Thursday, July 29, 2010
street style
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
for the fellas...
behind the scenes
fresh baked cookie recipes: the legend of the neiman marcus cookie
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups brown sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder)
24 oz. chocolate chips
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. hershey bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla
cream the butter and both sugars. add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. add chocolate chips, hershey bar and nuts. roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. makes 112 cookies (yes you can half the recipe but your friends will beg you to make large batches so they can partake in the yummy goodness)!
double fresh baked overload: i was wearing one of our fresh baked tees while whipping these up in my kitchen. maybe i can convince art to design a fresh baked apron for me? ;)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
shoot the breeze
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Shrimp n' surf......
Denis brought along three of his surfboards and gave Mike and I the chance to surf in some gnarly waters.....well... more like baby 2 footer waves...but they were tremendous waves in my mind nevertheless..... Notice with great detail in the following picture how fierce and dangerous the currents were....
The day couldn't have been more perfect as we stopped off at Giovanni's, the original shrimp truck of Kahuku. Famous for its delicious lemon butter shrimp scampi and garlic rice, Giovanni's is one of North Shore's traditions and is easily one of the most popular eateries in the area....not to mention most delicious...
I couldn't pass up this photo op. While ordering our lunch, I happened to look underneath Giovanni's truck and saw one of most hilarious things... a cat sitting upright with his front paws balancing his body....I mean.. what else can you do in that position but lick yourself and fall asleep... Hawaii must be proud with their mascot....
Saturday, July 17, 2010
a bit of aloha....
Friday, July 16, 2010
Day 1 on the island......
A custom made sand cooler was created by yours truly and stocked to the brim with local brews from Kona Brewing Company. Quarter fades on the The Big Wave and Fire Rocks.......
Denis and Wendy treated us to something special at the end of the day....they took us to East Honolulu at the Eastermost end of Maunalua Bay to a place called the China Walls. A favorite among locals to catch a late evening wave, China Walls was the perfect spot to mingle with others and to gaze upon the sun as it sets for the night.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
wanna getaway?
I will be meeting with Denis Scott, founder of AREA Surf clothing company, who will give us a tour of the island (not to mention free surf lessons......pictures to follow) ......I am also super excited to drop by the local stores and boutiques to check out the new AREA inventory. There have been rave reviews on all the custom shirts we have produced and I definitely want to follow up to see how they are doing in the local scene.
And on another different, yet still very important note.... if you happen to come upon our newly acquired fashion blog editor Courtney strolling around, do wish her a happy birthday. She will be enjoying a festive weekend in Napa Valley. Might I suggest BV Georges De Latour, Courts?