plumb wellness cooking class

well my saturday morning was just perfect. why? i spent a few hours of it in the plumb wellness kitchen, learning how to cook three amazing recipes as well as learning about how to live a more healthy life: from plate (the "p" in plumb) to body (the 'b"). i can honestly say i walked away inspired. inspired to look at my life and be more healthy from the inside out. shelly gibbons, the mind behind it all, created plumb from her love of cooking, god's word and her desire to help women understand and live a healthy lifestyle.

not only was it informative and inspirational, it was fun. a small group of women, about 8 of us, gathered around her beautiful kitchen island and sipped tea from mason jars while learning how to cook the three recipes on the summer august menu: stone pit fruit with quinoa granola, strawberry tart with coconut lemon cream and rustic summer squash bake. and the best part: we got to eat and try everything from the ingredients going into the recipe to the finished product (coconut butter may be a new obsession). every recipe was healthy, simple, gluten free and dairy free. one was done in just 15 minutes!

not only was it informative, enlightening and inspirational, it was fun. a small group of women, about 8 of us, gathered around her beautiful kitchen island and sipped tea from mason jars while learning how to cook the three recipes on the summer august menu: stone pit fruit with quinoa granola, strawberry tart with coconut lemon cream and rustic summer squash bake. and the best part: we got to eat and try everything from the ingredients going into the recipe to the finished product (coconut butter may be a new obsession). every recipe was healthy, simple, gluten free and dairy free. one was done in just 15 minutes!

it was such a wonderful class and experience that i am marking my calendar for future ones and hoping i can one day do her one-on-one mentoring plumb wellness program. hop over to her site, www.plumbwellness.com, to sign up for classes, see class-free recipes you can make now, and learn more about the inspiration that shelley is.

you'll leave with recipes in hand, the start of your new grocery list and the motivation to live a healthy, happy life.

xoxo,
clp

summer tweed ootd

leona claire jacket, leona silk top, leona shorts

xoxo,

clp

P.S. everything is final final sale on leonany.com! shop to it! 

fashion at the frist

fashion lovers, get yourself to the italian style exhibit at the frist fast. ending in a month, the exhibit showcases the birth and growth of italian style following WWII. showcasing couture, ready to wear, menswear and womenswear, shoes and accessories, the exhibit is one that you won't want to miss.

yesterday, my mom and grandmother embarked on a girls day that started with iced coffee at the frothy monkey, a visit to the frist where we all lusted over the amazing clothes, an early dinner at the smiling elephant (amazing thai food on 8th ave in nash in the smallest building ever, go eat there asap) and ended with jeni's ice cream on 12th. it was a picture perfect day in my book.

but back to the fashion at the frist. you all know i love clothes, and this exhibit had me transported back to the beginnings of italian style, and also brought me back to styles seen just a few years ago on the runways of milan fashion week. the gang is all there: gucci and pucci, oscar, valentino, missoni, dolce and gabbana, prada, miu miu and versace. (just to name a few). the exhibit ends in early september, so make sure you don't miss it.

j. crew top and shorts (on major sale now!)

xoxo,

clp