Simply leopard

J.Crew sweater, vintage leather shorts, Chanel bag and shoes

Best chocolate cake in the world

If you have been looking for the perfect chocolate cake recipe, look no further. So rich, so chocolatey, so moist. This is what dreams are made of! Recipe from Epicurious and the great thing about it is that it tastes even better the days after it's been baked.

Daytime sparkle

Top - 3.1 Phillip Lim

Shorts - Diane von Furstenberg
Belt - J.Crew
Shoes - Pierre Hardy
Bag - Proenza Schouler
Bracelet - Vintage

A study in shoes

What is it about shoes that drives women insane? I think Toni Collette's character in In Her Shoes said it best "Shoes always fit." They're always reliable and no matter how fat or unattractive I might be feeling, a great pair of shoes will always cheer me up because they can never look bad on my feet.

Over the years people have emailed and commented asking me to post my entire shoe collection. Well, to do that would probably be an extremely laborious process, but also pretty boring. I've picked a few pairs that I really love and haven't been seen on my blog that often. Meet the lesser known players.

1. Miu Miu 2. Alexandra Neel 3. Gucci 4. Marc by Marc Jacobs (these are the first designer shoes I purchased on my own in high school. I never wear them but I'll never throw these away!) 5. Miu Miu 6. YSL 7. Missoni 8. Chanel 9. Alaia

Summer uniform

Denim cutoffs and leopard. What I've been sporting all summer, my favorite casual look.

Top - Queen's Wardrobe

Shorts - DKNY

Shoes - Fletcher by Lyell
Bag - Chanel

Blueberry crumb bars

I've been wanting to try this recipe for quite some time now and when I got my hands on some gorgeous blueberries I figured it was the perfect opportunity to test it out. I love making all sorts of desserts, but I tend to lean towards making rich and chocolatey things because that's what I prefer to eat however these bars were ridiculously good. Like old boyfriends might regret they ever broke up with me because they'll be missing out on these good. Yeah.

The recipe doesn't call for any vanilla so what I did was substitute regular white sugar for some vanilla sugar that I had. All you have to do to make some is stick some used vanilla pods into a sugar canister and after awhile it'll absorb the flavor and the delicate vanilla scent is so delicious.

These are good at room temperature but also great after they've been in the fridge. Happy baking!