Luxirare

So it’s pretty clear by now that I’ve made more than enough attempts at difficult recipes, things that aren’t exactly realistic for a person who has a serious job, or someone who has a family, kids to pick up from soccer practice, or for a typical twenty-thirty something that works 9-7 and then goes out [...]

Today I woke up at 2 am so I was able to do some shooting before starting the day, may visit a friend out of state or may go to the studio, depends on my mood. Also, had to burn some music for my car. Was really tired of listening to my iPhone, craving Harmon [...]

Priorities: Getting some restaurant brioche loaves from Balthazar, and then doing a minimal french toast setup with 2 dipping sauces, no maple syrup… If you’ve been around the block with brioche, you’ll know that Balthazar’s really the only one worth eating. Lost my gloves. Oh well. Dark chocolate… Prepare cream for both the chocolate and [...]

Priorities and rituals, not much in between going on in life. We’ve already discussed priorities, so now I’m taking the ritual chase. Sunday morning, lox on bagels, some friends and coffee. Gloves off. Need to write thank you note to Adele? Her jam made my sunday morning shoot very chill. Sambuca, anyone? Grinding some fresh [...]

Well good morning! I am a woman of my word, and I mentioned that I’d be doing some more breakfast posts like this, intimate setting. Made my way out of a whiskey haze at 5 am this morning but my priorities were crystal. Use up the rest of that truffle I bought, shoot, post, and [...]

One of my new years resolutions was to let you guys in on my life a little bit. I think one of the most intimate moments during the day is Breakfast, where you make the shift between dream state to reality. Mornings are always a struggle for me, I get up very early every day [...]

For years I wondered what made restaurant pancakes taste so good. I’ve made them at home and they never looked like pancakes. The looked like FRIED cakes. Look at this picture here for an example. The restaurant pancakes were always slightly chewy, soft, airy, and the batter was never fried. In fact they had a [...]

One reader named Nikki had left a comment about almond milk, it’s something I like to drink now because it lacks that animal-scent you get with cow’s milk. I’ve never really been a fan of soy milk but almond milk is amazing. Anyway, in the comment she mentioned that it is so easy to make [...]

What do you do with an empty Diptyque candle jar…too nice to throw it out..right? Use a damp towel to line the roots, I would even cut darts into the towel so it doesn’t pleat too much. ..from Balthazer..look at those vanilla seeds.

Quick post here, this is part of a bigger post but I had to break it down because it’s too much. If you like rose scented things you will love this. I love rose flavored macarons, but it works beautifully with granola. Dip rose petals into the agave nectar. I use agave nectar because it [...]

Can’t get enough of Almond Milk and Raisin Bran with a hint of cinnamon thrown in. How do you guys take your fiber ? Cereal Bowl available here

6 am decisions are always hard to make, especially when it comes to selecting a bagel flavor. Usually I can’t decide between ‘cinnamon raisin’ and ‘everything’, but today the battle was between an egg bagel and an everything bagel. So if I can’t decide I just have to do both, the same way I couldn’t [...]

I have this little thing I like to eat and I had to share because it’s too good not to.. Some cookies (soft) with two kinds of sorbet… But being specific is key. I have a specific batch of cookies I buy from the whole foods brand, and two specific sorbets. This won’t work with [...]

Really simple late breakfast here. I’ve been enjoying these multigrain croissants that I can only get at Costco, and when I first saw them I was surprised because I’ve never really seen a multigrain croissant before. They are so nutty, flaky, and there are lots of seeds inside that just make it delicious. Perfect …

Just another simple brunch idea. Enjoy! Crepe mix + a little bit of grated nutmeg. Nutmeg grater available HERE. Use a savory batter for this. This presentation is good for sharing. Onions, capers, tomatoes, creme fraiche, and chives. I added wasabi flavored caviar to the mix as well. Wrap it like a taco and eat. [...]

Luxirare cage bag, ray bans, and fage total yogurt with honey + vitamins.

It’s truly a luxury to make everything from scratch, usually I buy pre-made butter and jam, but not in this instance. Can’t compare fresh butter and jam to store bought ones. The one thing I can’t control is scoring a baguette from Balthazar when it just popped out of the oven- Though I enjoy making [...]

Bend it like beckham was on this morning…. Some fresh mozzarella on an english muffin with prosciutto, pesto, and arugula. Bake at 450 for 10-20 minutes. This was delicious, make sure to toast the muffin before baking it in the oven so that the pesto and cheese doesn’t make the bread soggy. Serve with freshly [...]

A little tart with eggs, capocolla, avocado, creme fraiche, and chives… Roll out puff pastry dough after flouring the board, you can also use filo dough if you want. After rolling out the dough, cut 5×5 inch squares, you should get four out of one puff pastry sheet. I think it’s better to roll the [...]

Tea infusers. Salt & Pepper shakers Blueberry Tea from Ikea. Morning Reading Material, CHELSEA Magazine. Tea pot comes with integrated teacup that you remove simply by lifting it. Cakes by Luxirare, more on inspiration behind it later. Strawberry & Lychee Mousse Cake with Macaron embellishments and silver leaf. MMM..lips! All of the cake designs in [...]