Fabulous fashion spirit, hilarious sayings, mad and brilliant escapades … Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda rock it again!

SATC 2 – the vogue fairy tale – get inspired – watch it and have a great time – it’s and experience – it’s a must see!

“Abu Dhabi doo!”

Sex And The City 2 (SATC 2)

For more SATC 2 fashion images and reviews go to Vogue.co.uk

For more details on the movie visit sexandthecitymovie.com

Spotify users – search for the SATC 2 soundtrack  - it’s fab! (SATC 2 features the apparence of Liza Minnelli – she sings Single Ladies and plays a wonderful cameo role)

Filed under: Frock (fashion) - older posts Tagged: lisa minnelli satc 2, satc 2, satc 2 fashion, sex and the city 2 ]]> http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/sex-and-the-city-2-clothes-clothes-clothes/feed/ 7 AsiaJo Sex And The City 2 (SATC 2) http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/dark-chocolate-mousse-chocolicious/ http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/dark-chocolate-mousse-chocolicious/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 10:00:24 +0000 asiajo http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/?p=1638 ]]> You will savour every bite of this delicious dark chocolate mousse!

It’s heavenly. It’s positively finger-licking good. It’s absolutely chocolicious.

Enjoy it.

Dark chocolate mousse

Serves 4-6

dark chocolate mousse

dark chocolate mousse

You will need:

100 g Dark Chocolate (70%) plus a bit of grated chocolate to serve – optional
1 tbsp Milk
2 eggs
35g caster Sugar
150 ml double cream

Instructions:

Place the broken up chocolate and milk in a metal or heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Melt  the chocolate, stir until combined and smooth, remove from the heat, cool slightly.

In a second bowl whisk the egg yolks and sugar until thick and creamy. Then whisk in the chocolate mixture.

In another bowl whip the cream until stiff. Gently fold into the chocolate mixture until combined, do not over mix.

In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, and gently fold into the chocolate mixture.

Spoon into individual dishes but refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Decorate with grated chocolate or fresh raspberries and mint leaves.

Recipe source: Ocado.com

dark chocolate mousse

dark chocolate mousse

Filed under: desserts & baking, Fork (food) Tagged: chocolate dessert, cold dessert, dark chocolate mousse ]]> http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/dark-chocolate-mousse-chocolicious/feed/ 13 AsiaJo dark chocolate mousse dark chocolate mousse dark chocolate mousse dark chocolate mousse http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/style-icon-grace-kelly/ http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/style-icon-grace-kelly/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 21:29:11 +0000 asiajo http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/?p=1630 ]]> The V&A is one of my favorite museums in London. I missed it so much and was happy to visit it again last week during my short trip to London. I had the chance to see an amazing exposition devoted to the never forgotten and always admired beautiful and elegant Grace Kelly.
If you are interested in timeless style icons, fabulous vintage dresses (50s-70s), Hitchcock films, classic looks and incredibly voguish dress senses – please head off to the V&A and see the “Grace Kelly – Style Icon” exhibit that runs till September 26, 2010.

The Kelly bag is there! Her countless Dior sunglasses are there! Her Yves Saint Laurent “Mondrian” dress and her  black frock from the ‘Rear Window’ film are there! Her stunning emerald green Givenchy dress is there along many many other incredible masterpiece dresses.

Don’t miss that exposition!

grace kelly style icon v&a london

elegant chic Grace Kelly

I would often use mango as a salad ingredient or occasionally for a fool dessert but not so much as a base for a fruit shake … well, not anymore

I found out that MANGO blends perfectly with yogurts (plain or vanilla). Try it and you will end up with a superb, smooth and delicate pulp … that feels like a soft cloud in your mouth ….

Add a bit of muesli and whirl it all for a thick drinkable breakfast. Add a bit of crunchy cereals and enjoy a healthy dessert. Add a bit of honey and a few drops of lemon and simply drink it on its own.

These mango smoothies are super healthy: no additional sugar, no full fat milk or full yogurt, no ice-creams added!

My next smoothie adventure? I’m thinking: green and soy milk.

… with love to all smoothie lovers … Asia Jo

three ways to enjoy mango smoothie

Breakfast Mango Smoothie:

1 peeled roughly cut mango, 250 ml plain low fat yogurt, 5 tbsp thick vanilla yogurt such as Danio, 4 tbsp muesli such as Dorset – mix it all up in a blender, pour into a glass or a bowl and gobble up!

mango smoothie by Asia Jo

Dessert Mango Smoothie:

1 peeled roughly cut mango, 250 ml plain low fat yogurt, 3 tbsp thick vanilla yogurt such as Danio, 1 tsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp muesli such as Dorset – mix it all (excluding muesli) up in a blender, pour 3/4 of the mixture into a glass or a bowl and add 2 tbsp of muesli, pour the remaining smoothie and finish with the last tablespoon of muesli. Enjoy it!

mango smoothie by Asia Jo

Fluffy Mango Smoothie:

1 peeled roughly cut mango, 250 ml plain low fat yogurt, 2 tbsp thick vanilla yogurt such as Danio, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 heaped tsp honey – blend it all very well and pour into a glass. It’s heavenly good!

mango smoothie by Asia Jo

PS:  You can easily change the proportions – do it just the way you like it – you can’t get it wrong!

