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SCENTED ALMOND MILK

September 12th, 2011 — 11:24am

One reader named Nikki had left a comment about almond milk, it’s something I like to drink now because it lacks that animal-scent you get with cow’s milk. I’ve never really been a fan of soy milk but almond milk is amazing. Anyway, in the comment she mentioned that it is so easy to make your own, and so I tried it with a small batch of nuts just to test if it was in fact easy. (This is why it’s important that you guys leave useful comments because yes I do read and respond to them even though I may not comment directly, the more you tell me what you want the better it is for you.) And..yes! It was very easy, the most challenging part is finding whole blanched almonds. At whole foods you can find them in very small packages but you need a lot of nuts to make the milk, so you’ll need a big batch.

But I decided to take it a step further and create scented flavors for the almond milk. It has such a clean base that it’s perfect to flavor it with fresh herbs, I used Vanilla, Black truffle, Rose, Mint, Basil and Cinnamon to scent my milk. What’s great about this is that if you use a real vanilla bean to flavor your almond milk it tastes so much better than the artificially flavored stuff.

Also there is a VERY STRONG taste difference between my fresh almond milk and the milk I buy from stores. The one I made tastes better and creamier, the processed milk has a slightly more almond-y taste, but it’s a little fake tasting after you make your own. The best part is that you can control what you put into this milk.

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VERSACE WORLD

September 11th, 2011 — 7:31pm

There’s so much madness when you look at Versace’s older creations, this intensity is something I can see right away in works by other designers like Alaia or Raf Simons…I have two really old Versace books my mom got me during college filled with some of the most beautiful clothing, I was going through a lot of books recently looking for some inspiration..sometimes when you work on new projects it’s nice to gather some images even if they are the kind that may not work into your ideas at all…Well I am scanning these in for my personal use I thought I might as well share them. If you’re really interested in Versace’s older designs I suggest you buy Vanitas: Designs and Versace: Signatures.

This is an old polaroid shot by Warhol of Gianni Versace.