The Surrey could not be more we"ing

 But in the Big Apple, where taxis are the everyday mode of transportation, winters aren't so bad. In fact, there's so much to do in New York City in the summertime, winter allows visitors to partake in a new set of options, both inside and out. Think ice-skating at Rockefeller Plaza or a brisk walk along Central Park. Or, if you're like me, spend all your time indoors indulging in spa treatments, museum visits and the culinary pleasures that surround. If you opt for the indoors, break into your slush fund to stay in a luxurious hotel, preferably one that opened in the late 1920s as a residence that housed celebrities such as Bette Davis and John F. Kennedy, and one with a king-size bed priced at $10,000.

    The Surrey could not be more we"ing. Before I arrive at this Upper East Side boutique hotel in the elusive section of New York City, I am sent a questionnaire in regard to my favorite snacks and reading material. My three-hour ride on the Amtrak train from Boston brought me to Penn Station, where a car sent by The Surrey picked me up. Once checked in, I open my door to a Chanel inspired interior design of Lauren Rottet, as well as a table of goodies that includes a bowl filled with my favorite black licorice, a box of Parisian dark chocolate thin squares and Vogue, Vanity Fair and Town & Country magazines wrapped up in black ribbons with The Surrey logo. My peek over the orchid arrangement to gaze out the window is of rooftop gardens on Madison Avenue buildings. As I soak in the view, I imagine these rooftops as popular hangout spots in the summer, and even in winter, shoppers stroll the luxury retail laden streets below. I later discover The Surrey has its own rooftop haven that I'll be sure to visit"e summertime.

    For now, I order a taxi and take a ride to Eataly for a quick lunch of Neapolitan pizza and Italian wine, stock up on kitchenware and homemade pasta and other Italian delicacies, head down to the Bar Pleiades. This isn't your everyday bar, but one designed in the fashion of a Chanel"pact, right down to the puffed triangular stitching on the walls. I almost faint from the thrill of walking in to this design, but I"pose myself to save face within the trendy bar scene. A sip on The Last Caress, a snow-cone consistency made with gin and topped with this libation's base: juniper berries, served in a champagne coupe, sets me at ease.

Their most affordable service is cabinet refinishing

Rena Ware's "use and care" videos were developed jointly by Brandmotif Creative Agency and VMG studio520, the same partnership that produced Rena Ware's two 34th Annual Telly Award winning videos in the Non-Broadcast Productions category:  "Rena Ware – a Family Tradition" and "Rena Ware, Join the Family" – Unlimited Opportunity".  Customers and others interested in learning about the products may watch the videos online "Customer Service", then "Product Support".  Links to the full video, as well as to the video's individual chapters, are shown on the Use & Care webpage for each of the products.

About Rena Ware: Founded in 1941, Rena Ware is a privately owned family"pany with branch offices in countries around the world, including the United States, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Thailand, El Salvador, and Chile.  The"pany's product line features top quality stainless steel cookware, fine cutlery, kitchen accessories, water and air filters, and other products for the home environment.  Rena Ware's international headquarters are located adjacent to software giant Microsoft's Redmond campus in the greater Seattle metropolitan area.They are easy to apply, and even easier to remove. Buy them individually or in a collection. Stopper Toppers are available individually for $2.99New this year is the ability to apply online for home loans or in a collection for $13.95, including free shipping. Discover Stopper Toppers, the stylish new bathroom décor item, in Booth 2131.

If your kitchen needs an update, consider altering the look of your cabinets. Cabinet Solutions offers a solution for any budget — refacing, replacing or refinishing. Most cabinetry can be refaced. They offer a full line of solid wood full-overlay replacement doors, drawer fronts and trim in a variety of styles, wood types and finishes including stains, paints and glazes. If you need all new cabinets, Cabinet Solutions offers several lines of American-made solid wood cabinetry in a range of styles, wood types and finishes. Their most affordable service is cabinet refinishing, which restores older cabinetry to its original beauty and luster.

New this year is the ability to apply online for home loans

The bank's real estate loan experts will be glad to work one-on-one to help determine which financing program suits your needs.New this year is the ability to apply online for home loans. Borrowers can also check rates and terms and apply at their own convenience.Now may be an excellent time to consider refinancing. Apply online or stop in to see one of the home loan experts for more information.First Citizens National Bank is an Equal Housing Lender, and is Member FDIC insured.
Hanson's Countertops and Flooring owner Kurt Hanson has been in the countertop business for seven years.After building laminate countertops for three years, people started asking him about concrete resurfacing of existing countertops. Hanson became a certified Granicrete installer four years ago and started his own business.

