No better way to break the ice than to simply get back to it and sink in. We’ve been out, and loving every minute. Not every day that a child gets married, and we put our all into it to make it happen. Happen it did, it was amazing, in so many out of the world ways. Wedding post coming, need to gather resources, stay tuned.
What we really do most days is aim to wear good clothes, cook and eat good food, and try our best to think good thoughts. With that, we did a kind of Sunday dinner on a Tuesday, and broke bread with those we love. Every day things.
Every day dress, after an epic wedding push, trying to get back to it. xoxo
basic little black cardigan what’s for dinner post
Days move so fast sometimes you’ve just got to put it together: the clothes on your body and the food to eat for dinner.
Essentials to keep on hand might include black denim and a cropped cardigan, a pound of bacon, frozen peas, a fresh bunch of kale, imported dried pasta, a good black bag, and maybe some Boursin cheese and a handful of asparagus.
looks weird yet wildly delicious, everyone loved this ad hoc what’s for dinner put it together
We love a good outfit and adore a good meal, keeping at the ready some strong basics makes it easier to put it together.
Never mind book club, we’ve joined a farm share for the season and couldn’t be happier. Picked up our box last week Thursday, and have cooked and baked from it since.
We’re all about eating fresh, and working on adding in more plant-based items to the daily rotation. Work it is, as I find plant-based a bit challenging, and honestly kind of time-consuming. Maybe it’s just getting in the swing of it, not sure, simply seems to take forever to chop so many ingredients to arrive at great flavor. I have to say though that once the prep is done, the results and the taste and the variety of meals you can create is worth the effort, so go figure. Daughters in the house love when I cook this way, they are all over the Cucumber Rounds w/Cashew Cheese Tapenade.
soaking heirloom tomatoes for consomme and cashews for ‘cream cheese’
recently bought 3 bistro tables from Amazon for entertaining activities
Friday night committee meeting
we like odd numbers
tomato consomme shooters with avocado garnish
roasted pepper pesto crostini with fresh horseradish garnish
cucumber rounds with cashew cheese tapenade and garnished with balsamic figs
prepping Beefless Southeast-Asain satays
serving Beefless Southeast-Asian Satays with Peanut Sauce
(don’t think I’ll ever do this one again, would rather use grass-fed, organic beef)
On Friday I was in kitchen heaven as entire family was out and about. Simply settled in with a counter full of plant ingredients and did what I could for a little patio and lawn committee party we had that evening to kick off WNY Women’s Foundation Fall in Fashion 18. Lovely evening, lovely women.
Sunday night halibut and asparagus
Monday morning halibut on toast with fresh squeezed OJ
As for creating, this morning we started with last night’s halibut garnished with olive and sun-dried tomato tapenade, protein at breakfast in our every day dress world is always a good idea.
strawberry rhubarb pie
A few disclaimers:
Started here as a ‘style’ site and feel like we’ve evolved more into maybe a ‘food’ site? Whatever, we’re passionate about both, even if involves most of our time spent in denim. We can still clean up nice when needed. 🙂
If you read my posts on Facebook, here is my apology: I am freaking terrible at Facebook, and one of my young admins linked my blog to Facebook seasons ago and I still haven’t figured it out, oh, well, always learning and figuring things out. Sorry if I’m not good at replying to comments.
living in denim, and sneakers, and a puffer, still in June
black cotton dress, Dior bag, guitar strap, waiting for Uber
Saturday office look, new shoes, and loving Diet Coke in a glass bottle
Joined a farm share, and had a plant party. xoxo, Rebecca
Getting ready to hit the road again with 4 daughters and second sons girlfriend for fun wedding activities, second of three bridal showers on deck. Here we come New Hampshire.
We’ve been up to all kinds of prep: spreadsheets, construction projects, and major weeding, all for the upcoming big day.
We’re also in the kitchen, baking things like three berry cobble, coconut cupcakes, and beef tenderloin with bernaise sauce. Scratch chicken stock is a weekly routine and keeps all things food related humming. Vegetable stock goes on too as we’re kind of leaning into more plant-based eating although these photos indicate otherwise, haha, we have no wagon here. 🙂
Every day dress, food and stuff. Have a great and safe weekend! Xoxo
Footnote: okay you guys trying to fit this posting stuff in and did this while having mani/pedi, overjoyed.
Of course we’ve been watching all things royal, adoring her sartorial choices, and couldn’t be happier for the beaming bride and groom. Love too that it’s a modern-day fairy tale, and reminds us that with love, and persistence, all heights are possible.
the everything shoe
Honestly I don’t even know what day it is, as our own little wedding story has been wonderfully encompassing: in just under twelve weeks we’re bringing together two large and joyous families for a union that simply feels right, and good.
