Healthy New Year

This is for everyone out there that wants to start the eyar being healthy and that needs a break from all the greasy and fattening food that we had for this holidays. There is a time for everything and the time of eating everything in sight is over so here I'm posting a chicken soup recipe that is both healthy and delicious.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves, stems reserved
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 to 2 medium onions, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 (4-pound) chicken, rinsed
• Coarse salt

 

Directions

1. Tie parsley stems together using kitchen twine. Prepare a bouquet garni: Place peppercorns, bay leaf, thyme, and garlic in a 5-by-5-inch piece of cheesecloth; tie to enclose using kitchen twine.
2. In a large pot, combine parsley stems, bouquet garni, carrots, parsnips, onions, and chicken, breast-side down. Add enough water to cover; season with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Skim any foam that rises to the top and discard.
3. Remove chicken from pot, and let stand until cool enough to handle. Skim fat from surface of soup, if desired, and discard. Remove and discard parsley stems and bouquet garni. Remove meat from bones; discard skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-size pieces, and return to pot. Cook until heated through; season with salt. Serve garnished with chopped parsley

Happy New Year!

So the New Year has started and with it all of our new resolutions. I have to admit I had an amazing although very quiet New Years and I got to appreciate my entire family and our traditions. We did the traditional viejo to which I will post a video very soon and had the amazing dinner and of course the very lazy and full of food Januray 1st. Now the week has started and it is a very good day to go back to the old routines and start with the changes that you planed for this year. 

My resolutions for this year are:  

• Keep up with the healthy eating and working out
• Finish my applications for Parsons and hopefully getting in
• Enjoy my last months in London
• Visit Paris and Italy
• Save money and maybe get an other job
• Try to get an agent and start looking for acting jobs
• Next year not eating so much lemon pie during New Year to not have this horrible stomach pains(totally worth it though :D

I think that's it for now and I'm sure that they will be changing during the year but I think is a good start.

Anyway just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year and lots of success for this 2012.

Best style 2011

So this are my picks for best style 2011, if I could dress or at least look 10% as cool as this women I would be the happiest person ever.

Alexa Chung

This is probably my favourite style icon in the whole world. I love the way she mixes clothes and always looks chic whitout putting to much effort.

Also I love her hair. I've been thinking on getting mine chopped and colored like hers.

   Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

 I love Rosie's street style. She has winter style all figured out! Her Red carpet style is also very elegant and contemporary, and with her big screen debut we'll be seeing lots of her in the future.

Cara Delvigne

Cara is an up and coming model with amazing style. She always looks chic and elegant and totally cool. Along with her sister Poppy they always manage to be in the best dressed list and look like a million dollars.

Chloe Moretz

With 14 this young actress is taking the Fashion World by storm.
She's always making bold choices that usually pay off. She's a risk taker and has amazing taste. I think Chloe has a bright future ahead.












Along with this women there are some that I think their style is worth mentioning: Blake Lively, Emma Stone, Elizabeth Olsen.

New Project

I need to start doing my application project if I want to transfer to NY next year and it need to be based on an object that I selected and developed from there. This are the first few drafts and expermients nothing is finished or decided.

This is the object

This is one of the drawings I did

And these are some of the prints I did which I am planning on printing on a fabric to do a garment afterwards which would be one of the pieces for my project.

Chanel

If this is not the coolest show I don't know what it is. Indian inspired this Chanel show is full of Indian inflences and extravagance done in a tasteful and contemporary way.

Shopping Tips

So lately I've been doing some Christmas shopping before going home. I'm not a big spende so I like to plan what I'm going to buy and have an estimate of the amount of money I'm planning to use. In case you do like shopping a lot and find it difficult to stop yourself before going completley bankrupt, here are some tips that I like to use and might be helpful to you.

1. Do a list of the things you really need, what's the point of having 100 pair of jeans if you only wear the same 2 pairs every time?

2. Try to put yourself a limit and even if you might spend a little over you already know how much more you spent and may be able to do adjustments to make the damage less grave.

3. Check the prices of what you want to buy. There might be a really nice pair of shoes you want to buy but they are crazy expensive. Stop! Evaluate if it's worth buying or if maybe it's better to buy another 5 things with the same amount of money and maybe find a cheaper version of the shoes you liked.

4. Even if it sounds mean think about who you are giving a present to. Not everyone has to have an expensive Christmas present, you might even get creative and make something realy cool for some of your friends. I mean I wouldn't mind if my friends gave me a can of home-made cookies for Christmas.

So there you have it, some tips that might be helpful for this Christmas season. Hope it helps!