Archive for the 'food' Category

Celebrating Summer

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Summer is definitely here, and I decided to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend by trying out my Lifestylist® skills making something I’ve been craving – homemade ice cream. Lucky for me JC Penney had a great sale on so I got a great deal on my new Cuisinart Flavor Duo and it’s exactly what I [...]

Buying Local

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Today was a great day – I got a lot of work done on my gardens then we went to our local farmers market to pick up some goodies for the week. The Home Idea Factory is in an area of Dallas called Oak Cliff and we are very fortunate because we are close to [...]

Grazing Through the Paula Deen Buffet

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Hey y’all! Just got back from Tunica, MS and the South Central Manufactured Housing Show. Part of what being a Lifestylist is all about is experiencing life to the fullest, and even though I went to view housing trends, when I saw that bus with Paula Deen’s face on it beckoning me to the casino [...]

Savor Dallas Weekend

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

One of my favorite foodie events that I attend every year is finally here! Savor Dallas started last night with the wine stroll and it couldn’t have been more perfect – perfect weather, perfect locations, perfect food and of course perfect wines! My favorites were the Cakebread Cellars wines, Fedora, and the food and team [...]

Shaw Carpets to Host Worlds Largest Pie Fight

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Shaw Carpets had a great event in Grapevine, TX yesterday. A pie fight that was the largest in the world with 1,200 pies and 434 participants took place on their Anso Nylon carpet to show how easily it could be cleaned. Shaw understands lifestyle, and this Lifestylist has seen firsthand how well their carpets not [...]

Modular Homes to be Showcased at International Builders Show

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The countdown has begun for the International Builders Show – in two weeks we will be attending this annual event that will be held in Las Vegas, NV. USA Today had a great article today about the modular and prefab homes that will be on display. Palm Harbor Homes and Champion Homes will both have [...]

It Takes a Village to Fight Homelessness and Abuse

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Builders, chefs, and community members teamed up today to start the “Home Sweet Gingerbread Home” competitions at NorthPark Center. Lifestylist® Suzanne chaired the event which looks like it will become an annual favorite.Chef and cookbook author Karel Ann Tieszen teamed up with Shared Housing board member Mona Lincoln and TX State Fair Celebri-chef Peter Clarac [...]

I Love New York

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

There are a few things that I love and live for – my family, my animals,friends, the Great State Fair of Texas and food. When the great chef Joanne Bondy – Executive Chef at the Old Hickory Steakhouse at the Gaylord Texan told us that she was being honored by being asked to do a [...]

I almost met Oprah at the Texas State Fair

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Today was a very exciting day. One of the ways as a Lifestylist I search out trends and try to understand what today’s buyer is looking for is by being a part of the Great State Fair of Texas. Some years I enter the Creative Arts contests – especially cooking. You’d be amazed how much [...]

Food as an Art Form

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my Job? As a Lifestylist I spend a lot of time researching trends and ways that I can help consumers enhance their quality of life, so researching foodies and food trends is a large part of what I do. Last week I attended the Texas Restaurant Association’s [...]