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FOOD INSPIRATION

FOOD INSPIRATION

I had the pleasure to work with lovely Carla. We wanted to share some food inspiration and how to decorate a lovely spring table. Spring has finally arrived and I could not be happier about that fact. Now let’s have a look at the MENU and the beautiful floral decorations.
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We have decided on a simple but very delicious spring MENU including a starter, main course and dessert. All the dishes are vegetarian and made out of fresh ingredients.
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FOOD INSPIRATION #1 TOAST WITH TOPPINGS
Simple toast with colorful toppings. Something super easy to prepare and arrange.

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Sour cream with scrambled eggs and sesame and pumpkin seeds. Cover the toast with sour cream and prepare a scrambled egg and season with salt and pepper. Top off with the seeds.

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For this one you need an avocado, egg and some pistachio. Boil water and lightly season with salt and add a splash of white vinegar. Then use a spoon and make a whirl in the pan and then crack the egg in. Use the spoon to spin some of the egg white around the yolk and reduce the heat and let simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
FOOD INSPIRATIONCover the toast with avocado, place the poached egg and sprinkle some pistachio on top. Once you are about to serve the toast, cut open the poached egg.  FOOD INSPIRATION
Hummus, olive oil and sambal oelek a super easy one to prepare in 2 minutes in case you buy the hummus. In case you have some time I would recommend to make the hummus from scratch. All you need is chickpeas, sesame oil, salt, pepper and a blender. Spread the hummus over the toast, carve a line and fill with sambal oelek and olive oil.

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For that toast you only need three things: a beefsteak tomato, an avocado and some basil. Spread some avocado on the toast and chop the tomato into thin slices and place it in the middle of the toast, lastly cut some basil and sprinkle on top.

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And now, last but not least but for sure the simplest toast of all of them is the avocado toast. Spread some avocado on a toast and sprinkle some chia seeds on top.
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There are many ways to display the starter and we wanna share two ways with you. One is to individually place each toast on a separate plate or to place four different toasts on one plate.

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And these were our starters, super easy and delicious. And now I hope you are curious to see what we have prepared for the main dish.

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FOOD INSPIRATION #2 PASTA WITH VEGETABLES
An al dente pasta topped with some colorful vegetables. All you need for this main course is any kind of pasta, onions, garlic, olive oil, yellow/red/orange bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, basil and chia seeds. Now lets see how to make the colorful vegetable sauce.

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Take a frying pan and heat some oil and add the chopped garlic and onions. Slice the bell peppers and cut the cherry tomatoes in quarters and add to the onions and garlic. Fry for some minutes and chop some basil and that’s it.
There are two ways to serve the pasta. You can either place the pasta and sauce side by side in the plate. Or you can place the sauce on top of the pasta. Dont forget to top off with basil and sprinkle some chia seeds.

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Now that you have had our delicious starters and a colorful pasta you should be ready for our last part of the menu: the dessert. And if you have not noticed already have a look at the beautiful flower arangements by Carla. She has a special talent for decorating and I have already uploaded another blogpost where I have worked with her, have a look here. 
In case you are interested to work with here, please visit here site www.festum-artis.ch

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Carla did such a wonderful job with the table decoration. She found all these colorful flowers and placed them on a light blue drapped table cloth. Matching candles and vintage plates and glasses round up the decoration. A special twist is given by the orange velvet band that ties together the silverware.

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FOOD INSPIRATION #3 PAVLOVA
I got the recipe for our PAVLOVA via this site and absolutely love the easy 7 steps. Instead of berries and passionfruit we are using apricots, pistachio and blueberries.

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Step 1
Preheat oven to 200C. Line baking tray with baking paper. Draw 22cm diameter circle and lightly dust the marked circle with flour. Make sure mixing bowl and beater are completely grease-free.
Step 2
Beat egg whites till soft peaks form. Add 6 tsp of the prepared sugar and beat till sugar dissolves. Add vinegar and half of remaining sugar, and continue beating till mixture becomes really stiff and glossy.
Step 3
Mix cornflour with remaining sugar, and gently fold this into mixture.
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Step 4
Using a clean spoon, gently pile mixture onto circle on baking paper, and use a clean butter knife to “pull up” sides and make peaks on top.
Step 5
Pop tray into middle rack of oven. Reduce heat to 125C and bake for 90 minutes. Turn off oven.
Step 6
Prop oven door open with wooden spoon and allow pavlova to cool completely. This usually takes 3 hours. Once cool, carefully remove baking paper, and transfer to serving platter.
Step 7
Just before serving, spread whipped cream on pavlova, arrange the blueberries and apricots on the cream and drizzle with pistachio.

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Awww, I had so much fun putting together this blog post. It was a huge pleasure to work with Carla and hope that you all like the menu and decoration. Please leave a comment below and let us know what you think.
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MIX and MATCH

todays outfit

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NEW JEANS LOVE

LEVIS

I got a pair of new jeans – yay and they fit perfectly. people you know that I dislike shopping for pants and jeans but sometimes I am very lucky, like in that very case with my new pair of LEVI’S 711 skinny jeans that found their way into my closet.

