Friday, 2 November 2012

Recipe - Hot Spicy Chicken with Guacamole/墨西哥雞肉酪梨濃湯



Recipe from Soup by Nick Sandler and Johnny Acton


Serves: 4-6
份量:四至六人
Preparation: 2 hours
準備:兩小時
Cook: 25 minutes
烹煮:25分鐘  

Ingredients 食材

  • 425g chicken fillets, skinned and cut into wedges/四百五十克雞肉,去皮
  • 2 scotch bonnet chillies, deseeded and finely chopped/兩顆scotch bonnet辣椒,去籽去皮切丁
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped/三瓣大蒜,切丁
  • ½ tsp ground cumin/二分之一茶匙孜然(歐蒔蘿)
  • Juice of 2 limes/兩顆檸檬汁
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper/鹽與胡椒
  • 75ml olive oil/七十五毫升橄欖油
  • 150g white onion, chopped/一百五十克白洋蔥,切丁
  • 1.25 litres (2 pints) chicken stock/一點二五公升雞湯
  • 5 ripe, medium avocados, peeled, stoned and chopped/五顆酪梨
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded, cored and chopped/一顆紅椒,去籽切丁
  • 5 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped/五顆蕃茄,去皮去子切丁
  • 50g red onion, finely chopped/五十克紅洋蔥,切丁
  • 1 small bunch coriander, leaves only, chopped, reserving a few to garnish/一把香菜(芫荽)葉,切碎
  • 1 green chilli, deseeded and chopped, to garnish/一顆綠辣椒,去子切丁

Directions
1. Place the chicken in a shallow dish with half chillies and garlic, the cumin, a quarter of the lime juice and salt and black pepper. Turn to coat and leave to marinate for 2-3 hours.
1. 用一半的辣椒和大蒜、孜然、四分之一檸檬汁、鹽和胡椒醃雞肉兩至三小時。



2. Brush a ridged grill pan with oil. Remove the chicken from the marinade and fry until well browned on both side, about 10 minutes, turning frequently. Transfer the chicken to an oven dish and place in a low oven (140°C) to keep warm.
2. 將油放入熱鍋中,將醃製好的雞肉煎至兩面呈金黃色(約十分鐘)。將雞肉放入140°C烤箱中。



3. Pour the remaining oil into the pan, add the onion, remaining chillies and garlic and fry gently for about 5 minutes, or until soft. Pour in the chicken stock and remaining lime juice and add the avocados. Bring to the boil briefly, then remove from the heat and blend in a food processor.
3. 將白洋蔥、剩餘的辣椒、大蒜放入剩餘的油中翻炒至軟熟(約五分鐘)。倒入雞湯、剩餘的檸檬汁和酪梨。煮沸後將用食物調理機攪碎。





4. Return the soup to the pan on the heat, add the peppers, tomatoes, red onion, coriander and seasoning and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
4. 將攪碎的濃湯放回鍋中,加入紅椒、蕃茄、Reciep from ﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽er for 3-4 minu in Soupe on, together wirh a sprinkling of green oriander and seasoning and simmer for 3-4 minu紅洋蔥 、香菜(芫荽)葉、鹽後燉煮三至四分鐘。



5. serve with chicken wedges on each portion, together with a sprinkling of green chilli and a coriander spring to garnish.
5. 將雞肉放至湯中撒上香菜(芫荽)和綠辣椒裝飾。





Wednesday, 31 October 2012

What I Wore

Meeting Friends


T-shirt - The Kooples
Scarf - The Kooples
Skirt - AllSaints 
Inner Jacket - Prada 
Leather Jacket - Oasis 
Bag - Miu Miu
Boots - Tod's 

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Recipe – Tuna Stuffed Pepper/義式鮪魚甜椒



Serves: 2
份量:兩人
25 Minutes
費時:25分

Ingredients 食材

  • 4 peppers/ 四顆甜椒
  • 2 tins of tuna steak in olive oil/ 兩盒鮪魚罐頭
  • 1 courgette/ 一條密生西葫蘆
  • 150g goat cheese/ 一百五十克羊乳起司
  • 3 tbps of pine nuts/ 三西餐匙松子
  • 5 sun dried tomatoes/ 五片義式蕃茄乾
  • 1 handful of wild mushrooms/ 一把野菇
  • 1 handful of olives/ 一把橄欖 

Directions 
1. Cut peppers in half and remove seeds. Put peppers in oven (180°C) while preparing other ingredients.
1. 將甜椒切對半後放入180度烤箱中。


