6 Top pecan recipes

Pecans are one of our favourite nuts; they’re a very versatile ingredient and suit lots of flavour combinations. Coffee, chocolate, maple syrup and coconut are some of the pairings that work really well with pecans.

As a quick and healthy snack, I lightly toast some pecan halves then combine them in with some mixed dried fruit such as raisins, sultanas, dried cranberries and chopped dried apricots. The mixture can also be scattered over cereal or breakfast porridge.

If you fancy including them in cake or cookie dough, These are 6 of our top pecan recipes.

Coffee pecan cake

Pecan blondies

Farmer’s wife’s pecan cookies

Coconut pecan cake

Pecan maple puff pastry plait

Butter pecan skillet cookies

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On our radar: Ilex Studio Acorn Vase and Avocado vase

As well as on Pinterest, we come across many brilliant products while scrolling through Instagram.That’s where we spotted these beautiful seed germination vases. They’re very much like traditional hyacinth vases but designed to accommodate an acorn or avocado stone.

You can buy the vases either with or without the already sprouting seed. As the vases are made of clear glass, you can watch the roots & shoots develop and grow into little saplings. Subsequently, they can be planted out into a garden or greenhouse and you can begin the process over again!

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Get their look: Decked clapboard patio

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It’s been a record-breaking hot, dry summer for the most part this year. Instagram is full of gorgeous images of outdoor spaces – and this decked clapboard patio is one of them.

It just shows that you don’t need a whole lot of room to create an outdoor space that is attractive and usable. The weathered wooden planks used on the ground, walls and overhead bring the whole area together. The matte metal accessories such as the storm lamp, hanging planter and bird cage give a utilitarian feel. The yellow painted rattan table & chairs are weather-resistant so can stay outdoors all year. It’s much easier just having to bring in the cushions and throw; even the reversible rug can stand up to the doubtless rainy days to come.

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Crown of thorns twig wreath

Zinc hanging planter

Zinc storm lantern

Persian-style reversible outdoor garden rug

House by John Lewis Salsa chairs, saffron

House by John Lewis Salsa 50cm table, saffron

Crown of thorns twig wreath

Zinc hanging planter

Zinc storm lantern

Persian-style reversible outdoor garden rug

House by John Lewis Salsa chairs, saffron

House by John Lewis Salsa 50cm table, saffron

Crown of thorns twig wreath

Zinc hanging planter

Zinc storm lantern

Persian-style reversible outdoor garden rug

House by John Lewis Salsa chairs, saffron

House by John Lewis Salsa 50cm table, saffron

Designer Desire: Marcel Gromaire

Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971) was a French fine artist and painter of buildings landscapes, portraits and nudes.

When dentist and art collector, Dr Maurice Girardin discovered Gromaire, he purchased his entire back catalogue. Unsurprisingly, Dr Girardin was also a supporter and patron of another of our favourite artists, Bernard Buffet. On his death, Girardin had 110 Gromaires in his collection.

In 2011, Gromaire’s L’après-midi d’été (1930), sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for $295,477 USD.

If you can’t afford one of his originals, there are prints available on Etsy and eBay. In addition, there is a brilliant looking book – Marcel Gromaire: L’élégance de la force – available on Amazon.

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Month: June 2020

6 Top pecan recipes

Coffee pecan cake

Pecan blondies

Farmer’s wife’s pecan cookies

Coconut pecan cake

Pecan maple puff pastry plait

Butter pecan skillet cookies

On our radar: Ilex Studio Acorn Vase and Avocado vase

Get their look: Decked clapboard patio

Get their look

Designer Desire: Marcel Gromaire