OH hey there fall! Are you ready for fall? Cause I sure am!
1. Crumpet "Dolman cashmere cardigan"
2. Zimmerman "Frankie halter dress"
3. Tory Burch "Bar embellished leather boots"
4. Chloe "Paraty leather tote"
5. Giles & Brother "Wishbone necklace"
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
New York, I Love You
Look familiar? New York, I Love You is similar in form to Paris, Je Taime. It's basically a compilation of different stories of love taking place in one of the biggest cities in the world, New York. Each segment is directed by various filmmakers, then compiled with each other in order to create a smorgasbord of stories. The cast is all-star enough, but let's hope the cast, and story can live up to my expectations.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
(500) Days of Summer
Favorite movie and soundtrack of the summer, granted I haven't really watched many...
1. (500) Days of Summer - A Story of Boy Meets Girl
2. Regina Spektor - Us
3. The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
4. The Black Lips - Bad Kids
5. The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
6. The Doves - There Goes the Fear
7. Hall & Oats - You Make My Dreams
8. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
9. Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un M'a Dit
10. Feist - Mushaboom
11. Regina Spektor - Hero
12. Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends
13. Wolfmother - Vagabond
14. Mumm-ra - She's Got You High
15. Meaghan Smith - Here Comes Your Man
16. She & Him - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Smiths Cover)
The "Best" Made Even Better.
I personally don't really love love love brownies like others do. I don't know why... I don't have that gene (and I know it's strange). That gene is missing along with the "love of watermelon" gene. I feel like I am the only person in the world to not love watermelon, but oh well!
On to these brownies... wow. For someone who doesn't really love brownies, these were the ones to convert me. Honestly, add Ferrero Rocher to anything and I'm a happy camper! But these also had a nice chewy texture which I loved. Chocolate-y and rich!
The Best Fudge & Ferrero Rocher Brownies Ever
Yields: 9 large brownies
1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter
2 cups of sugar (original recipe calls for 2 1/4)
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups of Dutch-process cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsn. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
12 Ferrero Rocher chocolates, chopped (original recipe calls for 2 cups of chocolate chips)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x13" pan with butter then line with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium saucepan over low heat melt the butter. Add the sugar and mix to combine. Continue heating until mixture is hot and looks shiny, but not bubbling. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl then stir in the cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and vanilla. Mix until combined then add the eggs, one at a time. Once combined, slowly stir in the flour and chopped Ferrero Rocher (or chocolate chips) until well mixed. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pan and then allow them to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!
Tailored Tuesdays
This is how I would do summer. I don't know about you but I am definitely not a shorts girl. It's simple, clean and sophisticated.
P.S. I'm backkkk!!! Kinda depressed about it but now posts will come back again regularly :)
1. Helmut Lang "Sleeveless wool blend blazer"
2. Splendid "Cotton blend tank"
3. J Brand "7/8th ankle crop jeans"
4. Chloe "Sally shoulder bag"
5. Christian Louboutin "Fortuna 120 platform pumps"
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus & Herbed Lebni
Yummmmmm. Delicious creamy hummus. My sister usually makes this hummus on a regular basis, but now that she has been back in school too, she's been super busy. Right as her schedule cleared up, she made this uber delicious hummus and lebni and I am thankful that I get to benefit from it.
Delicious, stringy Halloumi.
Cilantro & Jalapeno Hummus
Yields: approximately 2 1/2 cups
adapted from Zov's Recipes and Memories from the Heart
1 garlic clove
2 cups of canned garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup of tahini paste
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 cup olive oil
1 - 2 jalapenos, roughly chopped (depending on how spicy you like it)
1 bunch of cilantro
Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the garbanzo beans and lemon juice, blend until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Blend in the tahini, cumin, and salt. With the machine running, stream in the olive oil and blend until creamy and combined. Add in the jalapenos and cilantro, blend until well minced and combined. Serve and enjoy!
Herbed Lebni/ Yogurt Cheese Spread
Yields: approximately 1 1/2 cups
8 oz. yogurt cheese/ lebni
1 tbsn. dried mint
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbsn. olive oil
Stir all of the ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined. Serve and enjoy!
How do I like to eat my hummus? I like to eat it with a big serving of herbed lebni on the side, topped with freshly chopped tomatoes, onions, and cilantro and of course with some toasted pita bread and stringed halloumi cheese. It really doesn't get any better than this.
Tailored Tuesdays
Just a pop of color to brighten up a simple color palette.
1. Preen "Hawk wool blazer"
2. Roberto Cavalli "Floral print jersey dress"
3. Christian Louboutin "New decoltissimo 85 pointed pumps"
4. John Hardy "Sterling silver coil bracelet"
5. Christian Louboutin "Mount street bag"
Monday, July 20, 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina
My favorite photos from my short trip to Argentina:
The Andes Mountains, viewed from the plane ride from Chile to Argentina:
Buenos Aires at night, a city that doesn't sleep:
Dinner at Mala Cara, delicious!
A church, I forget the name now...
Street art is everywhere:
Tango, the dance of Argentineans:
Walking back to our hotel, what a beautiful city:
Shopping at the open air markets:
Churros & Chocolate - what a killer combination:
Their famous obelisk that centers the city:
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Chile.
In no particular order, some of my favorite photos from my trip thus far...
A street vendor selling his goods in Isla Negra:
I went to a futbol game and the crowd was insane!!!
On the plane, on the way to Chile:
Inside the Iglesia Catedral de Santiago:
At Isla Negra, the view from poet Pablo Neruda's beautiful home:
Lunch in Pomaire, a delicious and hearty Cazuela soup:
Shopping in Pomaire:
Chile at night:
Dinner at Linguria:
The view from Santa Lucia Hill:
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