Healthy Holidays -the photos!

 

Laura Arnold of At Table shares healthy holiday tips!

Laura illustrating the finer points of a good balsamic vinegar.

Herbed cheese, radish and cucumber tartines.

Delicious tartines -the perfect appetizer. So versatile!

Laura creates elegant food with fabulous flavor, packed with nutrition!

Creating "faux" whipped cream using Greek yogurt and a dollup of heavy whipping cream.

What a treat!  Laura Arnold of At Table treated us all like queens with delicious recipes perfect for making the holidays healthy and scrumptious!  Our taste buds were in heaven, plus the time to connect with such an amazing group of women was priceless!  I love our monthly meetings!  If you haven’t joined us yet, mark your calendars and plan to attend December 11th from 7-9:30pm for more fun and inspiration!

Thank you to each of the uncommon women who attended this evening, and a very special thanks to Laura Arnold for sharing her passion and talents (and food!) with us!

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner For HEALTHY HOLIDAYS?

Laura Arnold of "At Table" -cooking instructor, restaurant owner, uncommon woman!

This Thursday we’re in for a major treat. And when I say a “major treat,” I’m talking about a red carpet roll out kind of put-your-party-dress-on and invite your best friend kind of major treat.  Because guess what?  Laura Arnold of At Table will be one of our guest speakers!

Pulled right from her website, here’s just a taste of who this amazing gal is.

“Laura Arnold expresses her love of food and people through her company, At Table. Laura’s vision is a “return to the table” where meals and entertaining are a warm and memorable experience.  Laura has worked as a caterer, a line cook and in local bakeries.  Today, Laura owns two restaurants in Austin with her husband, Russell. With At Table, Laura enjoys teaching others about the pleasures of good cuisine and connecting people through food and the arts of the table.”

Cooking up a few of her favorite recipes perfect for holiday entertaining, Laura will be sharing with us how we can provide nutritiously for our family during the festive seasons, make things ahead to save our sanity, and focus on enjoying the experience of entertaining!  And she told me that she’ll be doing something ridiculously delicious with strawberries, balsamic, sugar and cream.  Nobody should miss THAT!  Plus -yes, there’s another plus- Laura will be bringing gift certificates to Zuzu’s, one of the restaurants she and her husband own!  Be a lucky winner and come!

Our second guest is SGT Patton, an active duty, 3 time war vet with so much fitness expertise that it makes my head spin!  SGT Patton will share how to get started on an exercise routine or challenge yourself further in your current fitness level, offer examples of incredibly effective and efficient exercises you can do anywhere with little to no equipment, and debunk many nutrition and fitness myths that we are constantly bombarded by.  Plus he’s really cute so come just to oogle, if nothing else.  Well, and for the food, of course.

Having trouble finding a babysitter for the evening?  Bring your kid(s)! You don’t want to miss out on this fun, festive and informative event.  It’s going to be our best monthly meeting YET! 

Please email for directions uncommonwomengroup@gmail.com

Dec. 3rd Girls Night Out with “The Pioneer Woman Cooks”

Alright Cowgirls, we’re saddling up for a rip-roaring time with The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, as she makes her Austin stop during her cross-country cookbook tour!

Carpool with another cowgirl and we’ll meet up at Book People at 7pm.

Check out Ree’s amazing and hilarious website!  She’s a city girl transplanted to a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere with 4 homeschooled kids and a hard workin’, dirt-covered Marlboro-Man-of-a-husband!  She cooks, she writes, she takes amazing photographs and provides oodles of tutorials, PLUS she’ll have you in stitches.

Wear a red bandanna for Uncommon Women (and your inner-cowgirl!) and we’ll hang out for coffee afterward!  Girls Night Out!

Healthy Holidays -Recipes You MUST Try!

Valerie Whitmore, founder and creator of CDKitchen.com, gave Uncommon Women a list of delicious holiday favorites made “light!” We’ve created a page just for these recipes where you can click, cook and enjoy!

