As Autumn approaches, I decided to take advantage of the first chilly day of the season up in Malibu, and cook a warm and hearty fall meal! Figs are currently in season, so the menu was fig inspired. A Fig Fest so to speak!

We started with prosciutto and bleu cheese wrapped figs and some light as air mini gourgettes. As pasta-making is one of my most favorite and soothing cooking activities, my homemade butternut squash ravioli was to follow! The main course was a pork-loin cooked to perfection by my husband Glenn, with a fig habanero sauce and a light arugula, fig and fried goat cheese salad!

My homemade french vanilla bean ice cream with a chocolate port sauce capped off a perfect evening!

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My darling husband has been on a fishing trip in Washington State for the past 4 days and I’ve been marveling at how feminine the alone time feels.

I thought I’d want to use the time to catch up with and go out girlfriends…meaning filling in the time and space.  Not so much.

Though I do adore my friends, what I’m finding my being  is asking for is the gentleness of a feminine essence in my life.  So far today that has looked like:

*Sleeping in until 9:30 a.m. (I never do this!  I wake up without an alarm by 6 or 6:30 a.m.)

*A gorgeous cup of coffee outside in the cool Malibu weather just gazing at the ocean

*Personal trainer appointment–in home

*Phone call with an exquisite friend

*Oh, by the way, cleansing all day–yes, after my cup of coffee

*A smidge of The Cooking Channel

*A long shower

*A silky pomegranate elixir (you can get it from www.skinprophecy.com)

*A quiet evening at home (it is only 4pm so we’ll see,…however this is the intention!)

So today, I realized that to have the time and space to be feminine are the new luxury.

What do you do to stay soft and feminine?  Leave a comment below..

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