Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Gourmet moment: Tzatziki dip
Here's to the Tuesday and another Blogtober post!
I'm so proud of myself for sticking to everyday posting,
esp. since I've been dealing with so much for the past few
weeks and for the past week we've experienced flu, ear infection,
eye infection and fractured collar bone ( my daughter )...
I don't wanna start sounding too negative, but I just couldn't believe
that so much bad luck can happen in such a short amount of time.
Blogging every day and reading your comments makes me very happy
and keeps my mind focused on the good "stuff" :)
Today I'm bringing you a recipe for one of my favourite dips
which is SO easy to make at home and it can be also prepared and served in
many different ways but here's how I usually do it.
You'll need:
*2 medium cucumbers
*clove of garlic
*salt, pepper
*fresh dill
*300 grams of Turkish yoghurt
*teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
*half to one teaspoon of squeezed lemon juice
Here's how you should proceed:
Grate two cucumbers ( with the skin on ) into a bowl in which
you'll serve this dip. Add about 300 grams of Turkish yoghurt to
the same bowl. Squeeze about half a teaspoon of lemon juice, add
pinch of salt, pepper and chopped fresh dill into the bowl.
Mix it all together with a spoon ( fork ) and in the end add teaspoon of
olive oil in circular motion.
Tzatziki is amazing when for instance served with Greek, Turkish or
Nepalese food/ meals.
I have served my Tzatziki dip with falafel, dolmades and feta cheese pie.
Buon apetit! :)
All images by http://natalikarppinen.com
Monday, October 6, 2014
Outfit post - Valentino
Good day everybody!
How are you my dear readers? How was your weekend?
I've started this day by going to the gym pretty much straight
from the bed. It's a wonderful thing to start my day by getting
some sweat on as it sets my day and the rest of the week on a
great, positive and "strong" note.
Do you workout at the gym? If you do, are you more of a morning
goer or an evening one?
For today's post, I've prepared an outfit for you which I wore last
week when we still had some sun show up here and there.
I have a feeling that Fall is in full swing in Helsinki and my coats
are out of the boxes and part of my every day outfits.
This Valentino blouse is one my favourites which I don't wear
as often as I'd like to. It's very me, very feminine and makes any
outfit more elegant, instantly.
Another great favourite is this bag from Givenchy which is one of
my favourite bags ever! Fantastic quality, classic with a nice modern
twist.
After we took these outfit photos, we went for a late breakfast to one of
our favourite cafes in the city, Fazer.
Let me know what you think of this outfit and also, let me know how you're
liking my every-day posting as part of Blogtober? :)
I'm wearing: Shoes - Marc By Marc Jacobs, Jeans - Diesel, Bag - Givenchy,
Coat - Isabel Marant for H&M, Scarf - Kenzo, Blazer - JCrew, Blouse - Valentino,
Ring - Deni design, Earrings - Tory Burch
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How are you my dear readers? How was your weekend?
I've started this day by going to the gym pretty much straight
from the bed. It's a wonderful thing to start my day by getting
some sweat on as it sets my day and the rest of the week on a
great, positive and "strong" note.
Do you workout at the gym? If you do, are you more of a morning
goer or an evening one?
For today's post, I've prepared an outfit for you which I wore last
week when we still had some sun show up here and there.
I have a feeling that Fall is in full swing in Helsinki and my coats
are out of the boxes and part of my every day outfits.
This Valentino blouse is one my favourites which I don't wear
as often as I'd like to. It's very me, very feminine and makes any
outfit more elegant, instantly.
Another great favourite is this bag from Givenchy which is one of
my favourite bags ever! Fantastic quality, classic with a nice modern
twist.
After we took these outfit photos, we went for a late breakfast to one of
our favourite cafes in the city, Fazer.
