Toastee Magazine

02/11/2021

As Cathy Corison said, ‘If you never pop a cork on a bottle, was it even made?’ 🍾

Wine is meant to be enjoyed! Be it at celebrations or part of a delicious meal. 🥂

To find the wine that goes best for your meal or occasion, you don't have to be a sommelier. You just have to enjoy it!

Ally Chapman of The Femme Vine shared with Toastee her pro tips for pairing wine at home along with some delicious suggestions for meals. Not to mention, all the wine suggestions are by incredible women winemakers! 🍷

Whether you're a long-time wine connoisseur looking for new inspiration or just diving into the world of wine, Ally provides something for everyone.

You can find Ally's wine pairing tips in Issue 3 of Toastee Mag. ➡ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/how-to-pair-wine-like-a-pro

Don't forget to share your wine pairings with us, by tagging Ally on Instagram!

📸Photo by Patricia Niven.
🍽 Food Styling Loïc Parisot.

Tips from Ally Chapman of The Femme Vine on how to pair wines at home like a pro. She shares 3 simple wine pairing tips along with her favorite pairings for Mezzes, Curries Burgers, and Brownies.

27/10/2021

We truly do eat with our eyes! 👀 So, let's make the visual aspect of sitting down to a meal a delectable experience.

It doesn't have to take tons of time or money!

Shana Weisberg from Studio Sensibilité shared with Toastee her top tips for creating a delectable ambiance at home with some simple place settings.

We may be at home for a bit longer, but it doesn't mean we can't add some spice to those little joyful everyday experiences.

We're certainly revamping our everyday dining experience!

What about you?

Check out Shana's tips in our Food Issue! (Issue 3). ➡ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/eating-with-your-eyes-tips-for-a-delectable-ambiance-at-home

It’s often said that “you eat with your eyes first”, meaning your first impression of a meal is the visual appearance. Shana Weisberg, an artist and interior decorator based in Paris, France shares her tips for creating a delectable ambiance making every meal more visually appetizing.

21/10/2021

It's finally here! The Food Issue! 🎉🍴😊

We are excited to be back and to share some amazing and delicious stories!

We originally started Toastee because of food writing and publishing, so we are excited to finally create a food issue.

We have stories of incredible chefs, creators, and community shakers who are all working to create more delicious outcomes in our world. 😋

If you're a subscriber, check your email for the new issue!

If you're not subscribed yet, head over to our website to get a free copy sent over to you. (The ezine is totally worth it!) 👇

https://www.toasteemag.com/

Happy Reading!

Elizabeth
Editor in Chief

31/03/2021

Our historical highlight today is Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, better known as Annie Londonderry - the first woman to bicycle around the world! 🚴‍♀️

She is also the favorite episode of Susan Vollenweider of The History Chicks! As Susan recalls:

"She was a woman that few have heard of that did one really remarkable thing in her life: she was the right woman at the right stage of her life at the right moment in time to solo ride a bike around the world. It was one of the most fun conversations we’ve had."

The story behind Londonderry's cycle around the world is as exciting as the achievement itself! 🌎 Through the journey, she proved to be a professional cyclist and a genius marketer and businesswoman with a knack for selling her story.

In episode 123, The History Chicks dive into the story of Londonderry's incredible feat and her life while unraveling some of the tall tales about her.

If you want to find out The History Chick's other favorite episodes, you can find their recommendations in Issue 2 of Toastee Mag!

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/…/the-history-chicks-favorite-ep…

Let us know what you think of Annie Londonderry and other historical women we should shoutout in the comments! 👇

31/03/2021

As we draw to the end of Women's History Month, we have not forgotten the amazing women of Issue 1 who made this pandemic their b*tch! 🎉

