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St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Our Favorite Epicurious Creation

March 2017March 2017Peter Salerno Inc.

St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Our Favorite Epicurious Creation

It’s bound (well, snowbound) to be a white St. Patrick’s Day for a lot of us, but it seems the worst weather has passed. So it’s time to put on your green and celebrate St. Patty’s with vigor and spirit!

Hopefully, you’ve already been inspired to “green” your home design. This isn’t just a St. Patrick’s Day trend, but a real design movement based around green spaces and the selection of Greenery as the official Pantone Color of the Year for 2017. Now that your space is properly decked out for the holiday, it’s time to get your St. Patrick’s menu in order!

Put that green kitchen to use with this St. Patrick's Day Epicurious recipe! (Photo: Peter Salerno Inc.) — Put that green kitchen to use with this St. Patrick’s Day Epicurious recipe! (Photo: Peter Salerno Inc.)

As followers of Design Your Lifestyle know, we believe there’s no better place to turn for a great new recipe than Epicurious – in our opinion, the finest food and recipe destination on the Web. As usual, Epicurious has put together a wonderful menu for your 2017 St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

From a simple slow-cooker pot roast to corned beef and cabbage, Epicurious has a delightful menu prepared for your St. Patrick’s Day guests. But believe it or not, our favorite Epicurious recipe for this St. Patrick’s Day isn’t even a main course. It’s a soup!

And why wouldn’t we pick soup? After all, with much of the Northeast (and East Coast in general) stuck in an unseasonable deep freeze, there’s nothing better than a rich, hot soup recipe to warm you up and get you feeling the Luck of the Irish.

So here’s a wonderful, hearty recipe for Green Pea, Asparagus, and Parsley soup from our friends at Epicurious (and specifically, contributor Rachel Beller) that’s sure to liven up (and warm up) your St. Patrick’s Day meal this year.

Epicurious St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Green Pea, Asparagus, and Parsley Soup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 1/2 cups chopped leeks
8 cups frozen green peas
6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 bunches of asparagus (30 to 40 stalks), tough ends removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Himalayan or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme (optional)

For the rest of this awesome Epicurious recipe, click on over to the full recipe page on their site.

Green Home Design Ideas Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day!

March 2017March 2017Peter Salerno Inc.

‘Go Green’ With These St. Patrick’s Inspired Design Ideas!

When Pantone (the world’s leading authority on color) announced Greenery as its 2017 Color of the Year, it was a signal of fresh, optimistic, natural design trends.

The Spring 2017 Pantone color palette supported that notion, with fresh floral colors, natural tones and inviting blues warming things up for the design year ahead. And with two of the “Spring 10” colors being shades of green, Spring 2017 is truly time to “turn over a new leaf” in your home design!

There’s no better excuse to add a splash of green to your home design than St. Patrick’s Day! From fresh-cut greens and floral arrangements to shades of green paint and decor, adding some green to your home design this March is both trendy and fun.

With Pantone’s color recommendations for 2017 and St. Patrick’s Day in mind, here are 5 great shades of green from the Pantone color system, and ideas for how to utilize them in your home design.

5 Great Pantone Greens (And Ideas) For St. Patrick’s Day Design

1. Greenery.

Pantone Spring 2017 color trends: Greenery, the 2017 Pantone Color of the Year. — Greenery, the 2017 Pantone Color of the Year.

Why wouldn’t we start right off with the 2017 Pantone Color of the Year? We like to refer to Greenery as a “Kermit” shade of green – fresh, sunny, optimistic and easy to work with. Evocative of a sunlit blade of grass, Greenery is a great option for a room in your home full of ambient light, windows, and neutral/white design elements.

2. Kale.

Pantone Spring 2017 color trends: Kale is a dark, leafy green loved by many. — Kale is a dark, leafy green loved by many.

Kale isn’t just trendy in the world of food – home, fashion and exterior designers all love the Pantone shade of Kale (18-0107 TCX) for its dark, leafy tone. Less grassy and more “ivy”, “fern” or “moss”, Kale is a great accent color for home decor, furniture pieces, and accessories like throws, pillows and potted plants. Try pairing Kale with a great Spring 2017 neutral like Hazelnut.

3. Kelly Green.

Kelly Green might be the most quintessentially "Irish" shade of green. — Kelly Green might be the most quintessentially “Irish” shade of green.

Perhaps the “most Irish” shade of green in the Pantone color system, Kelly Green is bright, friendly and adjacent to jewel tones like Emerald (see below). While Kelly Green isn’t quite the right shade of green to lead your new home design overhaul, it does make for a playful accent color. And if you’re decorating and designing specifically for St. Patrick’s Day 2017, Kelly Green is the go-to color for your St. Patrick’s Day party, gathering, or get-together!

4. Silver Green.

Thie foggy Pantone shade Silver Green could serve as an off-gray neutral.

A bit off the normal path of St. Patrick’s Day greens is a potential hidden design gem in Silver Green (12-6204 TCX). At first glance, this foggy shade looks to be a light gray neutral. The green undertone in Silver Green makes it a wonderfully unique option for a neutral tone in home color design. This intriguing Pantone color adds that “natural air” to neutral that designers are seeking in 2017.

5. Emerald.

Emerald is a Pantone jewel tone green great for St. Patrick's Day 2017 design. — Emerald is a Pantone jewel tone green great for St. Patrick’s Day 2017 design.

When in doubt, Emerald is one of the most popular Pantone green colors in recent memory. Jewel tones are always eye-catching, and Emerald was stunning enough to be named Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year. While Emerald is a bit more versatile in fashion design than home design, the proper use of this lush jewel tone in decor, artisanal pieces and occasional accent pieces can create a big style winner.

Peter Salerno Adds a Touch of Green For St. Patrick’s Day [PHOTOS]

March 2016March 2016Peter Salerno Inc.

Peter Salerno Adds a Touch of Green For St. Patrick’s Day [PHOTOS]

Award-Winning Designs “Go Green” For St. Patrick’s Day

It’s said that we’re all a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Whether or not that’s true, Peter Salerno and his team can’t help but feel lucky (and blessed) to have such outstanding clients and recognition from some of the most prestigious names in the kitchen and bath design industry.

Another award-winning Peter Salerno kitchen. (Credit Peter Rymwid) — Another award-winning Peter Salerno kitchen, with a splash of St. Patrick’s Day green. (Credit Peter Rymwid)

This St. Patrick’s Day, Peter Salerno Inc. encourages you to “Go Green” in one of several ways. Whether it be adding “green” function to your space and becoming more environmentally conscious, or simply adding a “pop” of lush green to your living space, it’s always fun to get in the St. Patrick’s spirit!

Adding a splash of green (flowers, vegetables, etc.) to a kitchen design is a Peter Salerno hallmark.

One of Peter Salerno Inc.’s signature touches in any of its custom, award-winning kitchen designs is the incorporation of fresh flowers, fruits and/or vegetables to the finished product. This trend is highlighted in the outstanding photography of Peter Salerno’s kitchens (taken as always by the outstanding Peter Rymwid).

Whether it be a vase of gorgeous lilies, sprigs of fresh herbs or bold leafy greens, adding fresh flowers or vegetation as a “special gift” is a personal touch Peter Salerno Inc. loves to give its clients upon delivery of their new kitchen designs.

And hey – around St. Patrick’s Day, it never hurts to show off a little extra green! Here’s hoping you, your family and loved ones have a fun, safe and festive St. Patrick’s Day this year!