Let me know what you think of this outfit and also, let me know how you're
liking my every-day posting as part of Blogtober? :)
I'm wearing: Shoes - Marc By Marc Jacobs, Jeans - Diesel, Bag - Givenchy,
Coat - Isabel Marant for H&M, Scarf - Kenzo, Blazer - JCrew, Blouse - Valentino,
Ring - Deni design, Earrings - Tory Burch
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
Moschino Barbie outfit ideas
Sunday - fun day!! How's everybody doing?
I'm back with the new post today and the I got
an idea to present you three different outfits on
how I would wear Moschino's capsule collection that
everybody's been talking ( and praising ) about.
I think that all of the pieces are really interesting and
fun to wear, but not all at the same time, in the same outfit :)
Here're three of them, hope that you'll find them helpful.
*JCrew boyfriend jeans
Moschino top
Converse sneakers by Chuck Taylor
Prada bag
Roberto Cavalli earrings
Nixon wrist watch
Baublebar pearl ring
Rag & Bone hat
*Moschino bag
Olympia Le Tan pencil skirt
Proenza Schouler top
Chanel espadrillas
Vintage sunglasses
Hallhuber beanie
Butter London nail polish
Topshop necklace
*Moschino skirt
Saint Laurent blouse
Prada boots
Ted Baker coat
Chanel bag
Marc Jacobs lipgloss
Thinkpink Breast Cancer bracelet
Marc By Marc Jacobs earrings
I've made these collages via Polyvore :)
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Saturday inspiration
Good morning everybody!
Just a quick post today, some inspiring photos and quotes
which I have "collected" lately on my laptop and have been
a great help for me to stay focused and creative.
I hope that you'll have a fabulous weekend!
Check in tomorrow for another post of this Blogtober month :)
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Just a quick post today, some inspiring photos and quotes
which I have "collected" lately on my laptop and have been
a great help for me to stay focused and creative.
I hope that you'll have a fabulous weekend!
Check in tomorrow for another post of this Blogtober month :)
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Gourmet moment : Chantarelle soup
Hello my dear readers!
I'm so glad to see that you've liked my yesterday's post so much
and one of the things I've forgot to add in facts about me is that
I'm very passionate about cooking. That relaxes me and also
boosts my creativity. :)
In today's post I'd like to share with you one of my favourite
soups in the world and that's a mushroom soup.
Mushroom season is now ON and what's better time of the year
to prepare this heart-warming, comfort soup?
This recipe will give you 4 servings, sometimes even more,
depending on how big portions you're serving.
I usually serve this soup with rye bread croutons on top or a slice
of fresh rye bread.
It's super delicious and easy to make recipe, so if you do make it
at home, please let me know how you liked it.
To make this soup, you'll need:
500 grams of mushrooms ( about 2 1/3 cups )
( I have used mix of chantarelle and funnel chantarelle )
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 carrot
a little bit of cilantro
2 medium sized potatoes
1 tbsp of cream or fresh cheese
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
glass of organic milk or half-n-half
half tbsp of flour
salt, pepper
First, you're going to wash your mushrooms and chop them up.
Set them aside. Peel and slice in half your potatoes ( they cook up
faster this way ). Put your stove to high heat and warm up olive oil
in a pan. Add sliced onion and simmer until it becomes translucent.
Add just a pinch of sugar to caramelise the onions and stir for about
30 seconds. Add minced garlic clove and stir everything together.
Then add your mushrooms to the pan and let them simmer for a while.
They'll "let" some water in the pan, so when the water diminishes, you
can then add 1 tbsp of cream or fresh cheese to the pan where you have
the mushrooms.
Stir it all well and when the cheese has melted, add a half tbsp of flour
and mix it well with the mushroom mixture and then transfer it all into
a pot where you'll continue making your soup.
Add potatoes, cilantro and carrot to that pot and about 700 ml ( about
24 oz ) of cold water, just enough to cover all of the veggies.
Put your heat down to medium-high and let everything boil for 25 minutes,
stir occasionally.
After 25 minutes, add a glass of organic milk or half-n-half, salt and pepper
and stir everything well.
Let simmer for another 10 minutes on high heat.
