Michelle Williams for Boy. By Band of Outsiders

It's silly. It's morbid. It's Michelle Williams at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary in Band of Outsiders. What's not to love. #LOVVVVVE

My Hangover Remedy / Hearty Magazine

Sunglasses and advil.
Last night was mad real.

If last night was mad real, I've got just the thing for you. I hand picked a dozen or so songs for Hearty Magazine, putting together the perfect playlist to get you through your hangover blues. Head over to Hearty Magazine to see which songs I picked, and why I picked them.

Ze Hangover Playlist is right zis way.

How I Met Your Style

Shortly after moving into our new Williamsburg apartment, Louise and I were featured in this ultra dope blog, How I Met Your Style. We answered some questions, gave them a tour of our hood, let them peek into our closets, and ended the day with a feast at Vanessa's Dumplings! Overall a fun fun time. Read my Q&A below, and then check out more photos of our digs over at How I Met Your Style.


Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I’m a DJ and a fashion publicist in Brooklyn, by way of Los Angeles.

How’d you develop your personal style/become interested in fashion?

I’ve always been a bit of a tomboy, and I think that my personal style has always been derivative of that. Five years ago I was heavily into sneakers and streetwear. Over time my style has softened and prepped up a bit. I’ve traded in a lot of my kicks for heels, but it is still heavily influenced by menswear. After a huge closet haul two years ago, I became more discerning about timelessness and quality, and adopted the mantra “buy less, buy better.” I threw out a bunch of cheapy, ephemerally trendy pieces, and started to build a wardrobe of solid classics. I think I’m almost there!

Latest inspiration?

New York City. I moved here a month ago, and it has challenged me (in a fun way!) to be creative with the pieces I have. Layering, packing a handbag efficiently, heavy fabrics, and snow shoes are all things that I now think about when getting dressed in the morning. I never had to think about things like thinsulate and Uniqlo Heattech before moving here. Because of the climate, I’ll find myself combining my existing pieces in new ways. Finding ways to look cute without freezing my toes off has inspired me to look at my wardrobe in a different way. I kind of love it!

Favorite stores/brands/companies?

Stores: La Garconne, Opening Ceremony, Creatures of Comfort, Madewell, J. Crew, Honey in the Rough, Mohawk General Store, Ten Over Six, Assembly

Brands/Companies: Proenza Schouler, Intelligentsia coffee, Something Else, Rachel Comey, Gabriela Artigas

What else do you enjoy besides fashion?

Music music music. And I also enjoy putzing around my kitchen for 10 minutes looking for something to cook, then going out to eat. Making dinner reservations is one of my greatest life skills. Fromage and charcuterie boards, I also enjoy.

What are your next steps? (next projects?)

I want to focus on producing music. I also want to learn how to cook and not be such a hazard in the kitchen. Come over next time, and I’ll know how to make you an edible casserole or something!

So Super Baked Carrot French Fries

You know what's better than French fries? Putting carrots in a French fry outfit and tricking yourself into thinking that you're eating French fries.

I learned about this awesome little recipe from Geri's blog, and it looked easy enough. I'm still at a "3-5 ingredients, 3-5 steps" level of recipe proficiency. Watch, one day I'll be slow roasting whole pork shoulders and pickling my own kimchee! But baby steps, people. Anyway, my roomie Louise and I tried baking some carrots other night!

I've decided that musical selection is very important for cooking. For my Boursin chicken, I was cooking to Prince; these carrots were made to Lex Luger instrumentals.

Tyga "Lap Dance"! UHHHHHH!



SO SUPER BAKED CARROT FRENCH FRIES

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt
6-8 Carrots

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Then...Ree-ree-ree! Sharpen your knife like so.Cut the carrots thinly into 2" sections.
Toss the carrot slices in a bowl with the extra virgin olive oil and salt.
The recipe says to lay the carrots out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I will do that next time, but this time we improvised with a pizza stone baking thingy thing lined with aluminum foil. I KNOW ITS GHETTO, SHUT UP.
Bake for 18-22 minutes, and then pull those suckers out and season with more salt. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce or don't. I like my fries plain!

Son of a Gun!

Is now open for lunch on the weekdayyyssss! I SAID HELL YEAH. HELL YEAH. And it's not all shitshow-ish during the day like it is for dinner. Their fried chicken sandwich is to die for. Not to mention their lobster rolls and shrimp toast. Plus any place where you get to drink water out of mason jars gets automatic cool points.

