February 19, 2011

gimme some sugar.


how sweet are these (pun totally intended!)?? i always imagine coffee tasting that much better when cubed sugar is involved. they seem so elegant and dainty, reminiscent of ladies at tea.

February 6, 2011

perfect scrambled eggs.


confession: i cannot make scrambled eggs. or.. i couldn't make scrambled eggs until about a month ago. they were eggs and they were scrambled, but they weren't something i necessarily wanted to eat regularly. for the life of me, i couldn't figure out how to get them to that nice fluffy quality you find in restaurants. they always came out rubbery and browned on the outsides.. what was i doing wrong?! 

then one day i happened upon a link showing how gordon ramsay makes perfect scrambled eggs. life. changed. apparently my technique was all wrong (you mean you don't just let the eggs sit there and break apart as they are setting?) but this mean british chef showed me the way. now my eggs always come out perfectly soft and fluffy. my favorite way to eat them? over buttered toast with salt and pepper. simple and satisfying!

February 3, 2011

today i want.. bellbottoms!


i'm loving these wide leg trouser jeans from the gap. i'm digging the retro look and the cut looks both forgiving and flattering. i haven't shopped at the gap in years because when i was younger, i felt the style was too preppy/yuppie/soccer mom-ish. but now i'm ready to accept my old age of 28 and just let it happen.

image from the gap