Snaps from a Holiday Weekend

And another holiday weekend has come to a close....

My weekend was very balanced...I cleaned, cooked, baked, read, watched movies, and went out.

Friday night was spent cuddling with G. by the fire and watching movies as it poured outside.


Saturday night, we went to the W Hollywood to celebrate a friend's birthday.


Sunday I made these Funfetti cake pops (inspired by my friend, Karen).


And all weekend I enjoyed my new Rebecca Minkoff iPhone case!!!!



What did you do?!




Photo Credits: The Living Room at W Hollywood: latimesblog.com. All others: L's List.

Triple Threat- Hot Chocolate

I realize that when the temperature is 50-something degrees outside, it's not that cold....like at all. But to us in LA, it constitutes a cold winter's day! Today I went out and got some winter rainy day staples: firewood, wine, ingredients for homemade vegetable soup, baking materials--and makings for a great cup of hot chocolate!



Inspired by the amazing "Cocoa Trio" at Seattle's Best, I made a lower-calorie version of one of my favorite treats!

I used:

Powered Hot Chocolate: 80 calories
Whipped Cream (15 calories/2 tbsp): 45 calories
Shaved Chocolate (1 block of Hershey's chocolate shaved with vegetable peeler): 40 calories
Chocolate Stick: 80 calories

Total Calories: 245


(Compared to a small Cocoa Trio at 400 calories)


It came out so good that I made G. one, too! Although I have to admit, it's pretty difficult to mess up chocolate and whipped cream!


Happy Friday!!!!!!



*My Mug (Top): PhiloSophie's

Grammy Favs!

Not to be mean, but most of the red carpet looks at the Grammy Awards scared me this year! However, I thought these ladies looked stunning:





Who were your favs?



Photo credits: www.instyle.com

A Quiet Saturday Night in Malibu

Last Saturday, G. and I decided to go to Malibu for dinner and watch the sunset. It was cold and cloudy, but I was thankful to be eating outside rather than shoveling back East!

SAG Awards-Best Dressed

Anyone catch the SAG Awards? This is my favorite awards show because the actors talk more about...well, acting. I love hearing about their prep work, etc.

Here are my two favorite looks from the red carpet!




Mila looks stunning in a bold Alexander McQueen dress




Amy looks polished in this sleek ponytail and form-fitting Herve Leroux dress




Photo credits: Mila- Jeff Vespa/WireImage @ www.instyle.com, Amy Adams- Wireimage @ www.fabsugar.com

Oui!

G. and I have been trying really hard to save money so we’ve been having many of our dates at home. We always have fun just being together, but we do try to keep these nights at home interesting. Saturday night we decided to have a French-themed evening. We rented Blue, the first of Krzysztof Kieslowski's "trois couleurs" trilogy and picked up a bottle of Bordeaux Blanc.



We also stopped by the bakery and got a baguette which we paired with Gruyere and black olive spread and some pastries.



In addition to that and soup, we also had some pommes frites from le McDonald’s! (Besides being inspired by an episode of SATC, I really was just too lazy to make them myself.) The movie ended early so we caught up on some Mad Men-just finished season 2. We have a ways to go!



What do you do to make a night in a little more creative?



Eiffel Tower Picture Credit/Link: Eiffel Tower

Travel to 1975

I reaaaaaaaaaalllly realllllllly want to pack my things for Christmas travel in this bag from the Dooney & Bourke 1975 collection.