Full Bloom: tasty Tuesday!

-Enjoy Blossom in DTLA! Yummy!-

My happy hubby, enjoying his rare beef steak pho! I drank all his broth when he was done as well as knocking back some sake and my tofu curry and it was delish! We celebrated here, at Blossom, two times and at Mignon two times getting the call saying we are hired, sign the contract, for two new jobs! He is at USC, event planning with the Professional Writing Program and I am at Beverly Hills High teaching Theatre and Producing! Oh the life we will lead. This is an exciting new path and there are changes for both of us on the horizon with time to freelance!

New Denim Dress For a New Occasion! 

BB Dakota Dress and a supple, soft, green Tano bag! Everything else you have seen before. Of course my Quay sunnies, homemade earrings and Jewel Mint Necklace! Shoes are cheap and from the garment/fashion district near Santee in DTLA! I bet I spent $5.99 on them! I now need to buy myself a sweet Dean bag like D did!

 *Happy work week for you worker bees! I have 2 wks of freedom before I start buzzing about and I am using each day wisely to enjoy my spare time and random moments that come and go! Summer.

-xo-Brooke 

PS: We're going hiking in Malibu early today so I need to sleep!

Krazy is Cool!

Kris is Awesome and Check Out His Style!

This is my adopted son! I get to choose him! Isn't he adorable and all grown up? I think he is such a talent (smart, funny and unique)! He is also a remarkable photographer! I appreciate that he helps me out by taking a few shots for me here and there and they're beautiful! I will share a few, but you need to go to his flickr site and check him out yourselves because he is so cool!

Isn't he just cute as a button! Julia, his girlfriend, I featured earlier this week, but I thought I would give them their own posts since they are both so magnanimous! Julia took all photos above!

Above are a few of the shots he took that evening! And they are only some of the breadth of his work! Like I said, check out his work on Flickr and know there is more coming! 

Under My Thumb!

I Thumbed Through my Personal Recipes & Found

Double Stuffed Cream Cheese French Toast

I hope you all love as much as we do!

Double Stuffed Cream Cheese French Toast (2-4 servings)

Ingredients:

8 slices of your favorite Bread (white, french, wheat, raisin)

1 8 oz. package of cream cheese

4 tsp of strawberry jam

1/8 cup sugar or substitute with agave/stevia/splenda to taste

4 eggs

1/3 cup milk

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1 dash of cardamom (keep it simple and do not overdo)

1 dash of salt about 1/8 tsp

2 tblsp of butter melted in the pan prior to cooking 

powered sugar to garnish and to taste

a few strawberries to garnish and to taste

The Method to the Madness:

1. Remove the cream cheese from package and place into a mixing bowl with sweetener and stir until cream y and smooth.

2. Place bread on a cutting board and spear the cream cheese mixture on four slices of bread.

3. Smear 1 tsp on the remaining 4 slices of bread.

4. Put the sandwiches together and set them aside while creating the egg mixture.

5. Mix eggs, milk, spices and salt with a whisk until whipped and mixed fully. 

6. Dip each side of the sandwiches into the egg mixture while the butter is heating in a frying pan on Medium heat. Put each sandwich into the frying pan as each is coated.

7. Cook fully on each side until golden and egg is cooked on each side.

8. Remove complete french toast and put onto serving plates.

9. Use a sieve to shake powdered sugar onto each plate.

10. Cut each strawberry into slices and place them on the plate with the french toast and powdered sugar!

11. Eat and enjoy while it's still hot and the cream cheese is gooey and delicious!

Enjoy with some awesome Costa Rican, french pressed coffee and if you have some cacao or hard dark chocolate, grate some, using a micro-plane, into your coffee or onto the french toast! It's really yummy and extremely good for you and your mood!

Give this a try and you will not regret it. Just get a great work out in later! xo ;D