My favourite food for winter

Dear readers
I want this post to be about food, and since I (and propably many others) change my food habits wether it's winter, summer, spring or fall (basically what season it is, and what I'm in the mood for:) ).
So, since it's almost winter, it's time to eat and drink warmer food and liquors. Here are some of my favourite dishes and liquors for winter:

Food:

I love soup! Especially since you can get it in all kinds of flavours. It saturates perfecly, it's warm and with a low fat-procent it's also healthy.

For dessert, I actually just prefer some brownies, based on a chocolate with a high cocoa-procent. Here is my atm. favourite recipe, from the baking book Fat Witch Brownies. You can basically get it in any bookstore with a kitchen-section, but if you want to you can also get it online, or in Barnes & Noble, where I got mine. 

Remember: You can always add ingeredients, frosting and decorations. Experiment as much as you like!

Fat Witch Brownies (12-16 brownies) :

• 14 tablespoons unsalted butter
• A half cup + 2 tablespoons bittersweet chocolate chips
• One and a quarter cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• A half cup + 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• A pinch of salt

1. Grease a pan with butter. Dust with flour and tap out the axcess. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool.
3. Cream the sugar, eggs, and vanilla together. Add the chocolate mixture and mix untill well blended.
4. Measure the flour and salt and then sift together directly into the chocolate mixture. Mix the batter gently untill well combined and no trace of the dry ingeredients remains.
5. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan and bake 33 minutes or untill a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with only crumbs, not batter, on it.
6. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 1 hour. Cut just before serving.

Liquor:

My favourite winter liqour is either tea or hot chocolate. My favourite tea comes from a little local tea-shop, and it's a mix of white tea with jasmine, aroma and bucktorn.

For the hot chocolate, just use some powder you can buy from your favourite store (I recommend splurging if necessary. You want a cocoa rich liquor) and add marshmallows (or whatever you prefer to do).

So these were my favourite winter foods and liquors! :) hope you guys liked this post, and feel free to comment, and maybe even share you favourite winter foods and liquors :D

xoxo,

--N

My favourite blog at the moment - Cupcakes and cashmere

Dear readers
Two days ago I found this amazing blog called Cupcakes and cashmere, and I love the whole L.A wibe the blog has. The blogger is Emily, and she's a über trendy L.A blogger, and in 2012 she will come out with her first book. The blog isn't only about outfits and fashion, but it also has a selection of DIY, recipes and home-fashion. I defiently think you should check it out! Here is a link for the website: Cupcakes and Cashmere .
Here are some pictures from Emily's blog:

xoxo,

--N

How to mix fashion with winter :) Part 4

Dear readers
The last couple of days I've been all over the internet, researching for christmas-wishes. On topshops website (www.topshop.com) I saw their new makeup collection, Smoke and Mirrors. I quickly fell in love with the 70' theme, and I think even the packaging is beautiful! Some of the things I really like are the eyepalette Loaisons and the lipstick Pillow Talk. Here are a few pictures of the collection. Hope you all get inspired! :D

The collection' two lipsticks:

The eyepalette:

The bronzer:

The nailpolish:

Hope you guys liked this post, and stay tuned for up and coming post! :P

xo,

--N 

How to mix fashion with winter :) Part 3

Dear readers
I've now been sick the last two days, and between numberous coups of tea and movies, i felt  making a post :)
I am a fan of the Olsen twins, and i recently saw their new line for The Row. The ine has bags made of aligator and lizard skin! As they say in a new interwiev, "We've tried to avoid black colors, and instead we made the collection with shades of white...", and the colors are amazing. Shades of white and brown, teal and yellow, are the colors on their bags this season. Also, as always, the sisters have designed a comfortable t-shirt line, with fabricks such as cotton and cashmere.

 

Grey metal Frame Clutch Lizard - 5,800.00 $

Stilton top 15% cotton, 75% cashmere - 250.00$

Yellow Python Belt - 490.00$

What do you think of the Olsen-sisters new line? Write a comment below :)

xo,

--N

How to mix fashion with winter :) Part 2

Dear readers
Here's another part of my 'How to mix fashion with winter' posts. The last couple of days I've been inspired by a trend I personally think is amzing. It's not expensive, you can wear it with everything, and it's still high fashion! Any ideas of what I got n my mind? Nails! By taking inspiration from the most known fashionhouses (or what you prefer) you can copy their patterns and colors, and express through nail laquer! Brilliant right? :D Here are some pictures:

Nail inspired by Chanel 2012 spring/summer collection

 Nails inspired by Miu Miu Autumn/Winter

Please, send me some pictures if you choose to follow this trend, and want to share your fashionably cool nails :)

xo,
--N

How to mix fashion with winter :) Part 1

Dear readers
Here in Denmark the cold weather is taking over. The trees are nude, gloves are the only things that can keep your fingers from turning into icicles, and converses are exchanged with warm boots. I've done some researching for this article, and here ar some things I found helpfull:

• Wear lots of layers

Wearing lots of layers can keep you warm, and with a good fashion sense, you can prevent looking like michelin :P For example try knits.

• Make hats and gloves you best friends

Also, a good trend that cn keep you warm. Make the gloves and hats accessories, and like in every other piece of clothing, express yourself through it. And this year you have no excuses for wearing boring black gloves, 'cause lots of new choises are in store this year! 

Hope you thought it was usefull! :) Will elaborate on the subject the following week.

xo,
--N

All I want for christmas is you

Dear readers
Hope you all had a good weekend! Personally I spend it with friends and family, and the christmas spirit is building up! :) Since I´m a BELIEBER, I´ve spend the last half our listening to Justin's new songs. And I personally think they're amazing, and you don't have to be a beliber too like his songs. I especially love his song all i want for christmas is you, where he co-sings with Mariah Carey. Hope you like it too.

So, hope you guys are ready for christmas, and I'll try to improve my blogging :)

xo,
--N


Justin Bieber on the cover of Vanity Fair: