The Bubbly Rose Cocktail: My Diary of Us

Happy Thursday, which means it's almost Friday guys! How has your week been? Mine has had it's ups and downs if I'm being honest with you, and I am pretty excited that the weekend is approaching. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness this month, I wanted to create a pink drink for all of the brave women who have or are currently battling Breast Cancer. I have been eager to make a drink infused with roses for a while now and it could not be a more perfect drink to celebrate the lives of so many women (that you probably know) that have been affected by Breast Cancer. The bubbly rose cocktail is for you, your mom, your sister, your daughter, your aunt, your grandmother, and your best friend and it's 100% woman.

Let me explain. This is no ordinary cocktail, and when I put together ingredients I wanted each one represented something special about a woman.

PostedOctober 16, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesCocktails

TagsCocktails, Rose Infused Cocktail, Edible Rose Cocktail, Champagne Cocktails, Breast Cancer Awareness, Think Pink, October Cocktails, Women

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Spicy Honey Roasted Acorn Squash Salad: My Diary of Us

Fall is slowly creeping it's way into Louisiana and this week at the farmer's market it was evident that fall produce has started to arrive. Squash, of all kinds are everywhere you look. So, in an attempt to eat a little lighter this week, because lately I've been eating like I don't have to go to the beach in a week...which I do, I decided to go the salad route with my acorn squash. And what a salad it is y'all. This spicy honey roasted acorn squash salad is scrumdillyumtious and you definitely won't fell like you are missing anything in the food department.

A friend of mine brought me back some chile infused honey from Lafayette and I have been dying to use it. I love combing sweet and spicy with ingredients like squash or sweet potatoes especially if they are roasted because their natural sweetness comes out already. I knew that the infused honey would be perfect for the squash and turns out I was right.

PostedOctober 14, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner, Salads

Tagshealthy eating, Healthy Recipes, Gluten Free, Clean Eating, Acorn Squash Recipes, sweet and spicy, Fall Recipes, Fall Salads, healthy, lunch ideas, light dinners, Fall Flavors

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It's been a minute since I've had a weekend that wasn't scheduled to the max. It seems like September went by in a whirl and October is following down the same path. How is it already the middle of the month? After Halloween, the year really flies by and I have a jammed packed November, which means that Christmas will be here like...tomorrow. Scary. Anyway this weekend Canean was out of town and it was just me and the pups.

Here's my weekend run-down.

Friday night I had a girlfriend over and I made eggplant lasagna, a big salad, and we drank some wine, naturally. We also watched Divergent, because we've read the books (which I loved) and hung out on the couch and chatted most of the night.

Saturday morning I went to the farmer's market and was super excited to see some new fall produce starting to pop up and filled both my bags up with fresh veggies, eggs, and meats for the week. I love my Saturday morning farmer's market time. I see familiar faces, chat with my favorite farmers and get yummy and healthy food for the week. Last week I was totally thrown off because I was out of town and missed the market and I absolutely hate doing all of my shopping in a regular grocery store. I end up very uninspired for the week and go the store about fifty times more than necessary.

PostedOctober 13, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

TagsWeekend Things, Lazy Weekends, Life, Girl's Night, Good Books, bake

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Do you need a one pot meal in your life like I did this week? Between building twelve wooden tables, Canean going out of town, and my dad coming in town, a one pot meal was a life saver this week. Since it's fall technically, even though the Louisiana weather refuses to admit it, I made one of my favorites. Healthy white bean and chicken chili is one of my favorite go-to weeknight meals in the fall because it's easy and really, really good.

Sometimes I have time for elaborate meals that have lots of steps and require lots of love. And sometimes, I just need a yummy and healthy meal that I can feel good about eating that will be ready in no time and requires little effort.

PostedOctober 10, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesSoups, Dinner

TagsHealthy Soup Recipe, Fall recipes, White bean Chicken Chili, Chili Recipes, Homemade, soups, Soup recipes, Gluten Free, Clean Eating, healthy Recipes, healthy, weeknight meals, one pot meals, soup, chicken, chicke

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This week has flown by, but I have accomplished so much it feels like about ten days should have passed. I have been working sun up to sun down and have calluses on my hands to prove it. Like man calluses...ew. Anyway, I could not be more thrilled that the weekend is around the corner and once again I am celebrating early with my thirsty Thursday tradition that was supposed to only be during the summer months, but then I realized that was a terrible idea. Why would I stop making cocktails? So I'm not going to. My persimmon spice punch is a drink with a kick that will take the edge right off and send you sailing into Friday.

Have you ever had a persimmon? I sure hadn't until I moved to Louisiana and our old neighbors had a tree in their yard and used to bring me bags full. And honestly it wasn't love at first bite. It was mushy, and I don't do mushy. It wasn't until last year that I tried a persimmon that was perfectly ripe and still firm that I fell in love. They are kind of a gorgeous fruit too.

PostedOctober 9, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesCocktails

Tagspersimmons, persimmon recipes, fall cocktails, persimmon cocktails, fall recipes, this is fall, Bayou Rum, Louisiana, Local Cocktails, seasonal recipes

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Rosemary Honey Sweet Potato Hash: My Diary of Us

I could maybe eat breakfast for every meal of the day. I love sweet, I love savory, and I really love when I get a little bit of both. I'm not one of those people who's always is in the mood for salty or always sweet...I could do either and for the most part it just depends on the day. Also, I love potatoes...all of 'em. Yellow, purple, sweet, red, white, golden...whatever give them all to me. I am most definitely a "I'll take a side of hash browns with my breakfast" kind of gal. Which is why I love a good hash. Hashes like this rosemary honey sweet potato hash make the world go round.

When you start your day off with a hash and then top it with a fried egg you are guaranteed to have a fantastic day. You get the perfect balance of carbs, protein, and it is packed full of mouth watering flavor in every bite.

PostedOctober 7, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesBreakfast

Tagsbreakfast, brunch, brinner, hash recipes, sweet potato hash, gluten free, clean eats, fall meals, fall breakfast, yum, Farm Fresh, Eat Local

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