Tuesday, January 25, 2022

3 Simple & Practical Kitchen Feng Shui Tips!

Vibrant Kitchen

Basket of Beautiful Lemons

Aromatic Fresh Herbs

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Whether it’s doing homework with children or preparing meals, almost everyone (guests included) gather in the kitchen. When the energy in the kitchen is positive, families are more inclined to want to eat at home and will enjoy better health and relationships as a result. 

If your kitchen has been stagnant for too long, is burdened with clutter, or needs a serious cleaning, by all means make a point of revitalizing it. 

Get Started Today! Apply these 3 simple and practical Feng Shui enhancements to your kitchen and watch your relationships, health, and wealth enhanced in amazing ways:

Tip 1 - Make cleaning a habit to improve health and prosperity. One of the most important things you can do for your kitchen is to keep it clean, clutter-free and organized – and the 3 areas that need it most are the pantry, freezer and the refrigerator. Why? This is where food, a symbol of health and wealth, is stored. Get rid of everything that is completely out of date. 

Tip 2 - Clear off countertops to energize your health, hence your life. It sounds counterintuitive, but when you have countertops that are covered with items such as small appliances, dishes, loaves of bread, bags of chips, or stacks of bills, it doesn’t inspire you to cook. On the other hand, when you have a kitchen with clear counters graced with a basket of beautiful lemons and a jar of aromatic fresh herbs, it just makes you feel like cooking.

Tip 3 - Discard damaged items to promote good energy in your foods. Start by decluttering your kitchen cabinets and drawers (one at the time, no need to tackle them all at once, pace yourself, so that you’ll have something to do daily). Hanging onto dented pots, pans and utensils, cracked or chipped dishes, glasses, cups; stained napkins and tablecloths and damaged kitchen appliances such as toaster, mixer, etc., ‘because they’re still good,’ gifts or for sentimental reasons, cause clutter, negative energy, not good for your health and well-being. Discard them all. 

Happy Revitalizing Your Kitchen!

Ellie Lavender
Certified Feng Shui Practitioner
Interior Designer
Lavender Design + Cuisine

 

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Saturday, January 1, 2022

2022 Vegan Mediterranean Culinary and Wine Pairing Classes

 

Cherry Tomato & Herbes de Provence 
Vegan Tart

Chef Ellie's Lavender Kitchen 

Happy New Year Foodies and Wine Lovers!

One of the greatest joys in my culinary world has been the offering of my signature vegan Mediterranean culinary and wine pairing classes. Over the years my students and I have come together at beautiful settings such as FlipJack Ranch. There, nestled amidst an enchanting redwood forest in Bonny Doon we have prepared and enjoyed an array of inspired cuisine and wine.

However, in an effort to complete the publication of my first cookbook, The Art of Vegan Mediterranean Cooking, I will not be offering culinary and wine pairing classes in 2022.

Instead, once my cookbook is published, I will have a book launch at FlipJack Ranch with vegan Mediterranean appetizers and celebratory champagne aperitifs! 

As I move through this next chapter of my culinary journey, I will share updates about my forthcoming book and as always I will continue to draw inspiration from all of the happy moments we have shared cooking, tasting and laughing.

Until we meet again, happy vegan cooking!

Chef Ellie Lavender 

Vegan Mediterranean Personal Chef
Culinary & Wine Pairing Instructor
Lavender Design + Cuisine

 

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