January 2011 – Styled by Jess

Swordfish Provencal

I love this meal – light, healthy, filling, and best of all delicious! You can substitute tuna if you’re not a fan of swordfish. We usually serve this with rice. Enjoy! Swordfish Provencal Adapted from EatingWell Magazine Serves 2 ½ red bell pepper, chopped 1 small red onion, sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 1C grapeContinue reading “Swordfish Provencal”

His & Hers

My husband and I took a little long weekend to Florida this past weekend. As we sat sadly in our hotel room getting ready to come back to the freezing/snowiness that is Boston, I looked over and thought our suitcases looked so cute sitting by the door together. I got these luggage tags as aContinue reading “His & Hers”

No Pudge

On those days when your body is screaming for a sweet dessert but your mind is trying to keep you focussed on you diet/weight maintenance/management routine…I have the perfect solution: No Pudge Brownies! I will tell you right now they are not an equal replacement to a regular full-fat and calorie brownie, but they sureContinue reading “No Pudge”

Zac & Martha

I have a season’s pass on our DVR scheduled to record the Martha Stewart show every day. I love it. I get so many ideas from her! I love how she’s so casual and sometimes attitudinal on her show, and she is completely obsessed with J. Crew, almost as much as I am. So whenContinue reading “Zac & Martha”

Crab Cakes and Salad

After a weekend away filled with skiing and apres-ski snacking, my husband and I got home Monday night needing a light, quick, and delicious meal. We decided on crab cakes with a little salad. I thought we should make homemade dressing, which always comes out so great I wonder why I don’t do it more!Continue reading “Crab Cakes and Salad”

Adventures in Ravioli-Making

I’ll start this post by telling/showing you the end of our adventure – a scrumptious meal of handmade shrimp and mascarpone cheese-filled ravioli with a truffle butter/white wine sauce. And here is the tale of our adventure: We began by rolling out pasta dough to the #4 thickness setting on our pasta maker. We usedContinue reading “Adventures in Ravioli-Making”

salle de baine

When we moved into our home 2 years ago we knew project #1 would be gutting our upstairs bathroom (it was 100% 1950’s rose pink, we did that a year ago) and project #2 would be gutting our downstairs bathroom (it was 100% green and black, I affectionately called it our mint chocolate chip bathroom).Continue reading “salle de baine”

Happy New Year – mini donuts

To ring in the New Year, we made mini donuts this morning for breakfast – they came out so cute! You need a mini donut maker for this recipe. Basic Donut Batter Recipe (makes 5 to 8 mini donuts) from Sunbeam Donuts 3/4C flour 1/4C sugar 3/4 Tsp baking powder 4 1/2 Tbs melted butterContinue reading “Happy New Year – mini donuts”