Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Morning in La la land



12 hours on a flight to arrive in LA to beautiful sunshine followed by 4 days of yummy breakfasts...it's the small things in life that make me happy, it just so happens breakfast is one of the things I miss the most, living in Italy breakfast is not high on the priority list...strange considering it's the home of the most amazing gastronomic delights.
So sunshine, breakfast, vintage finds, flea markets and dinner with amazing friends - I had fun in LA, it's definitely growing on me...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

For Dad...


Our last minute easy peesy "Boxing Day" curry that was delicious...
even though we didn't have all the ingredients.

Malaysian lamb curry

2 tablespoons garam masala
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon ground tumeric
1 kg diced lamb shoulder (not sure what we used but it was good)
60ml vegetable oil
2 medium brown onions sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 dried long red chillies, chopped coarsely (I used dry chilli flakes)
2 long green chillies, chopped coarsely (didn't have these)
400 ml can coconut cream/milk
250ml beef stock
200 g sugar snap peas/green beans something green and crunchy!
½ cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Combine spices in large bowl, add lamb; mix well
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in large saucepan; cook lamb mixture, in batches, until browned
Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook onion, garlic and chillies over low heat, stirring until onion softens
Return lamb to pan with coconut cream and stock; simmer covered, 1 hr 20 mins. Uncover, stir in peas off the heat. Serve curry sprinkled with coriander.

Enjoy x

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

New Zealand

Pitti Uomo



Firenze for Pitti Uomo...sounds glamorous and every year I forget it is far from it. Unpacking the collection, hanging, re-hanging and editing for the first big date on the AW10 calendar soon makes the beautiful images of beautiful people on The Sartorialist blogspot a world away from my reality... so after 6 hours, terrible take out pizza and mad rush to get back to the hotel, shower, nap and then dinner at www.ristorantepaneevino.it Pitti Jan 2010 is done for this team.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

see you in 2010.


we're off to spend the Christmas holidays in New Zealand.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The Ashley Pouch




The Ashley Pouch, handmade with all vintage fabrics and trims.
A one off that can personalised with initials