In the tri-state area he has provided many kitchen and bathroom countertops along with resurfacing home and garage floors. The weight of Granicrete countertops is"parable to laminate, which is much lighter than real marble and granite.Customers achieve an elegant look at an affordable cost for interior and exterior remodeling or updating. Flooring, driveways, sidewalks, pool decks, patios and garage floors can look like tile, wood, slate, travertine or flagstone. Showers and baths look like tile, travertine or stone.

All countertops are custom made and the decorative color and texture are one of a kind. There are more than 60 colors and multiple edge designs to choose from for your home or business project, and colors can be mixed to meet special project needs. They can also be made to glow in the dark for safety.Countertops are resurfaced with a 1/8-inch concrete overlay and epoxy. They are bacteria resistant, take indirect heat up to 500 degrees F, are seamless, do not need to be sealed and are stain-resistant. The color will never fade and they are Radon-free.Home Lumber & Builders Inc., a family owned business started by Ken Bothwell in 1965, is still going strong today. Ken passed ownership onto his two sons, Scott and Steve Bothwell, who ran the business for 20 years. Cousins Carl Bothwell and Matt Anderson are now third-generation owners and have had ownership since 2007.

Iowa Wall Sawing has been in business for more than 30 years, with more than 100 years"bined work experience.Johnson Heating & Air Conditioning LLC invites you to the North Iowa Home Show to see what it can do about high L.P. and utilities costs.The"pany handles everything from 97 percent gas furnaces, air-to-air heat pumps and or geothermal heat pumps.
Johnson also installs boilers,standard tank style water heaters, tankless water heaters and infloor heating for new homes or remodeling.Maybe your home has some indoor air quality needs like a simple upgraded air filtration, UV light or a humidifier to keep your home feeling warmer and"fortable.

Don't forget that warm weather is just around the corner. If you have any questions on air conditioning go see them at Booth A72 & A73.Established in 1989 in Clear Lake, Kramer Ace Hardware is a family-owned and operated business.Kramer Ace Hardware will be featuring Snapper and Country Clipper mowers. Weber grills and accessories will also be on display.Hot new styles of outdoor living furniture will also be featured. For the ultimate in relaxation,"e and check out the all-new Banana Swing!Kramer Ace Hardware is a full-service hardware store with locations in Clear Lake at 580 Highway 18 E, in Garner at 150 Highway 18 W and in Mason City at 440 S. Illinois Ave.

Marquart Concrete Products, 1714 Fourth Ave. S. Clear Lake, manufactures both solid and blended colors of Rock Face Block units for"mercial and residential use. Marquart Concrete also manufactures solid and blended colors of landscaping products for retaining walls, court yards, patios and edging.Lighting is an exciting addition to your outdoor projects, accenting the features of your home, trees, bushes, landscaping and water features with amazing effects.Homeowners are invited to visit the booth and build ideas for outdoor living space and also obtain ideas for the facing of your new home or addition with brick, natural stone or manufactured stone for both interior and exterior use.Mason City Roofing is third-generation family owned since 1933. Ernie Edmond, Minon Hank, Derrick Marina,  give you inspiration to try a new recipe.

Springfield Fire Department urges caution after multiple kitchen fires

"After a great deal of thought, it has'e time to distance myself from the Freddy's Steakhouse brand," she said. "I must maintain the u'promising values that'e with me to each and every kitchen that I step into; as well as with each dish that leaves it, to be placed before my guests."Flathers has been fielding job offers from four star and five star restaurants from around the country, her spokesman Joshua Queen said. She also plans to start a consulting business where she would travel around and modernize the menus of restaurants across the country. The Colorado native may set up her firm in Chicago, Las Vegas or some other city, but is still in the early stages of planning.

"She's still putting those plans together because she want to ensure it's done right," Queen said. "She wants to make sure it's the best possible business."Even after Flathers's departure, Freddy's still plans to revamp its lunch and dinner menus, Kamradt said. The steakhouse will shorten the number of menu items, and put a new emphasis on fresh ingredients.Popular entrees, such as ribeyes and chops, will remain."I have to keep that the same because people would kill me," Kamradt said.Beverly Steffel measures a'plishments by the number of "wows" each task receives: One wow is great; two are fantastic; three are out of this world.The Chesapeake woman reached stratospheric success last year when she surprised her son, Jeremy Steffel, with a do-it-yourself kitchen makeover at his Virginia Beach condo.Jeremy had fallen in love with the 1,200-square-foot unit when he saw it on New Year's Eve 2012, just hours after it was put on the market as a foreclosure.

