hello world!
this here is a cocotte. according to the french that is. basically it's a dutch oven; a thick-walled cooking pot. Or a more common term for it is casserole. but it sounds terribly dull in british english(casserole).
they're my star buy at the mall yesterday. there was a sale and these babies went for €1 each.
no!??

yes they did!:)

spent the last hour searching for cocotte recipes online.
And thanks to the fact that it's well into winter i won't have problems packing 'em into my suitcase.(read: winter clothes - scarve, coat, knit, knit option2, knit dress, furry hat)
paddings galore.


this was taken last week while walking along bleeker street.
we were lucky that day, weather held up and it stayed a balmy 12 degrees so a simple cardi sufficed. That guy claimed to be a fashion blogger from paris and wanted a photo for his blog. it validated the extra 10mins spent on eye make-up. i was so exhausted though, 8 hour flight from frankfurt + battling the jet-lag.
wanting to put my feet up versus wasting precious minutes in the mother of all cities in the world: New York.
i'm sure some would beg to differ but it's my personal favourite and i would give an arm and a leg to be there over the holidays with josh of course. doesn't seem to be working out as i hoped though.
fingers still crossed...

and a parting shot of muffin with a bouquet from Nas for being an unwilling important person in my upcoming celebrations. pfft!