Courtney Lewis

Hey! Who’s that handsome model in today’s Of a Kind edition?!

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Brit's 20 Ways To Repurpose Old Yoga Mats <-- SO FUN!

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Pastels ordered! Absolutely trying this pastel streak idea from The Beauty Department! (via thegooglymoogly: youredoingitright:rookiemag:lifelesslook)

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I’m the type of person who has a pretty regimented beauty routine (Kiehl’s SPF 15 Moisturizer, Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Powder Pink, Blinc Kiss Me Mascara, and Smith’s Rosebud Salve).

For that reason, I look forward to the curated box of beauty samples that arrives in my mailbox each month from Birchbox — plus, you all know, I LOVE MAIL. It’s fun to experiment and if you like something you can buy the full size on their website.

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A Few Of My Favorite Things #5: Juniper Books / Argan Hair Oil / Dubtrot / Tovolo King Cubes / Objects of Use / The Lives They Lived / Marianne Breslauer / Le Labo Candles / Hair Bow DIY / Braced-lets / Subway Tile And Matte Black Tubs / Prom Night / Amy Merrick / Enamelware Lunch Containers / Yue / The Vamoose / Reading My Tea Leaves / Never Change / Hopeless Lingerie / Gold Dipped Glassware / Cricut / Paper Straws / Homemade Yogurt / This Guy

*photo by Navid Baraty

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The olive oil cake at Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria has become one of my favorite afternoon pick me ups — alongside a cup of earl grey with steamed milk of course. This weekend, I made Saveur’s version at home and it was almost as easy as stopping by to pick up a slice. (almost)

Olive Oil Cake
Makes 1 9” Cake

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. butter
3 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1⁄4 tsp. lemon zest
3⁄4 cup quality extra-virgin olive oil
2⁄3 cup milk
3 tbsp. Grand Marnier or other sweet citrus-flavored liqueur
1 tbsp. baking powder

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease an 11-cup bundt pan with butter and dust with flour. Set pan aside.

Beat eggs and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale yellow, about 1 minute. Add the remaining 3 cups flour, lemon zest, oil, milk, and liqueur and stir with a wooden spoon until combined. Add baking powder and stir until whole mixture is well combined.

Spoon the batter into bundt pan and smooth out top with the back of the spoon. Bake until cake is deep golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool completely in its pan.

Slice and serve with your favorite hot beverage.

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