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our thoughts on the election…

20 Thursday Oct 2016

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American-born successful businessman who would win the female vote by a landslide!  

Just sayin’

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what’s ringin’ our belle … round 76

18 Tuesday Oct 2016

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A cheater’s pasta that is drool-worthy…


Via Food52

A little floral arrangement inspiration from a belle’s recent trip to Japan…


Simple is stunning…just sayin’
A quick sponge cleaning tip…


Via Pinterest 

Five ways to wake up and look amazing…belles need all the help we can get!

Via Pinterest 

A beautiful book by one of our favorites…Mark D. Sikes…


Via Amazon
For the timeless belle maison

A delightful little cocktail…


Via Pinterest 

Cheers!

a&a

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fluff up that Monday, belles

17 Monday Oct 2016

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How’s this for adding a little fluffy perk to your Monday, belles??…


Living Proof Dry Volume Blast from  Amazon will take that tired weekend hair and plump it right up…va-va-volume!!!
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belles obey the “rules”…just sayin’

16 Sunday Oct 2016

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oh-so-good Osso Buco…belleicious!

14 Friday Oct 2016

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With cooler weather just around the bend …we belles start thinking about slow cooked, melt-in-your-mouth comfort dishes…especially those that upgrade the standard casserole effort without too much extra time in the kitchen.
The only issue we had while making this recently was the fact that the cooler weather hasn’t quite made it this far south!!  We cranked up the stove…and then the oven for 2 1/2 hours…in a small kitchen while the air conditioning was on the blink. What were we thinking?!?! Proceed with visual of hissy fit…. 

Although our tempers were tested, we were way judgier about the result of this Veal Osso Buco from Epicurious

So we thank our lucky stars and y’all will too when you taste this mouthwatering,  beautifully seasoned fall-worthy dish. 

We didn’t change a thing, initially because we were madder than wet hens about the heat situation, but it turns out this recipe needs no tweaking. It’s perfect just the way it is…as long as it’s not a 110 degrees in your kitchen…just sayin 

The Belles’ Favorite Osso Buco


All you need to do is a little chopping …


A little dredging…



Brown zee meat…


Add a few ingredients 


Leave to cook for awhile 

And then voila…


Serve and savor!

Risotto, polenta or potatoes all work beautifully with this dish. But…we chose to serve it with sautéed spinach as we were still in swimsuit season when we taste tested.  This would be fabulous for a dinner party as well.

Bon appetit

a&a

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it’s frock-tober belles…

13 Thursday Oct 2016

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Some dresses we are lovin’ (…and needin’)…

Via Shopbop

Via Shopbop 

Via Shopbop

Via Shopbop


Via Revolve clothing 

Via Revolve clothing

Time to frock up, belles!

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what’s ringin’ our belle…round 75

11 Tuesday Oct 2016

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A little fall home decor inspiration….


Makes us want to hit pumpkin patch and get in the Fall Spirit …via Pretty Pink Tulips

This sweater….


Via Revolveclothing.com

We both want it…don’t you think we need a team belle Sweater?? 

and…

We could wear it while eating…


the best Southern fried chicken

Be inspired by these Interiors….


Chinoiserie style

Oh Rickey you so fine….


Autumn Rickey

Now THAT should ring some belles!

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a Monday perk for zee ears…

10 Monday Oct 2016

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Time to shine belles….


Via Shopbop by Kenneth Jay Lane (and they are ON SALE!!)

Perk up, belles!

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bubbles usually make a belle happy…just sayin’

09 Sunday Oct 2016

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Just sayin’

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duck, duck, duck fat!! an easy and delish dish…

07 Friday Oct 2016

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After a recent trip to Japan, landing back in the states to a homemade meal was most welcome and appreciated. Exhausted and tired of soybean paste, tofu and rice, a simple, tasty dinner was smile-making and tummy-tempting . 

A dear belle-boy found this recipe, grocery shopped, prepared, cooked and cleaned up . Now that’s a welcome home! Lots of belle points were earned …just sayin…

A simple salad was the perfect side to these perfect pan seared pork chops by Idratherbeachef.com 

With just a few ingredients (hello, duck fat) you can have a clean, gourmet meal with little to no effort. Especially if you let someone else do all the work!

This recipe calls for roasted garlic and belle-boy forgot that one item. So we just substituted sweet onions that were roasted in oven with a little olive oil, salt and pepper for about 45 minutes at 425 


A little fresh rosemary, salt and pepper, and a hot pan start the process

And then a lil flip 


Now add the roasted garlic (or onion in our case) 


Now plate! 

Simply belle-icious !! 

Full recipe Here

Also , since you’ll have some duck fat leftover, why not try These, These, or This ? 

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