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“COOKING MY WAY THROUGH THE MESSY BEAUTIFUL THING WE CALL LIFE, ONE RECIPE AT A TIME - Nicole Lee”
 
 
 
 

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Happy Sunday! we’re Brunching (again). Avocado toast, with cilantro, garlic, salt and some green hot sauce. Sunny side up eggs, and all the prosciutto. You should try it 💁, it will change your life.. 🥑 🍳 We’ve been brunching all week, because Why NOT? It’s been marvelous and most chill spring break a girl could ask for, lots of outside time, cooking and spring cleaning. It’s the last day of Spring break and I’m going to soak up every last second, What do You have going on this Sunday? : : : : : #thecookfeed #thebakefeed #healthyish #bareaders #momapproved #mycommontable #cookit #huffposttaste #feedfeed #f52grams #helloweekend #foodstories #imsomartha WINTER CITRUS still showing off. Hoping to get COOKING this week once I come out of my little editing cave. We are on spring break and doing LOTS of NOTHING too. What about you? Big plans for the week ahead?? 🍊 PS THANK YOU, for all the support in the last POST.I have to say it was a VULNERABLE one, and YOU sure know how to make a gal feel good. Happy Monday to YOU x : : : : : #springforward #citrus #imsomartha #thatsdarling #foodwinewomen #bareaders #livemoremagic #desertlife #foodstyling #thebakefeed #thecookfeed #thekitchen #rslove #feedfeed #f52farmstand #goop #huffposttaste Selfies in park bathrooms for the win. I had this whole self portrait planned for today. An attempt at something profound and meaningful, maybe artistic, since I felt I lost with that lately. MY day changed, instead selfies in the bathroom. I’ve been working on a personal project of snapping self portraits of myself in front of mirrors, to BUILD SELF confidence clothed and unclothed. It’s an experiment, the GOAL look at myself and say DANM... and (maybe a suggestion by my oh so talented therapist )it’s SLOWLY Working. • Me, well honestly I didn’t have much makeup on, my eyes swollen from “cream” I just tried, hoping to feel 25 AGAIN. ONLY to realize I like 32 a whole LOT BETTER. It was bright so the shades stayed on, maybe I was trying to be Diane Keaton instead of myself for the moment- which honestly felt good. Truth is WOMANHOOD is MUCH like that, trying on ALL the clothes on before the right one fits only to REALIZE it was the WHITE shirt, BLACK pants and BLAZER that was most comfortable. All in all, HAPPY WOMENS INTERNATIONAL DAY! Shout out to ALL those BAD*** women paving the paths!! cheering you all on PS.. maybe YOU should take some more selfies in bathrooms too.. it actually is quite nice thank you for listening RAMBLE OVER xox : : : : : : #dianekeaton #makeportraits #selfie #postthepeople #helloweekend #chasinglight #southwestisbest #verilymoment #thatsdarling #honestlymothering #motherhood #heydearmakesamess #desertlife #livemoremagic #internationalwomensday We are in FULL SPRING mode over here, kids sports, school projects, work projects you NAME it we’re doing it. CRAZY Busy. • 🥫 My go to meals seems to be anything with garlic, sheep’s cheese, more garlic and PASTA. Which is mostly #healthyish right?? • 🍝 In case your in the mood for the same here is a simple recipe for you.. Quick Pasta RECIPE: Finely Chop...1/2 onion, 1 celery, 1/2 carrot sauté in pot, until veg is clear. add 1 cup pancetta, LOTS of garlic( 2 cloves), crushed red pepper. Then add 1lb organic dark turkey meat (GF beef works too) season well with salt & pepper and ALL the oregano. TASTE. Once the meat browns throw in 1 large can of organic crushed tomatoes, simmer until bubbling, add a bit more salt if need, add 1 tablespoon raw honey ( or 1/2 cup red wine) simmer some more & TASTE again. 🍝 • Let sauce simmer on low, make your pasta, (don’t forget to add salt to your PASTA Water!!)& while the pasta is cooking let sauce simmer. after pasta is cooked drain and rinse, mix in EVOO & huge heap of sauce mix together and serve- TOP with PECORINO cheese an enjoy! Cheers xx : : : : : : #italiangirl #imsomartha #barefootcontessa #bareaders #foodwinewomen #cookit #mycommontable #goop #goopmake #thatsdarling #rslove #momapproved #heydearmakesamess #inspiredhome #livemoremagic #glutenfreerecipes #foodstories #feedfeed #f52grams Friday florals and their showing off moment. • • I’ve got to say, this week has been a bumpy one trying to navigate new projects... almost experiencing a writers block “type” feeling. BUT the best advice I received this week, Was JUST START. Even when you feel you aren’t READY. Which then of course I realized sometimes as much as you plan for shoots, you always Should leave ROOM for SPCACE to create and play, that’s when the MAGIC happens. • Have you been there before? What do you do when you hit a creative BLOCK?? • PS.... THANK YOU so much for all your ENCOURAGEMENT and kind comments in The last POST. • Happy Friday to