After 10 minutes, take your pot away from the stove and with hand blender,
"mash" your soup and that's it, your soup is ready to be served.
Serve warm and with a tbsp of sour cream, rye bread croutons or slice of
fresh rye bread.
All images by http://natalikarppinen.com
I'm so glad to see that you've liked my yesterday's post so much
and one of the things I've forgot to add in facts about me is that
I'm very passionate about cooking. That relaxes me and also
boosts my creativity. :)
In today's post I'd like to share with you one of my favourite
soups in the world and that's a mushroom soup.
Mushroom season is now ON and what's better time of the year
to prepare this heart-warming, comfort soup?
This recipe will give you 4 servings, sometimes even more,
depending on how big portions you're serving.
I usually serve this soup with rye bread croutons on top or a slice
of fresh rye bread.
It's super delicious and easy to make recipe, so if you do make it
at home, please let me know how you liked it.
To make this soup, you'll need:
500 grams of mushrooms ( about 2 1/3 cups )
( I have used mix of chantarelle and funnel chantarelle )
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 carrot
a little bit of cilantro
2 medium sized potatoes
1 tbsp of cream or fresh cheese
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
glass of organic milk or half-n-half
half tbsp of flour
salt, pepper
First, you're going to wash your mushrooms and chop them up.
Set them aside. Peel and slice in half your potatoes ( they cook up
faster this way ). Put your stove to high heat and warm up olive oil
in a pan. Add sliced onion and simmer until it becomes translucent.
Add just a pinch of sugar to caramelise the onions and stir for about
30 seconds. Add minced garlic clove and stir everything together.
Then add your mushrooms to the pan and let them simmer for a while.
They'll "let" some water in the pan, so when the water diminishes, you
can then add 1 tbsp of cream or fresh cheese to the pan where you have
the mushrooms.
Stir it all well and when the cheese has melted, add a half tbsp of flour
and mix it well with the mushroom mixture and then transfer it all into
a pot where you'll continue making your soup.
Add potatoes, cilantro and carrot to that pot and about 700 ml ( about
24 oz ) of cold water, just enough to cover all of the veggies.
Put your heat down to medium-high and let everything boil for 25 minutes,
stir occasionally.
After 25 minutes, add a glass of organic milk or half-n-half, salt and pepper
and stir everything well.
Let simmer for another 10 minutes on high heat.
After 10 minutes, take your pot away from the stove and with hand blender,
"mash" your soup and that's it, your soup is ready to be served.
Serve warm and with a tbsp of sour cream, rye bread croutons or slice of
fresh rye bread.
All images by http://natalikarppinen.com
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Introduction - About me
Oh wow!! It's already 2nd of October! It's crazy
that in only three months from now we'll be already in
a new year... This year was definitely one of the fastest
ones to flash by. Anybody else who feels the same here?
Before the year comes to it's end I still have a lot of plans
and wishes, so I'll make sure that the following three months
are used well in a productive and interesting way.
One of the new things that I'll be (hopefully) doing throughout
the October is to blog every day and turn this month into Blogtober.
I'm starting today and what's better way to kick this little "project"
off than to introduce myself a little bit better!? :)
Here're some facts about me that you might or might not know:
* I was born almost 27 years ago in Moscow, Russian Federation
( back then Soviet Union ) and am incredibly proud of my roots.
* For almost my whole life I've lived in Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea
coast in a small town called Sibenik.
* When I was 7 years old I've signed up for ballet classes at the only
ballet school in the city and even though in the beginning I was super
shy and felt insecure, very soon I've fallen in love with ballet and classical
music and have been ballerina for the next 8 years.
* When I was little, my favourite TV series was Baywatch and I was "secretly"
in love with Mitch ( David Hasselhoff) :D
* Ever since 12 years old I was and still am huge lover of rock and metal music.
Music is everything to me, I live it, breath it, s*it it, even though I'm not a musician
and I don't even know how to play any instrument... Nor I know how to sing :D
* I'm a book and movie worm, I love reading books and watching movies of
all sorts of different genres.
