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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 [...]

Is it possible to bastardize the art of sushi making and get away with it? Okay so this is like some kind of sushi lasagna- I don’t know what to call this..sushi cake..sushi napoleon..call it whatever you want! It’s all about stacking ingredients horizontally without rolling anything (something I don’t like to do-not so great [...]

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 …

Almost everyone I know has their own slapdash little pasta dish, you know that dish where you kind of just add whatever you like. Some people like just butter, garlic and salt..while others like to add a long list of ingredients- tell me what is your combination maybe I will try it. I’ve worked …

The day before my meal here I was in hell. Two nights before around 2 am, I have this dream. I see myself above a couch, the whole scene is really strange and lynchian and I’m levitating off a couch like 1 ft horizontally with a fire that is literally burning a hole through my [...]

Today, I wore a suede shirt from Barney’s private label, my purse, and trousers from Zara. (Outfit photos by Sindy Varela) Some grapefruit flavored cocktail called the dutch courage… my friend ordered this one. Complimentary loaf of cornbread, barely sweet flavored with jalapeno. Came piping hot with whipped butter. Fried oyster sliders, or this is [...]

Nothing I cook will ever taste as good as Popeye’s fried chicken. If  I was ever penalized with the death sentence this would definitely be my last meal. Champagne, fried chicken from Popeye’s, and Sir Kensington’s ketchup. What would be yours? I’m at whole foods at least 10 times a week. What about you? It’s [...]

A modern twist on a classic cocktail, the bloody mary. You will have to start out by quartering a lot of tomatoes. First the tomatoes and flavors have to be boiled for about 30 minutes to an hour. This broth is flavored with fennel, onion, bay leaf, basil, salt and pepper. Not putting my hand [...]

There were so many requests for dishes that were either salads or didn’t require cooking from this post…let’s read some of them…. I read the other requests and I will get to them when I can. Some ingredients that will go on top, baby red onions, goat cheese, olive oil salt and pepper dressed arugula, [...]

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. [...]

On some weird avocado thing, but I love eating like this, especially at the studio when I need something quick and easy to clean. Always trying to find ways to eliminate delivery. Tried different ways to season the avocado, first time just salt, second time replaced it with soy sauce. This is my favorite seasoning..Dijon [...]

No ice cream machine? No Kitchen-aid stand mixer? No time? Fine. I’ll make an avocado sorbet in 5 minutes (this does not include freeze time). Slice the avocados into thin strips and splash it with lots of lime juice. This is to keep it from browning, and it will add flavor to the sorbet. Freeze [...]

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

I saw these cute packages of Hot chocolate over at Selfridges in London and even though this seems to be a very easy d-i-y I thought the concept was clever. There is another brand that sells it here but I thought the one I had was better in terms of packaging. You notice the title [...]

1 thing that kept on happening since I started this blog: requests for vegan recipes.. I knew this would be a challenge… a world without Toro, Mcdonald’s chicken nuggets, caviar..or dry aged sirloin (cooked medium rare) would be a very depressing one for me! I had to look up “vegan” on wikipedia  because I …

How is everyone’s memorial day weekend going? Mine’s been pretty anticlimactic- as usual…Okay, I am pretty sure most of you have encountered a takoyaki ball (a popular yet humble japanese street food with grilled octopus inside). Of course I wanted to do my own version with decadent ingredients. It’s a great snack for a party. [...]

A fresh summer salad with savory lemon basil sherbert, stone crab legs, and mango salsa. For the mango salsa, chop mango, red onion, jalapeno peppers and basil, mix, add olive oil and some salt. The salt will draw out moisture from the mango, and this will act as the dressing. Also added to the salad, [...]

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 [...]

I don’t really know why I’m hogging all my fashion posts, just don’t feel like posting them right now. Last week I was running back and forth between my desk and my kitchen. I was debating whether or not to just call for pizza- ugh- pizza…again? I’d sit in front of my computer for 5 [...]