It's not easy to slather your face with oil. It requires a little bit of work to smooth it on and rub it in. You become more familiar with the feel of your own skin and face. Isabel Gillies biteeasyface Change image and share on social
When you work alone at home, time can become shapeless. There are no eleven o'clock meetings or afternoon coffee breaks. The light outside may clue me in to what part of the day it is, but if all is going well, the hours bleed together. Isabel Gillies afternoonbleedbreak share on social
Anita Shreve is an author I adore. I rip through her meaty books and get off on the robust romance immensely - especially if I am feeling less than robust in my real life. Isabel Gillies adoreanitaauthor Change image and share on social
There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky that I get to eat this.' I would eat a shrimp enchilada, shrimp burrito, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, shrimp po boy, shrimp gumbo. Isabel Gillies boyburritococktail share on social
My mother worked full-time running a foundation, but she found all the time in the world to have supper ready every night, feed us shirred eggs on the weekends, and produce a leg of lamb for my fourth-grade Bedouin feast at school. Isabel Gillies bedouineggfeast share on social
Skeptical of strangers, lobstermen are keepers of secrets, working in the howling wind and hot sun, the icy snows, and bewildering fog. When I was growing up, the lore was that they had the right to shoot anyone who messed with their traps. Isabel Gillies bewilderfoggrow share on social
Accounts of eating Christmas sweet potatoes baked in ashes and jackrabbit stewed with white flour dumplings are testaments to pioneer resilience and pleasure - and they help inspire my own best scratch cooking. Isabel Gillies accountashebake share on social
My mother has always been a worker bee, but she's also a serious foodie. Isabel Gillies beefoodiemother Change image and share on social
I don't think anyone would bat an eye if I wrote a song. Isabel Gillies bateyesong Change image and share on social
Sprinkling drops of lavender and clary-sage oil into a bath is a totally simple yet complex pleasure. Isabel Gillies bathclarycomplex Change image and share on social
