Crave

We are starting a new exciting contest!!

Every week we will be giving away a $50 gift certificate and all you have to do is upload a picture of yourself wearing something from Crave or a picture of yourself if your makeup was done by us.

Here’s what to do~

1. Go to the Crave Beauty & Fashion Boutique page and upload a picture of yourself wearing something you bought at Crave, it can be a purse, clothes, shoes, jewelry, or a whole outfit. Or a picture of yourself when your makeup was done by Crave. To upload a photo all you have to do is click Photo at the top of our page and then click Upload Photo.

2. Write under the picture what you are wearing from Crave or if your makeup was done by us.

3. Tag yourself and Crave Beauty & Fashion Boutique in the picture.

4. You can enter more than once but it has to be a different outfit .

Your name will then be entered in the draw and every Friday we will pull a name and the winner will get a $50 gift certificate to spend on anything they want.  How fun and easy is that?!!

We can’t wait to see all of your beautiful faces and outfits

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{Dress Funktional, Boots Volitile, Necklace Lisbeth, Bracelet Erica Weiner}

ALL FROM CRAVE BOUTIQUE

I am a little late with this post but this is the outfit I wore to my 11 year grad reunion (we didn’t have a 10 year reunion). I really can’t believe it’s been 11 years already…in the past eleven years so much has happened and the time has gone so by fast.  It was a lot of fun to see everyone again and catch up with some old friends. It’s weird because when I was in high school and I thought ahead about myself at our 10 year reunion I felt like I would be a lot older than I actually feel like I am now. About a month ago when we were moving I came across a time capsule thingy that I made in like grade 7 and in it I had put where I think I will be in ten years and what it said was that I would be a reporter on Entertainment Tonight, live in Hollywood, and I would be single with no kids. Now other then that I have no kids all that is wrong but I could not be happier about it because I love my life and would not want to be anywhere else. I am in love with an amazing man, I am a makeup artist and owner of a business that I love!!

I would like to thank Lisa Main for all of her hard work organizing such a fun night…thanks Lis!

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“If you take risks, you may still fail. But if you do not take risks, you will surely fail. The greatest risk of all is to do nothing.”

- Roberto C. Goizueta (1931 – 1997) Cuban-American businessman, CEO, Coca-Cola Co.

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I have been meaning to make this recipe for rice pilaf with caramelized onions from Alicia Silverstone’s book The Kind Diet for like a year now and finally did last week…and it is so good we have made it 3 times since then, this time with Quinoa. Each time we paired it with a different side dish but this cheesy broccoli from Brendan Brazier’s new book Whole Foods to Thrive was my favorite.  It is so good and so cheesy tasting considering there is no cheese in it, and a way healthier version of the normal broccoli and cheese sauce (I’ll post the broccoli recipe next week!). And the bonus is that both of these recipes are super easy to make!

Quinoa Pilaf w/Caramelized Onions

Serves 4-6

2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup of pecans lightly toasted

1/2 red onion, cut into thin half-moon slices

3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds lightly toasted

3 pinches of fine sea salt

2 cups cooked Quinoa or short-grain brown rice

Mirin or white wine

Brown rice vinegar

4-5 slices fresh ginger, cut into fine matchsticks

2-3 green onions, thinly sliced for garnish

1 small carrot, finely diced

1 small parsnip, finely diced

Place 2 tablespoons oil and the onion in a medium skillet over medium heat. When the onion begins to sizzle, add a generous pinch of salt and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add a generous sprinkle of mirin and reduce the heat low. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 15 mins or until the onion starts to caramelize, you can cook the onions on low for quite a long time so don’t worry too much if they go over.

While the onion is cooking place the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil, the ginger, carrot, parsnip and a pinch of salt in a large skillet over medium heat. When the vegetables begin to sizzle, add another pinch of salt and saute until just tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the pecans pumpkins. Add the rice and a generous splash of vinegar, we used lots, and stir to combine. Top with the caramelized onions and green onion and enjoy!

For more great recipes also check out Alicia Silverstone’s blog The Kind Life. Let me know what you think of the recipe.

xx