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  • Need meal train ideas? Here are comforting, practical meal train meals that actually help families during busy seasons, postpartum recovery, grief, illness, or hard times. Includes casseroles, soups, breakfast ideas, snacks, freezer meals, healthy meal train ideas, and easy dinners that reheat well. Perfect for new moms, friends in need, or community care planning. From Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.

    Meal Train Food Ideas
  • Discover my favorite things for 2025! This Shutterbean gift guide is packed with creative tools, kitchen essentials, cozy self-care picks, and thoughtful gifts that spark joy. Perfect for holiday shopping, inspiration, and treating yourself. Save this for later and shop the full guide on Shutterbean! ✨

    Shutterbean Favorite Things 2025
  • Easy Back-to-School Dinner recipes that keep the whole family happy—even on the busiest school nights.

    Easy Back- to-School Dinners
  • Tracy Benjamin, the creative mind behind Shutterbean and The Handwriting Club, shares her must-have essentials for working remotely. From her favorite pens to a trusty notebook, each item in her bag helps her stay organized, inspired, and ready to create anywhere. Take a peek inside and see what fuels her creativity on the go with her On-the-Go-Office Bag Essentials post on Shutterbean.com

    On-the-Go Office Bag Essentials
  • Recipes for When You're Sick- Tracy from Shutterbean shares a list of recipes that will help you get well soon!

    Recipes for When You’re Sick
  • Shutterbean Favorite Things Gift Guide 2024-by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

    Shutterbean Favorite Things 2024
  • Tracy from Shutterbean shares her Favorite Trader Joe's Beauty Products. See more on her blog!

    Favorite Trader Joe’s Beauty Products
  • Keep Grief Weird! Podcast with Tracy Benjamin and Dr. MC McDonald about GRIEF! https://keepgriefweird.substack.com/

    Keep Grief Weird- Season 1
  • Favorite Workouts compuled by Tracy of Shutterbean.com

    Favorite Workout Videos
  • Shutterbean Favorite Pumpkin Recipes! A compliation of treats- recipes from Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

    Shutterbean Favorite Pumpkin Recipes!
  • Tracy Benjamin from Shutterbean shares her Favorite Gardening Tools!

    Favorite Gardening Tools
  • A roundup of Non-Alcoholic Drink recipes by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com!

    Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes 
  • Shuterbean's Favorite Things 2023- Tracy shares her annual list of faves!

    Shutterbean’s Favorite Things 2023
  • Gluten-Free Dinner Ideas from Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com - see how many things you can have for dinner that don't include bread!

    Gluten-Free Dinner Ideas
  • Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas - Tracy Benjamin shares her favorite savory and sweet gluten free breakfasts

    Gluten-Free Breakast Ideas
  • Shutterbean's Favorite Kitchen Cleaning Supplies! Tracy Benjamin shares what she uses to keep her kitchen clean.

    Favorite Kitchen Cleaning Supplies
  • Edible Gift Ideas- a collection of candies, cookies, infusions and snacks to make holiday magic with! Find more on Shutterbean.com

    Edible Gift Ideas!
  • Shutterbean Favorite Things Gift Guide 2022- kitchen, outdoor & art inspiration!

    Favorite Things Gift Guide 2022
  • Autumn Fruit & Vegetable Recipes from the Shutterbean archives!

    Autumn Fruit & Vegetable Recipes
  • Trader Joe's Pantry Staples- Tracy from Shutterbean shares her favorites!

    Trader Joe’s Pantry Staples
  • Summer Fruit & Vegetable Recipes from Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

    Summer Fruit and Vegetable Recipes

  • Bring Light into Your Life!
  • Shutterbean's Current Favorite Pens- A selection of writing and drawing pens by @Shutterbean @thehandwritingclub

    Current Favorite Pens 2022
  • Books to Gift! Tracy from Shutterbean shares her favorites for the book lovers in your life!

    Books to Gift!
  • Shutterbean Favorite Things Gift Guide- Tracy Benjamin shares her favorite things from the year!

    Favorite Things Gift Guide 2021
  • 25 Vegetarian Dinner Ideas - find inspiration from Shutterbean.com

    25 Vegetarian Dinner Ideas

  • Brunch Menu Ideas
  • Favorite Workout Videos by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

    Favorite Workout Videos
  • The Food Journal- by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com & The Handwriting Club

    The Food Journal

  • Homemade Edible Gifts

  • Favorite Things Gift Guide 2020

  • Thanksgiving Menu Ideas

  • Favorite Autumn Recipes

  • Autumn Bucket List 2020

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  • If You’re Bored List!

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  • Top 10 Posts from 2019
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Hi, I'm Tracy Benjamin. I’m a food stylist and photographer living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I find magic in the mess and beauty in the everyday.
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Brb just gonna have a big cry on the couch. What a Brb just gonna have a big cry on the couch. What a ride motherhood has been. I wouldn’t trade it for the world! ❤️💕👩🏽👦🏼
Life is better with magic. ✨⭐️ Life is better with magic. ✨⭐️
Forever making dinner. Here’s some of the things Forever making dinner. Here’s some of the things we enjoyed recently. #shutterbeandinner #dinnerideasُ
Practicing the art of noticing. Practicing the art of noticing.
Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, marinara and arugula! This #budgetfriendly Creamy Greens & Beans recipe is on shutterbean this week and will soon become a #shutterbeanmealprep staple!
Just remember, the more you look for #tinylittlejo Just remember, the more you look for #tinylittlejoys the more you’ll see them. #apeptalkforwhenyouneedone
Doing this made me think about my mom who loving d Doing this made me think about my mom who loving dyeing eggs with her grandkids. Happy Easter, if you celebrate ✨ #keepgriefweird
Spent our Saturday learning how to make dim sum @c Spent our Saturday learning how to make dim sum @cavallocookschool What a fun day date! The perfect 20th anniversary wedding gift. Thanks, husbean❤️🫶🏽

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  • Need meal train ideas? Here are comforting, practical meal train meals that actually help families during busy seasons, postpartum recovery, grief, illness, or hard times. Includes casseroles, soups, breakfast ideas, snacks, freezer meals, healthy meal train ideas, and easy dinners that reheat well. Perfect for new moms, friends in need, or community care planning. From Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.

    Meal Train Food Ideas
  • Discover my favorite things for 2025! This Shutterbean gift guide is packed with creative tools, kitchen essentials, cozy self-care picks, and thoughtful gifts that spark joy. Perfect for holiday shopping, inspiration, and treating yourself. Save this for later and shop the full guide on Shutterbean! ✨

    Shutterbean Favorite Things 2025
  • Easy Back-to-School Dinner recipes that keep the whole family happy—even on the busiest school nights.

    Easy Back- to-School Dinners
  • Tracy Benjamin, the creative mind behind Shutterbean and The Handwriting Club, shares her must-have essentials for working remotely. From her favorite pens to a trusty notebook, each item in her bag helps her stay organized, inspired, and ready to create anywhere. Take a peek inside and see what fuels her creativity on the go with her On-the-Go-Office Bag Essentials post on Shutterbean.com

    On-the-Go Office Bag Essentials
  • Recipes for When You're Sick- Tracy from Shutterbean shares a list of recipes that will help you get well soon!

    Recipes for When You’re Sick
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