Quick Shots

I really miss cooking. I miss my kitchen. I can't wait to get to Michigan so I can cook in Chaco's mom's amazing kitchen. Then set up my new kitchen. Then cook there.

In the meantime. Some quick shots.

May Kitchen Wish List

Dreaming of setting up my new kitchen in a few weeks...here are a few things I would love to acquire in the new space!

sources: one/two/three/four/five/six/seven

our little almanac. {Oakden Fam}: Giveaway::Displaced Vintage

our little almanac. {Oakden Fam}: Giveaway::Displaced Vintage

Another very awesome blog is having a Displaced Vintage giveaway! Check out Our Little Almanac for more details and to enter!

A Displaced Vintage GIVEAWAY with Blythe Ponytail Parades

The awesome Violet at Blythe Ponytail Parades is hosting an awesome giveaway for my vintage etsy shop, Displaced Vintage. It's for a $20 gift credit to the store!! You can enter up to 6 times!!! That's bonkers. She's a smart lady.

Visit Blythe Ponytail Parades for the details and to enter now!! Seriously, do it. It's easy. And you could get free jewelry, with pearls. Or a vintage clown doll. Or a crystal ice bucket. I have all these things.

Check out this sweet graphic Violet designed, she's uber talented.

Again...Blythe Ponytail Parades.

Schwangin'.

Back by Popular Demand...

So I got this idea in my head that I needed to streamline. I felt like I was doing too  much stuff and I needed everything to fit into one brand, one name, one look...and I was driving myself insane doing it.

I started the Etsy store, which I love, and started a tumblr and became obsessed with making everything work together, and I cut out this blog and stopped having fun blogging and cooking and taking pictures. People kept asking me when I was going to post to this blog again, and I realized how I miss it!

So, here I am, new layout, new recipes and soon...a new kitchen. Not so tiny anymore!!!

The lesson from all this...don't stop doing things you enjoy just because you think something else makes more "sense".  Seriously.

A fresh start

Chaco and I are hitting the road. Leaving New York. Hopefully to a bigger kitchen.

I have absolutely loved writing this blog, it really helped me in many ways. Helped me learn to do something for me, just for me. Cooking, writing, taking pictures...being creative without a deadline. Selfish creativity. I'm totally in love.

With this move I have decided to broaden the scope of my personal writing and sharing, I started a new blog, that will feature lots of cooking, art, photography, stories and updates about my transition from New York to another part of the country. It will be wild, and well documented.

This blog will stay up for awhile, so access to the index will be available, and there is an archive on my new blog that links back to all the recipes here as well.

I hope you will join me and follow the new blog, I love sharing with all of you and hope it can continue!

Check me out www.displacedvintage.tumblr.com

Also, check out my new store! It's an Etsy store dedicated to beautiful and unique vintage finds. Check it out. Buy a dress...or some leather pants. It's sweet. Displaced Vintage on Etsy.

With all my love,

Chantel

Things I Like

aka "Bits & Pieces"

1. Cauliflower
2. Heart shaped corn muffins
3. Olive & artichoke tapenade on sourdough
4. Vegan chocolate cake, recipe from Joy the Baker
5. Roasted chicken with roasted potatoes and veggies
6. Country fried chicken!! Major accomplishment
7. Homemade gnocchi
8. My crazy cousins
9. Our Oscars menu

It's been an interesting week. Happy to be working more freelance and thrilled to be getting started with my vintage store. Putting together more inventory and having a big photo shoot soon, get ready!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :-)