simply wonderful

 lately I've been very inspired by some of these apartment therapy home tours as well as a few other wonderful homes.

don't you just love this bedroom?!

from this wonderful blog

foodie fridays: puple kale, oregano and gouda paninni

the ingredients for the paninni

    This paninni is great for lunch! :)

         ingredients:
         2 slices of bread 
         1 tbsp olive oil 
         3/4 cup grated gouda
         1 leaf kale, coarsely chopped
         around 5 oregano leaves
         directions:  heat the olive oil in a pan, meanwhile sandwich the kale, cheese and oregano between the bread and add it to the pan. Press with a paninni press, if you don't have one use a heavy pot. Cook in till the cheese has melted and the sandwich is slightly browned. Remove the paninni from the pan, cut in half and eat.
   
    bon apetit!                

i love that

 

carl kleiner photography

foodie fridays: cara cara orange + coco nib semi-fredo

  A few days ago I came across a Giada De Laurentiis recipe in one of her cookbooks for a citrus semi-fredo, I changed it up a bit by adding cara-cara orange juice instead of lemon, and some coco nibs for a bit of chocolat-y crunchiness. The end result tasted to me like a mixture of a orange creamsicle and a citrus tart.
Here are a few pics:

 

2 cool spaces

                   pics from dwell,  appartment therapy, by the way, do you like my new logo? :)

My 3 day vacation in Vancouver, British Colombia

I loved Vancouver, it a very beautiful, diverse and sophisticated city (almost everyone I saw was at least wearing a peacoat it seemed), this is only a few pics of this gorgeous city.
      
                     Vancouver aquarium

    the day we visited the Vancouver aquarium it was packed, we could hardly find a parking spot! some of the aquariums popularity is from their beluga whales, they're adorable!

a trainer feeding a baby beluga whale

I loved watching these Pacific dolphins swim

i love jellyfish!! :)

                                                        restaurants

our resturant

barley pearl risotto with greens and Madeira reduction

                    

  

                       

i love this

  twirl by kate spade 

have a wonderful 2011!!

I hope your 2011 is full of (good) surprises and wonderful experiences.
cheers! thea

I made these walnut, pecan and chocolate chip shortbread cookies. Cakes and cookies are said to give you good luck in the new year.