* My whole life I've had lots of ideas and wishes on what I'd like to become
when I get "older" but I never knew exactly what would be something I'd like
to do for every day, for the rest of my life.
About 4 years ago, I found out that my calling was photography. Art and fashion
are a huge inspiration and interest of mine, so naturally I feel the best when shooting
this kind of photos.
I always say that photography found me and this IS something I want and will be doing
until my last breath. The freedom and escape that I get through photography can't be
compared with anything. I'm finally at peace with myself :)
* When I was little, I used to hang out only with the "weird" and "outcast" kids as I
couldn't and still can't find satisfaction in ordinary things or relationships.
With all due respect to everybody else, anything that is "out of the box" and complicated
is what triggers my interests.
* I can speak/ understand/ read few different languages and am proud to pass on the
knowledge to my daughter which by age 5 could already speak and understand 3 different
languages without any school education or so.
* That being said, I've been a mom to the most beautiful and smartest little girl ever for
the past 6 years and even if everything would fall apart in my life and I would be left
without anything, I'd still be the richest person in the world because of her.
She's the biggest blessing I could've ever received.
* I have 3 siblings out of which 2 brothers and 1 sister. My sister is my best friend,
my partner in crime and even though I'm 5 years older than her, very often I feel as
if we would be identical twins because the way we think/ act, our interests and looks
are so similar that it's freaky :D
* Growing up in a small, very traditional and pretty small minded society was very
though on me as I've always strived for more but that was exactly the "kick" that
I needed to learn how to stand up for myself, how to be different and believe in myself
even when nobody does.
* First time I went out and got drunk was when I was 13 years old and by age 18 I
was already tired of going out and partying that even now when I'm almost 27, I'm fine
with going to parties 3-4 times a year, but then when I do go out like that, I def. have hell
of a great time and it usually takes me about 4-5 days to get back on track :P
That would be it for today folks, stay tuned for more as I'll be having a new post coming already tomorrow!
that in only three months from now we'll be already in
a new year... This year was definitely one of the fastest
ones to flash by. Anybody else who feels the same here?
Before the year comes to it's end I still have a lot of plans
and wishes, so I'll make sure that the following three months
are used well in a productive and interesting way.
One of the new things that I'll be (hopefully) doing throughout
the October is to blog every day and turn this month into Blogtober.
I'm starting today and what's better way to kick this little "project"
off than to introduce myself a little bit better!? :)
Here're some facts about me that you might or might not know:
* I was born almost 27 years ago in Moscow, Russian Federation
( back then Soviet Union ) and am incredibly proud of my roots.
* For almost my whole life I've lived in Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea
coast in a small town called Sibenik.
* When I was 7 years old I've signed up for ballet classes at the only
ballet school in the city and even though in the beginning I was super
shy and felt insecure, very soon I've fallen in love with ballet and classical
music and have been ballerina for the next 8 years.
* When I was little, my favourite TV series was Baywatch and I was "secretly"
in love with Mitch ( David Hasselhoff) :D
* Ever since 12 years old I was and still am huge lover of rock and metal music.
Music is everything to me, I live it, breath it, s*it it, even though I'm not a musician
and I don't even know how to play any instrument... Nor I know how to sing :D
* I'm a book and movie worm, I love reading books and watching movies of
all sorts of different genres.
* My whole life I've had lots of ideas and wishes on what I'd like to become
when I get "older" but I never knew exactly what would be something I'd like
to do for every day, for the rest of my life.
About 4 years ago, I found out that my calling was photography. Art and fashion
are a huge inspiration and interest of mine, so naturally I feel the best when shooting
this kind of photos.
I always say that photography found me and this IS something I want and will be doing
until my last breath. The freedom and escape that I get through photography can't be
compared with anything. I'm finally at peace with myself :)
* When I was little, I used to hang out only with the "weird" and "outcast" kids as I
couldn't and still can't find satisfaction in ordinary things or relationships.
