Category Archives: RECIPES

Stars Antiques Joins Supportland!

So–we have exciting news! We are now part of Portland’s amazing Supportland network. Super incentives for supporting a bunch of phenomenal locally owned shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, events and services. It is a wonderful points system that we feel like the whole community will benefit from while having a lot of fun. See who else [...]

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Black Friday: Little Boxes in PDX!

Come down this Black Friday for some shopping fun! Forget the big box stores–we’re participating in Portland’s Little Boxes holiday shopping event–a one-day collaborative Black Friday sale and amazing raffle. We’re one of about 90 retailers across the city who are banding together to offer our community a cross-promotional discount from the amazing SMALL businesses [...]

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Cookin’ Up A Storm!

As you’re planning your holiday meals, you should stop by the Stars Antiques malls and pick up some of the great cookware our dealers are stocking. There are even some perfect condition enamelware pieces from high end brands, like Le Creuset, at a fraction of their current retail price. Love these! We also have a [...]

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A Proper English Tea to Celebrate….

When I received this invitation to a tea to celebrate the Royal Wedding, I knew I was in for a good time. I have always avidly followed the “Royals” and this was right up my alley. I received e-mails from friends who were also invited and were wondering what to wear. I replied that I [...]

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Gayle’s View: Lovely Brunch Recipes

Inspiration for me….. The past two weeks I have been garden touring and lunching and my head is awhirl with thoughts and ideas… Last week I was invited to a brunch hosted by Diane Muyskens, who is both a passionate cook and gardener. The above photo was taken of the table setting before we sat [...]

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Gayle’s View: The Spirit of Christmas

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What [...]

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