This Mexican coffee shop, designed by Mexican studio, Hector Esrawe – in collaboration with Ignacio Cadena is the type of place I would love to go to. Order a cup of coffee (and maybe a little, crunchy snack) and talk, talk, talk, talk, talk!

“The café’s name was inspired by the song Cielito Lindo, which was written in 1882 by the Mexican composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortéz. The song contains the phrase ‘México lindo y querido’, which translates to ‘cherished and beautiful Mexico’ – words that remained central the project.”

There is writing on the ceiling too. Now you know.

Oooh!

Savory Pie Dough
3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
20 twist of a pepper mill
2 sticks cold butter cut in cubes
1/4 cup ice-cold water
½ butternut squash – halved and deseeded, and sliced
½ red onion sliced with root end still intact
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp chopped sage
Handful of pomegranate seeds
4 tbsp chopped toasted walnuts
Salt
Fresh pepper
Good quality extra virgin olive oil

Measure out flour, salt and pepper into a food processor. Mix well. Add the butter and pulse till butter resembles small pea size pieces. Add water while pulsing processor. Stop once the dough becomes a ball. Lay out a piece of clear wrap, lay the dough on it, flatten to a thick disk (or two) while wrapping. Allow to rest for at least ½ hour. (Dough Recipe by Camille Becerra)

Preheat oven to 400 ºF / 200 ºC.

Slice the squash and cut the onion into equal width wedges – about ½ inch thick. Mix with butter, sage, salt and pepper and toss.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface into 12 inch round and transfer to baking sheet. With each wedge beginning at center of the dough, fan squash and onions into pinwheel shape, overlapping and covering entire center of the round—leaving a few inch border. If you are making a large galette, you can form an outer row of veggies. Gently fold remaining dough over the edge of the filling, forming a freeform tart crust. Beat egg with a splash of water and brush over the crust. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until crust is golden brown and squash pierces easily with a fork.

While tart cools, sprinkle toasted walnuts and pomegranate seeds over top.

When ready to serve drizzle generously with very good extra virgin olive oil. Crack fresh black pepper and sprinkle coarse sea salt.

Makes two 12 inch galettes or one large

According to chromotherapy -
Red brings warmth, energy and stimulation, therefore good for energy, fatigue, colds, chilly and passive people.
Blue is cooling, electric, astringent.
White is the perfect color; for it is all colors, in perfect balance and harmony.

Eh, I wonder what all the hot pink and charcoal in my little apartment mean?
Good things, good things!

Either way, Jennifer Young has a Friday’s Colors series on her blog – worth having a look.

Urban Decay introduced their Book of Shadows Vol III.

Oh my! Urban Decay, pink hearts, NYC, pop ups, illustrations, bright colors and makeup – these are ALL some of my favorite things.

Too much, too much.

Head over to Temptalia for a full review – these look amazing.

We are talking fashion. Just look at him!



“Oh Theo, you’re so fly, you’re so fly you blow my mind.. Hey Theo! Hey Theo!”

Okay fiiine, if you really want to talk music, you can download his mixtape.

Have you seen the movie posters?

Albert added more to his collection, this time – minimalistic album covers.

A few minutes ago I stumbled across his portfolio. That is a whole different story – for another day, but there is too much to show you, so it is probably best if you just have a look for yourself.

Wipe.

See? It is that easy, but Helmut Smits thought of it first.

Unfortunately, the Hello Kitty Quilted Face Bag is forever sold out and for now, these will have to do.

Look, sexy inners.

Yup, they are sexy on the outside too – with bright accessories and color, color, color!
These are big.

This one is small.

I think I might love Paul’s Boutique.

On the Narrylikes list: A pink Gracie, a zebra Tilly Twister, a mushroom Roxanne. Maybe (for later) a pink / navy Shelly Shopper, a leopard Polly Padlock Purse, a muted Leopard Lizzie – and I will not mind having a zebra Polly Padlock either. Yes, Zebra is my thing.