With all due respect to everybody else, anything that is "out of the box" and complicated
is what triggers my interests.
* I can speak/ understand/ read few different languages and am proud to pass on the
knowledge to my daughter which by age 5 could already speak and understand 3 different
languages without any school education or so.
* That being said, I've been a mom to the most beautiful and smartest little girl ever for
the past 6 years and even if everything would fall apart in my life and I would be left
without anything, I'd still be the richest person in the world because of her.
She's the biggest blessing I could've ever received.
* I have 3 siblings out of which 2 brothers and 1 sister. My sister is my best friend,
my partner in crime and even though I'm 5 years older than her, very often I feel as
if we would be identical twins because the way we think/ act, our interests and looks
are so similar that it's freaky :D
* Growing up in a small, very traditional and pretty small minded society was very
though on me as I've always strived for more but that was exactly the "kick" that
I needed to learn how to stand up for myself, how to be different and believe in myself
even when nobody does.
* First time I went out and got drunk was when I was 13 years old and by age 18 I
was already tired of going out and partying that even now when I'm almost 27, I'm fine
with going to parties 3-4 times a year, but then when I do go out like that, I def. have hell
of a great time and it usually takes me about 4-5 days to get back on track :P
That would be it for today folks, stay tuned for more as I'll be having a new post coming already tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Outfit post - Saying goodbye
Good morning everyone!
It's a sunny Tuesday and I'm looking forward to spend
some time outside on the fresh air and just try to clear my
head and place my thoughts in order as right now I'm a "hot" mess.
Yesterday was the last day of my sister being here in Helsinki and
after 2 years of living together and then only few minutes away from
each other, it feels surreal that she's now gone...
It's for better, but still, my best friend is not a phone call/ walk away anymore.
We've spent the whole day together, starting by an early morning walk
downtown, then we've snapped these outfit photos and headed towards
one of our favourite cafes in the city Strindberg.
After a delicious salmon salad and Brita cake, we've headed to do some small
shopping and just stroll through the city.
Afternoon and evening were reserved for watching some TV together,
eating take away from super amazing turkish boys joint FaFa's and
in the end playing puzzles with my little daughter.
I hate saying goodbye and I don't like changes as much as I thought that I do,
but when I'm really, really honest with myself... I DO love changes and I do
love closing some chapters as that can mean only one thing, beginning of
something new and amazing! :)
Have a beautiful day my dear readers!
I'm wearing: Ballerinas & earrings - Chanel, Leggings - Falke, Skirt - Esprit,
Coat - Vika Gazinskaya for &otherstories, Bag - Celine, Blouse - Acne,
Ring - HOH1960, Cardigan - COS, Scarf - By Malene Birger
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It's a sunny Tuesday and I'm looking forward to spend
some time outside on the fresh air and just try to clear my
head and place my thoughts in order as right now I'm a "hot" mess.
Yesterday was the last day of my sister being here in Helsinki and
after 2 years of living together and then only few minutes away from
each other, it feels surreal that she's now gone...
It's for better, but still, my best friend is not a phone call/ walk away anymore.
We've spent the whole day together, starting by an early morning walk
downtown, then we've snapped these outfit photos and headed towards
one of our favourite cafes in the city Strindberg.
After a delicious salmon salad and Brita cake, we've headed to do some small
shopping and just stroll through the city.
Afternoon and evening were reserved for watching some TV together,
eating take away from super amazing turkish boys joint FaFa's and
in the end playing puzzles with my little daughter.
I hate saying goodbye and I don't like changes as much as I thought that I do,
but when I'm really, really honest with myself... I DO love changes and I do
love closing some chapters as that can mean only one thing, beginning of
something new and amazing! :)
Have a beautiful day my dear readers!
I'm wearing: Ballerinas & earrings - Chanel, Leggings - Falke, Skirt - Esprit,
Coat - Vika Gazinskaya for &otherstories, Bag - Celine, Blouse - Acne,
Ring - HOH1960, Cardigan - COS, Scarf - By Malene Birger
FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM
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