Tina's Chic Corner

Chocolate Pie

January 15th, 2016Tina2 Comments

Is there anything better than a chocolate pie? Well, maybe, but I don’t imagine much. 😉 This dreamy deal is everything you’d ever want in a chocolate pie. The filling is smooth and chocolaty and the crust is flaky and delicious. Yup, this is one of the most awesome things that I’ve ever made so far. I made this pie twice last month. I wish that I could say it was done on purpose. Twas’ the night before Christmas and I wanted to bring pie to my mother-in-law’s for dessert. I diligently made it the day before so that it …

Stuff I’m Into: Winter Essentials

January 13th, 2016Tina4 Comments

Here’s the Stuff I’m Into lately for winter: A warm cozy scarf. I have bought way too many scarves this fall and winter, but this dusty pink one is my most recent favorite. Moisturizers. I use a variety of hand creams, but L’Occitane’s shea butter hand cream has been my favorite for years and it is a favorite weapon in my on-going war against dry skin. Dark polish and statement baubles. I love to sport dark nail polishes, especially during the winter so I treated myself to Chanel’s Vamp nail color (sadly they don’t sell this color any more so I guess I’ll …

Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothies

January 11th, 2016Tina4 Comments

It’s official, folks. I finally found a way to enjoy almond milk! Yes, I know, very exciting news. I have tried almond milk several times and in a variety of ways. Each of those times I found it gross, which is weird because I like almonds and I like milk. I don’t need to go dairy free (and I have no intentions of doing so either), but I want to expand my horizons. So with the new year upon us I thought I’d give almond milk another try. I’ve never tried it in a smoothie so I figure I’d give that a go. Well, …

Broccoli Quiche

January 8th, 2016Tina0 Comments

Quiche is always a good idea for brunch. Am I right or am I right? For one of our hosting gigs last month, I wanted to make my crustless spinach quiche. I’ve been making that recipe for years and it’s always a winner. I thought I had spinach at home but I was wrong. (Ugh, must pay better attention when making the grocery list.) I didn’t want to spend 30 minutes in the car to make a grocery run (and I didn’t want to ask, I mean beg, my husband to go either) so I did some quick thinking. I …

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Chickpeas and Spinach

January 6th, 2016Tina4 Comments

Hello, winter. It was almost 70 degrees F on Christmas day which is definitely not normal for Connecticut. Yesterday night dipped to 6 degrees F and the high was only 24 degrees F. Boy, that change is jarring. My life has now become all about keeping warm and hydrated. That means that I’m cozying up with a scarf, a sweater, blanket, or all of the above. I use lip balm and hand lotion more times a day than I can count. I never seem to have the stuff handy when I remember to use it which means that I go …