5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
{Beauty Bloom} Vibrant Summer Colors & Moisturizing Skin with This Season’s Latest
I'm not sure what's really going on here in DC. Two weeks ago, it was bordering 90. I felt like I was in Mexico. Yesterday, it was 62 and I had to wear a thick sweater to stay warm. I can't decide what shoes to wear, what hat to rock and feel like a trip...
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Strawberry Shortcake with Sage & Lemon Whipped Cream
We interrupt the regularly scheduled flan to bring you something much simpler, almost as good, but just as pleasing to any palate. The strawberry shortcake. It's all American. It's pretty. It's super good. And it's appropriate for Mother's Day this Sunday....
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Rockstar Chains, Pearls, & ‘The Bren’ … A Viewing of L. George Designs
The 'Bren''Miss Miranda'L-R: Jennifer Onyx, Phyllis, Tina Marie StrandHere I am enjoying a cocktail on a rooftop in Melbourne, rocking my L. George bracelet. Fab, right?!
There i...
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We Run DC! Why I Ran The Nike 1/2 Marathon
A view from my corral on my iPhone.It's been 9 days since the inaugural Nike Women's Marathon series in DC where 15,000 turned up and ran their hearts out. I'm assuming most women are fully recovered from the grueling pain and have move...
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Whiskey Smash, Bourbon Vanialla Ice Cream, & The Kentucky Derby
(image c/o Donna from Cookistry)
I should in Kentucky right now, rocking my baddest hat. Really. The famed Kentucky Derby is this tomorrow and I'm not going to be there. After watching an intense race last year, which happened as a result of my mother's recen...
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My Girls and I Know How to Rejuve With Jergens Cremas {And a Lush Giveaway!}
Clockwise: Maria and me posing; Monica Tweeting away; roasted coconut flan; cucumber and smoked turkey bites. Jergens goodies via my InstagramClockwise: Instagramming; Monica is clearly really excited; 4 o...
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World’s Top 50 Restaurants. Spain Reigns and Peru Impresses.
(Virgilio's quinoa and seed sampling during Master Chef classes in Melbourne, Australia; via my iPhone)
The World's Top 50 Restaurants was announced on Monday and I'm particularly thrilled. Spain dominates. Just the more reason I must go back pronto and ind...
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The Life of Espresso via Instagram
Some luscious espresso shots via my Instagram. Clockwise: Capp in DC; Cuban shot at home; Capp in Melbourne; Triple shot in Sydney; Double in Yarra Valley; Shot in Melbourne.)
I've not been around in two weeks only due to more travel... My hands and my cu...
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Traveling Routines… My Hotel Bathroom
(All pictures © Bren Herrera)If still in St. Croix attending the amazing Food and Wine Experience which spans the entire week, topped off by a super sexy Taste event at Divi Bay Carina Resort last night. And can I tell you... you must make your way here! It's ...
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Sopa China… Asian Soup For the Real Soul
This is no top selling book cliché. Seriously. This soup will quickly become a "recipe" plastered all of your fridge until you figure it out, much like my dad did.And so it goes... my father used to travel a lot for work as a field journalist. Sometime...
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