Four Fabulous Cafes in the Payottenland-Celebrator Beer News

Well, looooong time no post here. Moving for the first time in five
years, and writing content for a new website will do that to you.

New website, you say? Yep. More on that later this summer.

Meanwhile, here's a link to a piece I just had published in Celebrator
Beer News. It's about four great lambic cafes in Belgium's lambic
country.

Cover page is here

Article here

Continues here

I just received the sad news that one of them will be closing soon,
but I'll leave it to them to make the announcement.

Cheers,

Chuck

Look of the day ...

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                                                                                             boots: isabel marant,
                                                                                             shorts: bershka,
                                                                                             blouse: zara,
                                                                                             belt: accessorize,
                                                                                             sunglasses: ray ban,
                                                                                             bracelet and watch: morellato,
                                                                                             ph. me


After I made a new board on the Pinterest, "Match me", I decided to make my own version of it on the blog too.:) It will be something that I already wore or that I planned for the upcoming days. It can be inspiration for you or reminder for me for the regular outfit posts.
What do you think about this one? Would you add something or not? Would you wear it? :)

Got to play it right ...

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                                                                                              sandals: zara,
                                                                                              jeans: bershka,
                                                                                              t-shirt: new yorker,
                                                                                              belt: mango,
                                                                                              bracelet: morellato,
                                                                                              watch: morellato,
                                                                                              ring: parfois,
                                                                                              sunglasses: ray ban,
                                                                                              ph. Maja

New favorite sandals, old but still good jeans and t-shirt with numbers were my choice for Monday. Do you like it?
I'm in the mood for some dancing, so press PLAY! ;)

Fun ...

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                                                                                                ph. Slava Micic

Some of the Sundays look just like this: comfy shoes or in my case boots, bag on the shoulder, great company, tasty food and lots of laugh!
During the last weekend Jelena and I were with lovely and super talented girl Slava Micic (you gotta check her blog and instagram @slavamicic, you will love it too). We were showing her one part of Belgrade, new places, cafes and some old streets. While we were talking, Slava caught these moments and I wanted to share some of them with you (you can find more Here).  And they are damn good! I'm totally in love!
Someone said "give girl a camera or two and she will be happy" or this quote doesn't exist at all, but it's true!  ;)

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What's In My Bag ...

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                                                                                              ph. me


In my previous non-blogger-chaotic-but-I-still-love-it life my bag would look like this. Perfectly organized, with so many things inside. Nowadays, I can barely do something beside the work, so my bags are in pretty mess.
And what I'm carrying lately, you can see on the photos. Tissues, wallet, documents, keys etc. are not photogenic so you will excuse them. :)
Shall we start:
1. the first and the most important thing is definitely the phone. Life without capturing every precious moment isn't interesting at all!
2. Hand fix - when my hands start crying because of the fact that I don't even spent one hand cream package for a whole year, I give them an instant scrub and moisture with this super set.
3. Red lipstic - if I were a girly girl, you would see me with sophisticated lips more often, but I love the fact that this matte color is in my bag.
4. Morellato - bracelet is definitely one of my favorite jewelry pieces lately, and I'm not wearing it in my bag, it's just on the photo to fulfill the place, usually I wear it on my hands. ;)
5. Raen sunglasses - to sleep while nobody can notice you.
6. Bourjois - loose powder to prevent the shiny face and last but not least
7. Duracell USB charger - which I got thanks to Duracell.  It comes as a super great help when you see that awful sign "battery low". For those who are constantly on the go it offers a convenient and affordable solution to charge your device on the go. And my favorite place to do that is in my bag, while I'm doing so many things during the day! It's compatible with smartphones and devices that have a micro or mini USB port and it can charge my smart camera too. Perfect for all the girls and boys who are madly in love with their gadgets and can't stand empty batteries. :) 
Soon I will show you updated post with my favorite make up and skin care products, Sunday in Belgrade (with lovely bloggers guest) and new outfit post! :)
 Stay tuned!

Thank you Gluten-Free Goddess!!!!!

I was just browsing around for new gluten free recipes and came across this amazing blog!! The blog is Gluten-Free Goddess and as you may have guessed, its all about living a gluten free life!  Karina Allrich is the wonderful woman behind this site.  Check it out if you are GF too, I promise you will love her recipes! :)

Chocolate mousse with raspberries ...

                                                                                   

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                                                                                           ph. me


There is no better day to share with you my new favorite recipe than Saturday. You are still drunk from last night, and you need something to wake you up. And the best solution is to prepare the most delicious chocolate mousse ever! ;)
This chocolate mousse with raspberries is recipe from lovely Lorraine Pascale and you can find it HERE in English. I couldn't explain better than her in a million years! Its pretty much simple just follow her steps and you will have it on your table in less than 30 minutes!
Bon Appétit! 

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Nakon duže pauze, rubrika sa receptima ponovo kreće! :)
Iako sam imala jaku želju da sve korake u pripremi ispratim i fotografijom, u jednom trenutku je postalo neizvodljivo jer je oduzimalo previše vremena. Veliki broj fotografija, njihov odabir, pravljenje kolaža, učinilo je da ova rubrika padne u neki deseti plan. Ali zbog velike ljubavi prema kuvanju i želje da i taj segment podelim sa vama, kao i vaših brojnih pitanja o tome, učinilo je ponovo "živom". :) 
Čokoladni mus sa malinama je prvi na listi, kao recept koji sam sa mamom spremala svakog vikenda proteklih mesec dana. Izvor: Lorraine Pascale.
Za svega 15-20 minuta dobićete neverovatno ukusan slatkiš, za koji verujem da ćete ga često pripremati. 
Sastojci:
2dcl slatke pavlake
3 jaja
100gr. mlečne čokolade
100gr. čokolade za kuvanje
1 kašika kristal šećera
2 kašike šećera u prahu
maline 

Priprema:
U šerpu staviti slatku pavlaku i čokoladu da se rastopi na slabijoj temperaturi ( potrebno je oko 5 minuta).
Za to vreme, umutite belanca, kada dostigne srednju čvrstinu dodajte kašiku kristal šećera, mutiti dok belanca ne postanu sjajna, potom dodati kašiku šećera u prahu, mutiti, i neposredno pre kraja dodati i drugu kašiku šećera u prahu.
U rastopljenu smesu čokolade i slatke pavlake dodati jedno po jedno žumance, umutiti ručno (mutilicom, varjačom). 
Potom dodati umućena belanca, postepeno i laganim pokretima kako bi smesa ostala vazdušasta.
Sipati u činije, ostaviti da se ohladi. 
Neposredno pre služenja, na vrh dodati maline i šećer u prahu.

Prijatno! :)

p.s. pored malina, može se dodati i drugo voće po želji naravno, ako isprobate javite! :) 

Floral ...

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                                                                                           sandals: miss sixty,
                                                                                           pants: zara,
                                                                                           shirt: mango,
                                                                                           blazer: sheinside,
                                                                                           bag: michael kors,
                                                                                           sunglasses: raen,
                                                                                           bracelet: morellato (here),
                                                                                           watch: morellato (here),
                                                                                           ph. Masa


If you are following me on my favorite network Instagram (@vanjaam), you could see several photos with these floral pants, and today I wanted to share the whole look.
Despite the colorful print, they are easy to match. I wear them with ballet flats, sandals and high heels too. With simple shirts or blazers and I'm ready in a snap! ;) And this white, gorgeous watch came as cherry on top!
Do you like it?