Tabitha's Magic

In love with these heels by Tabitha Simmons on TheOutNet.com

Adorable!!! They remind me of some I'd found in in Hong Kong last year and didn't splurge on....maybe now is the time?

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The weather is getting colder, and with that comes more baking for me! After a great apple picking trip with some of my favorite friends- I tried a new Apple Pie recipe. This pie is not your traditional Apple Pie, but it has so many of the same elements, just used differently. It was received very well by co-workers and family members, and they keep asking for more.

Here is the recipe for Grandma Ople's Apple Pie:

INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1/2 cup unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 cup white sugar DIRECTIONS: 1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off. 3. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes. Side note: I was nervous about the apples in there all by themselves, so I added about 1/3 of the sugar/butter mixture to the apples before pouring them into the pie crust.. Then I topped with the lattice crust, then topped as directed with the mixture. I also added a touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice to the apples. Warning: your house will smell like heaven when this is baking! Caution: When this first comes out of the oven, its very liquid inside. Allow to cool before cutting! ENJOY <3

1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup water 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Garden Party!

All of my friends are growing up. This summer alone I will be attending 5 weddings for friends- 3 of which are some of my best girlfriends! In addition to weddings, we have new babies on the way and homes being purchased. I'm headed to a house warming party this weekend and was trying to figure out an outfit when I came across these babies- Valentino Floral Patent Leather Wedges. So pretty. Sadly, at $295 on sale, I will probably not be planting my stems into these this weekend. But its lovely to dream...

Locals vs. Tourists

As summer approaches and tourism in Boston rises, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some maps which show tourist vs. local photos taken of the city. check out the source of the image and more cities here.

Love for spring!

Loving this corset top by Anna Molinari!

And I am head over (these amazing) heels from Chloe.

That's all for now.

Beach Bound!

On my way to sunny Florida for a weekend of sun and fun :-)

Back on Tuesday! Stay dry Bostionians.

xox

Michelle

Coachella 10

Those of us anywhere but the desert this past weekend were probably wishing we were there among the 70,000 music fans, stoked to see the likes of the Gorillaz, MGMT, Muse, Jay Z, the XX, etc...

And now, the week following a weekend surely filled with amazing music moments, drunken dance moves, and the like...we browse the reviews. So far the outcome has been mixed. Aside from performance and atmosphere reviews, below is one interesting piece on how Coachella almost didn't have a place to house its festival.

When Coachella almost wasn't ....from the LA Times

More to come as reviews pour in.

xo

M

Deerhunter with Spoon at the HOB Boston

Almost 2 weeks ago now- Katie, Lindsay, and I decided to get out and see The Big Pink at The Paradise....mostly because Spoon was sold out. Then, as luck would have it, an angel appeared and with silvery wings proclaimed, "they shall have spoon" and so we went.

The HOB is a great venue for a show like this and I was glad to be there. To make our night, cute boy selling t-shirts got all of the members of Deerhunter to sign albums for us.

It was a great show and a great night, which ended in a major dance party at the under-rated An Tua Nua.

Bradford, you were great, and we hope you have a great summer too.

xox

Michelle

XX @ the Paradise 4.2.10

The young indie rock band from South west London made their way to Boston again, to two sold out shows at the Paradise.

More “performing” this time around, compared to their last Boston show when they opened for Friendly Fires.

Both he and she seemed more comfortable with the audience and their stage.

Songs were kept close to the studio sound but were clearly a bit looser (in a good way) then their last show.

Seeing the XX live is like one long, deep breath. I cannot wait for their next tour.

Check out Katie's clips from the show here.

Congratulations to the XX for an amazing performance on their first headline tour in the US. Come back soon.

xox

One sweet world...

Peace, Love, Chocolate

I came across "Haut Chocolat" yesterday while browsing around Dave's Fresh Pasta in Somerville. with a name like "Haute Chocolat" I just couldn't pass it up! I picked up a Barcelona Bar for me, seen here. It's flavored with hickory smoked almonds, sea salt, and deep milk chocolate. And for Katie I picked up a Goji Bar with Tibetan Goji berries, pink Himalayan salt and milk chocolate. YUM.

Haut Chocolat comes from the brand Vosges, check out their full range of deliciously different chocolates here!

Enjoy.

The sun is coming.

Check out founder Katrina's blog Peace, Love, Chocolate