Hello!!
It is a super snowy day here in Chicago which always makes me want to curl up next a roaring fire. *sigh* And what better way to light a fire than with a witty little match from a witty litle matchbox?? Fortunately, we have just that at Eclecticity! Yay! Our matchboxes from Anne Taintor have super fun retro graphics along with awesomely witty little comments on them! The perfect *zing!* to add to any fire! Stop in soon!!
Hi Everyone!
I hope you’re having a fabulous start to your new year!! To help kick start your awesome 2011, all of our calendars are now 20% off! Yay! So come snag one of your own today before they run outta here!
Hello Friends!
The holiday season sure is a busy one here at Eclecticity!! Please forgive the period of non-blogitivity that happened in the interim! But, we’re back now and ready for a new and exciting year!! Yay!
So, to kick things off and get us back on track, I found a super delish sounding and seemingly simple old timey recipe from one of our newest old cookbooks in our ever expanding cookbook collection! This one comes from Secrets from Atlanta’s Best Kitchens by Earlyne S. Levitas. It’s a fantastic cookbook composed of various recipes from the best eateries in and around Atlanta in 1974. Enjoy!
BANANA BREAD
You will need:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
3 mashed bananas
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Mix together sugar and shortening. Add salt. Add beaten eggs and slowly stir in dry ingredients. Add mashed bananas and bake in a well-greased loaf pan for 45 minutes in an oven set at 325 degrees.
See? Simply delicious!
And since it’s almost the New Year, how about an amazing cocktail recipe?!
This one comes from the same book as the banana bread recipe but it comes to us from the bar at The Midnight Sun. Cheers!
THE MIDNIGHT SUN COCKTAIL
You will need:
1 oz. gin
1/4 oz. apricot brandy
1/4 oz. peach brandy
1/2 oz. cherry heering (Danish cherry brandy based liqueur)
2 oz. champagne
Shake gin and brandies together very well and pour in a chilled glass. Then add 2 oz. champagne, stir, and serve immediately.
And then make another one right away because they’re super scrumptious!!!
Check out our swingingly swell collection of New Year cards!! They’re pretty great if we do say so ourselves!!
Hello Friends!!
Come on down to Eclecticity (4718 N. Lincoln Chicago, IL 60625) tomorrow afternoon from 1-3 pm to meet author Mark Earnest who will be on hand to sign copies of his fabulous novel The Delta Project in the newly added Holiday Room in the back of our store! All sales will benefit The Enterprising Kitchen, a wonderful non-profit organization that helps women in need become self-sufficient. A fantastic book, a fantastic organization, and a fantastic store, so come on in and say hi tomorrow!
Sooo relaxing
Namaste Friends!
Ever have a day that just stresses you out to the max? You have a bazillion things to do, meals to make, AND the holidays are lurking just around the corner meaning you have even MORE stuff to do?? Yikes! Well, never fear, dear friends! We have many helpful and relaxing things here at Eclecticity (a.k.a Zen-ticity!): soothingly delightful Shoyeido incense in a variety of scents, a multitude of oil diffusers as well as a fantastic array of aromatherapy oils, and so much more! So, take a deep breath, head on over, and get ready to Zen yourself through this holiday season. See you soon! 
Hello All!
Don’t you just love those wrong-side-of-the-bed mornings? When everything seems to be going wrong before you even hit snooze and all you want to do is just pull the covers over your head and zonk out but you know you have to get up and drag yourself to work because you really like your bed and the room that it’s in and so you have to work so you can pay your bills so that you still have that comfy bed of yours? Yeah, those kinds of mornings are pretty awesome…but, wait! What if you had a deliciously clever mug to drink your coffee or tea out of on those “wonderful” mornings? Something that makes you chuckle while you fuel up for your day? Why, I bet your morning would be turned around and your frown would be turned upside down! And (it gets even better!!), we have such delightful mugs here at Eclecticity! We have terribly witty mugs by Anne Taintor to add some sassage to those eggs as well as some crazy adorable coffee mug sets that come with their own super fun and reusable boxes! (Think hat box, but for coffee mugs. ) So start your day right (or at least get it back on track), and come by the store today! Or you can go to our online store to check out our Disappearing mug selection! www.eclec.com
Calendars for the year 2011 are here! I know you’re probably thinking that it’s too early to think about next year already, but we have so many awesome calendars at the store that you’ll need all the time you can get to decide on which one(s) you want! We have retro calendars and nature inspired calendars and even calendars that you can color in yourself. And, let’s not forget the calendars that also serve as bookmarks! Multi-functioning items are always a winner, right? Then it’s agreed. We’ve got you covered for all your future planning needs! Yay! Coming soon…pictures of all the lovely vintage items scored by the bosses just back from their latest buying trip!
Our gorgeous store cat, Spatz!
October is hands down my favorite month of the year. Fall swings into full gear (80 degree Chicagoctobers notwithstanding), the leaves blaze brilliant colors of autumnal bliss, there are costume parties galore, people give you candy…what more could a girl ask for?? Well, if you said extra adorable Halloween decorations, then you’ve come to the most perfect place, my friend! Here at Eclecticity, we have some amazing gifts that are sure to delight the Halloween junkies in your life: bat mobiles from Denmark, colorable trick-or-treat bags, cute monster nesting dolls, and more! And, let’s not forget everyone’s favorite purrfect black cat, Spatz! So, come on down to the store and check out our nifty goods, give Spatz some love and affection (he could always use some more love and affection), and tell me what your favorite scary movie is! It’ll be a hauntingly good time!
This is the first posting for Eclecticity’s Blog. I hope you enjoy it! If there are any categories you’d like to see, just let me know. ChecKeR will be taking questions, so feel free to drop him a line.
