Bringing sexy back: A guide to creating tasty dishes out of leftovers

September 27, 2016

Ok, so this post doesn't have anything to do with Justin Timberlake's song or involve scantily clad, gyrating dancers, but it does have to do with bringing the sexy back... to leftovers. Many times, after a long day, the dreaded question arises: What's for dinner? At this point, I usually open up my fridge and stare mindlessly inside, hoping for divine inspiration or Julia Child to appear inside the veggie drawer with detailed instructions on how to make pate out of sandwich meat.

Photo by Sean Brock via Food 52

For the love of Grits: A Southern girl's lament

April 26, 2016

Any southerner worth her grits knows that the U.S is firmly and epicurean-ly divided by the North-South, Mason-Dixon line. A long and winding border-line, carved with the tears of displaced Southerners over the scarcity of this staple. Before you go and defile this treasured dish by suggesting that it's the same as polenta, I'll save you the inevitable shame of this comparison by telling you: it's not!

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Moroccan Style Shepherds Pie: A tasty twist to a classic dish

March 14, 2016

In honor of National Pi day I've decided to share my own favourite savory pie: Shepherds Pie! It's one of my favourite dishes to make when I'm feeling the need for something hearty, filling and rustic. I've made this dish with an array of different ingredients and flavors: from the traditional to the exotic.

3 ways to make eggs 'fancy': my go to tips for egg-y goodness!

March 3, 2016

They say that 'necessity is the mother of invention', and I'd like to change that, to 'an empty fridge is the mother of new dishes'! How many times have you opened your fridge to find that all you had were some leftover herbs, a nub of cheese, a half-empty milk container and one or two eggs? If you are the feast and famine type of grocery shopper that I am, you probably find yourself staring down that refrigerator abyss quite often!

Tarte aux Framboises: A French dessert for a Southern girl

December 3, 2015

Growing up in the South I never lacked for good food and spent my childhood being surrounded by talented cooks and bakers. My grandmothers (all of them) were talented in the kitchen--one did private catering, another owned a restaurant and the third just made delicious things. Visits to southern Georgia always included a stop at my Grandma Sarah's home.

An unlikely place of beauty: an ode to the onion.

November 18, 2015

This to me is as much an ode to the onion as it is to appreciating the small things and the innate beauty that all things have. There are movements inspired by slowing down and appreciating the small things, most refer to that movement as Slow Living or Quiet Living. There are beautiful blogs and magazines like Kinfolk or A Quiet Style that are dedicated to the concept, but besides reading those blogs I'm not exactly a strict adherent.

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🌱🌵Getting out into the garden this weekend ended with a sore back, a sunburned neck and newly revived garden. I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that the first round of seedlings completely died, because they did. All 73 of them. It literally broke my heart to go out there and see that. But you know what I learned... that we can’t use old ideas and systems when we are are doing something new in life. That first garden was using the old ways I had learned to garden and the Texas heat had other plans. So, this weekend I got my hands dirty and my heart clear and I went out there and tore out all the old seedlings and started afresh. I went out and I tried a new way for growing and thriving here in Texas and we will see if this time we can reap a harvest... I’ll keep you posted 😉 @magnolia #magnoliajournal seedsharing story @davello photo📷 @allimcgrane styling ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_masterpiece #gardening #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #botanicaldreamers #ihavethisthingwithcolour #botanicalpickmeup #folklife #magnolia #magnoliajournal

Texas Spring. #texasforever🇨🇱

🌱The power of such a small thing is inspiring. What we plant in our gardens or in our hearts bears a harvest. What seeds are you sowing right now and what harvest would they reap? Sometimes, I have planted seeds of deep bitterness alongside the gentle seeds of joy... I knew that when the time came I would have to pull those out by the roots so that they wouldn’t choke out the good things in my heart... It was a hard task and not yet complete, but my little seeds of joy are getting stronger. Be encouraged that it’s never too late to plant something new🌱Here’s a snapshot from our shoot in the Spring 2019 #magnoliajournal 📷 @ngkelley ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_podium #shecreates #shebelieves #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #botanicaldreamers #ihavethisthingwithcolour #botanicalpickmeup #folklife #flowersandotherstories #gardening_feature #botanicalgarden

