Casual summer

-- dress: zara -- espadrilles: uo -- hat: uo -- necklace: was a present -- jacket: vintage levi's --

Yay finally some good weather! Tomorrow I go to Dour Festival and I'm so excited! You won't hear from me for about 2 weeks because the day after dour I go to Greece so have a good summer and talk to you soon!

Teddybear blues

-- jacket: COS -- dress: Cheap Monday -- necklace: COS -- shoes: new look -- bag: second hand -- 

new buys

Ahh summer begins so time to shop. I bought quite a lot last week so meet my new 'closetmembers':

-- white tennis skirt: uo -- summer dress: zara -- black cut out shirt: & other stories -- hat: uo -- sunglasses: uo -- espadrilles: uo -- bag: & other stories -- scrunchies: uo -- sandals: new look -- polo: uo -- kimono: h&m

Oatmeal: everyday powerfood

As I love experimenting with food and especially breakfast and dessert, I decided to share my 3 favourite oatmeal recipes with you! Because who wants to eat the same bread every morning while oatmeal is a much healthier way to start your day? I must admit that in the beginning I didn't like oatmeal at all because it's so sticky and warm. I prefer refreshing breakfasts so I tried lots of recipes but my problem was that I liked everything except the oatmeal.. So here you have 3 recipes I absolutely love, even with the oatmeal!

- Applesauce (and berries) overnight oatmeal  -

inspired by the Oatmeal Artist

ingredients 

(as much as you like, i usually use about one cup of everything)
oatmeal (I use quaker)

applesauce

pinch of salt

(frozen berry mix) => I always add frozen berrries

milk of your choice / Yoghurt 

  the night before:

 put everything in a bowl, stir and put in the fridge for a night

your oatmeal is ready to eat the next morning!

- Vanilla, non-sticky, frozen berry oatmeal -

ahh my favourite!

ingredients:
oatmeal (1cup)
butter to bake the oatmeal
frozen berries (1 cup)
vanilla sugar
cinnamon
3/4 cup of water
1/4 cup of milk of your choice

in the morning:

bake the oatmeal in a frying pan for about 10 minutes until the oatmeal is a bit brown and smells like popcorn. Put the oatmeal in a bowl. Put the milk and the water in the frying pan, add the vanilla sugar and the cinnamon. Put the pan somewhere else just before it starts to boil. Add the oatmeal and cover the mixture. Do not touch for 10 minutes. Your oatmeal is ready! Put it in a bowl and add frozen berries for a refreshing touch.

- Greek Yoghurt oatmeal with fresh fruits -

(follow me on instagram yay yay yay)

=The healthiest!

Ingredients:
oatmeal
greek yogurt (contains more proteïns than normal yoghurt)
honey
 fresh raspberries
1 peach

recipe:

put the greek yoghurt in a bowl and top with the raspberries, peach, oatmeal and honey!

Sweet coffee (and lunch) times

As i'm a fulltime coffee addict, i wanted to share my favourite places with you. I like my coffee special and sweet with lots of marshmallows, cream, milk, chocolate,.. (fatfatfat).  I rarely find these spots so I thought other persons might also have this problem so here a little sweet coffee-guide. These places are also highly recommended for their lovey interior, the best cake & great lunch and/or breakfast.

1. Ghent

- Barista -

Anything special? The best vanilla latte ever + latte art workshops

www.mybarista.be

- Simon Says -

Anything special? Ahh the cake.. and the coffee.. + it's also a bed&breakfast!

http://simon-says.be/nl/

- Cafe Labath -

Anything special? The cheesecake, SunnySoda, Cappucino Star,..

http://www.cafelabath.be/

- Panorama -

Anything special? Coffee with whipped cream and a chocolate crunch

https://www.facebook.com/panoramacoffeebar

- True Beans -

Anything special? Brunch, sandwiches, the interior, homemade iced tea,..

https://www.facebook.com/truebeanscoffeebar

2. Brussels

- Jat' Café -

Anything special? The retro interior, the cupcakes and the bagels

https://www.facebook.com/JatCafe

3. Antwerp

- Barnini -

Anything special? the Bartiti coffee (see above), Iced Violetta, Mojitonade, coffee with cookie crunch, smarties,.. homemade pies & fresh bagels

https://www.facebook.com/barniniantwerp

Feel free to share your favourites and tips in the comments!

future home dreams

It has been a long time since my last post! I didn't feel like posting more because there didn't happen anything because of school but now I'm graduated from high school so I'm doing my very best to blog again. Yes! You might notice that some posts also dissapeared because I find them boring right now. 

Here you have my first new post with some home-inspiration, the pictures say it all.

Cheers,

Valerie