Dark and White Chocolate Cheese Cake

Morning Everyone! 

This week has been an absolute blur of work, friends, holiday planning, birthdays and usual chaos. And now all of a sudden it is Thursday. How did that happen? 

During my prep for next week which just happens to include my mother and my birthday. I came across this recipe and had to share. Cheesecake can be a birthday cake right?! Either way it looks amazing and is on the menu this weekend! 

You Will Need

1 1/4 cup chocolate biscuit crumbs
80g butter, melted

500g block Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup caster sugar
2 teaspoons gelatine dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water
100g Dark chocolate, melted
100g White chocolate, melted
1 cup cream, softly whipped

Fresh Raspberries 

Method 

Combine the biscuit crumbs and butter then press into the base of a greased 20cm springform pan. Chill until firm.

Beat the Philadelphia cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir through the gelatine. Divide mixture into 2, fold dark chocolate through one half of the mixture and white chocolate through the other. 

Fold half the whipped cream through each.

 Fold mixtures over the prepared base. Use a knife to swirl the mixture into a marble effect. 

Chill for 2 hours or until set. 

Decorate with fresh raspberries prior to slicing.

Enjoy! 

Lou 

xxx

Weekly Wardrobe!

Morning Friends! 

I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Today I'm sharing a few outfits and wardrobe pieces from my week. P.S a few of them are on sale so keep reading ;) 

Dress - Remix 

Shoes - Tony Bianco 

Watch - Marc Jacobs 

Shirt - Seed Heritage 

Jeans - Seed Heritage 

Shoes - Betts for her

Dress - Noughts and Crosses 

Sandals - Country Road 

I bought this Zimmerman dress about 6 months ago and I'm still totally obsessed. So many have asked about it before and I'm thrilled to say it is finally on sale!

If you are as in love as I' am you can find it here!

 In celebration of my birthday next week I have treated myself to a new outfit. How sweet is this linen  mini dress?! 

You can find it online here.

Now if only those birthday celebrations could hurry up so I can whip this dress out ;) 

That's it for now friends. Have a delightful day. 

Lou 

xxx

Friday Favourites

Happy Friday Friends! 

This week has absolutely flown, probably because I have been insanely busy. But hey, I'm not complaining because that means its the weekend! This weekend I will be celebrating two very special peoples birthdays and may even try to sneak in a sleep in. I can't wait! But before the celebrations begin lets take a look at my favourites fro the week! 

One 

On Wednesday I shared a little bit of life lately. It includes a whole lot of beach time, a little shopping and the usual work / school / chore chaos. You can find it here! 

Two 

Tonight we are celebrating my sweet friend, Kate's birthday. Kate and I have been friends for years now and we have traveled the world, laughed, cried and drunk a whole lot of wine. This girl is defiantly a favourite today and every day. Happy Birthday Koko! 

Three 

Like many of you I am very particular about my perfume. For about two years I have been stuck on Tory Burch's 'Eau De Parfum Spray'. However last christmas I decided to step outside of my norm and try something different, asking Santa for Flower Bomb by Vitor & Rolf ;) I'm so glad Santa pulled through because this perfume is divine! 

Four 

So I'll admit I have been terribly lazy with my ready lately. Like shocking! However I do have to say my current book (which I have mentioned a few times on the blog) is not all that great. After reading several amazing reviews for this book I purchased it immediately but honestly I'm just not that into it. So the question is at what point do you give up on a book? Do you persevere and finish books regardless if you enjoy them or not? Or should I throw the towel in now and move on? Let me know! 

Five 

Wise words as always to start off our weekends! 

Have a terrific few days friends! 

Lou 

xxx

Life latley

Morning Everyone! 

I hope you are all having a great week so far. Today I'm sharing a little bit of life lately because I feel like the last few weeks have been a blur. Can you believe we are well into February?!? Eeeekkkks! 

Love love loving my beige midi skirt. It is perfect for work turned dinner and even has a little sparkle. 

