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The Divine Hostess: A Guide to Cooking, Hosting, & Healthy Living
After a lot of hard work, I am happy to announce the arrival of my first book! Thank you everyone for your encouragement and sharing in my excitement on this journey. The book embodies my philosophy of eating well and living well. It’s not simply a cookbook-but it is instead a cooking handbook that assists with understanding herbs and spices, cooking techniques, and simple ways to entertain in groups.This book is great to have on hand when cooking and makes a fantastic gift. I hope you enjoy reading it! With love, Fifi How to Get the Book The book is now available in my eStore at www.divinehostess.bigcartel.com *Signed copies available. …
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Merry Christmas!
A merry, merry Christmas and happy holidays! **** I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Whether you are enjoying quiet time at home, or in a noisy bustling house full of family, I pray that it’s just the rest you need as we all get ready to celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year. If you are traveling, be safe and if you do not have to go far, that is nice, too 🙂 Feel free to check out the posts from Thanksgiving to assist with your holiday cooking as well. Look forward to more posts, videos, and an exciting giveaway in the…
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The Food Snob Society: A Blogger's Rant
Terms like “healthy” or “diet” or “natural” mean little more than the start of controversy these days. We heard them when we were young and in school and we learned of the food pyramid, but as time has gone by, these words are tricky. Natural is little more than a battle of semantics because there are naturally derived foods that are probably no better for your body than illegal substances. What does “no msg added” mean? Does that mean there is already msg, but the current company who is preparing my food didn’t add any additional msg? Maybe I need a law degree to decipher what to eat. As I…
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36 Ways to Relieve Stress
While I love the holidays, it seems like it is the most stressful time of year. If you are student, finals are near and if you are a working professional, you have more deadlines than you can count. Parents have to juggle their busy schedules with children being on vacation and the list goes on… Maybe you can relate to how I look here: What do you do to decompress? Sometimes, I am too stressed to undo the stress. It doesn’t make much sense, but it is true. As I work on my computer to finish reports, I find my shoulders hunched, neck tense, eyes strained and I wonder how…
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5 Tips for Hosting a Fabulous Dinner Party
Tis the season for holiday parties! I wrote a blog post for my friend and fellow blogger, LC of Digital Curls. Holiday parties are always fun for the guests, but they can be a bit stressful for the host. Check out my 5 tips to a fabulous dinner party and let me know how all your events go! View the post here:
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Top 10 Fast Foods (When I'm out of Options on the Road)
Things don’t always go as planned, and there is always less time than we hoped we would have. Sometimes we are just plain lazy! I definitely have had my days. Surprisingly, I’m least motivated to cook on days when I have had to do grocery shopping. No idea why this is the case, but it does feel like I have earned a night off from the kitchen! If you’re out all day and you still have a million errands left, it really is not better to starve. What’s best is to give your body the highest quality fuel money and time will afford you. I know personally on those long…
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Instagram Censorship
I’ve been a pretty big fan of Instagram (IG) since I joined a year ago. Instagram is a great way to connect with people of common interests, and tell a story about your life without words. Most of my photos are centered around fun dining experiences, cooking adventures, and new fashion trends I find appealing. People can tag photos with different hash tags so that others may find them. A girl who is on her way to a 5am jog may tag a photo of the park with #goodmorning, #fitness, or #jogging. The other day I posted a photo of a simple breakfast of a crumpet, sliced apples, and peanut…
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My September Faves!
Goodness! I cannot believe it’s already Fall and October is here! I know it’s said all the time, but time flies! In this video, I will share with you all of my favorite products I have been using for the home and also a few foods. What were your favorite products for September? xo, -Fifi p.s. Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already!
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Author Audrey Sivasothy-Davis Speaks on Healthy Hair
I read The Science of Black Hair first, then found out more about you, the author. I was completely surprised and impressed at how young you are, to have taken on such a big topic and to have covered it in such detail. What inspired you to write this book? Thank you! Yes, that does tend to surprise people! It surprises me too, but I couldn’t have done any of this on my own. I’m a woman of faith (as you can probably tell from my acknowledgements page!) so I am not shy about talking about where my help comes from! Honestly, I had no idea how far the book…
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Group Dining Etiquette
Whether we like it or not, eating out in groups is an often encountered circumstance. It happens when we have reunions, birthday celebrations, or happy hour after work. For many, the experience is rather pleasant. If you know everyone in the group, there is hardly an uncomfortable discussion about how the bill will be handled. In fact, if you’ve known the friends for years, it probably doesn’t much matter because as often as you eat out together, it sort of evens out. But, what about those times when you hardly know anyone? What happens when you ordered only one $6 drink and someone suggests you split the bill evenly, sticking…
