Sunday, July 25, 2010

Style.


I love fashion magazines for inspiring ideas on how to put together fun outfits from what I already have; as well as, finding out what new fashions I want to try on. However, lately, instead of shelling out a small fortune on fashion magazines I cruise the blogosphere for awesome street style sites the following are my faves:

Garance Dore
The Sartorialist
Who What Wear
Vanessa Jackman
In Style (not really a blog more of an online version of the magazine but I love their website's 'look of the day' feature)

You can even create your own personalized magazine by registering all your favourite blogs on bloglovin.com. Once you register bloglovin.com will provide you with updates as they come... Every morning I sit with my coffee and get outfit ideas from fashionistas around the world for free!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Eat.

My boyfriend's response to my oh so pretty salad...



Keep it simply delicious... Hack a head of iceburg lettuce into quarters, then stick a quarter on a plate, drizzle with blue cheese dressing and VOILA! Yum yum... Feel free to add cheese or some sprinkles of chopped veggies if you like but keeping it basic is the way to go.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Inspire.


I wonder if that boat is still there?


just a little swim hole to escape a busy day...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Eat.


Just the prettiest little big salad you ever did eat! Lately I have been loving this salad so much I make it just so it can be kept in the fridge and dove into whenever hunger strikes. My mom gave me the recipe which she pulled years ago from a magazine like Canadian Living, or McLean's or some such publication. Anyway, here's the scrum-diddly-umptious recipe:

Oriental Salad

1/2 head cabbage, finely shredded
2 large carrots, julienned
1/2 red pepper, cut in slivers
1/2 green pepper, cut in slivers
8 ears baby corn, halved lengthwise
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
6 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup dressing

Oriental Salad Dressing

3/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 1/2 cup sunflower oil

*mix together really well to dissolve sugar. I like to put it in a jar and jump around shaking it up like a mad woman... but that's just my technique.

*The dressing recipe makes about 3 cups of dressing which you can store in the fridge all summer long.

*I also like to add some sliced toasted almonds to the salad they are like nutty sprinkles on top, soooo delicious! Watch out when toasting almonds they burn really easily!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Explore.


Summer in the city! Keep your ear to the ground there are tons of fun free things going on around town all summer long. One of my faves are the free outdoor movie screenings in a park. I'm pretty sure every city has this going on. Simply Google: free movies in the park in [enter name of your city here]... If you live in L.A. (or you're just visiting) a must are the Cinespia screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Grab your beach blanket, a bottle of wine, some snacks, and cozy up in the fresh air cinema!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Explore.


Chinatown in Vancouver is really cleaning up and quickly becoming the new frontier for rad eating and drinking establishments. Move over Gastown! Check out Boa Bei for a modern take on old Chinese home cooking and afterword stroll down the street to The Keefer for a drink or two or three or four... Both spots have inspired design teams behind them and will make you feel like you have your finger on the pulse of what is happening in an often lamented as boring town.