Le Pain Quotidien

Le Pain Quotidien

What a lovely breakfast...

Just as simple as delicious!

southwestern black bean burger

Southwestern black bean burger
(adapted from The Kitchen Sink)
2 cans of black beans
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 T cumin
1 T chili powder
1/4 t chipotle powder
1/4 t cayenne powder
a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce (optional)
1/2 t salt
3 T greek low-fat yogurt (or soy yogurt or soy milk + vinegar)
3/4 c oat bran
1/4 c wheat germ
1 T ground flax seeds
1/4 c cilantro
1 lime, juiced
3 T olive oil
8 hamburger buns, warmed

In a blender or food processor, blend together 1 can of beans, garlic, yogurt and spices. When that’s blended, dump into a bowl along with the remaining can of beans, oat bran, wheat germ, flax, cilantro and lime. Stir everything with a wooden spoon until you reach a consistency that is enables you to form patties. Too soft? Add in more oat bran. Too stiff? Add in a bit of water. Shape patties into 8 burgers and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in a skillet over med-high heat and brown each side, about 3 minutes per side or until slightly crispy. Want to top each burger with a slice of cheese? Do so and pop in the oven along with the burger buns until melted. Top with salsa and guacamole.

Paris I miss your colors...

Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo.

Fun style shots from Swedish wallpaper company DecorMaison

DecorMaison featured their collection in September, called Oas (Oasis in English). The collection is designed by textile designer, Teija Bruhn where nature has always been a major inspiration for her and for this collection. Graphic flowers in colorful composition dominate the designs intended to create peace and quiet in one's personal space.

Ivan Puig, Unsinkable art

These artworks deeply inspired me somehow...

Sink-Sank-Sunk

This drowning art serie is eye catching and almost surrealist .

crecimientos artificiales and hasta las narices

Ivan Puig, Unsinkable art   

The Trendy Little Boxes to Sleep in

It seems that everything in this economic downturn is getting smaller...
Just like these little pods where we can sleep in...
http://www.citizenm.com/
http://www.qbichotels.com/
http://www.capsuleinn.com/
https://www.yotel.com/

Merus Winery, Napa Valley

This is the place to be for th super fine wine lovers :)  

Welcome to Merus, a "designer" winery like no other. Located in the Napa Valley in California, Merus looks more like a Michelin-starred restaurant than your average cellar-door retail outlet. Exposed beams are the only nod to the past in this interior design strategy, which is thoroughly modern with a hint of Californian warmth.

Scandinave Les Bains Vieux - Montreal

Scandinave Les Bains Vieux



Well, for my well-being sake, I will sacrifice everything to be there right now...lol

Scandinave Spa is located in Old Montreal and close to the Old Port, the 12,000-square-foot spa is the first urban undertaking of the Scandinaveteam, spearheaded by Benoît Berthiaume, co-founder and executive VP of the Gestion Rivière du Diable group.

Occupying the ground floor of a restored former warehouse, Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal’s setting is less intimate than the rural settings of the first two Scandinave spas. The first corporate spa opened in 1999 in the log-and-stone cabin country of Mont Tremblant’s ski hills in Quebec, and the first franchise opened in 2006 in the Blue Mountain ski hills of Collingwood, Ontario.
 
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/design

Cupcake Café 18th Street, NYC

Cupcake Café 18th Street, NYC

I am a cupcake lover. 

These  blossom cupcakes are really good and different from Magnolia's cupcakes.

The taste is not so sweet but simply little creamy....

I can have more than 10 of them easily at once...

The decoration is very sweet lovely floral....

My Avocado Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1 Medium, sweet yellow onion, cut in 1/4-inch slices 
• 4 Small Olives, cut in 1/4-inch slices 
• 2 Tablespoons canola oil 
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste 
• 1/2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 Teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves 
• 8 thin avocado slices
• 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• the whole wheat bread -- toasted

Me and My Egg Sandwiches...

Not sure why i was craving for Egg Sandwich all night. So, I got up and went online to get some recipes. Then, I created my own with all I have in my fridge.
Ingredients:

2 hard-boiled egg, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Any green Veggie in my Fridge

For this one I added avocado in it. Aha...yummy!

This is avocado, shallots, tomatoes and eggs...

Magnolia Bakery, New York City

Magnolia Bakery

It is more delicious than anything I can explain in words...

www.flickr.com/photos/pittcaleb/2674757022/

Iwaso Ryokan, Miyajima, Japan

The Magic of Miyajima

It was like love at first sight for me...

This island is truly serene, magical and...simply beautiful...

I felt like I was in Japan 100 years ago..

I took the ferry from Hiroshima to Miyajima(only 20minutes boat ride).

Miyajima is well-known as a sacred island wherein people and gods dwell together harmoniously...

I stayed at Iwaso Ryokan, where I experienced Japanese lifestyle and culture...

The food was great...

The service was amazing...I felt like a princess!

It is close to everywhere...

In front of Iwaso Ryokan...very nice view of maple trees in red, orange and yellow...

In front of Iwaso Ryokan

At the lobby

at the reception desk

At the waiting area

Oops! That was my feet!

They offer you this cart service :)

At the bridge in front of the hotel...

I had dinner at the hotel in my room with an amazing room service!

Real Japanese food! SOOooo GOOOD!

The back street of the hotel...

Illuminated floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Japan

the amazing sight of Itsukushima Shrine on the water, Miyajima

Itsukushima Shrine - not on water! There is low and high tide different in each time of a day. How cool?

This little food cart was parking at the back of the hotel and Its nuts were super delicious!!!!