5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
#FlanFridays: Spiced Guava & Ricotta Cheese Flan
I love fancy food -- food that makes me smile, do a happy dance, and has an infectious spirit -- I push my creative scale to produce beautiful and memorable food.When I'm feeling uninspired -- like every single waking hour these last 8 days -- I take a...
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Sun Goddess… in the Islands
(All pictures © Bren Herrera)Surely, the amount of travel I do should earn me a plush seat on one of these airlines. My goodness! Just as I thought I'd have some down time to actually catch up on work and make some pending things happen, I get anothe...
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Feeling Like an Insider…
I shared a picture of this uberly fabulous wedge platform sneaker by Nike today on my Facebook wall and a fun friend was quick to rhetorically ask "You... B? In tennis shoes?" I chuckled at her question because I'm certain she speaks for many of my friends...
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Spring Has Sprung…and a Salad Diet
Finalmente... the temperature has shifted and just like the autumn leaves watermark the moist ground with an earthy impression, spring's flower tickle our joys, brighten our days and invite afternoons of lasting fragrances. I'm particularly excited about t...
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Macy’s Spring Fashion Show… Cherry Blossom Flower Edition
(Some blogging friends: Top to Bottom: LaShaun and me; LaShaun & Monica; The girls; LaShaun, me & Xina)One of my absolute favorite times of year in DC is early spring, exactly this week, when the cherry bloss...
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{Beauty Bloom}: The Introduction of Aerin
(pic c/o Aerin)
My makeup stash can't keep up with the different looks I'm embracing. Every time I see a beauty ad in one of my fave fashion magazines, I rip it out and pin it to my mirror for reference. I never thought I'd actually use them, but...
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Papas a la Huancaína
I'm so not ready for Spring. I know, sounds insane and unnatural. Since I missed 3 solid weeks of winter while traveling, and actually suffered through Melbourne's heat wave reaching 100F, I still would love to enjoy some chili weather. The thought of hot we...
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Sexy Shoe Sunday: Green Oxs
You know I don't wear flats all like that, right? It's not because I'm only 5'1" and feel the need to be taller... no, not at all. At my core, I am a heel. It's natural and I just can't imagine being one of those girls that can't handle all day. I love a se...
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Chic Techie Updates for my iPad and Laptop
My friends! I've not forgotten you or my lovely B So Chic!, but if you read my last post, you know I've been out of town playing with food, wine, stunning architecture and sipping the most amazing coffees! Joy o joy! After almost 3 intense but incredibly pheno...
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Sweet & Spicy Meatballs (Turkey) with Tabasco…
One thing I constantly emphasize in my head and try to emote to my closest friends is how perfectly timed things happen in my life. Not sure if I've previously shared that two grandparents on both sides are Chinese. When I first met my maternal grandfather...
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