12.09.2021

Intermittent Fasting What I Eat in a Day | Holiday Edition

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Welcome to a new Intermittent Fasting What I Eat in a Day video that has a distinct holiday theme. As usual, I am sharing two days of meals. Intermittent fasting is not about what you eat, but when you eat. I do the 16:8 method, which means I fast for 16 hours and have an 8 hour eating window.


If you are interested in trying intermittent fasting, please consult your doctor first. This video and blog post are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not intended to give nutritional advice. 

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Please note: I have my first coffee at 7:00 a.m. each morning with around 2 teaspoons of heavy cream. When I was in my weight loss phase and wanted to lose weight, I had this coffee "black" with no cream. Now that I am no longer interested in losing weight, I have added cream back to my coffee in the morning. 


Day One

Breakfast 9:00 a.m. For breakfast I had cottage cheese with flax seed, chia seed, blueberries, and walnuts. 

I had my first coffee at 7:00 a.m. with a splash of heavy cream. This is the Daily Connoisseur coffee mug. Isn't it pretty? 

Luncheon is at noon. We had Thanksgiving leftovers today as I filmed this the day after Thanksgiving. 

Teatime is around 2:00 p.m. I had apple pie and Pique Tea's ginger digestion elixir tea  DAILYC for 5% off. The dishes are Spode Christmas Tree. I am reading Women Who Run with the Wolves.

Dinner 5:00 p.m. We're having miso-glazed black cod (from Costco) on top of sautéed spinach. There will be no eating after dinner... only water and perhaps an herbal tea. 

Day 2

Breakfast 9:00 a.m. I'm having poached egg on avocado toast seasoned with salt and everything but the bagel seasoning along with a handful of blueberries. I'm breakfasting off the Spode Blue Italian dishes and having the rest of my morning coffee. 

Luncheon 2:00 p.m. Today for lunch I'm having butter chicken over hot rice with a side of homemade creamed spinach and some garlic naan with melted butter. I ate 3/4 of this meal. 

Teatime 2:00 p.m. Today I enjoyed homemade fudge (I won't leave the recipe as it didn't turn out too well...) along with the Ginger Digestion Elixir from Pique Tea DAILYC for 5% off. 

Dinner 5:00 p.m. After a day of heavy meals, I wanted something light and small so for dinner tonight it's spinach quesadillas with Monterrey Jack cheese, homemade guacamole and a side of steamed corn. There will be no more eating after dinner... only water and perhaps an herbal tea. 

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Cindy K. writes, "You inspired me last year to wrap my gifts with craft paper and oranges, etc. It is a beautiful idea and makes a stunning Christmas gift that smells delicious. I thank you for this wonderful idea and this year I have already dehydrated my oranges and limes. Wishing you and yours a lovely holiday season."

Hi Cindy, I'm so glad you embraced the brown paper packages tied up with string! I love wrapping presents this way and believe they make a beautiful gift presentation. Thank you!



I hope you enjoyed this new intermittent fasting what I eat in a day. I would love to know what a typical day of meals looks like for you! Let us know and your comment could be chosen as comment of the week on the blog.

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12.06.2021

Christmas Homemaking | Cook, Clean & Wrap with Me

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Join me for some jolly Christmas homemaking as we cook, clean, bake, and wrap together in today's video. 


I have thoroughly enjoyed the year-long Mega Motivation collab started by my friend, Dawn, at The Minimal Mom. This is the final Mega Motivation video for the year. Check out this playlist to see the playlist from all the other YouTubers as they provide holiday inspiration. 

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Let’s start off with some holiday baking. I’m going to make apple carrot and chia seed muffins and persimmon muffins. If you only know me from these Mega Motivation collabs, you might think all I do is make muffins! I promise you I do more than that. I just really like baking large batches of muffins to put in the freezer for breakfast and teatime. 

Apple Carrot and Chia Seed Muffins This recipe is adapted from All Recipes I am leaving the printable recipe for you down below. 
Carrot, Apple & Chia Seed Muffins

Carrot, Apple & Chia Seed Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup diced apple
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and Line 16 muffin cups with liners.
  2. Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add buttermilk, melted butter, honey, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and stir to combine. Fold in apple, carrot, and chia seeds. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  3. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes.
  4. Enjoy with a pat of butter.

Persimmon Carrot Muffins
Whole Wheat Persimmon Carrot Muffins

Whole Wheat Persimmon Carrot Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup persimmon pulp
  • ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
  2. Mix together, egg, persimmon pulp, oil, and milk. Add the shredded carrot and mix. Add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir until combined. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  4. Please note: by using whole wheat flour, these muffins will have a "rustic" texture. If you want a smoother texture, use all-purpose flour instead.





Now that I’m finished baking the muffins, let’s turn to the dried orange ornaments that I make every year. These take a few hours to prepare in the oven so I will prepare these tonight. They make the house smell amazing. Take your orange slices or whatever citrus fruit you’d like to use and slice thinly. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 200 degrees F for up to 4 hours. When they are finished I let them sit out overnight to fully dry. This is what they look like the next day. You can use these as ornaments for your Christmas tree, or to decorate presents like I’ll be doing tomorrow. 

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But first, it’s time to clean up the kitchen by candlelight… It’s been a long day of baking and ornament making. 


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Welcome to a new day. I shared with you last year that I am done buying wrapping paper! It’s way too costly and I can never seem to find a print I totally love. So I have taken an affinity to the brown paper packages tied up with string approach. I use brown recycled craft paper to wrap my gifts and like to make them festive with bows, stamps, paint, gift tags, and other items from nature like rosemary, lavender, bay leaves, orange slices, and more. Wouldn’t you love to receive something wrapped like this? We are giving our neighbors Allens Scottish Shortbread this year. When the packaging for a product is this pretty, you don’t even need to wrap it! I am just tying it with string and adding a gift tag and orange and rosemary for decoration. I don’t know about you, but I’ve built up a big appetite for lunch. 

