Monday, November 7, 2011

kookin' with khanya

yesterday, my housemates and i had friends over for sunday lunch and this is one of the dishes that we prepared. i looooove to cook and i'll randomly share some of the things i'm experimenting with.
 
large potatoes, cheese (preferrably chedder), spring onion, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper, bacon, and butter. i like using garlic and herb flavored butter
microwave the potatoes for about 4 mins. be sure to puncture them with 
a fork so they don't explode
  
let them cool for a bit, then cut in half and scoop out some of the potatoe 
flesh, but be sure to leave enough to make sure your potatoes keep their shape
this is what they should look like. scoop the flesh into a big bowl
chop up some spring onion
add the sour cream to the scooped out potatoes
add cheese (about 2 cups, but its up to you), green onion, butter, milk (about 1 cup)
salt and pepper
mix it all together until smooth
scoop the mixture back into your potatoes
fry your bacon until it is crispy and golden 
cut your bacon into little peices
mix the cheese, spring onion and bacon together in a seperate bowl
sprinkle your mixture onto the scooped out potatoe
one of my housemates kelly trying out the potatoe mixture :)
place on a baking tray and place in the oven for about 15 minutes 
then:
you're done and ready to serve!

hope its been helpful! if you try the baked potatoe out, let me know how it went!
xxx

Saturday, November 5, 2011

my style: retro striped

it's been so long since my last post. i've really missed my candy lovers!
 a lot has happened in the last week or so. i chopped all my hair off and started exams
which are actually just messing with my lifestyle -- its depressing.
bulelwa took  these photos when we were on our way to campus and she insisted that i don't pull my 'usual poses' - i have 3 poses that i take turns recycling in  almost eeeeevery photo.
 but don't we all?

(vintage striped top, belt - london market, shorts- meltz, stalkings - woolworths, brogues - mr price, rings - stolen from my besties)


to everyone writing exams - all the very best! to everyone working - have an amazing week ahead! and to everyone doing everything in between - be good at it!

all my love
xxx

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

my style: emerald city

i have a really interesting story about these pants. 
i got them at a second hand store in east london and when i first got them ALL of my friends hated them! okay granted, they are spandex and they did have slits down the sides (lol -- juust like a disco queen) but i had a vision. i took them to my tailor and had them shortened a little bit and had those ghastly slits closed and viola! 

my friend sunali and i 

(polka dot shirt - bulelwa's closet, navy blue bag - my gran's closet, nude pumps - mr price)


what do you think of these pants??

xxx

Monday, October 24, 2011

grahamstown street style: boldly jelly

i spotted adriana as i was walking past the rat last friday afternoon.
i honestly liked how clean she looked, if that makes any sense.
her jelly brogues (cool right?) are from melissa's first range.

hope you have a magical monday!

xxx

Friday, October 21, 2011

grahamstown street style: the modern gentleman

aaron 

i have a real weakness for men's fashion. i spend most of my time on the gq website and men's fashion blogs. it is my porn! i love the tailoring and the structure and mostly just how amazing a well dressed man looks. i've told myself that at some point in my life, i would love to be apart of a team that does nothing but create beautiful clothing for beautiful men.

 aaron looks so chic, so modern, so vintage, so amazing. 
he got his beautiful bag from the thrift collection. 

do you like his style?