Saturday, June 10, 2023

Restock on Bella Cucina in our Kitchen🥖🍋🥂🍅

Restock on Bella Cucina in our shop kitchen! New Bella's Olive Oil Dipping Crackers, Sun-dried Tomato Pesto, and Crostata Sweet Butter Pastry Tarts have arrived. Discover the beauty of Artful Living…Bella Cucina believes beauty extends beyond the table and into the home. What started as a simple line of pantry provisions is now a fully curated collection for artful living.
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto…Vine ripened California sun-dried tomatoes distinguish this rich, robust pesto. Perfect to stir in pasta for robust flavor, pizza toppings, or served with crackers and cheese. 

**Bella's Olive Oil Dipping Cracker Box…Gourmet Italian olive oil cracker. A perfectly crispy snack right out of the box, or serve with one of our bruschetta spreads or dips. 

**Crostata Sweet Butter Pastry Tarts…Made with sweet dairy butter and delicately baked to a golden brown, our crostata tarts are ready to be filled with your favorite Dolci dessert topping. Perfect filled with our Lemon Curd and topped with our favorite blueberry jam or fresh berries.

**Artichoke Lemon Pesto…Our most popular pesto and one of Oprah's Favorite Things from 'O-List' combines artichoke hearts at their peak with the richness of olive oil and parmesan cheese. Pestos are wonderful stirred in with roasted veggies, layered on our Italian flatbread, or garnishes for chicken, steak, and fish they are amazingly tasty!

**Fresh Basil Pesto…Savor the taste of summer in Tuscany. We use fresh picked basil leaves from the garden and puree into the classic paste so well known throughout the northern parts of Italy.
Pane Rustico Italian Flatbread…Pane Rustico is an authentic, artisan-made flatbread from Sardinia. Par-baked over terra cotta tiles in the old traditional manner, the flatbread is stacked in single sheets, ready to bake to a crispy golden brown cracker-like texture.

**Preserved Lemons…This jar of Preserved Farmhouse Lemons is so beautifully presented you might hesitate to open it but please do. Bella Cucina's Farmhouse Lemons are cut into ready to use wedges packed in salt brine.







Quilted Floral Clementine Slip💛✌️

It's gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day in the Quilted Floral Clementine Slip. The sweetest summer sundress made with so soft European Cotton, detailed with Eyelet Trim & Cotton Laces, and Silk Ties.
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.” - The Buddha
A placid magnetism, uttered in tatters of ribbon and lace; our Quilted Floral Clementine Slip articulates softness and plays with shape, seeking to soothe and stir in equal measure.
Each Magnolia Pearl item is cut "One Size Fits Most". Lay Away Available.




Hot Honey Banana Bread

The addition of hot honey takes an ordinary (yet delicious) standard and makes it extraordinary!
Hot Honey Banana Bread
(a hot new twist on an old favorite)
Makes one 9-inch x 5-inch loaf
What you need:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup Savannah Bee Company® Hot Honey (+ 2-3 tablespoons to garnish)
1/3 cup avocado oil or butter (melted)
2 eggs, beaten
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 firm banana, sliced long ways in half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
What to do:
1. Wash Up!
2. Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick pan spray or butter (we prefer butter).
3. Prepare Batter: Combine brown sugar, hot honey and avocado oil or butter until sugar is fully saturated. Add in eggs and mix to combine. Add in mashed bananas and vanilla and mix to combine. Add in flour, baking soda and salt, then mix until barely incorporated.
4. Pour Batter: Pour mixture into your prepared loaf pan. Press the remaining sliced banana lightly into the batter with the flat side up until the banana is level with the batter. Generously coat the exposed area of the banana in hot honey and drizzle the top of the banana bread with any remaining honey.
5. Bake Bread: Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
To Serve: Allow to cool at least 10-15 minutes before serving.
Pro Tip! You can add 1/2 cup of any of your favorite add-ins! Try toasted pecan pieces, chopped chocolate chips, or roughly chopped bananas!

M.P. Summer Colors💗🧡

”My language is thread and sewing has shown me how we're all connected.”-Robin Brown









Savannah Honey🐝🍯

Oh honey!!!! The most beautiful glass fluted orange blossom honey jars, whipped lemon honey, and popular hot honey for summer grilling has arrived! Wonderful gifts wrapped up and fabulous recipes that go with this honey stay tuned!
"A company that grew out of passion for bees, beekeeping and honey. Our specialty honey is the culmination of a 35-year search, both locally and around the world for the very best. Our beauty products deliver real benefits derived from treasured honeybee hive ingredients – beeswax, royal jelly, propolis, and honey.” Made in Georgia.

