Loving this apartment

This apartment is owned by Mario and Anne Grauso and was featured in Elle Decor. Mario is the President of Puig Fashion Group, which oversees Carolina Herrera and Nina Ricci and other fashion houses. It's located in Saint Germain of Paris.

I love it, it's so chic yet modern. I especially love the four poster bed with curtains! I'm normally not a fan, but I loved the way they mixed old and new for a more contemporary look.

Love it!

A healthy discovery

I've never been a huge banana fan, but I buy and eat them for 4 reasons:

1) They are cheap

2) Almost always in season

3) Good for you

4) Easy to eat and transport

Usually though, I buy them and then rush to eat them before they spoil. Over the weekend I made a profound discovery... bananas, with almond butter slathered on top! UMMM so good, and a healthy snack. I've also tried them with fresh honey and ground flax seed on top, which is also pretty good, but almond butter is definitely my number one choice. Give it a try!

Marrakesh

View of the Djamaa el Fna at night

Last Saturday we had a couple over for dinner. I had never met them, so as you can imagine the first-impression-meal was kinda of a big deal. I decided to call upon some North African influences and do a chicken and couscous main course. It has been 9 months since I've properly had this meal at a hole in the wall restaurant of the Djamaa el Fna market in Marrakesh. Marrakesh was amazing, full of culture and trade. I will have to do another post on my love for Marrakesh, because it would require a well thought out review to give it adequate justice. So back to the dinner and the dinner guests; it turned out wonderful! We had a fantastic time! I made, sautéed chicken breast with ratatouille couscous and apple and lemon olive oil . You can find the recipe here. Although it wasn't the real thing like our perfect night in Marrakesh, it was definitely a close second. We had a caprese salad with balsalmic vinegar as a starter, and Breyers homemade vanilla ice ream with a shot of dark coffee on top for dessert. When was the last time you've had a dinner party? If you can't remember, I think you should have one. Its important to build and foster relationships. It usually isn't too expensive, depending on the recipe, but just requires some time and effort. So think of a couple, or friends whom you haven't seen in a while and have a dinner party!

More of Marrakesh

A village we spotted on our way up the Atlas mountians, usually Gerber villages built into the mountians

View driving down from our snowboarding adventure on the atlas mountains