Style Watch: White Summer Dress

Hello all:

With summer approaching, I have embraced the trend of lightweight white summer dresses! They come in all different styles and fabrics including linen, cotton, polyester and even blended silk materials. I find that they also can be worn casually or formally with any trendy accessory!

    Check out a few styles here:
 

Photo Credits: Courtesy of Google Images 

Ready to go frolicking in the sun???

xoxoxo

Lady J 

Style Watch: Holiday Party Outfits

Season's Greetings Fashionitas:

The holidays are coming up so fast,  in 4 more sleeps to be exact!

Hopefully you are attending holiday parties throughout the month and enjoying all the little treats and drinks available.

Below are a few festive trends I have noticed this season!!!:

I love how this white and cream coloured dress glows on her skintone:

Photo Credit: glamour.com

A beautiful sweater for your daytime events:

Photo Credit: lyst.com

A pair of fancy coloured or brocade print pants (Lady J has a pair of the black and gold ones in her closet!):

Photo Credit: oliviapalermocom

 Metallics have been consistently a part of the holiday colour palette:

Photo Credit: Google Images

Photo Credit: Google Images

Or one can glow in all shades of green (the fringe dress is one of my favourite):

Photo Credit: Google Images



Whatever you plan to wear to your festivities, remember to be merry and joyful for all that you have!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

xoxoxo

Lady J

What I'm Into...Cactus Plants

By no means do I have a "green-thumb", however the bloom of this Christmas Cactus plant at the office is taking my breath away. I LOVE its hot-pink hue!

Learn more about this wonderful flora!

xo

Lady J 

Featured in "Bridges" Saskatoon's Local Newspaper!

Today has been an excellent day!

Honestly, I haven't been able say a bold statement like that in some time...it's always the day starts out well and then...(you know the rest) and/or it was a good day, then you are dropped a bomb that changes everything!

Well today, I was featured in a weekly Saskatoon paper under their #SaskatchewanFashion section which made me beam all day long:)

Click the link to view the full article:
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/bridges/Josephine+Mensah+Looking+stylish+budget/8923900/story.html

Also thanks to the staff at the Star Phoenix for making it happen!!!

Style Watch: Fall Capes & Wraps

Hello loves,

Now that the Fall season is officially upon us....What are you filling your wardrobes with?

As for me I'm doubling up on some of my summer clothes and adding layered items to transition into this cooler season. One item in particular that I am noticing all over is the cape/wrap. It looks like everyone and their mother is using capes as an alternative to the traditional Fall coat. Take a peek at some cute styles:

Bright hues:

 Even fur-trimmed:

More classic cuts: 

Metallic and sequins (My personal fav, surprise suprise):

*All images are courtesy of Google Images

So as the leaves continue to change colour and the air becomes more and more frosty what is your favourite item of Fall?

xo

Lady J 

Veggie Lasagna Heaven!

Hi, I hope your weekend is going well!

This is will be my first of many cooking posts! My sister and I were able to make a vegetable lasagna last night, the following is the step-by-step recipe:

First we boiled about 9 or so lasagna noodles (Healthy Harvest - Wholewheat) in a pot of boiling water...we left it unsalted since we are trying to cut down on sodium for about 20-25 mins:

While the pasta sheets boil, we went ahead and chopped our veggies for the filling. 

We started with mincing about 3 gloves of fresh garlic:

Then continued with onions, tomatoes (4 small ones), broccoli, and 2 green bell peppers: 

(For those who would make a meat-filled lasagna now would be the time to cook the ground meat and chop your choice of veggies). The last time I made lasagna, I included grated carrots....so keep an open mind and be creative with your ingredients. 

Fry your onions and minced garlic in either a saucepan with 2tbs of oil until the onions are translucent (we used a wok since it's easier to stir):



We added our veggies into the wok just after....I love the colours!

