What to do with a carrot?

What to do with a carrot?

by | May 20, 2014 | make

Yes, you can prepare it in many splendid ways, like Green Kitchen Stories’ baked carrot cake oatmeal, Aida Mollenkamp’s delicious carrot hummus or a simple carrot juice with some grated ginger. It’s supposed to work wonders on your skin too, just...
Summer sleigh bells

Summer sleigh bells

by | May 19, 2014 | urban explorations

Monday and Thursday evenings are fun, in Amsterdam. Everyone puts out the garbage and with it many unwanted objects. Think antique cupboards, vintage chairs and wooden toys. It’s fun, really fun. Especially if you are like me and can think of a million things...
Where do I store all my fruit and vegetables?

Where do I store all my fruit and vegetables?

by | May 13, 2014 | make

Growing up in Italy, I was brought up with vegetables and fruit. As a child, I was thought how to to pick up the ripest tomatoes (smell) and the sweetest melons (smell, look, weight and tap). We were also supposed to know all different variaties of a tomato and which...
Summer toe-time

Summer toe-time

by | May 9, 2014 | aura loves

After Autumn comes Winter which is then followed by Spring. Somewhere in Spring there is that infamous Shift: I can no longer hide my feet in pretty tights and shoes but will have to bare my legs and show off varnished toe nails in pretty sandals. The problem is that...
Pump up the (hair) volume

Pump up the (hair) volume

by | May 9, 2014 | aura loves

Ah, you Disney Princesses, because of you I have always wanted to have long hair. As hairdressers tend to chop more than you ask them to, it took me five long years of cutting it myself. It turns out my hair is so thin it tends to dance in solo frizzy strings around...
modepopje #4: Orla Kiely

modepopje #4: Orla Kiely

by | May 5, 2014 | style

Our bodies are all shaped differently. That is why it’s important to know what looks good on you, and not what is in fashion. Style is something personal and is all about having fun with a good-fitting wardrobe. Sometimes there is a clash between things you like...