He made an offer that night.The Woodbridge location, a condominium'munity that backs to Honey Bee Golf Course, was ideal, as were the unit's features - a loft and spiral staircase, soaring ceilings and two bedrooms.But what the condo lacked in style - the previous owner had selected a ho-hum palette of browns and peaches with accents of blue and a distinct country vibe - it made up for with good "bones," Beverly said.Jeremy said he knew to look past something as changeable as color and moved in in February 2013.Meanwhile, the close-knit Steffel family members - dad, John; sister, Amy; and mom, Beverly - knew that with teamwork they could make Jeremy's first place the home he envisioned. And because the kitchen is considered the heart of the home, they started there.

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil. Add the onion and chilies and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken and taco seasoning mix.In a bowl, mix together the enchilada sauce, sour cream and soup. Set aside 1? cups of the sauce. Stir 1 cup of the remaining sauce mixture and 1 cup of the cheese into the chicken mixture.In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, spread some of the remaining sauce on the bottom of the dish. Layer 2 tortillas in the bottom of the dish overlapping one another and extending over the sides. Drizzle with some sauce and spread half of the chicken mixture on top. Repeat with another layer of 2 tortillas and chicken. Top with a final layer of tortillas, tucking it under the overlapping edges of the other tortillas as you would when adding a top crust on a pie. Spread the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Cover with foil and bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the cheese bubbles and the dish is heated through. Remove from the oven and let stand 30 minutes before slicing —Besides the chicken quesadillas it will still be warm. Serve topped with a dollop of sour cream and sliced green onions, if desired.Easily assembled recipes can be a cook's best friend. Most don't call for a laundry-list of ingredients, can feed a crowd and are kid-friendly. This Chicken Enchilada Casserole recipe fits that bill. With a few pantry ingredients onion, taco seasoning, condensed soup and leftover chicken breast think rotisserie chicken, folks, it'es together easily. Instead of making individual enchiladas in corn, this recipe calls for layering flour tortillas. Serve squares of this garnished with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of green onions. A side salad of crisp iceberg will round out the meal.

Danielle Ruiz-Wiley refused to let her newborn daughter pay for her hang-ups.Alas, this full-time, dedicated wife and mother had to face foodie facts: Her self-proclaimed "kitchen phobia" was impacting her young family."When I step into the kitchen, my nerves take over and I quickly b'e frustrated," says Ruiz-Wiley, who moved to Heartland Village four years ago with her hubby, John.The result? A freezer stocked full of prepared meals, a penchant for overusing traditional Puerto Rican spices Sazon and Adobo -- and local restaurants who know her family's order by heart."As a result, my husband has gained weight, and with a 14-month-old baby and living expenses, we couldn't afford to eat out as much as we used to," she says. "I was afraid if I didn't learn to cook I would pass my bad habits to my daughter."

Besides the chicken quesadillas

The series has b'e so popular that even after adding a few extra spots, there is still a waiting list, Duckworth said. In the past, the city has only offered the series once or twice a year, but she said she hopes to make it a more regular feature."This will be my first Junior Chef series," Duckworth said. "I've done the Petite Chef series twice before now."The Petite Chef series has been hosted by the city for several years, giving children ages 5 to 10 a chance to enjoy some age-appropriate cooking and food preparation experiences.Duckworth said the slightly older age group will allow for menu items that are a bit more'plicated."It's such a fun class. We are able to work on kitchen safety and learn different terminology, such as the difference between slicing and dicing," Duckworth said."With our pasta salad, we'll make vinaigrette, which will allow us to explore why oil and vinegar don't stay mixed, and emulsions."

Besides the chicken quesadillas and the pasta salad with vinaigrette, the junior chefs also will have the opportunity to bake cupcakes from scratch -It consists of three basic sizes that include full- and along the way, learn more about the precise measurements necessary for successful baking."I really hope these sorts of experiences take the kids beyond their standard chicken nugget or peanut butter and jelly meals, making them open to try other things," Duckworth said."If nothing else, I hope they learn not to be afraid to try new foods and to know that they can make something delicious."If you feel like wandering tonight, you might like to follow the sound of gypsy jazz to Tender Bar + Kitchen in Lawrenceville.

It's the Ortner-Marcinizyn Duo playing a mix of songs that will stir your blood like the swizzle stick stirs your cocktail."I think there is a growing appeal to this music," said guitarist John Marcinizyn, who has been performing with Susanne Ortner-Roberts for almost a year. "Gypsy jazz is one of these styles that is kind of old, but it has a freshness about it as well. It's very exciting. You'll even hear it being used in movies as background.""Gypsy jazz is music that got its name from the great guitar rituals of Django Reinhardt," said Ms. Ortner. "It really'bines elements of gypsy music and jazz. It's very much a string-based jazz approach.