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Pantry Cleaning Recipe… Welcome Autumn! Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Caps

ByAlison Gary September 26, 2008January 13, 2019

Ingredients:Two portobello capsOne peach (though could be replaced with dried apricots, raisins or a small apple)About two cups leftover cooked brown riceLeftover half of a roll of goat cheese with fig (could easily switch with regular goat cheese, even use cream cheese… any soft cheese)Half of an onion, chopped (I used a sweet yellow onion)NutmegCayenne… Continue Reading Pantry Cleaning Recipe… Welcome Autumn! Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Caps

Fashion Advice

Closet Clean-out – The Woman Over 50

ByAlison Gary August 1, 2008June 19, 2015

I may not yet be this age, but I am surrounded by coworkers, friends and family that are in this category. I have done many closet cleanouts and wardrobe consultations for women of this age and often times see the same themes in each of their closets, no matter their lifestyle, figure or age. A… Continue Reading Closet Clean-out – The Woman Over 50

Fashion Advice

Closet Clean-out – The Woman in Her 30s

ByAlison Gary July 22, 2008April 27, 2015

There are certain points in a woman’s life when it’s time for a major closet clean-out. Just before college, after finishing school, when drastically changing careers… And when you hit your 30s. Why am I concentrating on your 30s and not other age? Well the 30s are a crazy time – it’s a time when… Continue Reading Closet Clean-out – The Woman in Her 30s

Fashion Advice

Open Letter to GAP

ByAlison Gary September 13, 2007March 13, 2024

Dear Gap, Do know I love you, and I have loved you for a very long time. When I turned 16 I headed to my nearby Super Gap (think it was a precursor to Old Navy) and turned in a job application. You never called (maybe because I was 16 and had no experience?) but… Continue Reading Open Letter to GAP

Corporate Fashion

Dressing for Your Interview

ByAlison Gary August 29, 2007April 27, 2015

Job interview… those two words can create all sorts of fear and loathing in people. Having to sell yourself, but not too hard. Make a good impression, try not to have sweaty palms, fidgety hands, spinach in your teeth. And then of course, what on earth are you to wear??? Job interview attire used to… Continue Reading Dressing for Your Interview

Capsule Wardrobes

What Every MAN Needs in HIS Wardrobe

ByAlison Gary December 7, 2006September 27, 2017

Reader Valerie asked me to discuss what every MAN needs in his wardrobe. Like women, men are bombarded with tons of overly trendy, unflattering and plain bad options in fashion. Men get stuck in ruts too, and don’t find the time or importance for worrying about what they wear. My husband is 6’5”, has a… Continue Reading What Every MAN Needs in HIS Wardrobe