A New Year & Fresh Start

Happy First Tuesday of 2022!

Can you even believe it?

Call it cliché but I always love a fresh start. A new season, a new month, and I (usually) love Mondays. I always look forward to a new year. Now after 2020 and 2021 I feel we enter a new year a little more gingerly.

When the new year starts, I always do a breakdown of what The Fast Fashionista will bring you throughout the year. I like to have a plan and concept before just running a muck. So here it is:

Fashion and Lifestyle

Many moons ago on this blog I would do posts on outfits and their color palettes. This is going to be a big focus on putting outfits together fast and easy with a palette. Hopefully, more home décor content as well.

Perfectly Plated

I have such a passion for cooking and I love sharing that with you. Here, I’m going to learn more about actual plating, give you fast weeknight meals, and of course My usual fancy made easy recipes.

My Martini Moment

Fun and fancy cocktail recipes as always. This has turned into one of my favorite parts of this blog. Not only am I making these recipes easy but I want to build them from liquors that aren’t obscure or hard to find. I started this part of my blog about six or seven years ago when on a Friday, after a stressful work week, I would sit at my bistro set in my dining room and have a dirty martini. I would laugh to myself and think “This is a lovely Martini Moment”.

I’m sentimental about certain things and now this bistro set lives refinished in my bedroom and I thought it was only appropriate to shoot this photo here. I think everyone should know how to whip up a classic Dirty Martini.

what you do:

Grab your favorite martini glass and I throw in my olives first (Feta or Gorgonzola stuffed). Then add in Vermouth. In a shaker with ice add in vodka and brine. Shake, shake, shake! Swirl the Vermouth up into the glass and then add in the shaker goods. If you like it more “dirty” add in more brine.

fun fact: it’s bad luck to garnish your martini with an even number of olives. Do one or three. Five if you’re like, hungry.

Thank you for stopping by!

I’m so excited to share some new fun things with you!

Pumpkin Season Has Arrived

Happy Wednesday!

I don’t know about you but I can’t believe that it’s almost October! If you’re familiar with my blog then you know I absolutely love to cook seasonal…

Don’t get me wrong I love pumpkin pie maybe twice a year but I’m just not a dessert person. So I decided to make a savory pumpkin dish that’s fancy but certainly easy.

what you need:

what you do:

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet (one about two inches high) on medium, add in the onion and simmer until transparent. Then add in garlic and sage and cook for a couple seconds but don’t let the garlic brown.

2. Add in the rice and let it cook until it starts looking a little translucent but again don’t let it brown. Add wine.

3. Little by little add a cup at a time of the chicken broth and let it absorb. This may take a little but be patient (I cleaned the kitchen and meal prepped while the rice was cooking because I can’t sit still haha!).

4. Once the rice is cooked add in pumpkin and Parmesan until both are well mixed. Remove from heat and garnish with more Parmesan and sage.

This is the perfect Fall recipe if you’re looking for a way to use some pumpkin and don’t want to make sweets.

Enjoy the day!

A Tasty Trio

Happy First Day of September!!

I’m bringing you all the carbs this fine Wednesday.

This might be one of my favorite food posts ever because let me let you in on a little secret…I freaking love sandwiches. Like in my soul. However, I don’t eat them often because carbs so doing this post was a very real treat for me. I chose three easy classic sandwiches and I’m showing you what drink to pair them with.

Give these tasty pairings a try next time you’re craving some carbs!

For the grilled cheese I used Fontina cheese since it pairs well with Chardonnay. My favorite combo? As much as I love all of these I really liked the PB & J pairing!

I hope your day is full of carbs and fun!