Lavender Design + Cuisine: 2022

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Garden-to-Table: Cultivating Happiness & Flavor

5 Reasons Gardening Boosts Your Well-Being

Research shows spending time outdoors improves overall physical and mental wellness. Digging in the dirt releases serotonin, which naturally elevates daily well-being.

Here are 5 quick benefits of gardening:

Lowers Stress: Touching soil and being in nature reduces physical tension.
Promotes Flexibility: Gardening teaches people to adapt when plans change.
Sharpens Focus: Concentrating on plants clears the mind and boosts productivity.
Supports Nutrition: Growing whole foods makes it easy to eat a clean Mediterranean diet.
Builds Strength: Daily garden chores maintain muscle tone and keep you active.

5 Simple Steps to Start This Weekend

Ready to try it? Keep it simple with these beginner rules from expert Joe Lamp'l:

Start small: Plant just one container near your door so it remains easy to manage.
Grow what you love: Pick easy, fast-growing plants you like to eat, like lettuce or radishes.
Feed the soil: Use organic compost instead of chemicals. Healthy soil makes healthy plants.
Read the tag: Put sun-loving plants in the sun and shade-loving plants in the shade.
Check daily: Spend two minutes looking at your plants every day to catch issues early.

From Garden to Table

The garden is my ultimate refuge and the inspiration for all my plant-based recipes. My culinary motto is garden-to-table. The process of growing my own fresh herbs and veggies brings immense fulfillment.

Start a garden or do some gardening this weekend!

Ellie Lavender
Space Curator & Avant Garde Chef
Lavender Design + Cuisine
Let's connect: Instagram | Facebook

Copyright © 2022 Lavender Design + Cuisine, All rights reserved.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Tips: Revitalize Your Dining Room

5 Reasons to Refresh and Declutter Your Dining Room

The dining room symbolizes strength, unity, and community. When this space is neglected, it quickly becomes cluttered and goes unused. Refreshing your dining room creates an inviting space that supports your household's daily lifestyle.

Here are 5 key benefits of an organized dining room:

Fosters Connection: An open table encourages family dinners, meaningful interaction, and daily conversation.
Creates Flexible Workspace: Clear surfaces provide an instant area to work from home without a dedicated office.
Supports Learning: A clean table offers a quiet, structured space for children to complete homework.
Simplifies Hosting: An organized room makes it easy to host holiday meals and dinner parties spontaneously.
Streamlines Storage: Proper organization creates dedicated homes for linens, placemats, and candles.

Ultimately, a functional dining room brings people together and encourages better food choices.

Transform Your Space This Weekend

Clear the surface: Remove all non-dining items from the table immediately.
Sort your linens: Keep only the tablecloths and napkins you actually use.
Reset the energy: Add a simple centerpiece to make the table look intentional.

Have fun and be creative!

Ellie Lavender
Space Curator & Avant Garde Chef
Lavender Design + Cuisine

Let's connect: Instagram | Facebook

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Curated Vibrant Kitchen

Basket of Beautiful Meyer Lemons

Aromatic Fresh Garden 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
Space Curator & Avant Garde Chef
Lavender Design + Cuisine

Let's connect: Instagram | Facebook