LEVIS

hands down, these are my most favorite skinny jeans, they are very comfy and light to wear and what I love most about them is the washing, so in love with this shade. FALLEN ROCKS is the name of this wash and it goes with everything, black, blue, different colors and brown.

711 SKINNY
“our signature LOT 700 fits are the ultimate look. amazing jeans, designed to flatter, hold and lift-all day, everyday. mid rise and slim through hip and thigh.”

jup, I dunno what else to add, this is it. perfect jeans. the only thing to complain about today is the weather but lets hope for better days next week. HAPPY SUNDAY!

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this is a real up and down mix aka old and new mix as I am wearing a vintage VALENTINO miss V silk blouse that I have found at the fleamarket, the new LEVI’S jeans, the LANVIN blazer for the H&M collection and my new white leather lasercut pumps from BATA that I have found on SALE. lots of older things mixed with new things. so again, it doesnt matter how much you spend on your outfit, its the way you wear it, your attitude that will make it look even better. I have literally spent 20 CHF for the vintage silk blouse 🙂 what a bargain. keep your eyes open!

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outfit
blouse VALENTINO
jeans LEVI’S
blazer LANVIN for H&M
pumps BATA

such a nice casual every day look – I am def a denim person, my go to outfits always include a pair of skinny jeans!

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Alicia Keys sang the official song for the new LEVI’S women denim collection and it is called 28,000 Days have a look at the new collection here:

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PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT – OUTFIT

ME

awww.. ART BASEL 2015 is already in the past but still I have so many nice photos to show you. my old iMac is working hard in the heat and it just takes for ever to go through all the pictures.

TODAY I decided to finally select ll the photos and start putting them in nice blogposts. Indeed I did so BUT my iMac just can not take anymore heat. WE NEED A BREAK : )

until then you need to enjoy this lovely ART BASEL 2015 outfit of me wearing the  protect me from what I want JENNY HOLZER shirt that I have made for tarzan – ONE OF MY FAVORITE T-SHIRTS EVER.

outfit

t-shirt JENNY HOLZER / tarzan.ch
skirt VINTAGE (fleamarket)
coat H&M (recycled materials)
shoes DIVIDED
bag ART BASEL 2015
sunglasses C&A

enjoy the heat – soon more on the blog – promised! X

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I SEE RED – I DANCE AND SMILE!

I see red

last weekend I was in KARLSRUHE for the #kbreise15 and it was a blast. I met lots of nice bloggers and saw many nice things. I already put all my impressions in one post and soon there will be part two of the days in BASEL, where I actually wanted to blog about the new awesome MARLENE DUMAS exhibition but due to photoright issues I will focus on the guy with the special story about a remote island that might not even exist and spices that bring you around the world. stay tuned for that. until then I wanna show you my new outfit inspiration, what do you think of the combination of red and brown? I love it!

I see red

outfit
dress GUESS
shoes ONYX
bag VINTAGE
lips MAC RED

I see red and dance

and now you might wonder why I am so happy, for sure not about the weather! no, I am happy because I got all my tickets and invitation ready for next week and at the moment I am deciding what to wear. so many options I bet you know what I mean. I have stuff! and some things are so old, like this red GUESS dress that I am wearing today. I bought it in the US in 2003! some things are meant to last! : )

I see red and smile

and with a smile on my lips and a big grin I say thank you for reading and in case you have not registered for your free ticket for BASEL NACHT at VOLTA11 then do that now:
https://www.microspec.com/tix123/eTic.cfm?code=VOLTA112015

HAPPY WEDNESDAY! X

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think PINK!

spring has begun and I started to change my wardrobe and I brought the nice spring coats from the back to the front. today I wanna show you a very nice simple two tone look with beige and pink!

think pink

I love the COSMPOPARIS heels and I am more than happy to have found them ON SALE last year! the pink coat is kind of famous as it has made its way to some international blogs – have a look here << or here << or here << 

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outfit

top GANNI
skirt VINTAGE (fleamarket)
coat CEDRIC CHARLIER
sunglasses C&A
clutch MAWI via zalando.ch
heels COSMOPARIS

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I love mix and matching one or two colors and I think that this is a very nice way to create stylish looks with little effort. I am more than happy about springs arrival and the only thing I have to get used to is the lost hour in the morning 🙂

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HAPPY SUNDAY everyone – lots of love and try to relax and maybe start reading your new book or clean up your closet 🙂 X

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two colors one look by isawsomethingnice.ch

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CRISS CROSS moments!

