Sa pictam, sa coloram…



Cel de-al doilea ghiveci de teracota, pe care l-ati vazut cand am facut ghiveciul cu mere, imi tot face cu ochiul, cerandu-si partea lui de infrumusetare. 

Apples, cinnamon and almond muffins



I have asked yesterday, in the office “If I were to bake over the weekend and on Monday I’d bring some to you, what would you like it to be?”  Macaroons, marshmallows, marshmallow cake, apple cake, cheesecake, New York cheesecake… As my job is split between two offices, I chose the common denominator: apples.
What did I already have in the pantry, around the kitchen? Surely apples! Almonds in different shapes and sizes, flour, sugar- both caster and brown- some yoghurt, some heavy cream…hmm…what shall I bake so that it will be easy to carry to work? Muffins!

Shoe box repurposed into fancy storage box



I never have enough place to store hide stuff, especially since my flat doesn’t have enough hiding places, no built in closets…so everything is hidden…in plain sight.
As my crafts have started to take over my dining table, I have to figure out ways to hide away my craft stuff into the house décor. So I thought boxes…shoe box covered in gift wrapping paper.

Pencil holder in a butterfly jar



How many empty jars do you have around the house?
What do you do with them?
I hold my paint brushes, pencils, pens, markers in jars. 

Briose cu mere, scortisoara si migdale


Am intrebat ieri la birou “Daca as prajituri in weekend si v-as aduce si voua luni, ce ati vrea sa fie?” Macarons, bezele, tort de bezele, prajitura cu mere, tort cu mere, cheesecake, cheesecake newyorkez…Cum job-ul meu se imparte intre doua locatii am ales numitorul comun: mere.
Ce aveam prin casa? Mere-clar! Migdale in diverse forme, faina, zahar si tos, si brun, niste iaurt, niste smantana…hmm…ce sa fac sa pot transporta usor? Briose!
Si am inceput:

Buna dimineata, Soare!



Soarele rasare la mine in balcon. 
In fiecare dimineata. 
Daca sunt suficient de norocoasa, ma trezesc la timp sa-mi beau cafeaua admirand spectacolul.

Cooking with Maria…or the Kittel Casserole

M is for Maria (II)



I promised you yesterday that I will show you what Maria and I have done together.
I started off from the letter M and the picture of her favorite place in her house. 
You guessed! Maria is a big fan of Angry Birds so I thought…changed my mind….M is for Angry Bird Maria (truth be told, Maria is anything but an angry bird). Fine, but how? Because I need to prepare everything before she comes… 

Broccoli and mushroom pie



When it comes to cooking veggies….my mind goes void….they seem so  limiting. But since my man is a veggie person, I have to get more veggies into my cooking. Which is not such a bad thing…
And since during the week we’re both at work, an easy to pack, easy to eat, even cold, dish is a good idea. 

Another upcycled shoe box



Right after I re-purposed my first shoe box I realized  I needed another one for the fabric scraps left over from updating the navy blue dress, from the wall art in the bedroom
And since I didn’t want to make it identical to the first one, and because it was going to store pieces of fabric…I covered it in fabric, specifically in two tank tops long lost in the wardrobe.  
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