L.K. Bennett Blogger Must Haves

L.K. Bennett is one of my favourite UK fashion brands. The luxury brand and has been around since 1990 and was established in London, but is now quickly establishing a wider international presence. It being one of the Duchess Kate Middleton's favourite shops may have helped with that I think ;) If the Duchess Kate loves it...how can we not love it; that girl has got class and style!

So when the lovely people from L.K. Bennett approached me to feature on their latest newsletter (link) and website I felt so very honoured! They asked me to pick my favourite five items from their current collection which turned out to be a harder task then I'd thought, I mean how to pick only five when I loved pretty much everything?!  

In the end these items stood out most to me and are my L.K. Bennett must-haves at the moment!

That stunning Aqua Crocus Tote just HAD to be on there; it is very high on my shopping LUST list!

www.lkbennett.com/blogger-must-haves-roz

The feature also shows the must-have picks by three other fabulous bloggers!

Check their L.K. Bennett favourites below:Amanda from the Online Stylist

A great, fun to read blog by this lovely UK stylist that aims to put 'fashion at your fingertips'!

 Briony Whitehouse aka Miss B from A girl, A style

Miss B is an Australian lady that now spends her days between London and Cambridge and blogs about fashion, food, London and everything else fabulous! Love her writing style and beautiful photos.

Jen Inglis from The Style Crusader

There is no doubt that Jen has got a fabulous sense of style!
I could spend hours getting lost reading her blog and admiring all her gorgeous outfit and fashion posts.  Plus she's a great photographer which is very inspirational for me. 

So what do you think of my (or the other bloggers) L.K. Bennet must-have picks?

Check out the full feature online now and click here to sign up to the L.K.Bennett newsletter!

A must see movie: Les Intouchables!

Whilst I was back home in the Netherlands this weekend me and the parents decided to have a lovely movie night out. A little while back they had told me about this amazing French movie they'd seen and recommended that I go see it in London. However to my disappointment it seemed that the movie wasn't playing in any cinema in London! My parents couldn't believe this since it was such a sell-out success back home and all over Europe. So when we were talking about what movie to see this weekend for our movie-night out they suggested seeing 'Les Intouchables' even though they had already seen it a few weeks back. Now for them to want to see a movie twice at the cinema meant this movie had to be pretty special.

So on Saturday night we biked into the city to see 'Les Intouchables' in a pretty packed movie theatre despite it being its 14th week of screening there. I had pretty high expectations for this film after hearing all their raving stories, but let me tell you, the movie succeeded them easily. I absolutely LOVED this film ♥

Les Intouchables (The Intouchables) is a french spoken movie directed by Olivier Nakacheand Éric Toledano. The movie broke box office records in France and across Europe; in just nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011 it became the second most successful French film of all time. The movie is based on a true story and is about the unlikely friendship between Phillipe; a quadriplegic handicap millionaire, and Driss; his street smart ex-con caretaker.

Here is a link to the trailer (with english subtitles) on YouTube - click here to view

This is how a movie should be; no special effects, no 3D - just a solid story with extraordinary actors giving memorable performances. It is a genuine feel-good comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility! The film had me laughing out loud SO much and the beautiful music sweeps you up and takes you on this wonderful journey with the characters (a bit like it does in another amazing french movie; Amelie!)

This is definitely one of my new favourite movies ever and I can't wait to buy this on DVD because it is one of those movies I think I could watch over and over again and still enjoy!! If you get a chance to see this movie I definitely recommend it. And do let me know what you think when you've seen it :)

The story of this movie is very inspiring and it reminded me that there is just so much beauty in life!

Happy Hump Day everyone! xoxo 

Cinderela B - chunky gold & pearl bracelet

Who knew gold and pearl could be such a perfect combination?

This is a new bracelet I recently got from Cinderela B

Cinderela B is a luxury designer jewellery label founded in 2006 by British designer Rachel Jackson. She is based in the vibrant and creative area of Spitalfields, London where every piece of her jewellery is handmade. The label has two seperate collections; the vintage couture range and a main line collection. Both collection designs include birds, bees and butterflies and are fashion-forward, original and made with high quality materials.

This is the Luxe Neon Bracelet in Mother of Pearl

It is made using semi-precious mother of pearl and you can chose for the chunky chain to be gold or silver plated. I love the combination of the chunky and edgy chain with the elegant and delicate pearls.

I have been wearing it lots either matched with other gold and pearl bracelets or even with my much loved silver Tiffany & Co bracelets or my Michael Kors watch.

The Mother of Pearl Luxe Neon Bracelet is priced at £22and is available to buy from Cinderela B (link)

Healthy easy dinner: Sweet corn Fritters

In summer time I love making quick, fresh and healthy dinners! Corn fritters are something I love at brunch or dinner time and recently I found a great recipe that I thought I'd share :)

These savoury morsels are quite the treat - but guilt free!

Ingredients:
(Serves 1-2 people)

Fresh sweet corn kernels
1 egg + 1 egg white
1 heaped tbsp. self-raising flour
Salt & pepper
Olive oil for frying

Optional add-ins: capsicum (peppers), spring onions, chilli or anything else that takes your fancy!

I was inspired to make this recipe because I'd purchased some lovely fresh corn from the Portobello markets but you can also use canned (not creamed!) or frozen corn but personally I think you can't beat FRESH corn off the cob :)

Start by removing the kernels from 2 large heads of sweet corn with a sharp knife....

Put them into a mixing bowl with a whole egg, a little salt & pepper and 1 heaped tbsp of self-raising flour....

plus I opted to add some more colour to my corn fritters in the form of red capsicum...

Beat the separate egg white until stiff....

Mix the corn, egg, flour, capsicum together and gently fold in the whipped egg white into the mixture.

(Be careful not to over-mix the batter because this will result in heavy cakes)

Drizzle a little olive oil into a nonstick frying pan. When the oil is warm, place large tablespoons of the batter in the pan and leave for a couple of minutes to brown lightly...

Flip them over with a palette knife and cook the other side. Lift out, drain on kitchen paper, then eat immediately. I served mine with a small rocket salad on the side and a big dollop of avocado mash on top!

(Avocado mash: roughly mashed avocado, chopped coriander and parsley & some lemon/lime juice)

Let me tell you, these were truly delicious, filling and super easy to make! For an even more yummier meal you could add some cooked rashers of bacon or slices of grilled haloumi and roast vine tomatoes. Have you tried corn fritters before? If not, I think you should give it a go.....it looks tasty doesn't it?!

Bon appetit ;) xoxo