for the readers among you that remember criss cross and how they wore their pants the wrong way around I had exactly such a moment when I was wearing this outfit last week. 🙂

criss cross moment

the gorgeous black PARENTI’S cashemere sweater has a HUGE V-neck and I really didnt feel like wearing a top below or taping the sweater to my boobs – so I took a criss cross decision and wore the sweater the wrong way around and it actually didnt feel so bad at all and also it didnt look too bad either. for future times I would totally do it the same way!

criss cross moment


outfit

pants that look like a skirt H&M
sweater PARENTI’S
bag FENDI
pumps L’AUTRE CHOSE

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todays outfit

aaww the sun is out and one can start wearing midi skirts without tights and socks – yay! I was waiting for this the last 6 months! I love to mix different clothes that I have been wearing during winter and make a more spring-ish outfit out of it. this neoprene skirt is from the H&M winter collection and it has a perfect length for todays weather! my newest bargain are these lovely heart ballerinas that I have showed you before in my zalando shopping haul – unfortunately I can not link you to the shoes as they are currently sold out!

todays outfit

outfit

top and skirt H&M
shoes EVEN&ODD
bag VINTAGE (fleamarket)
earrings CLAIRES
phone SONY

I will share all the photos of that look via my facebook page. stay tuned. X

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A NEW DRESS


a new dress found its way to my wardrobe!

yay – the sun is out we already passed the month of January so what I am trying to say is we are almost done with winter. or at least thats what I extremly wish for. at the H&M Clarashopping I have found this lovely striped dress for 29.90 CHF and as I was returning several bags of old clothes I got a 5 CHF discount voucher that I have used for the dress – so even a bigger bargain!

the color green mixed with blue and white is a cry for summer – not kidding this reminds me so much of the clear water of the ocean. currently I have seen many cool things in the color blue and green. last week at the Estée Lauder press event I was given a fantastic blue eyeliner pencil in the color COBALT BLUE and it is a dream – in fact I am wearing it today on my upper lash line. another color that drew my attention is the KURE BAZAAR nailpolish in KALE – a wonderful dark subtle green! unfortunately the new green is not on the chart yet. more about these nailpolishes soon on the blog.

outfit
dress H&M
leggings FALKE
boots ESPRIT
leatherjacket FIZZEN
bag C&A
sunglases VINTAGE
armbands MANOR / ISAWSOMETHINGNICE.CH
earrings CLAIRES

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todays outfit feat. new things

so I met my friend on saturday morning to take some photos for the blog and as soon as we where at the rhein it started to snow heavily 🙂 and ooh boy it also started to wind and I was freezing my ass off. but nevertheless I wanted to show you two new lovely things. first of all my super awesome mesh jersey shirt and my stylish navy wool hat. both are swiss brands – the shirt is swiss design by lola FRED and the hat is swiss made by RISA and heidi.com <3

outfit

pants VINTAGE
boots NAVYBOOT
coat JO BRAUER
shirt lola FRED
belt VINTAGE
bag ÖGON
hat RISA
earrings GLOBUS

do you know the brand lola FRED? I already posted two outfits of me wearing the killer jumpsuit in navy and the super comfy yoga pants. in case you wanna find out more about them – click here >>

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lets rock the 70s

I was so inspired by this lovely photo via tumblr that I had to wear something similar. of course I did not want to copy the complete outfit but pick up some pieces like the pants and the coat – colorwise I think I could have done a bit more but hey – these are the clothes I have and I need to work with them. the funny thing about those super old H&M pants is that many times they were on the way out and were very close to being sold at the fleamarket but somehow they have always found back the way to my closet and today I am very happy that they did.

outfit

pants H&M
heels BOTTEGA VENETA
bag JIL SANDER
coat ZARA
blouse VINTAGE (grandma)
necklace B.SHOU

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favorite cup

 

awww.. I got these lovely cups from my grandma and I used to play with them when I was a child. drinking out of these today brings back lots of memories – only good memories. our grandma let us (my cousins and me) drink coffee (of course diluted with milk) and this made us feel like tiny grown-ups. I am so happy that we took such good care of the cups so that I can still enjoy them and embrace the flashback that comes with them.

so with christmas around the corner I am getting into a cozy mood and I decided to celebrate my tea and coffee times a bit more – et voila! I wish you all a happy monday and lets start an amazing week! xx

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my new skirt

a beige midi wool skirt that I have found at the LE MOUTON A 5 PATTES outlet boutique for 54 CHF instead of 187 CHF – what a bargain. for the people in basel this place is def worth a visit – for men and women!

outfit

skirt SOUVENIR CLUBBING
cardigan COMMES DES GARCONS for H&M
bag VINTAGE
heels BOTTEGA VENETA
hairband GUCCI
jacket ESPRIT

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red runner!

that would describe todays mood quiet well. I had to run a ton of errands and somehow didnt really think about my shoe choice. anyway, I am not here to complain I wanna show you my outfit instead.

outfit

coat NINO BOLLAG
skirt and blazer H&M
bag VINTAGE
heels BOTTEGA VENETA
tights FALKE

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