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Certain scents can instantly bring back memories and transport you to a different place. For many people, scents they smelled around the holiday season when they were growing up can make them think of loved ones they spent the holidays with and may make them feel joyful or festive. There are many ways to make your home smell like the holidays, including lighting candles, using essential oils or burning incense. Here are a few of the more overlooked ways to make your home smell festive.
Make a Simmer Pot
One of the easiest ways to make your home smell like the holidays is to make a simmer pot. During the holiday season, you can add items like oranges, cinnamon sticks and cloves to a pot of water on the stove. Bring the water to a boil and then turn it down so it simmers. The smell created by the simmer pot then carries throughout your home. You can add more or less items to the simmer pot to create the perfect scent strength for your space.
Infuse Your Shower
Another way to make your home smell merry and bright this holiday season is to infuse scent in your shower. Hang a bundle of dried herbs in the shower. The steam from the shower carries the scent from the dried herbs throughout your room. Some of the herbs people equate with holiday scents include rosemary, bayberry, cinnamon and ginger.
Bake Holiday Goodies
The final way you can make your home smell like the holidays is to start baking holiday goodies. The goodies you're making, such as a warm apple pie or holiday cookies, fill your home with a sweet scent. Anyone who walks through your door can smell this scent, and it can linger in your home for hours, making your home feel more festive. In addition to making your home smell good, you also have delicious treats to eat or share with your family and friends.
Scents can help your space to feel more like your home. If you're searching for Phoenix, Arizona, apartments, Element Deer Valley has the perfect place for you to call home. Contact us today to learn more about pricing and availability.
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One of the best things about early autumn is that a huge variety of fruits are beginning to ripen — and few things are more luscious than a well-crafted dessert made with fresh fruit — after all, fruit is considered to be nature's candy, and most people can't help but love it. Fortunately, almost countless ways exist to use fruits in desserts. The following are just five of the many creative ways that residents of apartments in Phoenix can enjoy desserts using seasonal fresh fruit.
Poached Pears in Wine
This classic autumn sweet treat only takes a few minutes to prepare on the stovetop. You can use any type of wine for this except for deep, rich red wines — their flavor profile is just too overwhelming to pair well with pears. Sparkling rose is an excellent choice.
Blackberry Mousse
Pureed blackberry mixed with a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla makes an excellent after-dinner delight. Adding egg whites ensures the desired thickness. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.
Ginger-Rhubarb Crisp
Simply replace the apple with rhubarb in your favorite apple crisp recipe, sprinkle with powdered ginger, and bake as usual. You'll love the way your apartment smells while it's in the oven almost as much as that first warm bite served with French vanilla ice cream.
Cranberry-Pecan Pie
Stir in a couple of handfuls of ripe cranberries the next time you make a pecan pie for a delicious and nutritious variation of an old classic. Serve warm from the oven with ice cream or freshly whipped cream.
Plum Buckle
New England's answer to traditional cobblers, you can make buckles with almost any type of firm fruit, but there's something about plum buckle in autumn that's excellent. Simply place the plums in the bottom of a baking pan, pour on the buckle batter, and let your oven do the rest of the magic.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us for more information on enjoying life in our Phoenix apartment community. We've got several floor plans to choose from, and our designer kitchens are equipped for whipping up anything your taste buds desire.
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