Tag: fall

Beauty, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

Fall Fashion Guide

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Wooden floor with shirt, makeup, handbag, and acessories

Fall is by far my favorite season. I live for sweaters and all of the Fall colors are breathtaking. Since I love fall fashion so much I have put together a fall fashion guide of my favorites for this season. I hope you find some inspiration for this season.

Fall Fashion Guide: Out on the Town

I am all about this leopard print top from Amazon. It is short-sleeved so you can easily add a sweater to provide additional layers depending on the weather. Pair with your favorite jeans and this hat and you’re set to go out on the town. I added a Chloe inspired bag at a fraction of the cost and these super cute peep-toe booties.

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Fall Fashion Guide: Date Night

This is the perfect outfit for date night and it can be mixed and matched as you please. This top is simply gorgeous and I love the look of the black jeans paired with it. Tie in the look with these luxury Frye boots and super cute crossbody handbag. I added these ear crawlers that are elegant but add a statement.

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Fall Fashion Guide: Comfy Casual

This is the perfect outfit for hanging out at home or with friends and family. Who doesn’t love a sweater with pockets! I paired the emerald sweater with this distressed jean and super comfy grey fashion sneakers. Add in this adorable scarf and earrings and your set.

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Fall Fashion Guide: All about Nails

I have picked out a few of my favorite nail finds for this fall season. As you know I always gravitate toward safer options when available. These polishes are gorgeous and do not disappoint. You can feel good knowing they are safer and can even be shared with your little mini-me.

Safer Nails

Fall Fashion Guide: All about Beauty

I recently became a Beautycounter consultant after many years of use. This year for the holidays they have some gorgeous options. It was tough but I chose my three favorites for the fall. This Rosewood lip trio is perfect for all occasions. You can choose from gloss, shear, and color intense lipstick. This color is gorgeous on all skin tones and is a must-have. The Starlight eyeshadows are perfect for a night out. I love that they are highly pigmented and the removable mirror is very handy for quick touchups. These jellies are simply the best! The scents are to die for and they are sweetened with stevia. They are nostalgic and bring back all the feels of growing up in the 90s. As always if you need help purchasing any items please contact me and I would be happy to assist you.

Safer makeup

Whats up Wingo

I am excited for the week to begin. It is Halloween week and my little lady is dressing up as Little Red Riding hood. Last year she was Tinkerbell but we didn’t do any actual trick or treating. This year we are excited to participate and I am hoping for good weather.

I purchased some kombucha and water Keifer from Thrive market this past week. I’m excited to get my homemade probiotic making back up and going. Stay tuned as I will be sure to document the progress. What are you all doing this Halloween week?

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Recipes, Uncategorized

The Very Best Instant Pot Vegetable Soup

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Wooden tray on a table with a white and gray checked dish towel. A salt and pepper shaker and a bowl of vegetable soup.

Instant Pot Vegetable Soup

So I don’t know about y’all but its been hot over here. I am so over summer and more than ready for my favorite time of the year, FALL. The food, the weather, leaves, decorations, ALL THINGS PUMPKIN!!! Don’t get me started, I might not stop!!!! Since fall can’t come fast enough, I figured I would bring a little bit of it to me. On today’s Foodie Friday I will be featuring my Instant Pot vegetable soup.

If you haven’t used an instant pot before you’re totally missing out!!! Its essentially a pressure cooker but the one I have has seven different cooking modes. It functions as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice/porridge maker, steamer, sauté/browning, yogurt maker and warmer. This is the perfect kitchen gadget for those looking to minimize! You can do so much with this thing and it has come way down in price. My favorite website Amazon puts it on sale frequently and with the holidays coming up this is the perfect gift! Here is the link if you are interested in purchasing it. Now lets get into this recipe.

Memories

As a kid I remember loving my Grandmother’s vegetable soup. It was warm, comforting and definitely one of my favorite meals at their home. As an adult, healthy and easy are two of my favorite words when it comes to a recipe. This recipe is so versatile that you can add any vegetables you may have on hand frozen or fresh, it is the very best way to use up some veggies before they go bad. Now lets get onto this recipe.

Instant Pot Vegetable Soup

I want to first clarify that if you do not have an Instant Pot you can most certainly still make this recipe. All you need is a pot and a stove top to cook it on. Remember you can leave out anything or add in anything, this soup is very forgiving and I honestly make it different every time just due to what I have available in my kitchen.

Here is what you will need for serving 4 to 6:

  • Ground beef 1 pound, grass fed if you can, if your beef is really lean add in some coconut oil or fat of choice.
  • 1 small white onion diced
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 cups sliced carrot you can even use frozen.
  • 1 bunch of kale chopped
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes with the juice organic if you are able
  • 2 small zucchini diced
  • 2 small peeled and chopped potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning, 1 -2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper
  • A splash of red wine vinegar to taste
  • 1 small head of chopped cauliflower
  • 32 ounces of bone broth.  I like beef broth but all we had was chicken.
  • Parmesan and parsley as a garnish

Start by turning your instant pot on to saute. Add ground beef and oil if using. Cook for around 5 minutes add onion and garlic. Saute until translucent and ground beef is cooked through.

Once your meat, onions and garlic are cooked through, add in all of the other ingredients except Parmesan and parsley stir and close the lid. Select the manual setting and set it to high pressure for 5 minutes.

Let the soup depressurize naturally or if you open before, be careful to place a towel over the release valve to avoid soup splatter.

Garnish with Parmesan and additional salt or pepper if needed and ENJOY!

Check out my previous post for the best 10 minute dinner here.

White bowl filled with chicken cheese salad and dressing

Whats up Wingo

We don’t have much planned for the weekend and I’m pretty happy about that. Sometimes its nice to have a relaxing weekend to recharge. Next week I will be bringing you another part to my breastfeeding series. As always I will have another awesome recipe for you on Friday. Have a great weekend everybody. Let me know what you all have planned and if you try this recipe!

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