22.7.11

#21




LOVE
Festivaaaaaal! Its my time! I might have missed what looked like an epic Glasto'...Secret Garden Party is mine!...
See you on the other side!

 



HATE
Le Tour - Does anyone else lose the attention of their man-friend every night for 3 weeks in July - Its the Tour de France


Treat your feet...
Dress for Sun (if only!) - Woven sandals - French Connection £19

Dress for Rain - Wellibob from Joules - £19 in sale!

Dress for Festival - Leopard boots from TopShop - £52

Dress for Drinks - Leather and wood block shoe boot from ASOS - £120

Dress for Work - Block heel Mary Janes from Dune - £90

Dress for Play - Spike heel from Sam Edelman - £180





This week...do a London Festival
Try: Something new at the Japanese Festival at Olympia




 
Look: At the amazing Photography of the London Street Photography Festival
 


 
See: Shoreditch Festival
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17.7.11

#20

LOVE
Cauliflower. OK - I'm very biassed...I just grew mine in my garden and am feeling very smug/earth mothery!
See below for my recipe for Cauliflower Cheese-a great winter warmer

  


HATE
October coming 3 months early. Is this it now? Winter? 



Key Items...Buy now, wear now:
In this crazy unpredictable weather you can count on these...

 
Concertina Satchel TopShop £50 
Sheer jumper - Urban Outfitters £55


 Forget seasons this will last forever - Every girls needs a Leather Jacket
Zara £139.99



This week... 
its all down by the river

Play: The Watch this Space Festival reaches week 9...
'This side up' - means acrobatic week  
Click here for the full programme

 

Listen: Free music at The Scoop







See: Taryn Simon photography exhibition (plus a million other amazing works) at the Tate Modern Click Here


COOK: Cauliflower cheese 

1 medium cauliflower (approx 1lb/450g)
2 oz/ 55g butter
2 oz/ 55g all purpose/plain flour
1 pint / 460 ml milk
Handful of Bazil and sage or any herb of your choice
Pinch salt and pepper
100g cheddar cheese

Preheat the oven to 200C/ 395F/ Gas 7
Steam your cauliflower whole in a pan for approx 10 mins till its soft.
Meanwhile make a white sauce by melting the butter in as saucepan
Add the flour until it makes a paste consistancy
Add the milk bit by bit stirring contantly to make a smooth sauce adding a little more milk/flour if neccessary
Chop the herbs and grate half the cheese and add to the sauce
Season to taste.
Then place the cauliflower in an oven dish and break into chunky florets
Pour the white sauce over until all the cauliflower is covered
Sprinkly the remaining cheese on top and bake until golden (approx 30 mins)




BLOG OF THE WEEK: 
Catch up on Mrs B


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8.7.11

#19



LOVE
The unpredictability of the English weather...we've had at least 3 of the seasons this week...enjoy 'Summer' while you can but remember to use the sales for something that will keep you going well into Autumn...See THIS WEEK for some ideas...

  





HATE
The fact that the slugs have found it all the way upto my 2nd floor flat - I think its payback for covering the garden in slug pellets...they had literally circled the bed while I was sleeping - if I suddenly disappear - check the garden



THIS WEEK...shop the best of the SALES
...Buy now, wear through to Xmas!















This week...Make use of the light evenings...
  
Watch: 
Catch one of the brill outdoor cinemas while you can - you'll need to book early
Somerset house - 27 July – 7 August 2011
Drive in cinema - 2nd July - Dirty Dancing - North Weald Bassett, Essex
The Rooftop Film Club - every night till September - Hoxton
Cinema under the stars - 18th - 21st August - Syon Park - bring a picnic!
The Floating cinema! - 1st July - 18th September - sounds amazing but no film timetable released yet...


Roar!:
with the Animals! - Zoo Lates at London Zoo every Friday night in July


Skate:
Friday Night Skate starts on Friday 1st July around central London







Bake:
Wimbledon might be over but you can still taste the beauty of strawberries and cream... 
Makes 12 approx
Cakes:
175g (6oz) unsalted butter, softened
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 large free-range eggs, beaten
175g (6oz) self-raising flour, sifted
1tsp vanilla extract 
Icing:
400g (14oz) full-fat Philadelphia cheese
300g (10oz) icing sugar, sifted
250g (9oz) strawberries, blended to a purée

1 Preheat the oven to 180c/ gas 4 and line a 12-tin muffin tray with cupcake cases. Cream the butter and sugar together, then gradually beat in the eggs (if it looks like the mix is going to 'split' add a little bit of the flour)
2 Add the vanilla and fold in the flour
3 Divide the mixture between the cupcake cases and cook on the middle shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes, until they are risen and golden then transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool.  
4 For the icing beat the cream cheese, icing sugar and strawberry purée together to form a shiny icing.
5.Ice as soon as the cake is cool enough (or it'll melt!)...and scoff!



BLOG OF THE WEEK: -
If you knew me...you might have heard about Lapin - my killer rabbit...then I found this blog...turns out she was just pissed off I hadn't sketched her in this seasons fashion!
http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.com/

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