Quick effect: Put a handful of rose petals in a classic fish bowl. Instant colour, instant effect. I sometimes do this at dinner parties in small water glasses and put them next to the dinner plate!

26 July 2011

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Nicolicious on recipe’s: Cooking is not one of my strongest points however I do like pure and honest food . This classic Hangop is one of my favourites. My grandmother used to make it, you have to strain yoghurt for 8 hours through a cotton towel so its get really thick. Than sweeten it a little bit and layered it with strawberries . Calories…. no don’t think so.

26 July 2011

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Nicolicious on London shopping: I still have a few shopping tips I would love to share with you. One of my favourite neighbourhoods is Notting Hill with the Portobello road market { which is touristy, but nice} . Also the upcoming Westbourne Grove is the place to be. Daylesford Organic has a very nice branch there, an organic food market/ restaurant /gift shop lovely to have a lunch there. Around the corner is a Wolf and Badger concept store were they sell pieces of young designers or classic British companies. I find this area always very inspiring!

25 July 2011

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Charming location: a few weeks ago I had a tour on the Vinkeveense plassen where we had a drink on this lovely terrace, life music was playing. A very peaceful afternoon. Eiland Een is the name.

25 July 2011

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Tea: I am lingered on the tea of Laduree or the Marco Polo Mix from Mariage Freres. Recently I discovered the tea of Fleur de Cafe, lots of varieties and presented in sweet little tins. They also have an on-line store!

25 July 2011

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Nicolicious restaurant tip: l’ Entrecôte et les dames around the corner of the Concert gebouw. A simple and yet very good formula, they only have 2 main corses and the the entrecôte is inevitably the best in Amsterdam. The interior is lovely decorated with black and white pictures of an era gone by.

25 July 2011

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Nicolicious on clothing: What to wear on a wedding which had over 300 guests. Always difficult one doesn’t want to overwhelm the happy couple, so I opted for a simple tailor made suit made of a light cotton. To make it more festive I wore a blue and white striped tie. Nicolicious tip, Pakkend for made to measure suits, nicoliciosly nice.

25 July 2011

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Table top: rule number 1,always iron tablecloth and napkins. In this Iittala setting I simply placed a glass votive on the folded napkin to add more charm to the setting. Simple and yet very effective.

25 July 2011

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Limes and tea lights are very nice to get a summer feeling into your house, the same effect can also be obtained by using lemons!

18 July 2011

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Step out of the circle: and paint the ceiling in the same colour as the wall. Like this picture which I took in an Italian restaurant. Very nice photo of Sofia Loren! I ones spend a night in a very well decorated bedroom which had wall and ceiling in a chocolate brown colour, and dear readers it was stunning.Like sleeping in a chocolate box!

18 July 2011

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