inspirationals

So.  I really love cooking.  I like the ingredients. I like to buy them, prepare them, and consume them.  Also, the steps it takes in purchasing and preparing, makes me feel better about eating whatever creation it is I come up with.  However, there are times when I also LOVE to go out and experience new things in the food realm.  Something I find myself doing often is comparing the food I eat at a restaurant to similar food I have cooked.  Vice Versa, I love going to restaurants and getting items I would not necessarily consider combining to see how others make use of different ingredients.  

The point is that tonight I am going to have pizza here at Brix in Fort Worth, TX.  I thought I would make this post because recently I have experimented making two different types of pizza.  It’s mostly about the combination of ingredients for me. I’m super picky about this in my own cooking.  To me there are some things that go together and some that don’t.  There are little groupings in my head of things that taste good together, they are sort of organized by different types of ethnicity.  I love Mexican, Greek, Lebanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, American, etc etc..you get the point, but I don’t use artichokes in pho.  Normally it is not to that degree, but anyways here are some delights that I thought went together phenomenally. 

Pizza numero UNO…

A  jazzed up version of the classic Margherita…mostly because we had home grown tomatoes and other assorted veggies…don’t worry they will be denoted.

tomatoes-homegrown

banana peppers-homegrown

basil-homegrown

LOTS of Mozzarella

olive oil

Aceitunas–olives mmmm

Pizza numero due…

I bought two crusts…yes I know BOUGHT, mostly in the interest of time.  However, the Pilsbury refrigerated thin crust worked really well.  So I had to make another!  This one, not quite as gourmet as the last as far as homegrown ingredients go but it was still delish AND all the ingredients were things I just had in my kitchen.

Here Goes…

Black bean and salsa made into spread

carmelized onion, bell pepper and garlic in balsamic and olive oil

goat cheese—<3

mozzarella

cilantro

lime juice

Let me tell you they were both amazing and sooooo easy even my boyfriend could do it 😉 JK he's a great cook!

If anyone actually read all of that the point was that tonight I think I will try the Christina's Favorite Pizza at Brix tonight consisting of Eggplant, Go

Nurdle Shmurdle

The perfectly wave shaped SQUIRT of toothpaste commonly seen on toothpaste packing…NURDLE!  They even go so far as to have  trademark wars over such things, they have Nurdle shmurdle songs and Nurlde worlds…read about it here!

I Wish I Was This Cool

Someone linked me to this blog today, Unabashedly Prep, and I have been eyeing the progression to clean cut, prep, in most fashion jobs I have done lately.  On top of that, even American Apparel, the lord of indie rock/long greasy hair has completely given their image a makeover and I LOVE it. (Check it out HERE!)

This year I’ve become obsessed with raw oysters as well as steamed some awesome lobsters at home… I was destined to love this East Coast look. Bring back the simple, classy, timeless outfits, please! (completely contradictory of my gladiator post below, but mehhh it’s a sale! I can appreciate multiple styles, right? Who knows – maybe some oxford heels are next – ha.)

Anywho, this is the photo from the blog that I WISH I could pull off.  She looks so cool and classic! Enjoy!

Here are a couple of behind the scenes/goofy shots from our last shoot – notice the Vineyard Vines! I’m diggin it (photos by photo assistant Crystal Corona).

Lindsey’s Lust Of The Day

$29.99.  I’ve been wanting some gladiator sandals, but I have huge feet.  Le sigh.

I feel like this is the perfect sandal that would not leave my toes looking like they should belong to a monkey.

Did I mention TWENTY NINE DOLLARS?

I’m really going to try to be good today… I am… I am… I can do it.

If you feel like NOT being good and buying these, go to piperlime here and be sure to tell me how much you love them when they show up at your doorstep.  I want to live vicariously through you.

UPDATE: Crud.  I got them.  Free shipping! What can I say?  Gets me every time. Good news is, I can get them, try them on, and if my tootsies look like boats, I can return them and not feel bad about losing the shipping! Win win, people!

