Have a holly jolly Christmas!

Happy holidays!! I'll start blogging again after new year...
see you then!


xoxo,
Thea
1st. & 2nd pics from here.

Good bye Fall, in 12 pictures

Parisien bread salad with grated carrots

Good evening, I haven't posted a food post in ages so, to make up for the lost time, I'm posting a delicious bread salad, perfect for cold weather!

Recipe:
Salad  
1 small loaf French bread, cut into bite-sized cubes
1 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for the baking sheet
1 small shallot diced
2 carrots, grated 
1/3 cup fresh or canned diced tomatoes
4 tbsp. white wine
salt & pepper

Dressing
3 tbsp. red wine vinegar 
3 tbsp. good olive oil
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp. thyme

finely grated Parmesan, (or another hard cheese)

Procedure:
Preheat oven to 400 degree. Place cubed bread on a baking sheet greased with olive oil, then bake for 7-10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the shallots in the olive oil for about 1 min., then add carrots and cook for another minute. Add the white wine to the mixture and cook until almost all the wine has cooked off, then add tomatoes.  Mix the red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard and thyme in a small bowl.  Add the toasted bread cubes to a serving dish, mix with carrots & tomatoes and dressing, top with cheese, salt & pepper and some extra thyme :).

recipe by me with help on ingredient proportions from Martha Stewart. 

Five Friday food links

 Lamingtons!

Mmmm Plum sorbet.

Forelle pear, chocolate and pistachio tartlets.

These Brussels sprouts actually sound delicious! :)

Paris + pastries = lovee

Bon appetit!

P.S sorry for not posting in a long time, I was busy...
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The Paint Me Blue gift giude #2

For those who love to accessorize.

Alkemie octopus cuff, because it would be an awesome conversation starter!...

... And cute zipper bangle.

Urban decay pink eye shadow, to add a little sparkle to each day.

Juicy Couture earmuffs + headphones, to keep ears toasty while listening to your favorite artist.

Marc Jacobs 'miss marc' earrings, to add some fun.

Plush pom pom heart hat, because it's adorable :)

Bubblegum pink essie nail polish, a staple of any nail polish collection.

Gap dot socks, for fashion forward feet.

Fallon jewelry ring, to add some spike. 
P.S did you go black Friday shopping, I did :)?

 

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

The Paint Me Blue gift guide #1

For anyone who wants to stay in a ski lodge on the Alps this Winter.

image via Honestly WTF.

image from the J.crew online catalog.

Italian hot chocolate, to make you feel sophisticated wherever you are.

An adorable crewcuts tee, for anyone who can fit sizes 2- 14

A warm down jacket, for skiing, snowball fights and sledding.

Anthropologie modern cashmere boatneck... 

... and lounging lodge pants.

J.crew rugby stripe cashmere turtleneck, because stripes are a necessity! 

Sweater fest

Cute Madewell sweaters.

What are your favorite late fall activities?

Hello!
Seattle's expecting snow tonight! On the subject of late Fall snow, what's your favorite activities for this time of the year? My personal favs are cooking, eating, skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, and watching movies in the couch :). 
first image from pinterest,  last three by Younga Park.

Monday reads: Pride and Prejudice

   To be honest, I've only finished halve of the book, it's not an easy read, but I love how Jane Austen writes, and who doesn't love the headstrong Elizabeth Bennett?

image from Amazon.com.

On my wish list : J.crew Holiday collection

So chic.

all images are from the J.crew online catalog, and are cropped by me to fit my blog format. :)