• Shana Weisberg started her interior decoration consulting and now art business Studio Sensibilité
• Cynthia Walgenbach helps parents connect with their children as a parent coach with her business Renewed Motherhood
• Yasmin "Von Banke" Kurth launched her debut full-length album despite the pandemic creating numerous roadblocks
• Stacey Gilbert Sharp put the pedal to the metal to her cycling and fitness passion and opened up a zoom gym, Urockfit
• Jessica Xie stepped up her community work and activism during the pandemic helping the most vulnerable access beneficial services and more
• Hilary Kwan used her time during the pandemic to reconnect with her passions and start her side hustle as an artist, on Instagram
• Jasmine Xie with her company, NovaUniversal China, and partners revived the cinema scene in China after the strict Beijing lockdowns
• Katrina McIntosh fulfilled her dreams and passions by starting her non-profit PWMI - Persons With Mental Illness to create digital safe spaces for those with a mental illness
• Natalya Permyakova launched her life coaching business, Life Startup, to help others live the life they dream of while quarantining in South Korea
• Rebecca Eiermann reignited her sewing interest during the pandemic and shared how to make a cute Christmas stocking at home!
• Megan Lunney shared some tips and tricks to keep the holiday cheer while keeping safe in lockdown
• Emer O'Shea our editor continues to educate us with a thoughtful article on fake news and insights into some amazing women of science

Make sure to check out their incredible stories in Issue 1 and follow them to keep up to date with their amazing work.

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/blog

30/03/2021

🎉 Today we are celebrating Josephine Baker! 💃🏾

This historical shoutout comes from Beckett Graham from The History Chicks. Out of the dozens of women that they have covered, Josephine Baker is Beckett's favorite.

"Her story really blindsided me, I was very surprised by a lot of it that I didn’t know because I just knew her on the surface."

You may know Josephine Baker for her banana skirt dance performances, but what also surprised us was that Baker was the first black woman to start in a major motion picture, she was a French Resistance spy during WWWII, and she adopted children from around the world creating a rainbow family. Not to mention, she reinvented herself numerous times. 🤩

So much more to this incredible woman!

To learn more about Josephine Baker, we recommend that you check out The History Chick's coverage of her. There's so much about Baker's history they cover her life over two episodes, episode 34 and 35. 🎧

If you want to find out The History Chick's other favorite episodes, you can find their recommendations in Issue 2 of Toastee Mag!
➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/the-history-chicks-favorite-episodes

Let us know what you think of Josephine Baker and other historical women we should shoutout in the comments! 👇

29/03/2021

"There is a cost to strength." 💪

We spoke with Dr. Akilah Reynolds about mental health and particularly on the mental health of Black women. What we learned is that strength has helped so many women succeed in life, but it also comes with its own costs. 😲

Dr. Akilah Reynolds is a psychologist The Black Girl Doctor, mental health and wellbeing expert, co-founder of the SBW Wellness Collaborative, and more! She is a rising star that you will definitely be hearing more of in the future. 🤩

You can check out our interview with her covering her journey into psychology, her research on the Strong Black Woman, and mental health tips in Issue 2!

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/a-cost-to-strength

Dr. Akilah is certainly a herstory maker making waves!🌟

They’re also seeing the underbelly of strength comes at a cost. Your humanity is wrapped up in being open and honest and honoring your emotions, setting boundaries, not taking on too much, and managing stress. When you deny yourself your humanity, you aren’t allowed to do those normal human thin...

29/03/2021

✨ Today we are saluting psychologist and civil rights activist Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark! 🎉

She is a pioneering psychologist who is best known for the doll study she conducted with her husband that was used in the Brown vs Board of Education court case. ⚖️

Dr. Clark and her husband were the first African Americans to obtain doctoral degrees in psychology from Columbia University. In 1946, they opened the Northside Center for Child Development, the first full-time child guidance center offering psychological and casework services to families in the Harlem area.

Much of Dr. Mamie Clark's work focused on the self-consciousness of black children in Arkansas. Her famous doll study originated from her Master's Thesis, "The Development of Consciousness of Self in Negro Pre-School Children."

Her research showed the effects of segregation on children's attitudes towards race and racial self-identification. Children who attended segregated schools tended to choose white dolls over black dolls.

To learn more about Mamie Clark, check out these resources 🎧:
• Mamie, before the doll study in the first episode of the podcast In My Skin
• Mamie Phipps Clark by the podcast Madame Curiosity
• Also the Gal's Guide to the Galaxy podcast episode on Mamie Phipps Clarks

Let us know what you think and what other historical women we should shout out in the comment!