Speaking of work outfits, the Sass and Bide silk shirt made an appearance at work today. It may be two years old but I still adore it every bit as much as the day I bought it! 

Saturday was taco / cocktail day for us. It was colourful and oh so delicious! 

One of my favourite small humans headed off to a new school last week. The very school I attended when I was her age. If only I could keep her this small forever! 

I saw this quote last week and just had to share it. 💗

We are soaking up the last few weeks of summer by spending as much time as possible here. Give me the beach, some sunshine and maybe a sneaky cocktail - I'm one happy lady ;) 

And then yesterday this sweet Yankee fan celebrated her birthday. Happy Birthday to my baby sister! 

So there is a little sneak peak at life lately, not terrible exciting but keeping me busy for sure. I hope you all have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow! 

Lou 

xxx

Friday Favourites!

Happy Friday Friends! 

This week has absolutely flown and I'am thrilled to welcome the weekend as well as a little down time. This weekend you can find me shopping, drinking wine and spending time at the beach - my idea of bliss! But before we head beachside here are a few of my favourites from the past week. 

One 

Um wow! This movie was sensational. I saw Lion on Tuesday night with some girlfriends and it was incredible. The story (which is true by the way) is completely captivating, the cinematography is beautiful and the acting is exceptional. This is an absolute must see. 

Two 

If you missed yesterdays recipe you can catch it here. This is the perfect mid week dinner but is also a great weekend much that is super simple, fresh and delicious! 

Three

I'm going my nails a little break from shellac at the moment and painting them myself. Does everyone else dread / suck at this?!? But when I finally conned myself into painting them at the start of the week I chose OPI's 'Angle with a Leadfoot' and it is gorgeous. The perfect crisp white that doesn't look dirty or blind you. Love it! 

Four 

So I bought myself a tiny early birthday present yesterday and I don't feel one bit guilty because its so darn cute. This little black dress is linen, the perfect length and fits like a glove. I may even save it for my upcoming birthday celebrations because its just that cute! You can find it online here.

Five 

As always some wise words to start our weekend! 

See you Wednesday friends! 

Lou 

xxx

Wholemeal pasta with broccoli, chilli and kale pesto

Morning friends! 

This week I decided to share a super easy mani meal which is perfect for that mid week rush. This is a great dinner or lunch, its easy and its good for you! Wins all round! 

You Will Need

• 200g broccoli, cut into florets
• 80g trimmed kale, chopped
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried red chilli flakes, to taste
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 250g wholemeal pasta
• 80g semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 50g goat's cheese or feta crumbled
  
  
  
  
  Method 
  
  
• Place the broccoli in a steamer over a saucepan of simmering water. Cover and steam for 2 minutes or until tender crisp, adding kale for last minute of cooking time. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well. 
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Place broccoli, kale, chilli flakes, garlic, rind, oil and lemon juice in a food processor. Process until thick and combined. 

Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.

Return pasta to pan over medium heat. Add pesto, tomato and enough of the reserved liquid to coat pasta in pesto. Divide among serving bowls and sprinkle with goat’s cheese/ feta. 

Serve warm or cold. 

Enjoy! 

Have a wonderful day friends! 

Lou 

xxx

Weekly Wardrobe!

Happy Wednesday Friends! 

Are you still with me? If you missed my post on Monday I have decided to cut back my blogging a little for the time being. So you can find me here Wednesday thru Friday, discussing all our usual favourite things, food, fashion, entertainment, favourites and general life. 

Ok now that we have that all sorted here are a few outfits I have been sporting this week. Enjoy! 

Dress - Remix 

Shoes - Tony Bianco 

Watch (worn throughout) - Marc Jacobs 

Shirt - Cue 

Drape detail skirt - Seed Heritage 

Shoes (as above) - Tony Bianco 

Earrings - Mimco

 

Shirt - H&M 

Skirt - Noughts and Crosses

Shoes - Betts for her 

Have a wonderful day everyone! 

Lou 

xxx