Signs of Spring - Part 3

Taking  a stroll through the surrounding nature is one of my favourite activities during spring and summer days. As an anxious person by nature whose  stress levels are usually very high I find it both soothing and rumination-free. Fresh air is good not only for the lungs and the skin, but also great for the brain, for it puts my mind at ease and I am finally able to embrace who I am and find myself to feel fully relaxed in this rapidly urbanizing world of ours.

Jeans Vest

If your looking for a classic cool wardrobe staple that goes with everything  and that can be worn and styled in countless different ways for this spring/summer you have to get a jeans vest! They can be apired with colourful pants for a fresh and cute look, with long pleated skirts for an effortless chic vibe or with black pants leggings for a sexier spiced up ensemble.I still own a very beaten up one from my youth and I coudn't be happier with it now.

This Too Shall Pass

In The Mood For

{trees in bloom}

After a whirlwind of parties for the past couple of weeks[not actually complaining about it, I swear] I'm in real need of a more low key weekend at home, just chilling with nice food, watching the most anticipated new season of my cult series - Game Of Thrones and reading the amazing new books I got. I will treasure this past weekend's birthday celebration party as one of my favourites from the last years, because although I loved all the thoughtful gifts I received, the tender memories of happiness and joy are the most treasured of them all. Wish a great one. I'm in the mood for...

{the sophisticated effortless parisienne feel of this whole outfit}

{interesting earrings that are both cute and small}

{this amazing hallway - simple, cool and so brightfully chic}

{this timeless sophisticated nude - Essie's perennial chic}

 {this beautiful pink lipstick at H&M - tea rose, even the name is pretty}

{a belated birthday gift I just loved - love the vintage vibe}

Cheese, Bacon & Black Olives "Bola"

Super easy and delightfully tasty this rich and savory salty cake is great either as aperitif, to bring along for a spring picnic, as a quick lunch fix at work or to serve at a relaxed dinner with friends. Packed with olives, cheese and bacon it's a great mix that tastes deliciously while it gets combined in our mouths. A nice suggestion for the upcoming weekend just around the corner. 

Ingredients:

• 200gr bacon
• black olives
• Flemish cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 flour mugs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• qs salt

Crack the eggs into a bowl and Whisk them. When the eggs are fluffy and bulky add the milk and oil and beat again. Add the flour and baking powder and beat until everything is well blended. Season the dough with salt. Mix well with a spoon. Add cheese, bacon and pitted and sliced olives. Mix it well. Place the dough in a mold, greased with butter and dusted with flour. Bake in preheated oven at 180ºC and cook for about 30-40 minutes. After the cake is cooked, remove from the oven and let cool before unmolding it.

Ingredientes:

• 200gr bacon
• azeitonas pretas
• queijo flamengo
• 3 ovos
• 2 canecas de farinha 
• 1 colher de sopa de fermento em pó
• 1 chávena de leite
• 1/2 chávena de azeite
• Sal q.b.

Parta os ovos para uma tigela e bata.Quando os ovos estiverem fofos e volumosos junte o leite e o azeite e bata de novo. Junte a farinha e o fermento e bata até que tudo fique bem misturado. Tempere a massa com sal. Misture bem com uma colher. Adicione o queijo, o bacon e as azeitonas descaroçadas e fatiadas. Envolva tudo muito bem. Coloque a massa numa forma, previamente untada com manteiga e polvilhada com farinha. Alise. Leve ao forno pré-aquecido nos 180º e deixe cozer cerca de 30-40 minutos. Depois da bola cozida, retire-a do forno e deixe arrefecer antes de desenformar..