Strawberry Loves to Dance....

I love to cook and I love to decorate, and I especially enjoy the ostentatiously presented plates.  It doesn't matter if the food is palate satisfying but right before you fork in the plate, it has to be eye pleasing first, agree??  Nothing about today's post is real food nor cooking, it's just I am still doing my house interior decorating, particularly the great room by the kitchen.  Since I am very attentive to details, I realized that the inlay wall by the sofa is lacking a depth. Right now, I am waiting for a grid pattered wall paper by Johnathan Adler to arrive. I want the space next to my kitchen to be a little 60s, vintage-y looking, decadent furnished, but before that, I am hoping the wall paper will work. ha~  The wall is just too white to my likie at this moment.....  The kitchen is complete but what's next to it is the place where I seem not too happy about the look just yet.  Valentino black label rock stud...

The simplest but also the sexiest color combination; B lack and various shades of Red are repeated in every season. I am freaking love them. Don't you!?  Pic. Internet (fashion week) Valentino Rockstuds Wear black n' red on each foot? No, I dare not!! ha~ Rachel 

Jewelry is women's best friend, for me, especially ostentatiously ornamented jewelry.  Evidences proved that flashy jewelry not just exists in modern era, but way  Before Christ was born. The ancient  society loves animals and they wish to empower themselves with all sorts of mysterious magic, should it be from the mother nature, from unknown spirit, or even animals, ancient people adorn themselves with excess accessories.  I stumbled Legion of Honer museum today while hiking around the neighborhood of Lands End trails in San Francisco. I love the grand front entrance and the miniature pyramid which mimics the one outside of Musee' du  Louvre  in Pairs. I am also swooned by those golden animal jewelry from 4th Century B. C. exhibited in the museum. They are not only the symbol of almighty power but also the inspirational making of modern jewelry.  I was lucky that I found a pair of tiger eye/horn neck...

Camo print has never been this astonish, right? After Philip Lim, I cannot just stop there, what about Rag & Bone leather camo. skinny pants? Hard to resist the flirty butt hugging and lifting look, right? Oh my, just agree with me, will you? ^^ If so, let's wrap ourselves with some rich and busy hue this fall.  My new Chartreuse lounge sofa, Christian Lacroix two sides pillow ( union jack and embroidery printed at the other ) On me: 3.1 Phillip Lim camo sweat pants.  pic. Internet  Rag & Bone leather Camo skinny pants  Free people sequin sailboat tank, 3.1 Phillip Lim sweat pants, and recycle my necklaces (Elfi Altendorfer custom mother-of-pearl necklace doubled with Erickson Beamon for Target (several years back) clear bubble necklace  Hermes clic clac, Prada glasses, Janni Kayne silver embroidery flat  Look out for camp fashion.  xoxo Rachel 

Marni blouse, earrings, necklace, Venessa Bruno leather pants, jenni kayne embroidery flats, Prada clutch .  Thanks to my girl friends who gifted me a birthday present of this lovely Marni earrings which perfectly paired with Marni necklace bought in Paris.  Hope  everyone enjoy your long weekend!!  ^_<  Xoxo Rachel 

Greek yogurt's popularity has been skyrocketing lately and since I am a  fashion forward person in every way, by all means I will have to follow the food trend. Besides, I think  the benefits of consuming Greek Yogurt versus regular whole milk yogurt is worth investigating. (Simple facts :  Greek Yogurt vs. Regular Yogurt )  I haven't tried eating Greek Yogurt by itself since I only substitute it in my baking for all the fattier/higher sodium/higher saturated fat ingredients such as cream cheese, butter, buttermilk, mayonnaise, full fat sour cream..etc. But sooner I am done with my bake-rush mode, I will probably finish the rest of that Greek yogurt with some fresh fruits, dry fruits and some honey.... (man... plain greek yogurt is really sour .... ).  After my reading about Greek yogurt online, it summarizes that Greek Yogurt has less sodium, less carbohydrate than regular whole milk yogurt! How awesome is that!!!   Here is my another...

Once in a blue moon, I will BAKE!! I mean the hard-core baking thing as doing everything start from the scratch. Today is the day and as usual I always alter the recipe I found online and make it into my version.  And the best part is it is definitely healthy, gluten-free and milk-free. Well, I didn't emphasize that "gluten-free" in the title just because it is a jump on the bandwagon thing, I guarantee you will enjoy this tart so much while triumph over your weight watching and make the sweat in the gym worthwhile too.  A mouth-watering and eye-pleasing summer fruit tart  Strawberry, blueberry and fig lemon curd tart with greek yogurt  on gluten-free almond crust  Makes 11" tart  Lemon curd  1 tbsp lemon zest 1/2 or 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 egg  2 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar  2 tablespoons butter ( melt )   Time to turn the heat off when you reach that consistency 1. Combine all the ingredients except the...