On another note, the other day I DID buy some Dolce Vita flats for $20. They just arrived, and I have to exchange them for a larger size (read: told you I have huge feet).  These were a steal though. I love them.  Link here.

Our Children

So since I’m SURE you will be hearing about our children (read: dogs), here is a formal introduction.
Lindsey’s dogs:
Tom, 5 year old rescued 19 lb. Yorkie mutt

Abbie, 10 week old 10 lb. Catahoula who refuses to sleep when the sun is not out

Nataleigh’s Dogs:

Sky, aka Little.  3 year old mutt dog rescued from the streets of ATX.  Loves his brother and cuddling!

Chessie, aka Brown Dog. 9 year old, Male, Chesapeake Bay Retriever Rescue…sheds a LOT.

My GOSH How Cool Is This?

Blogs I Can Not Get Enough Of

D-Listed <– very funny, pop culture oriented

What Would Tyler Durden Do (WWTDD) <– more for the guys, lots of inappropriate things said about women, and photos of said beautiful women

Drudge Report <– a matter-of-fact website posting current political, pop culture, and other relevant articles

Amber Lehman Styling <– a stylist out of Nashville who is ALWAYS spot on

Sea Of Shoes <– because she has the guts to wear all the outfits that I don’t have the guts to wear

Passive Aggressive Notes <– this site makes me laugh like none other

xo
Lindsey

Hey there!

So as none of you know… yet… I have a little thing called an addiction to shopping.
If you have not heard about this, PLEASE RIGHT NOW visit

http://www.gilt.com/invite/lindseysuzanne

which is a private shopping site with AMAZING deals on designer items.  For example, my favorite purchases: Dolce & Gabbana dress, $100, Modern Vintage boots, $75, Cole Haan purse, $170. Seriously.  You won’t regret it – and it never hurts to look.  They send out emails every day letting you know what goes on sale at 11am (central) that day.

A few more I recommend:

RueLaLa at http://www.ruelala.com/invite/lcollins22

HauteLook http://www.hautelook.com/invite/LCollins1082920

and there are so many more, but that should be enough to get started.  I will occasionally post links to items on these sites, and if you are not signed up, you will not be able to see them! SAD!
For now, I will leave you with a cool website with REALLY awesome sunglasses for $11.  I am in lust with these.

http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=5032&xid=30eac9e1790ffcd2200a1218ff77f7e5

ELEVEN DOLLARS.

That’s all for today, kids.  Enjoy!
xo
Lindsey

1st post

Hello Blog…I’m making my first post.  I’m the one that is supposed to talk about my passion for cooking really good food…soooo my first post is about the awesome pork tenderloin that I made the other night.  The package had two so I decided to make it into two different..might I add, very different, flavors.  

The first was a simple marinade of lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley.  Once my wonderful bf had cut open the tenderloin, I stuffed it with spinach, goat cheese (my fav), and bell peppers.   

The second was a more asian inspired marinade with lime juice, fresh ginger, a little garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, cilantro and chili garlic paste.

Once I got these prepared and the oven heated I stuck them in with a meat thermometer and waited until it reached about 160 degrees on the inside of the meat.  While they were cooking, I whipped up some hummus, tzatziki, and a little tomato and red onion relish. 

Sound good?  I hope to be posting pictures and a lot more post like this in the near future!!!

Helloooo there!

So here we our – our first blog post.

This blog is run by Lindsey and Nataleigh – we are two mid-twenties girls who grew up racing sailboats together.  Since then, we have had some very different, yet interesting journeys.  Nataleigh is a stellar geologist, Lindsey works at a software company yet is involved in the fashion industry at the same time.

We’ll try to keep our posts interesting – everything from animals, to recipes, to fashion… with some sailing thrown in.

See you soon!
Nataleigh&Lindsey