2. Chop the courgette, goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes, wild mushrooms and olives into small pieces.
2. 將西葫蘆、羊乳起司、蕃茄乾、野菇和橄欖切丁。
3. Mix tuna, courgette, half of the goat cheese, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, wild mushrooms and olives in a big bowl.
3. 將鮪魚、西葫蘆、一半的起司、松子、蕃茄乾、野菇、橄欖放入一個大碗中混合製成鮪沙拉。
4. Take out the peppers from the oven and put the tuna salad (direction 3) in the peppers.
4. 從烤箱取出甜椒,將鮪魚沙拉放入甜椒中。
5. Place rest of the goat cheese on the top of the peppers.
5. 把剩餘的羊乳起司放於頂部。


6. Put the peppers back in the oven for another 15 minutes.
將甜椒放回烤箱續烤15分鐘。
7. Drizzle with balsamic dressing and ready to serve! 
7. 在烤好的鮪魚甜椒上撒上義大利黑醋裝飾。

Monday, 29 October 2012

Brands I like 1/5 – Helmut Lang

Helmut Lang is the eponymous brand of the Austrian designer. Lang himself has stopped his involvement in the brand since 2005 and in 2007 Helmut Lang was re-launched with its new creative directors, Michael and Nicole Colovos. The American-New Zealand designer couple has made Helmut Lang famous with their urban, edgy and deconstructive designs.

Helmut Lang創始於奧地利設計師 – Helmut Lang。2005年後Helmut Lang設計師本人不再插手Helmut Lang品牌事宜,2007年時Helmut Lang在設計總監Micheal Colovos和Nicole Colovos 帶領下重新出發。這兩位美裔紐西蘭設計師夫妻黨讓Helmut Lang以前衛、具衝突感的都市穿著聞名時尚圈。

Michael and Nicole Colovos


I personally love their asymmetric draping, distressed leather and dark colours. These designs are well shown in Helmut Lang’s pre-Fall 2012 and Fall 2012 collections. 
我個人非常喜歡他們不對稱的垂墜設計,仿舊的皮質以及深色為主的色系。這樣的設計在Helmut Lang 2012年早秋與秋冬系列顯露無遺。

Pre-Fall 2012



Fall 2012


In the 2013 resort collection, Helmut Lang retained their uneven cuttings and colour uses – neutral, black and colour palettes. However, changes can been seen – the style had gone more minimalist.  
在2013年的休閒系列裡,Helmut Lang維持一貫的基本色調和不對稱剪裁。但不像先前的是,此季的設計透露着極簡主義的味道。

Resort 2013 


The 2013 resort collection was like a pre-announcement of the dramatic new image of Helmut Lang Spring 2003.
2013年的休閒系列就像是預告著Helmut Lang將有重大改變。

This is not Helmut Lang!! The Spring 2013 collection was a big shock to many Helmut Lang fans in terms of colours and patterns. If these runway shots weren’t titled as Helmut Lang, there was no way on the earth I could tell they are Helmut Lang! Different from previous neutral and black, the range now includes lots of bright colours – vivid red, sea blue, saturated orange and banana yellow. Also, the colour palette has been replaced by jacquard patterns and Piet Mondrian-like colour blocks. 
這不是Helmut Lang!!!對許多Helmut Lang的忠實愛好者來說,2013年的春裝是一個震撼彈。這一系列的設計在顏色與花紋上都與以往風格迥異。如果這一系列的秀場照不是在標著Helmut Lang的文章標題裡,我猜到天荒地老也不會猜到這會是Helmut Lang! 不似先前的基本色調與黑色,這一季改充滿了鮮艷色系 – 大紅色、海藍色、鮮橘色和香蕉黃。以往的調色盤染色紋也被提花織紋與大色塊取代。

Spring 2013

I was wondering the reason behind the changes - if Michael and Nicole Colovos have changed their design ethos, if it was just a try of breakthrough or if they are avoiding fashion show commanders criticising that they are bored with black, uneven, draping and distressed designs again? God knows! No matter what the real reason is, I deeply hope I will have my ‘old’ Helmut Lang back. I don’t mind the minimalist design, but really can’t wear any bright colours and flowery patterns. Maybe I have to rethink if Helmut Lang is really one of my favourite brands!    
我一直在想到底是什麼原因讓Micheal Colovos和Nicole Colovos 把Helmut Lang改頭換面。他們真的改變風格了嗎?他們想要試試突破?還是他們怕時尚評論家說被年復一年的深色不對襯稱與垂墜仿舊感設計無聊死了?天曉得!不管原因是什麼,我真真切切地希望Micheal Colovos和Nicole Colovos可以還我原本的Helmut Lang。我對極簡設計沒有任何偏見,但花紋亮色系我實在穿不上身。或許我該重新想想Helmut Lang到底是不是我最喜歡的品牌之一了…?



Brands I like 2/5 – Alexander Wang and T by Alexander Wang
Brands I like 3/5 – Acne (Coming soon)
Brands I like 4/5 – The Kooples (Coming soon)
Brands I like 5/5 – All Saints (Coming soon)