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Latin Style: Decorating Your Home with Color, Texture, and Passion
Contributor(s): Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque
Why the word sumptuous wasn’t included in the title we don’t know. Juan Carlos captures the true essence of Latin Style with each photograph that transcends the pages of this delicious book. He focuses on 4 living styles:
Paradiso is the lush abundance of the rain forest, filled with life of every kind.
Hacienda is the old world, brick and stone elegance of ranches and country estates set in a rugged landscape.
Cabana evokes the cool of the ocean with endless white beaches, turquoise water, and tropical fruits.
Pueblo reflects the sun-drenched colors of the marketplace, folk art, colonial architecture, and quiet courtyards.
Juan Carlos does not leave all his magic on the pages of his transformative coffee table book. A CD with just the right compilation Latin mood music makes this experience one for all the senses. This sensory sojourn into Latin culture will make you yearn to get out of your casita in the village and take up residence in an old-country villa.
Watch this video - Interior Designer Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque takes us on a behind the scenes journey in Colombia of his book Latin Style: Decorating Your Home with Color, Texture, and Passion.
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Our Essential Brazilian Mix
Here is our essential Brazilian mix for home entertaining
Tribalistas** Ja Sei Namorar (Buscemi Remix)
Bebel Gilberto **Momento
Yerba Buena **La Candela
CéU **Roda
August Day Song (Bebel Gilberto / Tanto Tempo)
Who Needs Forever? Thievery Remix (Astrud Gilberto /Verve Remixed)
Deixa (Cibelle / Cibelle)
Mangue (The Ipanemas / Samba is Our Gift)
The In Samba (Nicola Conte & Kyoto Jazz Massive / Jet Sounds Revisited)
Agora só falta você (Maria Rita / Maria Rita)
Iyawo (Omar Sosa / Mulatos)
Insensatez (Paula Morelenbaum / Berimbaum)
Falsa Baiana - Bossa Cuca Nova Remix (Paulinho Moska / Woman On Top)
Lamento (No Morro) (Sergio Mendes & Maogani Quartet / Timeless)
Cristal (Yo-Yo Ma / Obrigado Brazil)
Eu Nasci No Brasil (Zuco 103 / One Down)
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Clio Martini Glass
$9.95
Someone on the Casa Naranja staff is in the midst of purchasing a new home and has started her housewarming registry. As we oohhh and ahhhed over her selections, we all concluded on the one must have. This clever two-part martini glass keeps your drink on ice when it's not in your hand and brings hip cocktail-lounge styling to the home (or apartment) bar. It can easily be used as a shrimp or caviar server as well. From Crate and Barrel.
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Brunch Anyone
Brunch is one of my all time favorite meals (I guess I have a lot of favorite meals). Any meal that encourages drinking at 11am gets kudos from me -- OJ and Champaign were born for each other. Here is a sampling of some bodacious brunch bebidas and comidas.I am partial to the classic Latin Café con leche coupled with Kahlúa-and-Baileys French Toast -- it's just enough to get me out of bed on the weekends!!
Café con leche
Ingredients:
3 cups whole or condensed milk
1 1/2 cups strong-brewed American coffee, espresso, or Cuban-style coffee
Preparation: In saucepan scald milk, but make sure it does not boil; or, steam milk in espresso maker following manufacturer’s instructions. Pour milk into mug and add coffee. Makes 6 servings.
Kahlúa-and-Baileys French Toast
Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups milk
3 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. Kahlúa coffee liqueur
1 tbsp. Baileys Irish cream
3 pinches salt
6 thick slices of cinnamon bread
1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
Preparation: Beat together eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, Kahlúa, Baileys, and salt. Over medium heat, heat lightly oiled skillet or griddle. Soak bread slices in egg mixture for 20 seconds on each side or until thoroughly coated. Cook bread until both sides are lightly browned and crisp. Sprinkle with confectioners´ sugar and serve hot. Makes 6 servings.
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Fresh
and Ultra-Easy Dishes Perfect for Stress-Free
Entertaining
We've always loved the way Italians spend
lazy afternoons sitting around the table
lunching and drinking wine for hours. If
you don't happen to have a fully staffed
villa in Tuscany, you can get the effect
with an easy spread featuring one of the
following pasta dishes
Lasagna Sheets with Ricotta and Five
Herbs
the ingredients:
(Serves 4)
1 package lasagna sheets (1 lb.)
20 chives (a small bunch)
10 sprigs flat-leaf parsley, stems removed
6 sprigs dill, stems removed
4 sprigs tarragon, stems removed
1 sprig mint, stems removed
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 container ricotta cheese (1 lb.)
zest of 1 lemon, chopped
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, roughly chop all the herbs together
and set aside. Drop the lasagna sheets into
the pot one at a time and cook, stirring
frequently to prevent sticking, until they're
just al dente (see the package for recommended
cooking times). Drain, then drizzle the
olive oil directly into the colander and
toss. Divide the sheets between 6 bowls,
place a generous dollop of ricotta on top
of each, and sprinkle liberally with the
herb mixture, then the lemon zest, salt
and pepper. Serve immediately.
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Flowers
For $50 or Less
Because we all know 1-800-flowers just doesn’t
cut it sometimes…
Elizabeth Ryan Floral Design
411 E. Ninth St.
212-995-1111
Pick up a charming, compact arrangement
of flowers and unusual greens in a terra-cotta
pot for only $40. Bonus: The designers never
create the same arrangement twice. Add $10
for delivery.
Studio Artiflora
120 W. 28th St.
212-645-1177
> studioartiflora.com
This florist is one of the most accommodating
and affordable in the city. $25 buys a one-of-a-kind
"thank-you bouquet" in a small
glass cube featuring a selection of fresh
seasonal flowers with unusual green accents.
Stop by or have it delivered-delivery adds
an extra $16, but still gets the job done
for $45, including tax.
Polux Fleuriste
248 Mott St.
212-219-9646
Charming and very French, this Nolita shop
offers small bouquets of seasonal flowers
and decorative moss arranged in vintage
'40s pitchers for $50 (price good for pickups
only).
Root Stock & Quade
297 Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-832-1888
This serene shop filled with home accessories,
plants, and flowers offers a $50 filler-free
arrangement of striking, tightly packed
blooms. For spring, look for bunches of
grape hyacinth, tulips, and narcissus. Delivery
is $5 in Park Slope, up to $15 further out
in Brooklyn.
Seaport Flowers
214 Hicks St., Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
718-858-6443
No carnations, no baby's breath-just beautiful
tulips, ranunculus, roses, calla lilies,
orchids, and more combined with interesting
seasonal accents like berries, ivy, and
sweet pea. A low, lush coffee-table arrangement
is $40. Free delivery in Brooklyn Heights;
delivery out of the vicinity starts at around
$6.
Prudence Designs
228 W. 18th St.
212-691-1356
Wooden crate centerpiece arrangements filled
with freshly cut spring flowers start at
$50 (delivery is $5 to $10 additional, $50
delivery minimum). For an even better deal,
stop by for a $35 bouquet of mixed garden
flowers handtied and wrapped in coconut
bark and raffia-perfect for a hostess gift.
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