Baby it's cold outside!

When it's cold outside and your covered head to toe, wear funky print pants that peek out from underneath your warm coat and wear a pop of color on your lips! 

Pants; Kate Spade, Converse, Coat & Headband; H&M (old), Lipstick; Rimmel - As you want Victoria.

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Recreate the look; Lace all over

Yesterday I posted an upcoming trend; "Head to toe; Lace" (view it here). I recreated one of the spring looks by pairing black lace shorts and a black lace top and accessorized it with bold gold earrings a la Dolce & Gabbana Resort14. It's as easy as that! Now how about trying it in any other color.... Happy Weekend

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On Trend Resort14; Black & White; Lace all over

Planning my trip to Italy gets me excited for the pre-spring trends. One beautiful look is the "lace all over" either all black or all white. I love it, somewhat romantic and it reminds me of the Queen Elizabeth. Dating back to the late 16th century lace was popular in west Europe, mainly Italy and Spain. And even though the clothing styles have evolved over the centuries, the lace still remains.

Top; All Dolce & Gabbana 

Bottom; Moschino , Michael Kors, Tory Burch 

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Planning a trip

Some exciting stuff coming up. We are planning our next trip and it is going to be a good one; Italia! I can not wait to explore! Besides our upcoming trip, there are even bigger, exciting things coming up, but more about that later....

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Le Petit Déjourner

Yay! Blood Orange season has begun!! These oranges have a beautiful color and an amazing *zing* factor when freshly squeezed!

Some coconut yogurt with home-made spiced muesli, find the recipe "here". Some fresh home-made ricotta (find recipe "here"), sweetened with honey served on a toasted nutty bread and another toast with old Amsterdam Dutch cheese topped with home grown alfalfa sprouts (takes about a week to 10 days to sprout). 

Et Voila! Le Petit Déjourner! Bon Appetit! 

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Candy Pink Pantalones

Even though it's still freezing from time to time, and mid-winter, my minds already thinking warmer thoughts and bright colors. I could not help myself with these candy pink pants, I just had to have them!

Thank goodness for sales! and before we know it there will be swimwear in stores... for now we are left with layering our favorite shirts.... 

 Hat; Vintage, Coat & Shirt; Forever21(old), Pants; Zara (on sale now!), Clutch; Monki(on sale now!)

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Breakfast at Fayme's in the Kitchen; Home-made Muesli

I love Muesli in the morning, filled with nuts and chocolate. However, if you make your own muesli, you know exactly how much you would like to have in there and you know how much sugar (or honey in this case) is added.

Instead of using regular chocolate chips, I used cocoa nibs, they are raw roasted cocoa beans, they are a bit more bitter, and crunchier and have an intense dark chocolate flavor, with regular chocolate making extra cocoa butter, sugar and milk is added, which honestly isn't too bad to swap in for an easy much more flavorful cocoa nib.

Happy Weekend!

What you need;
- Rolled oats
- Nuts (I used macadamia nuts)
- Dried Fruit (I used chopped sour cherries)
- Honey (I used thyme honey)
- Cocoa nibs (optional)
- Cinnamon & Cardamom 

1. spread the oats on a baking sheet or oven dish together with the oats, the spices and the honey, stir them all together so they are coated evenly with the honey.
2. Pop it in the oven for +/- 10-12 minutes, take out, hustle, so they get toasty evenly, then pop 'em back in for another 10-12 minutes.
3. Take it out when it looks toasty, let them chill for 10 minutes, then break up the clumps, stir in the cocoa nibs and dried fruits, store in a airtight container.

Et Voila!! Your own home-made muesli, Enjoy!

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Breakfast at Fayme's in the Kitchen; Makin' Ricotta

The weather has triggered me to stay inside as much as possible, these days.... I turn to the kitchen for comfort. Cooking, discovering new recipes and learning how to make your own stuff is what keeps me busy these days. I had a brilliant idea to make my own cheese, too bad I don't have my own cows to milk, however my uncle who lives on the east side of the country has a farm next door, where he gets fresh milk and other dairy products, since I had no clue where to get real fresh milk in this city, I asked him for a weird favor; "Please bring me milk from that farm I like going to", I begged him.... And so he did... 

And then I made ricotta cheese :)

What you need;
- Fresh, whole, unpasteurized milk (1.9 liter)
- Citric acid or concentrated lemon juice (1/3 cup)
- Strainer, cheese cloth and a saucepan

1. Bring the milk to an "almost" simmer. Take the pan of the heat source when the milk is about to boil, when it starts to foam.
2. Slowly pour in the lemon juice, stir and let it sit for 10minutes. You will see the milk curdle (doesn't look that sexy, but it will be delish)
3. Line a strainer with cheese cloth and pour in the curdled milk (if you like, save some of the access liquid aka the whey), let it sit for 10 minutes or however dry you like your ricotta, you can always add some whey to make it moist again.

Et Voila! Your very own batch of ricotta cheese!
Perfect for making lasagna on a Friday night!

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Almond Pear Cake

 Perfect recipe for a rainy weekend, with a hot pot of tea, snuggled up on the couch! 

Have a great weekend!

What you need;

- 100 gram honey

- 72.5 gram coconut oil (melted)

- 2 eggs

- 200 gram almond flour

- 1/4 tsp baking soda

- 1/4 tsp salt

- Small seasonal pears

1. Mix all dry ingredients together, then mix in the honey, eggs and oil.

2. Pour into baking pan, press in halved pears

3. Pop in the pre-heated oven on 180*C for +/- 18-22 minutes

 Dust with some powdered sugar, Et Voila! Ready to dig in!

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A Spoon Full of Sugar

During the Holiday break I ended up watching "Saving Mr. Banks" the story behind the movie "Mary Poppins", which I watched after. I love watching Disney movies on a rainy day, it is inspiring and care-free and all adults need this from time to time...

Layering is still the way to go this winter; I layered a Checkered button-up shirt with a floral top, topped off with a hat against the rain. 

Hat; Pin&Needles, Flats; Ozzy (Urban Outfitters), Checkered Shirt; J. Crew, Floral Top; H&M, Jeans; Banana Republic

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Cheerio to the new Yeario!

Happy New Year!! 

The first weekend of the year.... Amsterdam has been very busy, there is a joyful atmosphere in the city. Waking up to a sunny morning is bliss! Even if it gets cold at night, celebrate the weekend with a drink and a snuggle. 

My boyfriend can play with his new toys (the copper cocktail shaker and jigger, from Crate&Barrel) while we create our new favorite drink; Gin & Tonic.

1. One shot of HENDRICK'S Gin
2. Few slices of cucumber
3. Topped off with Fever-Tree Tonic Water

Et Voila, Cheers & Happy New Year!

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