Crab Quiche
Crab Quiche with Herbed Cheese

Crab Quiche with Herbed Cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch deep dish pie crust
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • a dash of salt and pepper
  • 3 shakes of hot sauce
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 1/4 cup crumbled herbed cheese (like Boursin)
  • 8 oz crab meat (imitation is a fine substitute)
  • 4 green onions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pre-bake the pie crust for 10 minutes, until just starting to brown. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool.
  2. Whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir in shredded cheese, onion and imitation crab. Top with the crumbled herbed cheese. Pour into the pie shell.
  3. Bake for around 40 minutes, or until the center is fully cooked. Enjoy!


Today we are going to have a crab quiche, a perfect festive brunch for the holiday season. I begin by whisking together four eggs, a cup of heavy cream, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Then I add a cup of shredded cheese and 8 oz of crab meat. Real crab meat is always best but you can use imitation crab meat in a pinch if necessary. Now I add a half cup of chopped scallions (my favorite) and whisk it together. Now I’m taking a deep-dish pie shell that I’ve pre-baked for ten minutes in the oven and adding the quiche mixture to it. I cook this for around 35 – 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the eggs have cooked all the way through. I’m serving this with some steamed asparagus. This was delicious for lunch today and I also enjoyed it for breakfast the next day. 

News

📍Due to supply chain issues, the hardcover of Lessons from Madame Chic is not available until January. Kindle and Audible versions are still available.

📍Join us for The Chic Assignment Season Finale.

📍Check out The Daily Connoisseur Holiday Gift Guide for 2021. 

📍 The Ten-Item Wardrobe eCourse is newly updated and back online with all new video, text, and new lessons. If you have previously purchased the ten-item wardrobe eCourse, you can access all of the new changes for free.

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Valentine writes, "I started wearing presentable sleepwear after reading your book (Mm…7 years ago? Okay, wow) and never looked back. Now I’m a mom of several little children and my daytime is very messy and fairly casual by necessity, but at night I look forward to slipping into my beautiful pajamas! It’s become so normal to me, I was really taken aback a few months ago when I was at an overnight women’s retreat and people were asking me questions about why I wear “fancy” pajamas. I should have had some better answers, but I had honestly come to think that everyone wore pajamas at night. 😂 Why wouldn’t you?!"

Hi Valentine, I love that the Madame Chic books encouraged you in this way. I found your story about the women's retreat to be funny! I loved it!

I hope you enjoyed today's Christmas homemaking video. Let us know what your favorite homemaking activities are during the holiday season. Have a wonderful week and I'll see you on Thursday!


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12.02.2021

How to Wear Presentable Sleepwear Every Night + The Latest in Sleepwear

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How do you get into the habit of wearing presentable pajamas every night? I'm sharing 5 tips with you in today's video along with selections from the latest in sleepwear. 



 

 In Lessons from Madame Chic I write about the concept of looking presentable always, which includes sleepwear. Please note: due to supply chain issues, the hardcover of Lessons from Madame Chic is not available until January. Kindle and Audible versions are still available.

🌛5 tips to help you wear presentable sleepwear every night

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1. If you are holding on to sleepwear that is not presentable… ask yourself why. Why are you holding on to things that are past their prime? Moreover, why are you wearing them daily? Especially when you probably have nice things that you’re saving for special occasions. Don’t save your nice sleepwear for special occasions. Today is the special occasion. 

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 2. Get rid of everything that is not presentable. Don’t even hold on to it. Don’t think about it. Get rid of it. If it has a hole, stains, is saggy, doesn’t fit properly, it's time for the sleepwear to go. 

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 3. Organize your sleepwear storage. However you store your sleepwear, make it easily accessible to you. Store your out of season sleepwear somewhere else. In the middle of summer, you don’t need your flannel pajamas in your top drawer confusing things. 

 4. Start to wear it every night… even if it makes you uncomfortable to wear nice things. You will eventually tune your taste for it. 

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 5. Get inspiration from films. Watch a period drama where there is a night scene and notice the sleepwear. Draw inspiration from films and books to give you courage to dress well at night in your own home. 

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Do you like to wear presentable sleepwear on a nightly basis? 

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News

📍Due to supply chain issues, the hardcover of Lessons from Madame Chic is not available until January. Kindle and Audible versions are still available.

📍Join us for The Chic Assignment Season Finale.

📍Check out The Daily Connoisseur Holiday Gift Guide for 2021. 

📍 The Ten-Item Wardrobe eCourse is newly updated and back online with all new video, text, and new lessons. If you have previously purchased the ten-item wardrobe eCourse, you can access all of the new changes for free.

📍If you are looking for more content, consider becoming a member of The Daily Connoisseur through the MEMBERSHIPS feature. In The Chic Society, I publish one vodcast every Friday and do one livestream or zoom call once a month. It only costs $1.99 a month. There are also upper tiers available for people who are interested in supporting the channel on a higher level and receiving monthly mentions in the videos. *NEW* We now have a penpal program too! 

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Bella Aria writes, "Adored that precious little handprint at the beginning! I will definitely be trying the scallops recipe. It looks far too delicious AND easy not to give it a go!"

After filming the What's for Dinner video, I noticed the dirty handprint behind me and my editor, Evan, had fun creating that joke. Thank you for watching!

I hope you enjoyed today's sleepwear video. I hope it gives you motivation to look presentable always, even with sleepwear!

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