sobota, 31 lipca 2010

Out to London Town

Hi everyone!
I'm going to London today! I'm not taking my laptop with me, so probably won't have the access to the Internet. If I find a computer in the hotel I'll blog from there, if not I'll share with you some pictures when I come back.
Hope I'll have a good time as I'm going alone. Take care everyone!

wtorek, 20 lipca 2010

Recipe | Karan (Moroccan/Algerian fast food)

Karan (in Morocco), or Karantita (in Algeria) is a street food that I personally know from North-Eastern part of Morocco (Oujda), but it's available also in Northern parts (Tanger area). Nowhere else in Morocco. You can also find it in the streets of Algeria, but I'm not sure if in the whole Algeria, or only Western areas.
People make it also at home, so did I.

What you'll need?
- 0,5 kg of chickpea powder (ground dried chickpeas)
- 1,5 liters of water
- 1 glass of oil
- 1 egg
- salt (as much as you like)

1. Chickpea powder

2. Adding water

3. Adding oil

4. Adding an egg and salt

5. Mixing

6. Poured everything to a baking tin and put everything to the oven set to 200 Centigrades for around 30 mins

7. Done and ready to eat! It's fast to make and believe me, veryyyyy tasty!

In Morocco, they serve it in bread. I had it in a roll. :)
You can add also powdered cumin on top. It's very delicious!!!

piątek, 9 lipca 2010

How To Pronounce Designers Names

Fashion designers come from different parts of the world and sometimes it's difficult to pronounce their names properly. Their names are also very often "americanized".
So here we go on how to pronounce some of the most famous names and brands.

Alexander Wang: Alexander Wah-ng

Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march

Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa

Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka

Bebe: Bee-bee

Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta

Bulgari: Bool-gah-ree

Burberry Prorsum: Bur-berry Pror-some

Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era

Chanel: Shanel

Charriol: Sha-ree-ol

Christian Lacroix: Kristian La-crew-ah

Christian Louboutin: Kristian Loo-boo-tan

Dolce Gabbana: Doll-chey Gab-ah-na

Donna Karan: Dona Karan

Giambattista Valli: Gahm-battista Valley

Giorgio Armani: Dgor-dgo Ar-mah-nee (not "gee or geeo", cuz in Italian the "i" in "gio" or "gia" is silent)

Giuseppe Zanotti: Jew-sep-pe Zah-not-tee

Givenchy: Jhee-ven-shee

Hermès: Air-mez

Hervé Léger: Air-ve  Le-ger ("g" in Leger in pronounced like "g" in the word "beige")

Jean Paul Gaultier: Jon Pol Goh-tye ("j" in Jean like "g" in beige)

Lanvin: Lon-van

Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Vee-ton

Maciej Zień: Mach-ey Zy-en

Manolo Blahnik: Mah-no-lo Blah-neek

Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa

Miu Miu: Myoo Myoo

Moschino: Mo-ski-no

Oscar De La Renta: Oscar De La Ren-ta

Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain

Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lo-ren (as in Lauren, the girl’s name)

Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-el

Thakoon: Ta-koon

Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lair

Tommy Hilfiger: Tommy Heel-fee-ger

Versace: Ver-sa-che (not ver-sa-chee)

Yves Saint Laurent: Eev Son Lo-ron