The Chic Life

Perfect Eating is an Illusion – Be a Qualitarian

April 5, 2013

Vegetarian, flexitarian, vegan, carnivore, pescatarian…there are many words to describe the way people eat. I finally found a word that accurately describes my eating style: Qualitarian One of the best things about this style is that it can be combined with others. You could be a Vegetarian Qualitarian or a Carnivore Qualitarian. It’s a simple, but [...]

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American Tobacco Historic District and Foster’s Market {Durham, NC}

April 2, 2013

After our food truck stop and coffee break, we made our way to another outdoor adventure. Okay, we didn’t go zip lining or anything like that, but we did head over to the American Tobacco Historic District. The old American Tobacco Factory went through renovations to become an indoor-outdoor area for use for events, restaurants, [...]

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KoKyu Food Truck and Cocoa Cinnamon Coffee {Durham, NC}

April 1, 2013

We headed to Durham this past weekend to go house-hunting for the big move. I’d been OCD-checking the weather from my space-heater-warmed office for the previous week or so in hopes of warm weather in the near future, so I knew the weather was going to be beautiful during our trip. I just didn’t realize [...]

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Runway for the Ballet {2013}

March 30, 2013

When fashion meets dance, you have a wonderful thing. Enter the Runway for the Ballet, an event benefiting the NC Dance Theatre. I took over 800 photos, which I narrowed down to right around 100. Since those wouldn’t fit on a single blog post, I made an album on my Facebook page. You can click [...]

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Spice Update Sale and Salad Love {Eats}

March 27, 2013

Our local Savory Spice Shop is featuring a great deal through the end of March. Bring in a competitor’s bottle and get $1 off a new SSS bottle full of fresh herbs or spices. I knew quickly that I wanted to cash in on this offer. So, I gathered the bottles that were empty (or [...]

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Berebere Spiced Egg Bake {Recipe}

March 23, 2013

Speaking of lack of breakfast-eating, one thing I’ve been able to sneak in now and again is my tried and true egg bake. These truly are SO much easier than making a fried or scrambled egg. Each of those requires dedicated attention during the cook time. With an egg bake, you just throw some stuff [...]

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Red Trenchcoat {Outfit}

March 20, 2013

I haven’t been doing so hot with breakfast lately. I remember when I didn’t eat breakfast at all, just a few years ago. This was before I decided to take a healthier, non-restrictive approach to eating. Breakfast became an important meal of the day, and I never missed it. But, lately, it seems like I’m [...]

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Hot Blueberry-Honey Breakfast Quinoa {Recipe}

March 12, 2013

I may be the only one excited for the time change. I know we lose an hour, and that is no bueno, but I’m in it for the extra sunshine every day. I’ve already started enjoying it. Days will seemingly last longer, I’ll have better (more?) light for photos, and maybe I’ll even get a [...]