Kasie Chelanne, Author at Musings on Momentum

Hearty Kale Stew

November 3, 2015

I have some very exciting news, it has officially dipped below 80 degrees in Los Angeles! It only took until November 3… In honor of this positively chilly weather I am bringing out the knee high boots, bundling up in sweaters and making a big pot of my favorite kale stew for dinner.

I first tried this recipe in the middle of August (which a was completely inappropriate time to be testing stew recipes) and we have been enjoying it on a bi-monthly basis ever since. This stew is perfect for filling you up, warming you up and leaving you feeling healthy.

November Inspiration

November 1, 2015

Wedding Inspiration

October 30, 2015

Our wedding day has come and gone and I can say without a doubt that it was the most perfect, magical and wonderful day of my life. It still feels a bit like such a beautiful and emotional day must have existed solely in the realm of my dreams…it was that lovely. It is true what people say…it was the happiest day of my life up until that point and every day since then I have woken up happier and happier, more and more excited about the beautiful life we are creating together.

I will talk a bit more about our wedding over the next few weeks but wanted to start by sharing some of my original wedding inspiration. From the start I knew I wanted to juxtapose the formality and grandeur of San Francisco City Hall with a non-traditional dress and bouquet. In keeping with that, I had selected casual, easy hairstyles and makeup looks to guide the direction I went in when it came to beauty.

The below images are ones I collected over the past year that I found myself returning to again and again as our wedding date of October 23 approached. You’ll see that my wedding inspiration very much became a reality when I share a few of our personal photos next week!

Living Room Decor Sneak Peek

October 29, 2015

We have been in our new apartment for a little over a month now and it is coming together slowly but surely. We are purposefully taking our time selecting art and furniture and determining how to best use our spaces so we get it right the first time. The one room that is close to complete is our main living area. In fact all that is missing from the room is art for our gallery wall; some of which we have, some of which is on the way (from Ukraine!), and some of which we still need to create ourselves.

This room has been a labor of love and, while it is not quite perfect, we adore the space and are proud of how “us” it feels. Since I discussed inspiration for each room prior to our move I thought it would be fun to show how it is coming together and how our living room decor inspiration is becoming our living room reality.

living room decor

The Crimson Stranger – A Halloween Drink

October 27, 2015

With the month of October marching eagerly towards the day our country dedicates to pumpkins, ghosts, and witches, I am finding myself in the mood for dark and ghoulish Halloween drinks. When considering recipe options the most important factor to me is that I do not want to drink anything too overtly gross (in my opinion anything with fake eyeballs or fingers floating in it falls into this category). I am finding that I am much more interested in bringing any elegant elements that I can into Halloween this year rather than falling back on simply upping the scare factor. This Halloween drink, aptly named The Crimson Stranger, blends bewitchingly beautiful garnishments with a splash of a dark crimson that resembles blood just closely enough to create the perfect Halloween drink.

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