Recipe monday from sweetpaul
Summer time is fava bean time.
They do take some work, but its so worth it.
They do take some work, but its so worth it.
Start by removing the beans from the pod. You need about 2 oz beans.
Cook them for 4 minutes, then peel of the skin.
Cook them for 4 minutes, then peel of the skin.
Rub 12 sliced of baguette with a clove of garlic and drizzle with olive oil.
Bake until golden.
Bake until golden.
Mash the beans with grated lemon zest of 1/2 lemon.
Top the baguette slices with the beans, drizzle with oil, salt and pepper.
Add some parmesan and voila... you have this summers best little appetizer.
Top the baguette slices with the beans, drizzle with oil, salt and pepper.
Add some parmesan and voila... you have this summers best little appetizer.
Sunday Recipe_Potato, Pea and Rosemary Soup
Potato, Pea & Rosemary Soup (Serves 2)
vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free
Ingredients
2 Medium Potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks (around 400g/14oz/2.5 cups)
1 Onion, finely sliced
1tbs Dairy & gluten free margarine (or butter)
2tsp Fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
750ml/ 26floz/3 cups Vegetable stock
125g/4.5oz/1 cup Frozen peas
Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- In a pot, melt the margarine over a low heat and add the onion. Allow the onions to soften and then add the potatoes and allow to brown slightly. Once the potatoes and onion are starting to brown add the vegetable stock, peas and rosemary.
- Allow the soup to simmer over a low heat until the potatoes are cooked through. Season with a good grind or two of black pepper and then remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Once the soup has cooled a little it can be pureed in a blender or food processor. Be careful of any steam or hot soup splatters when doing this.
- If you like a chunkier soup you can remove some of the peas and potatoes before blending and then stir them back in before serving.
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lucy king is an english textile designer, ceramic designer and illustrator who now lives and work in melbourne, australia. lucy has a habit of collecting vintage china and second-hand kitchen things! and recently developed and independently launched a range of melamine plate products featuring her own collection of illustrations and designs. besides selling her melamine online lucy is also known for her etsy shop me old china and you can see her portfolio online here.
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Craft Friday
This craft project is from Sweet Paul's Blog.
Today is Friday.
I Think It will be a good Item for party on saturday.
Start by printing out butterflies.
I found mine online, simply google butterfly prints and millions comes up.
Cut them out.
I found mine online, simply google butterfly prints and millions comes up.
Cut them out.
Hot-glue or super-glue a small branch to a vintage saucer.
Fold the butterflies a little, so they look more alive and simple hot-glue them all to the branches. Place a glass dome over and voila.... You have a very cool objet D'art of your own. (And it didn't cost you $500).
DIY PROJECT: FELT CRASPEDIA (A.K.A. BILLY BUTTONS)
There was a time — and maybe we’re still in it — when almost every stylish home contained a vase of craspedia, also known as “Billy Balls,” “Billy Buttons,” and a few other terms I’m not aware of. And why not? Craspedia are a very cool-looking flower, after all; definitely a great choice for mid-century modern fans, with those long, skinny stems and graphic yellow balls. I have a bunch of them in my home as well, and I do love them. However, I don’t like that the dried ones lose their vivid color and the fresh ones don’t keep long.
Enter this super simple felt version by Tanya of Dans le Townhouse: an almost perfect substitute for the real flower. Each one takes only a couple minutes, and then you get to enjoy them in all their bright yellow Billy-Ball-glory forever! I can’t wait to grab some felt roving and get started. Thanks for sharing this simple tutorial, Tanya! — Kate
Read the full how-to after the jump!
Materials
- mustard yellow wool roving (found in yarn/craft stores or online)
- one bowl of hot, hot, hot as you can stand water
- one bowl of cold, cold, cold as you can bear water
- cloth-covered stem wire (from the floral section of craft stores — I used 20 gauge)
Instructions
1. The whole process for one ball should only take a couple minutes. First, tear off a piece of your wool roving like you would tear off a piece of cotton candy. You want ragged ends. Remember that your wool ball will shrink a bit during the felting process.
2. Next, place a small drop of soap (I have used both hand soap and dish soap successfully) in your dry hands and also rub a tiny bit onto the piece of wool roving.
3. Then, roughly shape the wool into a ball before dipping it gently in the hot water — you want it a tad wet, not completely drenched.
4. Very, very gently roll the wool roving between your palms like you would a clay ball. At this stage, don’t squish the wool any harder than you would a baby chick. Then dunk the roughly shaped ball into the cold water (this time you can soak it) and keep rolling. Then dunk the ball into the hot again, then the cold, rolling between dunks. The change in temperature helps “shock” the wool fibers and is part of the felting process. Plus, you want to rinse out the soap.
5. As your ball becomes firmer (and thus smaller), you can apply more pressure. Your ball is finished when it is firmer to the touch and feels “dense.” You can see in the next photo how much smaller my ball has become.
6. Leave the felted wool ball(s) to dry for 24 to 48 hours. The dry felted-wool ball should have a slight bounce to it when dropped on a countertop. I recommend making a few as a “test” before diving in to a dozen or so for an arrangement.
7. Once your felted-wool ball is dry, simply pierce it with the end of the floral wire, and twist and wiggle the wire into the felted ball until it almost pops out the other side. Your ball should be dense enough to grip the wire. I flung my finished “Billy Buttons” around, and no felted balls went flying. Then bend the wire as you please, making droopy flowers or more rigid ones. Bend the wire gently — you don’t want any kinks, just soft bends.
You’re done!!
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