Peanut on the bride cookies
Stephanie on flowers and balloons, 100+
setting the stage
Last weekend (or was it the one before that?), twenty of us came together at Bobo in NYC for showering Linnie. We laughed, and cried, and shouted out a little with Taylor Swift, all in a glorious Saturday afternoon of celebration.
the bride arrives
Every day dress, showering Linnie, and loving everyone and every moment. xoxo
a mom in love
Linnie and her twin brother
sent as many guests as we could home with flowers, love you Taylor
I’ve been MIA as doing it all is seemingly not possible, so blogging slipped, sorry. Gotta do what’s necessary, and getting through the days is top of the list, even though settling in with the laptop and the keyboard is pulling, and consciously unsettling…
Six years ago today we put our first post up here, and if we’re completely honest with ourselves we’re looking to reclaim some of our mojo. It’s kind of funny, no one is really out there waiting for a new entry. Yet when we don’t write I feel anxious, and let it go for a while, and then feel more anxious, and then it feels even harder to get back to it. Kind of like the gym, when you’re in the habit it’s a daily do, and you feel better, even when you don’t.
So, here goes: writing and posting here keeps my brain engaged, even if it’s simply content about food and clothes. We’ve had a love affair with both for as long as we can remember, and we’ll need to be fed and dressed for as long as we’re here so content continues. If you’ve been a reader for a while thank you, I like sharing my space.
Several years ago through my professional work with Worth New York I heard Tom Black, entrepreneur and wine collector, speak. Motivational, yes, and since then I’ve subscribed to his Success Quotes for Daily Living. Yesterday, this landed in my inbox:
Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it. – Lady Gaga
And with that, we continue. Every day dress, and every day cook. Food and clothes, in any order, with as much style as we can gather.
of the several group photos this one’s a favorite, as it shows love, laughter, movement, and no perfect posing
Photos here are of recent visit to Charleston, South Carolina. Easter Sunday we brunched at The Obstinate Daughter, Sullivan’s Island, and did a beach walk afterwards, thank you, Lucy. There were eleven of us in total, now ten of us are back in the northeast and we’re all waiting on spring.
More food, besides work going on now, what else is there? Wine, perhaps, of course.
Last night kale, spinach, & chard got dressed with blue cheese and canned mandarin oranges. Roasted four chicken breasts with lemon, thyme, butter, and onions, then cut them in half, we had five show for dinner instead of four. Served it up with Baked Farro & Butternut Squash from Ina’s latest make it ahead– delicious.
Every day dress, super greens and chicken. Hang in everyone, almost March. xo
Last week’s roses looking as fresh as the chef, haha.
Intern and new admin suggests that fashion and food are best posted as separate topics (thank you, Alexa), and all four daughters say the same. So here it is, food only.
No reason to ever buy store made or, worse yet, packaged croutons. With day old bread, kosher salt, olive oil, pepper, and any seasonings you have on hand, you’re good to go. If it were not a frozen tundra outside we’d be adding fresh herbs from the garden.
Most sources say to bake in the oven. Well, our oven was full roasting asparagus, in two heart-shaped cake pans, the only ones we had on hand. We had wild cod baking, too.
For a fresh starter, put some organic spinach in a bowl, throw in some slivered almonds, top with your handmade, homemade croutons, dress with olive oil, ground pepper, add a little more kosher salt, parmesan cheese and your favorite vinegar.
Dinner done! Yeah, that cod needs some zest–it’s looking a little plain–so make sure that you have fresh ground pepper at the table.
Trying to live up to a Monday through Friday posting schedule, but that’s negotiable. Store bought croutons, never.
Oh, and real butter is LOVE. Careful, if you get too good at this, the family will most often want to stay in. 🙂
Perhaps you’ll be doing a little mall walking, not really our thing yet when the temp is 1° and feels like -18° with the wind chill factored in, sometimes you’ve just gotta go with it.
Picked these few things up recently while in FL, cold there as well. Heck, when the worlds most beautiful women wear this stuff, we should too. It’s all less than $100, and each piece alone half that, so pretty easy lift.
Bought the one piece one size up, didn’t want a tight fit, kind of loose might be good since we’ve done this too:
For your weekend, every day dress, hope it’s a great one.
For dinner in at dear friend’s home Saturday night wore sleeveless blue velvet. Sometimes it’s fun to do the unexpected and get kind of overdressed. Three bangles on the left arm dressed it down. A little exposed shoulder this time of year is easy to pull off, Donna Karan tells us in this month’s Porter magazine ‘Women have all different kinds of body issues, as do I, but the one asset for every woman is her shoulders; they never gain weight, and never get wrinkles, guaranteed.’ Donna, you are a true fashion heroine.
Barbara and Bill, so much fun to break bread with you and friends. Thank you for keeping that good tradition alive, dinner in, complete delight. xo