28/03/2021

Yuyao LI is an amazing Scotland-based artist we are excited to feature in Issue 2! 👩‍🎨

Going from being an accountant to focusing on her art passion is something so many of our contributors have gone through.

What is unique about Yuyao is how she uses her environment as her canvas. 🖼️

Meaning she creates her pieces on the walls of her Scottish flat, creating her own artist retreat. 🎨

Make sure to check out her self-portraits in Issue 2!

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/yuyao-li-self-portraits

You can keep up to date with her work on Instagram.

Sometimes when we say something is ‘ugly’, we are not talking about the aesthetics, we are judging ourselves. A set of self-portraits about understanding oneself and their changes in emotion.

27/03/2021

🎉 Today we honor Hollywood actress and inventor, Heddy Lamarr. 🎭🔬

Her work on frequency hopping made our modern world of wireless communication possible! 🤳 By the way, this invention and her work improving aircraft aerodynamics were done during the middle of her career in the middle of WWII!

🎥 She got her start in Hollywood in 1937 after fleeing her husband in Austria, who had ties to the Mussolini and N**i regimes. 🏃‍♀️

Though known at the time as "the most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr didn't want to be constantly typecasted. So she set off and co-founded her own production studio and starred in her own films. 🎬

Some of her biggest films were made in her studios like Samson and Deliah in 1949 and The Strange Woman in 1946.🎞️

If you want to learn more about the daring and glamorous life of Heddy Lamarr check out these resources:
• Her autobiography, Ecstasy and Me. 📖
• Episode 60: Josephine Cochrane, Hedy Lamarr, Melitta Bentz, Mary Phelps Jacobs by The History Chicks
• Heddy Lamarr by Deviant Women
• Hedy Lamarr: Beauty and The Brain by Demons and Dames Podcast

Let us know what other historical women you want us to shoutout by letting us know in the comments! 👇

27/03/2021

You may know Esther Ajose as the host of Outtakes Uncut, but this creative has been working on an anthology of female voices and experiences, Aperature. 📖

This is an ongoing piece of work, an accumulation of over 2 years of contemplation, a journal, passed from woman to woman to detail a stream of consciousness, creating a collective of women’s narratives. 📖

This anthology is still in the works but you can check out a snippet from it in Issue 2!
➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/extracts-from-an-anthology-aperture-esther-ajose

Esther Ajose’s upcoming work on an anthology of female voices and experiences. This is an ongoing piece of work over 2 years of contemplation, a journal, passed from woman to woman to detail a stream of consciousness, creating a collective of women’s narratives.

26/03/2021

Looking for a new bottle of wine to toast the weekend? 🍷 🥂

Here are 5 wines made by amazing women as recommended by Ally Chapman of The Femme Vine.

Sparkling Wine: Ali Boit Boit by Agnès Paquet at Domaine Agnès Paquet
White Wine: Sylvaner by Julia Schittler at Julia Schitter
Red Wine: Morgon Corcelette by Mee Godard at Domaine Mee Godard
Rosé Wine: Hip Rosé by Kristina Studzinski at Off The Line Vineyard
Orange Wine: Si. Lello by Sarah Morris at Si Vintners

You can find tasting notes as well as the women behind these amazing wines in Issue 2 ➡️

https://www.toasteemag.com/post/the-femme-vine-s-top-5-wine-picks

You can learn more about The Femme Vine in our interview with Ally Chapman in Issue 2 as well. ➡️https://www.toasteemag.com/post/women-of-the-vine

Make sure to follow her for vinsights and other wine recommendations The Femme Vine.

consider myself lucky to interview amazing female winemakers for The Femme Vine, and the world is very lucky to get to enjoy the riches they create. Whittling down an exemplary list of wines to just 5 was quite a task, but here are the bottles, and the women, I come back to again and again.