YOU! Hope it’s a magical one x • : : : : : : : #floralfix #mycommontable #darlinghome #thatsdarling #pursuepretty #florals #verilymoment #heydearmakesamess #rslove #goopmake #photographer #livemoremagic #southwestisbest #blooms Current mood, Winter Pears, and muted tones. Craving simple scenes these days. this past week I took a HIATUS and well it’s not the first time these last few months, intentionally and unintentionally. It seems I’ve just making more time for other things and instead of focusing on posting, I chose to PAUSE and come back when I feel called to. • TRUTH.. There were times these past few years I found myself OBSESSING over the PERFECT image to post, is it “messy enough”... “is it the right time” is it going to translate??? Am I ever going to figure this space out??? I found myself thinking LOTS of things. But also knowing there was GOOD in this space which keeps me coming back. Ultimately, those are just thoughts. And I’ve decided to push through them.. so things may look a bit different around here, showing all sorts of work and projects.. a little home life too. • What are YOUR thoughts on Social Media? Do you resonate? Where are you at in all of it?? I’m so curious. • : : : : : : #momapproved #foodstories #onthetable #mycommontable #nothingisordinary #stilllife #thecookfeed #thatsdarling #goopmake #bareaders #verilymoment #imsomartha #pursuepretty #livemoremagic #f52grams #f52farmstand Clouds. Sunset clouds and all their glory. I’m Slowly learning to fall back in LOVE with the desert. Learning to find the beauty in the stillness and these clouds remind me to do just that. Do you have something you feel that way about? ... hope your week has been good and full so far x : : : : : : : #desertlife #verilymoment #thehappynow #southwestisbest #optoutside #photographer #lookup #thatsdarling #nothingisordinary #rslove #sunset #chasinglight #pursuepretty #goopgo The WEEKEND is for BAKING. Stella had a project for school and she chose to Bake cookies for my sweet grandma. Of course she wanted to style and photograph as well... so We had a little BAKING adventure. She wanted to style, so she placed everything in The USUAL SPOT. Expressing the light was better by the window. Although I resisted at first, because it seemed like so much WORK for a school project. I quickly woke up and realized my girl STELLA was onto something, and i got out of the CHAIR.. 🍪 🍪 We styled, and baked side by side. I took pictures and she made the cookies... we let them cool and packed them up to bring to my grandma. 🍪 🍪 Hope your weekend is as fun as ours!!! I’ll post grandmas oatmeal cookies RECIPE and more photos oh so SOON!!! : : : : : : #mycommontable #thebakefeed #feedfeed @thefeedfeed.chocolate #f52grams #imsomartha #childhoodunplugged #postthepeople #motherhood #honestlymothering #verilymoment #bakeit #huffposttaste This weekend has been one of those weekends that haven’t felt like a Weekend at ALL, sick kids, lots of play dates, house chores and work projects. BUT all that said and done I’m super thankful for all life throws our way. • 🍾 I did promise YOU a recipe, and it’s one of those better late than never moments, as cocktail hour is WAY beyond OVER. Maybe the next time you’re on the hunt for a “healthyish” cocktail recipe here’s the one for you... • 🍋 RECIPE: Ingredients: -2 oz ginger lemon kombucha -2 oz casa amigos tequila or mild mezcal -1/2 oz (splash of Cointreau) -One good squeeze of Fresh lime -fresh mint (muddled) -rocks ice DIRECTIONS: in a cocktail shaker place your mint, muddle it, then add ice and all the ingredients. Put lid on SHAKE SHAKE SKAKE until it’s so cold you can’t stand IT. Pour into glass and enjoy- with or with out rocks. ALSO just DOUBLE if you are serving 2-or 3 people! CHEERS to YOU! : : : : : : : : #thecookfeed #bareaders #healthyish #cookit #cocktails #mycommontable #heydearmakesamess #foodstories #momapproved #thehappynow #foodwinewomen #imsomartha #f52grams #feedfeed #helloweekend This is Mr. Pongo. He’s the newest addition to TEAM LEE. He joined us about 6 weeks ago, and he’s just shy of 4 months old. Truth is I resisted getting a puppy for so LONG- lots of reasons which are irrelevant NOW. Secretly, I’m in LOVE- although It’s like having a toddler all over again.. 🤷‍♀️...his current favorite ACTIVITIES include, : •taking THINGS off the countertops TODAY as you can see were BANANAS •chewing on bones •getting belly rubs •going on long walks •bringing us his dish to say he’s hungry •stealing shoes, jackets and Dirty SOCKS •being cuddled before bed Being a DOG owner has been a RIDE so far, ups, downs and all the in between. at the end of the day he’s stolen my heart, even if he takes the BUNCH of BANANAS.. •Can YOU relate??? : : : : #puppiesofinstagram #livemoremagic #thehappynow #makeportraits #imsomartha #motherhood #realtalk #nothingisordinary #pursuepretty #motherhood #momapproved #thatsdarling #banana #tellyourstory