Month: August 2011

healthy eating: eggplant parmesan revamped

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One of the things I dread the most, is today’s over the top health conscious society. The fact that if you order (in a restaurant) or shop for fatty foods, everyone around you become judgemental and you, as a result, feel guilty for even considering the option. Well, I happen to  I love eggplant parmesan but haven’t made it or even ordered it in a restaurant for over a year or so.  While commuting home, I  decided to search online for a healthy version of the recipe so that I could actually serve it up without feeling guilty about it. Check  out below or click  here for the recipe I came across and can’t wait to try this weekend: OLD WAY OF MAKING E.P. 1,053 calories per serving 30.4 grams saturated fat 1,965 milligrams sodium Deep-fried eggplant Breadcrumbs 4+ pounds cheese HEALTHY WAY  318 calories per serving 8.2 grams saturated fat 655 milligrams sodium Baked breaded eggplant Whole-wheat panko 1 3/4 pounds cheese Panko Breading Technique: Step 1 Give the eggplant slices a quick dip in …

an apartment floor plan with character

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A floor plan, well at least for me, has to flow just right before I can consider it a home. The most important musts:  huge windows (French Doors if at all possible), well lit,  hardwood floors, a kitchen with character and aesthetically pleasing color coordination throughout the entire apartment. So, with that said,  I am hoping to find an apartment  with all the characteristics and charming details as in the collage of photos I put together above.

zipper frenzy from victoria beckham

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I stumbled upon these dresses, from Victoria Beckham,  while shopping here and I must say, she was definitely thinking about her own figure when she designed (or had a say so in designing) these dresses. They are lovely, very conservative from the front and  a touch of sexy from the back. What do you think?  Is this something you would consider for your fall wardrobe?

a sentimental day

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Looking back, I have been told, is never a good thing, but once in a while I find myself having the need to look back thirty plus years,  just to escape the complexities of today’s world. The funny thing is, as my mind  reflects on  most of my amazing childhood,  I subconsciously or perhaps just by pure accident come across  online photographs  which, I could have sworn, were taken from a time during my childhood. You see my parents, along with the entire clan on my father’s side and sometimes my mothers went on picnics in the mountains of a place where I was born, but back then I had no idea how precious those days were, I simply took them for granted and played about without a care in the world. Fast forward to my adult life and the need to escape the daily chaos, I spend a good amount of time reflecting on those amazing moments and when I come across a photograph which reminds me of that time, I add it to …

healthy eating: spinach, strawberry, walnut and parmesan salad

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Lately, since the weather has been so cold and gray in San Francisco, I have done nothing but search for comfort food to get me by. Even though I maintain healthy eating habits, for some strange reason, this “summer” I crave what is not that good for me or maybe it is, depending on how you are looking at it. Anyway, I decided to turn to my favorite site here, for a salad recipe, hoping it would inspire me enough to get back to what’s really good for me, even if we haven’t seen the sun or felt the warmth of the summer for the last 60+ days 🙂 Spinach Salad with Strawberry, Walnut, and Parmesan Shavings Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net Walnut pieces, toasted Baby spinach Strawberries, sliced Parmesan cheese shavings 2 tbsp light olive oil or canola oil 1 1/2 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste I actually loved it and what the best thing is, it is very easy to make.  Let …

fall 2011 fashion trends – grays and neutrals

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You may consider my taste in fashion very conservative and safe, but that wasn’t always the case. In my 20s and 30s I preferred bold colors, minis and all things daring to create my fashion statement. However, while on the other side of 40, I still occasionally dabble with daring, but overall  prefer to stay with the most neutral of colors to make my fashion statement. With that said, here is another outfit I put together from here, which I plan to duplicate very shortly.