Banana Republic Mad Men 2013: Not That Impressive

The new Mad Men collection at Banana Republic has hit stores and online.  As noted in an earlier post, this year’s collection is inspired by the mod looks of the later 1960s, looks that are far more casual.  I went into the store on launch day as the dress I wanted to try (Peggy knit […]

Celebrating Five Years Online!

Earlier this week, DelectablyChic! marked five years online.  Well, it isn’t exactly five years as we published under another name – Prospere Magazine –  between January 2008 and September 2010.  The purpose when we launched was to have an online publication (marketed at that time as a “blogzine”) for smart, sophisticated women – a site […]

Maple Sugar Spelt Banana Bread

This  was inspired by the banana bread recipe in Ross Dobson’s book (a great cookbook, I might add – full of delicious recipes made from beans, lentils and other good things), but modified to make it my own.  In fact, several of the ingredients – the flour, vegetable oil and sugar – were replaced with […]