6th Sense

This guy is a genius. Revolutionized the integration of techonology with human interaction with his sixth sense technology.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye's new album drops today, November 22,2010. I'm anticipating to hear the full tracks after watching his short film Runaway. He's got John Legend, Jay Z, Kid Cudi and a huge line up of collabos - except garbage Nikki Minaj, although she wasn't so annoying on the track Monster though).



"Im livin in the future so the present is my past, My presence is a present kiss my ass."

N.S.A- NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Ashton Kutcher & Natalie Portman's new film, No Strings Attached, coming to movie theatres in 2011. A story about long time friends test the limits to see what happens when you start hooking up with your friends, even if you think there aren't, are there really no strings attached?

Cactus Wonderland

Marc Jacobs Ad Collection.  

Wait until you see his newest Ad Campaign for his men's cologne, the scent is really a BANG... A lot of Marc Jacobs in the pictures, as in he has no clothes on.

Check the photos here:

http://fashionista.com/2010/05/an-open-letter-to-marc-jacobs-regarding-bang/

Mmmm...

So I found this recipe for homemade Twix Bars. Looks so good, there's nothing better than caramel and chocolate. Yum.

Homemade Twix Bars

Shortbread
5 1/2 ounces (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons ground rice (rice processed in a spice grinder until it is able to pass through a fine sieve to remove chunks)*

Make the Shortbread:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-X-13-inch baking pan with pan spray and line with parchment paper. Spray the parchment.
In a large bowl  cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Gradually add the flour, ground rice and salt and allow the dough to come together. The dough will be crumbly but should hold together when you squeeze it.
Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the baking pan. Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the pan from front to back and bake for another 10 minutes, until the shortbread is a deep golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a rack to room temperature.
*Several people have asked about the rice. I just used what I had in the house – brown rice, and the results were great. It’s not the same as rice flour because you want to have a little bit of texture. The purpose of the rice is to give the base of this cookie a unique crunch that remarkably resembles the store-bought Twix. This can be omitted without drastically changing the finished product. But I encourage you to try it. I really love the texture it gives.
Meanwhile, prepare the ….

Caramel
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup (Regular corn syrup is fine)
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 teaspoon salt plus more for sprinkling over the caramel layer

Make the Caramel:
Combine the sugar, golden syrup, water, and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Remove any sugar crystals from the sides of the pan by wiping down the sides with water. You can use your hand or a pastry brush. Place the pot on medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Wipe down any stray sugar crystals that appear using a very clean and wet pastry brush. Do not stir from this point on. Keep an eye on the pan. The mixture will be very bubbly.
When the sugar syrup starts to turn golden brown insert a candy thermometer to check the temperature. When it reaches 300°F, remove the pan from the heat and let it sit for 1minute, or until the bubbles subside. Carefully whisk in the heavy cream. Stir until smooth, then whisk in the condensed milk. Add the salt (vanilla salt is very nice here if you have it) Whisk until smooth.
Return the pan to the heat and stir constantly over medium heat until the caramel reaches 240°F. Remove from the heat and pour over the shortbread. While the caramel is warm sprinkle the surface with the best quality salt you have. Kosher is fine, Fleur de Sel is better, Maldon would be my preferred choice.
Allow to set. This will take about 2 hours.
Once the caramel layer has cooled prepare your …

Chocolate Glaze
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (Bittersweet chocolate chips also work)
2 tablespoons butter
Melt the chocolate and butter over a bain marie or in the microwave. If using the microwave melt it slowly – in 30 second intervals. Stir well after each interval.
Once completely melted pour over the caramel.  Using an offset spatula, smooth the chocolate in a nice even layer.
Place in the refrigerator to set. They cut best when chilled.
Cut into desired shape and size. Serve.

Enjoy! I got that from http://notwithoutsalt.com/2010/10/12/homemade-twix-bars/ :) They have a lot of really good recipes for pastries.

Love and Other Disasters

Why did I just find out about this movie now? This movie starring Brittany Murphy as a UK Vogue intern helping her friend find love. Can't wait to find this movie and watch it.

On the Streets...

of MADRID

I just got those shoes 2 weeks ago, I love them!

I wish that was my ride...

Looks of the Day

Here are the Looks of the Day that I love from this months Spanish Vogue.

I love the vintage and minimalistic style in all the looks.

Lanvin Does H&M

Coming to us in stores is the new collection for H&M designed by Lanvin on November 20.  To see the pieces from the collection visit:

 http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/2010/11/03/behold-the-lookbook-for-lanvins-hm-collabo/