Things that make you go Oooooo (March 2011)

By Ellen Von Unwerth

Wow we're already a quarter into 2011, how is everyone's year going so far? In just 6 weeks I'll be jetting off to California for a month to work with my favourite primates the gibbon and I'm super excited. Also if any LA California girls want to meet up for lunch, shopping or Disneyland fun drop me an email as I'd love to meet you all and be happy for the company, anyways onwards and upwards....

♥ How to Dress Like a Superhero - Love this and I can totally relate as I often find myself subconsciously dressing like my favourite comic book heroes or villains as the case may be.

♥ Emotion, Shopping and You

♥ D.I.Y Miu Miu Swallow Mary Janes - I've been lusting over these shoes for the longest time and I love the though of customising the colours and making my own.

♥ The Secret Truth about Depression - This is such a beautiful and honest look at depression.

♥ Style Tips: Dinner Parties, Video Diaries & Long Train Journeys!

♥ The Social Network & My Generation - Firstly I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt and secondly I totally agree the internet has opened doors to me that were never possible before and I've made such good friends.

♥ The dog I rescued, who broke my heart - This is so heart-warming, be sure to grab some tissues because this story is guaranteed to make you cry.

♥ Rock Stars and Their Parents

♥ The 9 Coolest Things James Franco Has Ever Done - I find it so hard not to like this guy and the cat video at the end is hilarious!

♥ They Know What Boys Want -Wow, when I was twelve I was still playing with dolls pretending to be Sailor Moon blissfully ignorant of the world of sex, teenagers sure got it different now with the internet!

♥ I am from a Third World Country

♥ Balletic Styles - Ballet has been gaining in popularity since the release of Black Swan which makes me so happy as I really enjoy ballet and it reminds me of all those classes I did when I was a kid.

♥ Life Beings at 2am - These images are awesome, I have to say I'm one of those people who get struck by the inspiration bug at strange times in the night many a time I've been up crafting till dawn!

♥ Janne Parviainen's Light Skeletons

♥ The Batman Nightclub - If I'd lived in 1966 no doubt I would have been there every weekend doing the batusi

♥ Top 10 Things Better Than Sex - This is hilarious, got to admit though sometime food is better than sex!

♥ Sex and The Nature of the Beast

♥ The Different Types of People There Are on the Internet - So funny although I must admit I have encountered quite a few of the personalities listed.

♥ Why the Internet Chose Cats - I've never really noticed before but it's true there's definitely more internet love for the kitties our there than any other animal not that I'm complaining I love cats!

♥ Jack Kerouac's Belief and Technique for Modern Prose

♥ The Baby-sitters Club: Where Are They Now? - This is pure awesome! I used to read these all the time when I was a kid, I remember my dad would always buy me one when he came back from working abroad, was anybody else a fan?

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Wildfox Couture - Vive La France from ny lon on Vimeo.

Love & Sparkly Hugs

Cate

xoxo

The Weekly Roundup #12

♥ Watched Christopher and His Kind & East of Eden ♥ Made some delicious tomato & mozzarella tarts  ♥ Cycled the devil's mile on my exercise bike ♥ Fell in LOVE with these Bowie boots ♥ Read Revolutionary Road then watched the movie ♥ Caught up on my comic book reading ♥ Sent a bunch of goodies to my niece and nephews in Thailand ♥ Learnt Zombie survival tips courtesy of  Zombieland ♥ Got my 100th sale on Etsy!! ♥ Finished all my paperwork w00t!

Love & Sparkly Hugs

Cate

xoxo

Tofu & Vegetable Udon Noodle Stir-Fry

Noodles are my favourite food there's just so much you can do with a noodle I never get bored of eating them. I've been making ramen since I was kid and as I've grown up I've been picking up different noodle recipes from my various Asian relatives and friends, this was just something I made quickly one night with the remains of my fridge so I thought I would share it with you guys and hopefully they'll be more noodlicious recipes to come in the future.

• Udon noodles
• Sweet soy sauce (if you don't like sweet use dark soy sauce)
• Oil for cooking
• Tofu
• Chinese leaf lettuce
• Chinese broccoli
• Mange tout
• Baby corn
• Spring onion

♥ Place the wok on a high heat with a little oil.

♥ Whilst the wok is heating slice up all the vegetables and tofu.

♥ Once the wok is hot put in the Tofu to brown a little, this will give it a slight crunch.

♥ Then add all the vegetables to the wok, if the wok is dry add a tiny bit of water to steam the vegetables and help them cook.

♥ Once the vegetables are cooked add the Udon noodles, and a tablespoon of the sweet soy sauce.

♥ If you want to can add an egg to the noodles for added protein.

♥ Mix and cook together for a few minutes until the noodles have softened.

♥ Serve and enjoy your noodles!

Eat & Stay Healthy

Cate

xoxo