Check out these delicious recipes -they’ve got me drooling and ready to cook!  I guarantee you’ll love them!  Thanks, Valerie!!

Healthy Holidays Recipe Page

And remember, this Thursday, Nov. 19th from 7-9:30pm is our monthly meeting!  “Healthy Holidays:  Enjoy the Season, Lose the Guilt!” Jumpstart your healthy lifestyle before those holiday pounds creep up and leave you feeling flabby on New Years.  Let’s take care of ourselves, respect our bodies, and enjoy some fabulous girl time with terrific guest speakers!  ALL FREE!

Grateful

A truly Uncommon Women, Crystal King,  mother of 6 and pastor’s wife in Southern California shares about family, homeschooling and her epiphany of gratefulness.  It’s inspiring, hilarious and encouraging.  Plus there are some really cute kids in the pictures.  Read on!

“Homeschooling has challenged me as a mother and simply as an individual.  Not much of a planner and usually rebellious against structure I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to follow the curriculum.  But like I learned on the Prism weight loss program, structure and committment are keys to accomplishing our goals….”  Click here for more!

 

A Smash Hit! An Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale

Tastefully Simple and BeckyMae Designs

The First Annual “An Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale” was a smash hit!  Fabulous vendors, wonderful products and services, delightful guests -and incredibly festive!  Many, many thanks to our wonderful women in small business, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, and all of our guests!  You made this event uncommonly wonderful!

Tastefully Simple

Silpada Jewelry

Scentchips of Georgetown

Novita Spa

Mosaics by Marlene

Liza Lynn

Illusions

Grace Academy

Favor Cakes

DT Outsourcing

Custom Cakes by Mandy Major

Chocolate Baby

Cameo Chocolates

BeckyMae Designs

Angry Baby

Usborne Books

Shopping Galore!

View the complete set of photos from An Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale! via Flickr link!

Personal reflections on An Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale

An Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale -this Saturday!

Click above to hear the details of our fabulous event

Saturday, Nov. 7th, 3-8pm

at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce

Across from the Rec Center on N. Austin Ave.

by San Gabriel Park

Check out our amazing vendors!

Shop fabulous products!  Nibble Gourmet delights!  Connect with wonderful services!

All while supporting Central Texas’ finest women in small business!

Better in Business

I ran across this short, light and highly informative article on Single Minded Women’s website.  It was exactly what I needed to hear today and I wanted to share it with you!  Don’t sabotage yourself -avoid this 4 traps we women fall into in business!

Here’s the article.

Vendors Needed for Holiday Event

Ladies, Shoreline Christian Church is looking for vendors for their event which just happens to be this Saturday, Nov. 7th along with our Uncommon Holiday Show & Sale.  Here’s the link if you’re interested in checking it out.  Booth registration is only $25!

Presents With A Purpose

They’re looking for charitable organizations, fair trade vendors, crafters and artisans.  If you’re not participating in our event and are looking for something fun to be a part of, check them out!

Healthy Holidays: Enjoy the Season, Lose the Guilt

It’s our November get together and we have a fabulous night lined up for you, ladies!

If you’re like me, you’re done with feeling awful about enjoying the delights of the holiday season when New Years rolls around.  So let’s grab hold of the reigns and get proactive about our health BEFORE January hits!

Active duty soldier, 3 time war vet and combat trained fitness guru Brian Patton will show how each of us can work to build a better, healthier body and help debunk common fitness myths.

We’ll be enjoying delicious samples of holiday fare made “light” and sharing the recipes so you can cook healthier holiday meals and treats for the family, while not losing the delicious tastes!

And we’ll wrap up the evening with a fireside chat on respecting our bodies through how we maintain them. Plus, it’s always wonderful to spend a relaxing evening with Uncommon Women!

Why wait to make New Years resolutions?  Start NOW!

Email UncommonWomenGroup@gmail.com for directions or more information!