26/03/2021

Today we are reaching the stars and celebrating Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! 👩‍🚀⭐

🚀 In 1977, she answered an ad from NASA who was looking for mission specialists for future space programs. Ride was one of the 5 women selected for NASA's 1978 program. Then in 1983, she became the first American woman in space and the youngest American in space on Challenger STS-7. She went on another space mission in 1984. ☄️

Since space, Sally Ride was an active entrepreneur and promoter of women in science. She wrote numerous science children's books and founded Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego in 2001 to inspire young people, particularly girls, in STEM and promote STEM literacy. 🔬🧪👩‍🔬

After Ride's death in 2012, it became known more widespread that she was in a relationship with her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy for many years, making Sally Ride the first acknowledged gay person in space as well. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 posthumously. 🏅

Let us know what you think about Sally Ride and what other historical women we should shoutout in the comments! 👇

25/03/2021

Some of us are still at home but for some of us things are opening up. so why not prep for the return to the office with a cute and convenient laptop bag? 👜

That's where Malika Rizqi Anindita can come in with her company KALLÉ. 🎊

Malika is another amazing woman we are celebrating in our Herstory issue! 🙌

She is a serial entrepreneur and new mother who shared her journey of starting an accessories company, managing the pandemic, and juggling motherhood. 👑⭐

Make sure to check out Malika's interview in Issue 2 ➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/from-engineer-to-fashion-company

You can check out her company's bags at KALLÉ. 👍

From an engineer to a digital marketer and serial entrepreneur, Malika Rizqia Anindita is one of the founders of Kalle bags. Based in Indonesia, Malika’s company creates beautiful and functional bags for the working woman.

25/03/2021

📣 Olive Morris, a community activist, feminist, member of the British Black Panther Party, survivor, and our historical shoutout of the day! 🎊

Originally from Jamaica, Morris became an active community, a grassroots activist in London and specifically in the Brixton community. 💂‍♀️

Her fire for activism was since she was a teenager. At 17 she intervened in the arrest of a Nigerian national for a parking offense. She was beaten, fined, and taken into custody where she was r***d by the London police. She used her experience to expose the racism, sexism, and police brutality of the London Police. 📣

In 1973, Morris went on to form the Brixton Black Women’s Group (BBWG) focusing on women's experience in the Black Panthers. She also played a significant role in the squatters' rights campaigns in Brixton. In 1978, she became a founding member of the Organisation for Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) and edited the organization’s magazine FOWAD! 🧾 before passing away in 1979 at 27 years old.

If you're inspired by the work of Olive Morris and want to learn more about her, check out some of these podcasts 🎧:
• Episode 11: Olive Morris and the Great British Resistance by the Bias Bender podcast
• Episode 3: Olive Morris of The More You Know Mondays podcast
• Black in a Box Podcast's Season 2 Episode 5 Black History Month Special on Black Britain along with other Black British figures.

Let us know what you think and other historical women we should give a shoutout to in the comments below! 👇

24/03/2021

If you love our covers just as much as we do, then meet Urtė Gluoksnytė! 🎉 Urtė is the incredible artist behind the cover. 👩‍🎨

You may have noticed that she also designed the amazing cover for our first issue, and you can see some of our work in our Art Gallery. 🖼️

Urté is an artist based in Lithuania with an amazing talent to convey intangible concepts into beautiful pieces. Her work consists of digital art, photography, paintings, and sketch. 🎨

If you love her art as much as we do, then why not support her by purchasing a print of the cover on our website. 🛍️

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/product-page/herstory-magazine-art

50% of the proceeds go directly to Urte! 🎊

Make sure to check out more of her art on Instagram, where you can also reach out to her for commissions.

24/03/2021

I think it is safe to say that Michelle Obama is probably our favorite Obama! Sorry, Barrack. 🙌 👑

Michelle hit the international stage as the wife of the first Black president of the US. She showed grace, poise, and relatability as the First Lady. 🥰

Not to mention, her Let's Move campaign and other initiatives supporting healthy families, education, and the families of service members. She has accomplished so much in public service before and after the White House. 📣

Before the White House, Michelle Obama was assistant commissioner of planning and development in Chicago’s City Hall. She was the executive founding director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an AmeriCorps. In 1996, she started working in higher education as the associate dean of student services, where she developed the university’s first community service program. In 2002, she went to work for the University of Chicago Medical Center, where in 2005 she became the vice president of community and external affairs.

