Super Bowl Smokey Bites

I make this dish at home every so often when I have friends and/or family over and I thought it would be perfect to share because they're perfect for SuperBowl!

Ingredients:

• 1 or 2 packages of the Hillshire Farms Lit'l Smokies depending on the number of guests.
• 1 package of bacon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/6 cup of paprika

Directions:

1. Wrap every Lit'l smokey with a piece of bacon.
2. Layer them on a cookie sheet and set your oven to 350 degrees.
3. Sprinkle brown sugar and paprika evenly on your smokies.
4. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until browned.

So easy and delicious!  

Happy Friday!

We had the Golden Globes 2 weeks ago and this was our favorite dress!

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Would look perfect on a bride!

Super Bowl Hot Wings!

With Super Bowl right around the corner, who doesn't love hot wings right? 

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Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 20 chicken wings
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

The fun part about these is that if you bake them, they turn out crispy as if they were fried!

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix. Add the chicken wings, seal, and toss until well coated with the flour mixture. Place the wings onto the prepared baking sheet, and place into the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees 
3. Whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce in a small bowl. Dip the wings into the butter mixture, and place back on the baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and crispy on the outside, about 45 minutes. Turn the wings over halfway during cooking so they cook evenly.  

Super easy and super yummy!  Happy Super Bowl!  Who are you rooting for?

Wedding Chicks Feature

Our lovely bouquet was featured on Wedding Chicks last week.  We love creating florals and we love out of the box couples who love to use a different array of florals!

Wedding Chicks now has a feature where they share wedding bouquet recipes which is an amazing idea!  Amy called us to get the scoop and of course we shared!  This is what you need to recreate this beautiful bouquet!

• 6 Cold Water Roses

• 3 Purple Dahlias
   
• 3 Coxcomb
   
• 3 Seedum
   
• 3 Trachelium

Thanks to the Wedding Chicks for the feature and Ashley Rose for the photos!

Grey + Yellow Inspiration

Today we are continuing with the yellow and grey inspiration.  We absolutely love this color scheme!  Here is an inspiration board from Hephzibah Bride.

It's fun, soft, and bright at the same time.  We're also in love with Pinterest.com.  We haven't started pinning yet, but we've heard it's addicting and we'd love to one day make our own inspiration boards!  In the meantime, we'll just visit and drool at all the pretty pins.

Recipe Monday: Mango Salsa

When we cater Mexican-style events, we always have our signature pico de gallo, but sometimes we get to experiment and change it up.  If you love spicy, mangoes, and salsa, you're going to love this mango salsa recipe.

What you need:

• 1 ripe, diced mango
• 1 ripe, diced avocado
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 1 Jalapeño chile, minced (use habanero if you like a bigger kick!)
• 1 small cucumber, peeled and diced
• 3 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

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Not everyone loves spicy as much as I do, but this is delicious and different!

Pantone Color 2012

Pantone has announced that the color of 2012 is tangerine tango.

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What do you think of the color?  Do you think we'll see this color in a lot of events and color schemes?  We actually really love it!  So bright and fun!  Here's to a great weekend!

Southern Inspired Wedding

We had a couple who recently booked come to us with inspiration full of southern goodness!  First off they have a grey and yellow color scheme which we looove!

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They're thinking mason jars, billy balls...

...and the food is the best part!  What do you think when you hear Southern food?  We think pulled pork and mini apple pies!

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Can't wait to start working on their menu!

South Bay Consult Space for Wedding Industry

Need a more professional space than your local Starbucks?  Want to increase the chances of your client bookings?

For all you wedding industry vendors who need a meeting space in the South Bay area, we are now available for a $25/hour rental rate of our front office.  Decor is neutral and you can bring anything to display!  Our business sign is not on the rental side so as not to confuse your potential clients.  Available by appointment only.  Please contact us!

16210 Inglewood Avenue - Lawndale, CA 90260
info@elegantdecorations.com - 310.793.0099

Happy Friday!

This Sunday we are catering a Boy Scout's luncheon at South End and we're looking forward to serving them and their families a fabulous meal!

In the meantime, we hope you enjoy your weekend!  Here's a little inspiration to keep moving forward with 2012!

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Stay tuned for some exciting news about our office next week!

Welcome 2012!

How was everyone's New Years?  Ours was amazing surrounded by family and friends!

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Cheers to a successful, happy and healthy 2012!  We'll be busy this month with more events; many which are mitzvahs!  Looking forward to sharing inspirations, teasers, and recipes!

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