pan
- 8″ x 11 3/4″ roaster
- 8-qt. covered stockpot
- 9″-sq. Enameled Stoneware dish
- 3-qt. covered Enameled Stoneware square casserole with lid
- Set of 4 8-oz. petite round Enameled Stoneware casserole dishes
- Mini-Cocotte Cookbook with 25 sweet and savory recipes

Also available in Cherry. Could you use this set?

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They sparkle, they add color, they are useful, that’s why we adore the Zak Designs Flower Nesting Mixing bowls.

These bright-colored melamine mixing bowls are dishwasher safe (not microwave safe).

Also available in single color red or yellow.

What do you think of these kitchen to table bowls? Adorable enough for daily use – or too odd a design to be helpful? At least we know they are easy to store!

Find these and other Zak Designs on Amazon.

Popularity: 12% [?]

We love the Anthropologie Apple Pancakes Apron in green and white. The perfect gift for a bridal shower, birthday, Mother’s Day or just because!

We like the combinations of patterns to create a very classic style, the ruffles, and the colors. Plus the cute writing on the pocket:

This apron is $32 – and don’t worry, it is machine washable. Designed by Lisa Stickley.

Find this apron and more fun styles on Anthropologie. (plus pretty pot holders and gorgeous gloves)

Popularity: 11% [?]

Is gorgeous Anthropologie wallpaper worth it? Today we look at a few styles + prices.

Little TeaPot Wallpaper in Green, Yellow and White. Great for Kitchen.

$88 per roll, each roll covers 56 square feet. For a room that has 4 – 8 foot long x 8 foot high walls, you would need 6 rolls, so a total cost of $528. Use the calculator to find out how many wallpaper rolls your kitchen would need.

Salix Wallpaper in green, blue and white. Great for living room, bedroom, hallway.

$148 per roll, each roll covers 60 square feet. For a room that has 4 – 8 foot long x 8 foot high walls, you would need 5 rolls, so a total cost of $740.

Request swatches for these patterns and more on Anthropologie. Let us know if you think this lovely wallpaper is worth the pricetag!?

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This carrot bread is really, really easy, this recipe is adapted from Cooks Illustrated, Baking Illustrated:

Carrot Bread

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

2.5 cups all-purpose flour

1.25 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1.25 teaspoons cinnamon

0.5 teaspoon nutmeg

0.5 teaspoon salt

Whisk these all together in a medium bowl and set aside.

6-7 medium size carrots (about 1 pound), peeled

Using the shredding disk in the Cuisinart food processor – shred all the carrots, put shredded carrots on top of dry ingredients in bowl, set aside. Rinse out Cuisinart to get rid of carrot residue.

1.5 cups granulated sugar

0.5 cup light brown sugar (I have also used dark brown with fine results)

4 large eggs

1.5 cup vegetable oil

With metal blade in food processor, process eggs and sugar until fully combined (20 seconds). With machine running pour in oil, process until well combined (another 20 seconds). Pour mixture into a large bowl.

Pour carrots and dry ingredients into large bowl as well, mix just until you cannot see any streaks of flour, do not over mix.

Pour into a pan (sprayed with nonstick cooking spray). Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, rotate midway through. It is ready when a knife comes out clean.

Popularity: 15% [?]