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I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I kn I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I know exactly what I’m wearing. #gownmoment
The weather has finally caught up with my fashion The weather has finally caught up with my fashion mood. Linen blazer weather 😍. @vadawinter 
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#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
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First day of spring? I hardly know her. Because i First day of spring?  I hardly know her. Because it was 30 degrees this morning. #whosspring
After the show it’s the after party. After the p After the show it’s the after party. After the party it’s the hotel lobby. Disco nap 3/3. 
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Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a lot of emotional baggage on what being beautiful is. That most of our focus of being beautiful is intertwined with the desire to be thin. Angling our bodies in pictures to the thinnest look, looking for clothes that are “flattering” and shaming our self when our body doesn’t look like we want it to in an outfit. So many things about body positivity are nuanced and deep and layered. Ive accepted and grown to love so many things about my ever changing frame but I even knew there was this deep seeded hatred of my belly knowing it’s not aesthetically appealing to society. Even as I write this I won’t lie and say this last year I’ve learned to love every part of my body and I never feel shame about it. What I have learned is that I’m not going to hide it anymore. That I’m not going to try to make myself appear smaller than I am. Because trying to hide is leaning into the shame. 
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#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talk This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talking about shooting for my birthday I sent her two concepts. The first was my newspaper shoot, posted yesterday, and second was this series I named Disco Nap 🪩 💤. Both of us were torn between the two and she was like, let’s shoot them both. 

For me as a blogger and a creative I get to take lots of pictures but they are usually for a brand or a campaign. Styled shoots like this are so much fun to put together and give me such a spark creatively.

Photos: @rachelmadelynphoto 
Styling: @nicholexanthos 
Location: @openspacestudios_ 
Hair: @rainaisrad @stephanie.tyrl @loveparisparker 
Disco balls: @shopgoldenlily 
Dress: @amazonthedrop 
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#birthdayshoot #styledshoot #photoshoot #disconap
Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdaysho Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdayshoot #photoshoot #photographer #styledshoot #blogger #neworleansblogger #influencer
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At Home, Decorating, Entertaining, Food · October 28, 2017

Brunch and Bubbly

This past Sunday I threw a brunch and playdate with a few friends and used it as an opportunity to collaborate with Greet and Gather.  If you haven’t seen any of my posts about Greet and Gather they are a monthly entertainment subscription box that just came on the market in October.  I was lucky to get my hands on one of their first boxes and I was not disappointed.  The October box, Slate and Stone, included items like a marble cheese board, bourbon stones, brass cheese knives, slate coasters and cheese signs.  Basically they provided me with most of the tools to throw the perfect little ladies brunch.

I decided to keep the menu simple.  Well simple for me which means I had three kinds of quiche, banana bread, yogurt parfaits, cheese and charcuterie, baked brie (from Greet and Gather) and chicken and waffles for the kids.  We also had mimosas and cold brew but we all ended up drinking the delicious brown sugar bourbon cocktail from Greet and Gather’s recipes that were provided in this months box. Basically it was all my favorite things wrapped into one perfect little party.

Quiche…  So I mentioned I made three kinds of quiche.  I keep quiche really simple which means I use the same base no matter what and then just add ingredients.  My basic quiche recipe is 4 eggs and 1 cup of half and half or 6 eggs and 1.5 cups of half and half.  It is really that simple.  350 degrees in the oven for 45 to 55 minutes.  I made two of the quiche crustless and made one with crust.  The ingredients I used were spinach, mushroom and feta; red pepper, asparagus and brie; and crab, green onion and cream cheese.  The favorite of the day was the crab, green onion and cream cheese.

Banana Bread with Brown Sugar Buttercream… So I am not a baker…at all.  On the rare occasion I bake I have to have an easy recipe.  I am a cook in that I don’t like to measure so this means baking is not my jam.  This banana bread recipe was simple and easy.  I also forgot the baking soda and it turned out great anyway so there is that!  As for the brown sugar buttercream I loosely used this recipe here.

Chicken and Waffles…  I made this really easy on myself.  I used chicken nuggets for the chicken portion of the dish.  I was serving this to kids so I assumed they would be more likely to eat it if I used chicken nuggets.  For the waffles I used a buttermilk waffle mix from Whole Foods.  To the mix I added vanilla, cinnamon and three tablespoons of honey.  It was perfect.  I made them both early and kept them in the warming pan and then served them with honey.

Yogurt Parfait…  I actually was inspired to make these after having something similar at Harvest Cup Polo Classic.  I use the apple cinnamon granola from Whole Foods.  I topped that with Maple Hill Creamery vanilla yogurt and then topped with blueberries.  Side note…  If you have not had Maple Hill Creamery Yogurt you need to have it…like today.