Next we blended spices separately and added some water from the mixed veggies to drizzle on our filling. Spices includes about 1 tbs of the following: Italian seasoning, oregano, ground ginger, paprika, cilantro, and a dash of salt and black pepper:



Then we added 2 tbs of tomato paste to thicken the mix and some chopped dill to add more flavour:





















Looks good right?

After straining the boiled lasagna sheets, we let them cool for a couple of minutes and began layering within a rectangular glass dish. First with the sheets then the filling:



Then we the spread the (Tex-Mex) cheese evenly. This was my favourite part since I was eating handfuls of it on the side hehehehe



So you will repeat this layering technique again for the top layer.

Also for those of you who maybe feeding a very a large amount of people, you may do a 3 layer lasagna. 

Lastly, into the oven it goes at 380 degrees F for about 30 mins (just enough to solidify the sauce and melt the cheese):

Hmmmmm can you smell it through the screen?

Finally we garnished it with a sprinkle of cilantro for style and enjoyed a good plateful;)

Comment on the recipe and share your cooking secrets!!!

xoxoxo

Lady J

What I'm into....YouRepeat

Hello all!

It has been a crazy week and I admit, I sort of fell off with blog posts within the last few days; however I have found out about an interesting site.

For all those addicted to Youtube (like me!) YouRepeat allows you to search and/or copy-paste video links to repeat your favourite Youtube videos:

Enjoy!

xox
Lady J 

Queen City Wedding!

Hello there!

I just came back from a wonderful wedding of a very dear family friend held in Regina, SK, nicknamed the "Queen City"! The ceremony/reception was fantastic, the guests were fabulous and the music was popping! I still can't get some of those songs out of my head!

Take a look at some of the great highlights of the day/night:

My beautiful sister, Regina and me...Yes, the irony is not lost on us that she has the same name as the city we visited lol!

Such a romantic ceremony with the lovely bride and her groom!

Getting ready for the reception = "make-up magic":

I grabbed this little golden dress from a side-street store in Montreal earlier in the summer...Also do you recognize that the shoes and clutch were from the blue dress pictures above? 

Style Tip: Remember it's always best to pack accessories that can double up with different outfits to cut down on over-packing (took me years to learn that trick):

Love it Reg!!

Gorgeous centre-piece at the reception! I wonder how they got the flowers in there and kept them from wilting???

Yummy salmon meal:

Re-entrance of the Mr & Mrs.in traditional Nigerian dress:

The great thing about weddings are the beautiful reunions with long lost friends (WARNING: high levels of glam style ahead)...hehehehe:

Another set of sisters, rocking their formal Nigerian attire with gele head wraps, there are so many amazing ways to tie it, check out this tutorial!

A few members of the bridal party:

Make it rain:

Oh, what a night! We basically went back to the hotel barefoot from all the jumping and dancing around:)

Sunday morning, we decided to go out for brunch at the Radisson Regina  and then headed back Saskatoon! I wanted to take the chandelier with sconces in my bag, but my sister advised me not too....*sobs*

How did you spend your Labour Day weekend?

Style Watch: Printed Bottoms

Hi everyone!

Throughout the Summer I have noticed so many amazing ladies and gents rocking printed pants and shoes!

I used to be scared of wearing prints on the bottom since I have a "pear-shaped" body, but now I can't resist the cute selection of pieces in stores this season!

         Photo Credit: Images via Google Images 

Style Tip: I would say, if you are heavier on the bottom just be mindful about the size of the print and not to mention the volume of your garment! For example: opt for a slightly looser skirt and/or straight leg rather than a voluminizing wide-leg trouser to balance out your smaller upper frame...but most importantly don't forget to be confident in what you choose to wear and WORK IT!!!

Loving this trend, it's such a refreshing pop of colour! What is your favourite printed piece in your wardrobe or is this trend not for you???

xoxoxo

Lady J 

TGIF and I'm loving it!

Had a tough week like me? I suggest you....

Photo Credit: Facebook

Enjoy your weekend everyone:)