Dress Down Pearls?

I had posted about my baroque pearl necklace here not too long ago, and have been trying to find outfits to dress it down. I had no idea pearls looked so dressy till I tried them with various outfits. No matter whether I was wearing a plain white tee and jeans, the pearls simply dressed everything up. But my life isn't very dressed-up, so I started playing with outfits to find something to go with the pearls, and look casual yet polished. I came up with this outfit:

(From left to right: Baroque Pearls, Diane von Furstenburg Top, Banana Republic Shorts and Gladiator Sandals fm Tpe)

Fruit Tarts!

I had been wanting to try my aunt's recipe for fruit tarts ever since I had such wonderful success with her cheese biscuit recipe. So, here they are:

First up:

A mango and kiwi fruit tart

(in case you're wondering, these are the golden kiwis so they aren't as green as the usual ones)

Next up: Rustic Mango Tarts

(I had only 2 tartlette pans, so I used a muffin tray to bake the rest of the tart shells with a more rustic look. Couldn't quite figure out the prettiest way to arrange the mango slices though ... )

Anchovy Aglio Olio with Crabcakes

I had some leftover crabcakes, and was wondering what to have with them, when I suddenly remembered this Aglio Olio recipe from Rachel Ray which I'd seen here. As I had a little tin of anchovies in my cupboard, I whipped this up in no time ...

Delish!

This recipe is definitely a keeper!

Music that Brightens My Day

The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson





Stupid For You by Marie Digby





Fallin' For You by Colbie Callait

Hauntingly Beautiful Music ...

Was watching Grey's Anatomy and heard this beautiful haunting song - Everywhere I Go by Lissie ...

I esp loved the thought that there are angels watching out for us. It'd have been a great song for the series Supernatural when Dean and Sam realise that angels do exist. But going back to Grey's ... or rather Grey's soundtrack, the producers really know how to pick the right music to set the mood ... other songs I've loved are:

Breathe by Anna Nalick

Keep Breathing by Ingrid Michaelson

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

While this song isn't fm Grey's Anatomy, I found it while searching for the music fm Grey's - Winter Song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson

Crabcakes

Ever since I first tried crabcakes during Restaurant Week in NYC many many many years ago, I've always had a weakness for them. This is my attempt at recreating them ...

Around East District, Taipei

Whenever I'm around the East District, Taipei, I try to make it to this little street/alley as some of my favorite shops are located here ... see all the ppl crowding around the shops? That's where one of my fav shops is - they sell such beautiful clothes fm Korea albeit rather pricey esp when compared to the prices in Seoul.

(Btw, just so you're not misled, all the ppl waiting outside the shops are actually waiting for a table at the cafe on the second floor ...)

Diagonally opposite, we found a new shop selling frozen yoghurt ... Yofroyo ...

We tried the green tea (left) and mango (right) frozen yoghurts ...