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!

Photo credit Good Food BBC

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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☕️Trying to ease out of the Thanksgiving indulging and back into our normal routine. Taking a moment to sip a little tea and maybe have one more slice of pie as a last hurrah! ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_podium #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #teagram #tealife #cuppa #ihavethisthingwithcolour #ihavethisthingwithtea #teageek #teaart #teaculture #finditliveit #acolorstory #thischarmingautumn #fallvibes Styled by @autumnwoodstylist 📸by @structube

☕️Good morning Friday! These Instagram posts remind me to slow down and think for a moment.This past year has been such a roller coaster with cross continent moves and job changes. This year our family moved from Montreal, Quebec to San Francisco, California and then after some deep thought again to Central Texas. We made that move to be closer to family and I took a position with the Magnolia Journal as a producer. These transitions have been the hardest of my life this year. I’ve met some of the most amazing people along the way from California to Texas and I’ve missed my dearest friends in Montreal who keep me honest and feeling loved. So, from now on you’ll be seeing posts from where we are here in Waco, Texas.... it’s been a wild ride so far, but I’m so thankful for all of you who encouraged me this year... old friends and new, I couldn’t have done it without you. 📷@michellelittlephotography——————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic #coffee_inst #collectandstyle @clickmagazine #startwithwhy #theartofslowliving #livemoremagic #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #communityovercompetition #postitfortheaesthetic #nothingisordinary #pursuepretty #calledtobecreative #coffeegram #coffeelife #alltheprettythings #ihavethisthingwithcoffee #coffeegeek #coffeeculture #folklife #fallseason #breakfastclub #thekitchn #inmykitchen #atmytable #thefeedfeed #gloobyfood #onmytable #foodphotography #foodblogfeed

Happy Halloween, this VW van is feeling the October vibe and so am I! My son is dressed as a little astronaut and our bellies are already full of too much candy. Rainy days can mean grey clouds, but those dark wisps of air also carry life giving water if we decide to look at it that way! Happy Halloween! ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_masterpiece #ig_podium #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #coffeelife #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #coffeegram #coffeelife #ihavethisthingwithcolour #halloween #halloween2018

🌿Hope. Do you know what hope is? I wish I could say it was a longing fulfilled, an answered prayer or a yes after endless no’s. It is not. It is the quiet fire, the unquenchable spirit, the lingering thought at the last rays, of the worst day, that says ‘maybe tomorrow’. Hope may not be the yes you’ve been waiting for, but it is the continual breath of endurance. Breathe deep. ——————————————————————————— A photo from our studio in Montreal with @michellelittlephotography ———————————————————————————#beencouraged #ig_masterpiece #ig_podium #womenwhohustle #shecreates #shebelieves #coffeelife #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #wisdomoftheday #heknowsmyname #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow , #communityovercompetition , #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle , #calledtobecreative, #coffeegram #coffeelife #cuppajoe #ihavethisthingwithcolour #ihavethisthingwithcoffee #coffeegeek #coffeeart #coffeeculture #folklife

🌊When the world is a rising tide and the wind and waves look like they want to take you down. Open up your umbrella and let the rains pour, your heart is a ship you didn’t know could sail until this moment. I was always told to have a backbone of steel, and a heart of flesh. Today, raise your sail up high, look those waves in the eye and say ‘I’m not afraid of your thunderous roar, it’s my battle cry.’ You can do it woman, you can do it. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— #wordoftheday #wordsofencouragement #creativehappylife #beencouraged #liftyourselfup #trapping_tones #ig_masterpiece #ig_podium #agameoftones #localcollective #interiordesign #creativehappylife #fromwhereistand #womenwhohustle #shecreates #she #shebelieves #gameoftones #coffeelife #createdtocreate #quietthechaos #lookslikefilm #sheexplores #wisdomoftheday #oceansrise #rainyday☔ #heknowsmyname 📷 @civilwar_supermodel #rainy

🍁Oh, these fall mornings with the sunlight streaming in... sometimes all we need is a ray of light. Just a burst of brightness in the dark days of fall. That soft light gilding the edges of the mundane is a hopeful reminder that even this life has its golden seams. 📷@autumnwoodstylist ——————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic #coffee_inst #collectandstyle @clickmagazine #startwithwhy #theartofslowliving #livemoremagic #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #communityovercompetition #postitfortheaesthetic #nothingisordinary #pursuepretty #calledtobecreative #coffeegram #coffeelife #alltheprettythings #ihavethisthingwithcoffee #coffeegeek #coffeeculture #folklife #fallseason #breakfastclub #thekitchn #inmykitchen #atmytable #thefeedfeed #gloobyfood #onmytable #foodphotography #foodblogfeed

☕️Missing my mornings in Montreal and all the lovely people I used to see over the edge of my coffee cup. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- Photo and creative direction by: @autumnwoodstylist Gorgeous photography by: @michellelittlephotography ——————————————————————————————————————————————— -------------------------------------------- #myeverydaymagic @tv_stilllife #coffee_inst #creativehappylife #collectandstyle #clickmagazine @clickmagazine #wanderlove #startwithwhy, #theartofslowliving, #livemoremagic, #livethelittlethings, #thehappynow, #flashesofdelight, #doitfortheprocess, #communityovercompetition, #postitfortheaesthetic, #creativepreneur , #dontquityourdaydream, #handsandhustle, #nothingisordinary, #pursuepretty, #calledtobecreative, #coffeegram #coffeelife #alltheprettythings #cuppajoe #ihavethisthingwithcolour #ihavethisthingwithcoffee #coffeegeek #coffeeart #coffeeculture

🌱 If I told you that this wasn’t forever, would you believe me? If I said the sun didn’t stop in its course to wait on us would you slow down or speed up? If you knew tomorrow was today... would you hold back or run straight into it? These days are fleeting and the sun sets whether will it to or not. Run and don’t grow weary... if you don’t give up you’ll get there.

Breakfast for Two Styled-Shoot

about 3 years ago