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Links We Love This Week

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The long weekend has arrived! Here are some links that caught our eye this week. We’re excited to spend some quality time (bonfires, baseball games, multiple trips to the ice cream shop!) with family and friends. What are your plans?

We are dying to taste this ramp and nettle butter.

Did you know that “Memorial Day” didn’t become the holiday’s official name until 1967, when federal law declared it such? We didn’t. Check out these less-known facts about the holiday.

Screw-in crystal lightbulbs to class up any room.

When our summer plans start filling up the calendar, we plan to use these timer apps to keep us track.

The most glamorous (edible!) gold ice cream cone we’ve ever seen.

Dispatch From: The Jamaica Inn

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Just when the weather in New York was looking particularly dreary, I got the chance to hop on a plane and travel to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to stay at the historic Jamaica Inn. When you arrive, the first thing you notice is the resort’s happy cornflower blue exterior, kept bright with the help of frequent touch-ups. The color is called “Jamaica Inn Blue,” and many guests take home paint chips to bring a little piece of the Inn back with them.

No matter where you stay on the 48-room property, you are guaranteed a view of the Caribbean. Some of the rooms are literally on the beach, steps from the water. So close, you are lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves. Check out that gorgeous view… Although you can eat breakfast in the dining room, many guests wisely choose to savor their morning meal on their private porch. Read More…

Must-Read: Fresh Happy Tasty

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We were lucky enough to sample a few homemade snacks from Jane Coxwell, Diane von Furstenburg’s personal chef. We fell in love with her healthy avocado bread and breakfast in a jar–not only were they delicious, but they kept us full throughout the busy work day. Jane believes in simple, low-key recipes with unique ethnic flavors. Many of the recipes in her new cookbook, Fresh Happy Tasty: An Adventure in 100 Recipesare influenced by her travels around the globe with DVF.

Fresh Happy Tasty is on bookshelves this month and we can’t wait to pick up a copy. Doesn’t her quinoa, packed with pomegranates, nuts, and herbs, look like the perfect summer side or light lunch? Jane was kind enough to share the recipe with us… Read More…