A perfect day

I'm sorry for my absence, it's been kind of crazy busy lately and during the week there hasn't been a lot going on, except work of course. But last Saturday was a really good day, so I thought I'd share that with you!
We were looking after Mr Knuckles a couple of weeks ago, and he makes everything a little bit better. Just look at him!

My husband is a great cook and he usually makes breakfast for us on the weekends, but he isn't a big fan of breakfasts that are on the sweet side, like pancakes or french toast, but I love it. So I was really happy when I woke up and he was making french toast for breakfast.

After having breakfast we went to Prism gallery in West Hollywood to check out the Mario Testino exhibit. I am a big fan of his photography, and I can highly recommend the exhibit.

Then we went hiking in Runyon Canyon. I love hiking! It's a fun way to work out, especially if you're with a friend, and it's so nice to be out in the nature. I never get tired of the beautiful view.

We walked around Beverly blvd for a bit, stopped for lunch at a cafe. It was getting chilly so Knuckles thought it was best to put a jacket on.

We weren't ready to go home yet, so we decided to go to Downtown since we hardly ever go there and it's supposed to be a up and coming neighborhood with a lot of new bars and restaurants. We went to The Artisan house which is a bar/restaurant with a market where you can get cheese, wine, baked goods etc. We sat in the bar and had a cocktail (mine was really delicious with gin, grapefruit and lavender syrup if I remember correctly), and then we went home, cooked dinner and watched a movie.

Sunday at the market

Yesterday we went to Melrose trading post, which is a flea market in West Hollywood. The weather was so nice and it's always fun to walk around the market and check out the furniture, the pretty jewelry and everything else. No matter what you're looking for you can really find a good bargain here.
I got a new hat that I think will be useful in a couple of weeks when we're going to Coachella.

Breakfast on the go

Milo&Olive is just right around the corner from where we live, and we like to stop by there sometimes for their delicious coffee. A couple of weeks ago we decided to try their breakfast croissant with ham and cheese and eat it on our way. It was really delicious, of course.
If you're around you should give that place a try, they have everything from delicious baked goods to heavenly gnocchi and pizza.

Saturday

This weekend we went to a benefit concert for our friend Erik Chabala who's battling lymphoma cancer. It was a really great event, and it warmed my heart to see so many of our friends be there to support and help.

Mattias had fried chicken with waffles for the first time, and it was actually really good.

Oscars dinner

Last week we went to a friend's house to watch Oscars, and watch Mattias cook us dinner. I contributed with dessert, but I made it the night before so I could watch the show in the sofa with some bubbly.
For starters he made shrimp tacos with cilantro, onions and guacamole.

 

The main course was seabass, cooked in aluminium foil with garlic, lemon, rosemary and thyme. Served with gnocchi with basil and cherry tomatoes. Delicious.

For dessert we had cheesecake with a coconut meringue topping. Jamie Oliver's recipe which you can find here.