🖤In Austin today with our little family and reminding myself that it’s all the little things that make life great. This sign is a perfect sentiment for how I feel... Love is the real magic of this world and the more we believe that, the more we can see its transformative power at work. Also, ice-cream is magic too... just saying🍦🍧 ———————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic #creativeentrepreneur #thoughtfulquotes #beencouraged #godisfaithful #creativehappylife #createdtocreate #girlbosslife #wanderlove , #theartofslowliving #livemoremagic , #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #flashesofdelight , #doitfortheprocess , #communityovercompetition #postitfortheaesthetic , #creativepreneur #risingtide #dontquityourdaydream , #handsandhustle , #nothingisordinary #pursuepretty #calledtobecreative, #creativityfound #sheexplores #mytinyatlas #dametraveler #austintexas #instaaustin

🌱”Seeds are really stories in miniature form and stories are meant to be shared” What an amazing project to be a part of and the team behind all this work is literally the best 🖤 To see the full story go out and grab @magnolia Journal Spring 2019 magazine! 📷@ngkelley styling by: @laurenashleymaddox ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_masterpiece #ig_podium #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #botanicaldreamers #ihavethisthingwithcolour #botanicalpickmeup #folklife

🌱The beauty of a seed: What seed planted doesn’t sprout to grow 100 times bigger than we ever imagined it could be? So very proud of this work and the amazing team that I had the privilege of working with that helped put it together. This story in the Spring issue of #themagnoliajournal is all about Seed sharing and the promise of that little seed and the story it carries. Check it out in The Spring 2019 #themagnoliajournal ! Photography by @ngkelley styling @laurenashleymaddox ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_masterpiece #ig_podium #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #botanicaldreamers #ihavethisthingwithcolour #botanicalpickmeup #folklife

🌊Joy: This photo was taken when I didn’t quite know what the next step was, facing a hard decision and an even harder life situation. Cali coastlines never fail to take my breath away. There is a singular purity in its ruggedness and an untamed lushness in its wild beauty. It never fails to fill me with joy. Joy is a simple word. Only three letters to spell something that is life changing. Joy is the flower that pushed its way through the stony earth, it’s the sound of water lapping, the halting voice of my son as he spells out his first words and the tears that spring up when he succeeds. It’s the hot cup of coffee my husband never fails to bring me in the early morning, the long evenings we spend together talking and the good nights that we say to each other at the end of every day. So many little moments to make a word that is just 3 letters. I may not be in California anymore, but it’s coastlines have carved a ragged line of joy in my heart. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic #creativeentrepreneur #thoughtfulquotes #beencouraged #godisfaithful #creativehappylife #collectandstyle #createdtocreate #girlbosslife #wanderlove , #theartofslowliving #livemoremagic , #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #flashesofdelight , #doitfortheprocess , #communityovercompetition #postitfortheaesthetic , #creativepreneur #risingtide #dontquityourdaydream , #handsandhustle , #nothingisordinary #pursuepretty #calledtobecreative, #creativityfound #sheexplores #mytinyatlas #dametraveler #californiacoast

🍴Beauty in the simplicity. Whenever I’m styling food, I try to remember the best story you can tell is about the innate beauty of the ingredients and then it’s the story of why that meal is important. Today has been a rough day—- taking care of a 6 year old while we both have the flu isn’t easy— so I’m trying to cheer myself up with beautiful shoots I’ve been a part of. ——————————————————- Styling + photo direction @autumnwoodstylist 📸 @michellelittlephotography Chef @chefliamh of @restohopkins -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic #foodphotography #creativehappylife #collectandstyle #createdtocreate #girlbosslife #wanderlove #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow, #flashesofdelight, #doitfortheprocess , #communityovercompetition, #postitfortheaesthetic, #creativepreneur, #risingtide, , #handsandhustle, #nothingisordinary, #pursuepretty, #calledtobecreative, #creativityfound #foodflatlay #mytinyatlas #dametravelerfoodie #foodblogfeed #wanderoften #heirloomvegetables #ihavethisthingwithcolor

Breakfast for Two Styled-Shoot

about 3 years ago