Since leaving the White House, she continues to be a force of nature. She continues her advocacy for the federal improvement of nutrition standards and nutrition support for families. She advocates for gender equality in tech and education while continuing to supporting voter registration. 📣

If you haven't heard yet, she published her hugely successful book "Becoming" in 2018. During the pandemic when we perhaps needed it most, Netflix launched its documentary on Michelle Obama, Becoming, and in July, she launched The Michelle Obama Podcast on Spotify. You can also catch her as the executive producer and presenter of the Netflix children cooking show Waffles + Mochi.

Michelle Obama is a ! 👑

Let us know what you think and other historical women we should give a shoutout to in the comments below! 👇

23/03/2021

Meet digital nomad and founder of Crowdfund 360. 🌟

We are so happy to feature Jes Bailey in our Herstory Issue!

Before the pandemic, Jes traveled all around the world and Europe giving presentations and workshops on crowdfunding to various organizations, including the UN! 🌍

We got sat down and talked to Jes about crowdfunding and the life of a digital nomad. As amazing as both of these things are, Jes also let us into some of the tough aspects of each.

One takeaway is that crowdfunding is a lot of tough work, but reap benefits far beyond just obtaining funding. 💥

Check out Jes' story of "Going Against The Crowd" in Issue 2 of Toastee! ➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/going-against-the-crowd

Make sure to keep up with Jess on Instagram.

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Crowdfunding has become such a phenomenon. Being a digital nomad is now a dream career. Jes Bailey is the founder of Crowdfund 360 which focuses on coaching, training, and supporting crowdfunding campaigns for both startups and third sector organizations. She’s even conducted training sessions for...

23/03/2021

Today we are shouting out June Bacon-Bercey, pioneering meteorologist! 🎉🎊

Bacon-Bercey was the first African American to receive a degree in meteorology from UCLA, she was the first on-air African American woman meteorologist, and in 1972 she was the first woman and first African American to receive the Seal for Approval for on-air excellency from the American Meteorological Services. 🏅🌤️

Bacon-Bercey was more than an on-air meteorologist. She was an analyst at the National Weather Service and even a senior advisor at the Atomic Energy Commission. 🤯

She's also known for championing women and minoritized groups in meteorology and science education. In 1975, Bacon-Bercey co-founded the American Meteorological Society’s Board on Women and Minorities.
In 1977, she used a portion of her prize money from the $128,000 Question to create a scholarship with the American Geophysical Union to support women studying atmospheric sciences. She also helped Jackson State University establish a metrology lab. 🧪🔬🌤️

June Bacon-Bercey, a trailblazing scientist, meteorologist, researcher, and pioneer! 🔥🙌

Want to learn more about her? Check out some of these podcasts! 🎧
• June Bacon-Bercey: Breaking Barriers in Meteorology by the Weather Geeks on The Weather Channel
• June Bacon Bercey- meteorologist and international expert on weather and aviation by Everyday Black History

Let us know in the comments what other historical women we should give a shoutout to! 👇

Source: BlackPast.org

22/03/2021

This tasty recipe for Vegan Poptarts is brought to you by Jenna Graham. 😋 🍩

Jenna Graham and I (Emer) met almost a decade ago in a bakery in Rhode Island. Jenna started as my manager, running a staff of over 10 in a busy tourist town with a heavy footfall of hungry customers and display cabinets full of meticulously decorated baked goods. 😋

I was always impressed by Jenna’s work ethic. The place ran seamlessly, even with the line out the front door, amongst the chaos of children dropping cupcakes and frosting all over the floor. 🧁

I still don’t understand how people managed to get frosting under the seats. Under the seats? But, it was fun to go to work with Jenna. In my opinion, it’s the best way to be a manager. 🎂

As a shout-out to exceptional women past and present, I wanted to give a short out to Jenna, and she kindly provided a recipe contribution to the ‘Herstory’ edition.

There are two options for this recipe: Apple Cinnamon 🍎 and Blueberry 🫐. You can get both in our Issue 2!

➡️ https://www.toasteemag.com/post/recipe-corner-poptarts-from-jenna-graham

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Vegan pop tart recipes by Jenna Graham. Make a blueberry or perhaps try an apple cinnamon.