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It’s no secret that we are foodies. You can’t be a reveler and not love a great feast. Today we are chatting about Gather + Feast: a foodie’s paradise with Australian food blogger Ashley Alexander. She is a master gatherer of ingredients and people; and she creates feasts for both the eyes and the stomach. No joke, Ashley has one of the most beautiful blogs and Instagrams gracing the world wide web. We wish we could cross the ocean and crash one of her fabulous feasts. For now, we’ll settle for a peek behind the curtain.
In this episode:
• We’re adding a visit to Melbourne, Australia to our bucket list.
• Grocery shopping isn’t a one-stop shop for Ashley.
• Family experience in the kitchen.
• Creativity in the kitchen is what fascinates Ashley and propels her work.
• A peek into the purposeful mind-mapping behind Gather + Feast.
• The quote Misty has had on our dining room walls in two different houses.
• Amazement at how Ashley juggles her full-time job and Gather + Feast.
• What Ashley is most passionate about.
• Can dessert be a meal?
• The meal she first made her husband – not love at first sight, but now it’s his favorite.
• Ashley’s non-strategy for weekday meals.
• We discuss prep + planning for shoots.
• The food flop that had Ashley a bit emotional.
• Ashley makes gorgeous food and it’s fresh and healthy, too.
• Misty gushes over Ashley’s Instagram feed and her beautiful website.
• Learn the role Ashley’s husband Mike plays in Gather + Feast.
• What we really think about working with our spouses.
• Ashley’s best entertaining tips.
• Ashley’s dessert boards have become her go-to for entertaining.
• The ingredients Ashley never wants to run out of.
• The fun of learning how ingredients are used or what they are called in other countries.
• The really brilliant advice that will ward off comparisonitis.
• What Misty needs to be creatively “juiced” again.
• Find out what Randy wishes he could do like Ashley.
• We love Ashley’s thoughts about what her theme song would be.
• The surprising dish that scares Ashley.
• Fresh coffee, vanilla, and fresh air.
• The unfortunate thing about the fresh air outside our home.
• The glorious things ahead for Gather + Feast.
• We share some pretty fab inspiration in our closing ritual.
• Misty drops hints to Randy for potential Christmas gifts.
QUOTES & QUOTABLES
Ashley said:
Creating something that people love is so special; it’s something that I do revel in. Tweet This
Brilliant advice on avoiding comparisonitis: Create before you consume. Tweet This
Misty said:
I would take some mountain air or salty breezes over that. Tweet This
It’s almost too pretty to eat! You make healthy look decadent.
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DIVE DEEPER
Ashley Alexander of Gather + Feast
Gather + Feast on Instagram
Gather + Feast on Facebook
Gather + Feast on Twitter
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries with Coconut and Lime Avocado
Vanilla Buckwheat Waffles with Caramelized Peaches, Dark Chocolate & Pistachios
Spiced Carrot Baked Oatmeal with Maple Roasted Pecans
Marta Greber of What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today
Linda Lomelina of Call Me Cupcake
Maria Hristova Smith, Ceramicist of Clear Blur Design and on Instagram
Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love. -Song of Songs 5:1
So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their work all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 8:15