Filed under: desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit Tagged: fruit smoothie, healthy breakfast, mango and muesli dessert, mango smoothie, yogurt and fruit breakfast, yogurt dessert, yogurt drink ]]> http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/mango-smoothie-mania/feed/ 7 AsiaJo three ways to enjoy mango smoothie mango smoothie mango smoothie mango smoothie http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/photography-by-flore-zoe/ http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/photography-by-flore-zoe/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 15:18:55 +0000 asiajo http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/?p=1609 ]]> Yesterday I had dinner in a very cool place called MOMO. MOMO is attached to the busy and fancy Park Hotel in Amsterdam. The food was fine, the company great but what really caught my attention was a selection of fabulous photographs by the artist: Flore Zoé in the Gallery Zone.

The pictures inspired me enormously and I would love to recreate a similar fashion photo shoot one day. Zoé’s pictures are full of emotions, meanings, interpretations and concepts. She uses fabulous contrasts of colors, textures, forms and takes her viewers to an amazing world of storytelling.

Flore Zoé

Flore Zoé

Picture source: http://www.florezoe.com/

No need to follow any specific recipe; just blend some of your favourite frozen berries, yogurt, banana and a bit of honey.

Enjoy this energy boosting drink!

Ice -cold very berry smoothie

Serves 4

banana and berry smoothie by Asia Jo

You will need:

1/2 l plain yogurt

1 banana, sliced (optional)

250 g frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries)

1-2 tbsp honey

1 tsp lemon juice

fresh mint leaves, for garnishing

Directions:

All you need to do is to mix and whirl all ingredients (except  mint leaves) in a blender until smooth.

Pour the liquid into four glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves.

It’s a great recipe and a great refreshing drink! I’m sure you will love it.

banana and berry smoothie

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View all the images here: Diesel – Be Stupid

be stupid by Diesel published in the COLORS magazine

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This is a new take on grilled salmon … hope you like it …

Grilled Salmon on a bed of tagliatelle and spinach

grilled salmon by Asia Jo

Serves 2

You will need:

For the salmon:

2 salmon filets (no skin)

salt & pepper

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp soy sauce

brown rice vinegar

raspberry vinegar

a quick squeeze of fresh lemon

For the tagliatelle:

200 g dry tagliatlle

olive oil

sea salt & freshly ground pepper

For the spinach:

1 bag of spinach

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

1 small handful of roasted pine nuts

1 small handful of raisins

sea salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Mix the soy sauce, olive oil, a bit of lemon juice, a few drops of rice vinegar and a few drops of raspberry vinegar; season it all with salt and pepper. Marinade the fish in this mixture for approx. 1 hour or longer.

Get your grill pan hot and grill the salmon for 3 minutes on each side or longer but you want the fish slightly pink inside.

In the mean time cook your pasta in plenty of salted boiling water and according to the packaging instructions, usually it takes up to 5 minutes. Drain the pasta, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and season generously with freshly ground pepper.

While the pasta is cooking, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil and gently fry the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add the spinach gradually and cook it for a few minutes but make sure the leaves are still tender and not overcooked. Towards the end add the raisins and mix into the spinach. Turn off the heat and finally add the pine nuts.

Warm up your plates in the oven or in the microwave. Divide the tagliatelle between the two plates, put a portion of spinach over the pasta and finish with the fish on top. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice all over the dish and garnish with herbs (flat parsley, celery greens, thyme).

Enjoy it!

grilled salmon by Asia Jo

grilled salmon by Asia Jo

Filed under: fish/sea food, Fork (food), vegetables Tagged: grilled salmon, spinach, summer dinner, tagliatelle ]]> http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/my-salmon-invention/feed/ 7 AsiaJo grilled salmon by Asia Jo grilled salmon by Asia Jo grilled salmon by Asia Jo http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/three-outfits-for-a-downtown-walk/ http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/three-outfits-for-a-downtown-walk/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:25:52 +0000 asiajo http://frockandfork.wordpress.com/?p=1472 ]]> Here they are – a few examples of my very ordinary outfits for very ordinary days :

- denim – t-shirt – cropped jacket, blazer or cardi – beanie or headband  - canvas bag – All Star shoes, flats or wedges.

These are my basics that I play with. I don’t really dress up during the week but a couple of carefully selected accessories help to accent my looks. I have a very simple style and tend not to use too many accessories, yet I definitely love bags, bow headbands and scarves.

I wear my daily outfits for downtown walking, when I go out for a quick coffee with a friend or when I need to do my every day grocery shopping.

Generally speaking, I like my comfy ensembles. True, they are far away from original styling, but regardless how much I love fashion, I will always remain a “denim & tee” girl.

shopping outfit by Asia Jo

shopping outfit by Asia Jo

coffee with a friend outfit by Asia Jo

downtown walk outfit by Asia Jo

downtown walk outfit by Asia Jo

… innovation … influence … power … bravura … talent …  originality … black & white …

coco chanel quote