Another tip: Son of a Gun stays open super late on the weekends, which makes it a good gourmet alternative to your typical tacos, dirty dogs, diners.

Son Of A Gun
8370 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 782-9033

Kauai

So Super Boursin, Pancetta, and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken

One of my new year's resolutions is to stop playing around and learn how to cook ONCE AND FOR ALL. What that means is that if I'm going to learn how to cook, you're all coming with me. I'm going to document this culinary journey whether you like it or not. I'm making my friends cook with me, and I'm forcing people to eat what I make. Are we clear? Good, let's continue. :)

I've been prowling around the internet looking for recipes...some of my favorite fashion haunts like Because I'm Addicted and Milk and Mode have strong culinary content, and I've made some new discoveries like So Delushious (Okay how cute is Chrissy Teigen, I mean really.)

Since I'm always either in the middle of breaking one diet or about to start a new one, I've been looking at low-carb recipes, and I found a good recipe for stuffed chicken on the aforementioned So Delushious blog of Chrissy Teigen. I modified it a bit, replacing the bacon strips with pancetta and diced mushrooms. Also this recipe yields 4 servings instead of 2. Check out my recipe below, and be sure to check out Chrissy's here.

So Super Boursin, Pancetta, and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:
4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 pkg. Boursin cheese
1 pkg. Pancetta
8 slices prosciutto
10-12 crimini mushrooms
1 lemon, juiced
Salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock
10-12 cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Other stuff needed:
1 Deep pan
Metal spatula or meat tenderizer
Saran wrap

So. First, pour yourself a glass a wine, because we're about to cook and we need to get through this.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Now lightly oil the bottom of a deep pan. Okay. Onto the chicken. Rinse the chicken breasts, then place one piece of the chicken breast on top of a piece of Saran wrap. Cover it with another piece of Saran wrap and pound it lightly with the back of a metal spatula to make it super thin and flat. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts. Once that's done, spread the Boursin cheese generously onto the chicken breasts. Sprinkle pancetta and mushrooms over the Boursin cheese.
Now, roll from the short side in. Wrap two pieces of prosciutto around each chicken roll, making sure not to overlap too much. Place into lightly greased pan. Season with lemon, salt and pepper. Check out my sous chef in action! Lemoning (yes I've decided this is a verb) the chicken rolls! From my experience cooking (all 5 minutes of it), I've found that it's helpful to have a capable sous chef. It also helps if he/she is really cute.
Okay good! Almost there! Pour the chicken stock into the bottom of the pan and drop in your cherry tomatoes. Place the pan on the middle rack and bake for 55 minutes.
Spoon the stock over the chicken every 10-15 minutes.
And 55 minutes later, boom. Check these bad boys out!
The chicken, while low in carbs, is pretty hearty, so I think it's best served with veggies. I made a spinach/arugula salad to go with it.
We did it! The chicken tasted good and we're all still alive! Yayyyy more adventures to come soon.

HYPEBEAST ESSENTIALS

Hypebeast snooped into my stuff to uncover what it is that makes my bag so heavy. Here it is. All my must haves.

1. Clare Vivier messenger tote - My favorite bag, simple silhouette, goes with everything.
2. Muji planner & pen - I'm an old-fashioned girl, I love handwriting my appointments and to-do's. Muji pens are the shit.
3. Steven Alan make up bag - Some essentials inside are Aveda tinted moisturizer, Carmex lip balm, Nars Orgasm blush, Clinique creamy eyeliner pencils, Shu Uemura eyelash curler, and some sort of flavor of the week lipstick. I rotate frequently between Nars Heatwave, and Nars Honolulu Honey.
4. Karen Walker sunglasses - These augment any outfit. They also hide your face during hangover brunches. Very important.
5. Comme des Garcons wallet - slim, compact, the best. Because do you really need ALL of your gift cards, pennies, and pearl tea punch cards with you at all times?
6. Jo Malone cologne - My favorite scent is Nectarine Blossom. Smells super light and clean. Boys love it too, hehe.
7. Apple iPhone - DUH. It's usually not in my bag, but rather STUCK TO MY HAND.
8. Zico - Instant refreshment. It's my favorite brand of coconut water. Not gonna lie, I think it's because of the branding/packaging.

Miss Lily's

Go and whatever you do, get the cod fritters. Life-changing.

Miss Lily's
132 West Houston Street
New York, NY 10012