Cheese Plate…  For my cheese plate I kept it really simple.  White cheddar, dill Havarti, blue cheese, salami and almonds.

Baked Brie… this is a Greet and Gather recipe.  1 package puff pastry, 1 wheel of brie (chopped), 1/3 cup pecans, 1 tbsp. butter, 1/3 cup apple butter, 1/2 cup apples chopped, 2 tbsp. brown sugar, dash of salt.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Roll out puff pastry on a flat surface and cut out circles with a cookie cutter.  Place dough in the bottom of a greased muffin pan for 10 to 12 minutes until slightly puffed.  In a saucepan add butter and stir in pecans, add brown sugar and salt and stir.  Toasting nuts for 3 minutes.  Add in the apples and heat for 1 to 2 minutes until covered and warm.  Top each tart with apple butter, brie and apple pecan mixture.  Place back in oven for 3 minutes.

Brown Sugar Bourbon Cocktail…  This is also a Greet and Gather recipe.  1 1/2 oz bourbon, 2 tbsp. brown sugar simple syrup (recipe below), club soda, citrus bitters, cooling stones of ice.  Add 2 tbsp. simple syrup and bourbon to a glass and stir.  Add a dash of bitters and club soda to taste.  Finishing with cooling stones or ice.  Garnish with a cinnamon stick and serve.

 

Brown Sugar Simple Syrup – 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp vanilla.  Combine brown sugar and water in a pot and stir until combined.  Add vanilla and reduce heat.  Stir until you no longer see sugar crystals.  Cool and serve.

If you would like to check out all of my ideas on how to throw the perfect brunch you can visit my Pinterest board here.

Thank you as always to Greet and Gather!  It is a dream come true to be able to collaborate and work with your friends!

XO, Tippy

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I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I kn I’ve got my tickets to @theflowerfestla and I know exactly what I’m wearing. #gownmoment
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.
.

#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
Feeling springish with @shopchicsoul Feeling springish with @shopchicsoul
First day of spring? I hardly know her. Because i First day of spring?  I hardly know her. Because it was 30 degrees this morning. #whosspring
After the show it’s the after party. After the p After the show it’s the after party. After the party it’s the hotel lobby. Disco nap 3/3. 
.
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#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a Disco Nap: 2/3. This year I have worked through a lot of emotional baggage on what being beautiful is. That most of our focus of being beautiful is intertwined with the desire to be thin. Angling our bodies in pictures to the thinnest look, looking for clothes that are “flattering” and shaming our self when our body doesn’t look like we want it to in an outfit. So many things about body positivity are nuanced and deep and layered. Ive accepted and grown to love so many things about my ever changing frame but I even knew there was this deep seeded hatred of my belly knowing it’s not aesthetically appealing to society. Even as I write this I won’t lie and say this last year I’ve learned to love every part of my body and I never feel shame about it. What I have learned is that I’m not going to hide it anymore. That I’m not going to try to make myself appear smaller than I am. Because trying to hide is leaning into the shame. 
.
.

#welovestyle #runwaylook #fashionbloggerlife #fashionmusthave #womensfashionblog #styleandcurve #fashionplus #plussizebloggersunite #fashionforallsizes #plussizeblogger #plussizefashion #plussizegirls #curvesarebeautiful #plussizebloggers #fashionista #plusclothing #boldcurvyfashionista #curvyfashionstyle #curvestyle #plussizeinfluencer #curvygirlfashion #curvyfashion #curvyfashionista #curvychic #fashioncurvy #boldandcurvy #fashionblogger #ootd #womensstyle #personalstyle
This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talk This year when @rachelmadelynphoto and I were talking about shooting for my birthday I sent her two concepts. The first was my newspaper shoot, posted yesterday, and second was this series I named Disco Nap 🪩 💤. Both of us were torn between the two and she was like, let’s shoot them both. 

For me as a blogger and a creative I get to take lots of pictures but they are usually for a brand or a campaign. Styled shoots like this are so much fun to put together and give me such a spark creatively.

Photos: @rachelmadelynphoto 
Styling: @nicholexanthos 
Location: @openspacestudios_ 
Hair: @rainaisrad @stephanie.tyrl @loveparisparker 
Disco balls: @shopgoldenlily 
Dress: @amazonthedrop 
.
.
#birthdayshoot #styledshoot #photoshoot #disconap
Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdaysho Good things come in threes. Last one. #birthdayshoot #photoshoot #photographer #styledshoot #blogger #neworleansblogger #influencer
Blue eyes and thick thighs… that’s what hot gi Blue eyes and thick thighs… that’s what hot girls are made of. #photoshoot #hotgirlsummer #styledshoot #photography #blog #blogger #influencer

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