Consuela Iris Iridescent Jag

More New Consuela Iris iridescent jag print has arrived today! Textured leather with iridescent jag print includes Diego leather circle charm and tassel with Austrian crystal details so pretty!! Lay Away Available. Prices match Consuela online. New Grab ‘n’ Go Totes are the perfect gift in Blue Jag & Colorful Rosita. The Flip Traveler & Songbird Tumblers are our favorites for summer beverages! Consuela Notebooks and Artful Pens are so fun! Texas-Based, Woman-Owned Company.
Consuela is a fashion and lifestyle brand creating products and experiences that inspire individuals to find joy in the journey. Founded by Austin, Texas-based artist Conni Reed, Consuela embraces vivid color and prints based on Conni’s design philosophy: The Art of the Unmatched™, which blends purposeful contradictions that yield the unexpected. Inspired by our partnerships with artists and makers around the world, our products are as tough, versatile, beautiful, and resilient as the individuals who wear them.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Quiltwork Artist Smock Dress🌼

Stroll through the garden this summer in the Quiltwork Artist Smock Dress.
This honey-hued number hits you in the solar plexus and holds you in awe. A soft companion for a sunlit stroll. Made from European Cotton and detailed with Raw Neck & Edges, Fading, and Pockets this dress is a special piece of art to cherish and wrap yourself in forever. Love!
Each Magnolia Pearl item is cut "One Size Fits Most". Lay Away Available at Bonnes Amies.
Each Magnolia Pearl piece itself is a story. The kind you think you know inside-out, but find new details revealed with each telling. Snippets of fairy tales overlay Huck Finn imagery, bolts of myth underpin psychedelic legends, and beneath it all, within it, resides you, the most glorious story of them all.
Our garments are just along for the ride -- pieces of thread and light, sewn summations of surrender, and dreams, with a poem on the sleeve.



Bacon, Spinach, Tomato, & Avocado Sandwich🍅🥓🍞

A favorite in my house for summer cookouts and afternoon snacks. This is amazing on hamburgers and sandwiches you have to try it! Basically a gourmet mayonnaise with a kick!
This amazing Maple Bacon Aioli is for anyone who craves the captivating taste of real bacon and sweet maple syrup. From lunch to dinner this aioli wakes up taste buds and adds great flavor to sandwiches, burgers and grilled meats. Enjoy!
Bacon, Spinach, Tomato, & Avocado Sandwich
Ingredients
8 slices artisanal crusty bread
Maple Bacon Aioli (Pick up at Bonnes Amies Kitchen)
12 slices applewood smoked bacon
1 cup fresh baby spinach
Fresh basil leaves
2 heirloom tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 avocados, sliced and slightly mashed
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Toast the bread.
Cook the bacon until crispy and brown. Set aside on paper towels.
Spread aioli on one side of each piece of toast.
Divide bacon, spinach, fresh basil leaves and tomatoes on 4 pieces of toast over the aioli.
Smash sliced avocado on other 4 pieces of toast. Put the smashed avocado toast on top to finish each sandwich and serve.

Holy Mother and Child with Garden Angel

”Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”-Mother Teresa
Inspired and aged print of Holy Mother and Child in wonderful aged gold frame and the Tariel Garden Angel are serene & beautiful. These pieces will add a rustic feel to any garden space or special spot in your home. Featured in an entry, above a mantle…where would you place them?
Made to look as though it was found in an Italian garden, our Tariel garden angel statue is finished to look like aged stone.

Antiqued Harvest Canvases

So fun when a truck arrives with wonderful french farmhouse goods…antiqued harvest canvases, vintage cheese signs, concrete cow heads, and velvet floral and linen pillows to adorn your home for summertime. Love!





Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Dr. Squatch🧼

Dr. Squatch soap for men has arrived and a perfect pick up for Father’s Day. A special request from a man in our family! Scents such as Bay Rum, Deep Sea Goat’s Milk, Pine Tar, Wood Barrel Bourbon, Coconut Castaway, and Spearmint Basil along with New Fireside Bourbon cologne will make Dad smell manly and wonderful!! Dr. Squatch shower is an experience—a wilderness adventure that will have you coming up with excuses to get dirty, just so you can get clean.
Fireside Bourbon Cologne…As the sun sets on a chilly mountain evening, there’s nothing quite like sitting by the fire with a glass of bourbon. And now, thanks to Dr. Squatch’s new Fireside Bourbon cologne, you can capture that same essence wherever you go.
Made from only a few simple ingredients, it’s a perfect accessory for the modern-day Casanova. One spritz and you’ll be transported to a cozy cabin in the woods, sipping on a warm bourbon by the fire. The notes of cedarwood, clove, and patchouli come together to create a rich, woodsy scent that’s reminiscent of your favorite whiskey but not overpowering.
Don’t let the simplicity of this cologne’s ingredients fool you – it packs a punch! It has the loudest scent out of all three, with an unmistakable Fireball Whiskey aroma (in a good way). The fragrance is rich and woodsy but also slightly smoky, which makes it stand apart from other scents on this list. It’s the kind of fragrance that will turn heads and leave people wondering what smells so good.

Leather Daily Gratitude Journals🤎

The first day of the week is always a perfect time to sit down and write & reflect on gratitude. These new handmade Leather Daily Gratitude Journals in colors buckskin and saddle are great Father’s Day Gifts or for yourself for daily reflection.
Spend a few minutes each day reflecting on what you’re grateful for and witness how being more in tune with gratitude can significantly impact your life. Our daily gratitude journal takes you on a 90-day journey toward positivity and better mental health, one day at a time. The brief, simple prompts guide you in recording your gratitude in the morning to start your day off in a positive light, and then the evening prompts wrap up the day with reflection. To encourage consistent gratitude journaling, this leather journal was designed in a travel-friendly size and includes a convenient slot on the front cover for a pen or pencil.