Friday, June 29, 2012
breakfast in bed
I am always looking through Saveur magazine trying to find new recipes (and awesome food pictures!), I found this panna cotta recipe and it seemed like a great summer treat, fruity and creamy at the same time.
It takes some time, though, because it has to sit in the fridge overnight for the gelatin to set, so I made it in the evening and boo and I shared it the next morning. We're both unemployed for the next few days and we're really enjoying the free time in the morning together.
The panna cotta turned out super-yummy, the lime peel mixed in with the mango puree makes it more fresh, and I was happy to find another use for my vanilla beans :-)
The recipe needs:
2 vanilla beans
800 ml cream
110 gr sugar
10 gr gelatin
1 lime zest
1 ripe mango
100 ml water
1. Mix gelatin and water together and set it aside to bloom.
2. Combine cream, vanilla beans (cut each in half), 80 gr of sugar and bring just to a boil, whisking frequently, over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and take out vanilla beans.
3. Add gelatin mixture and whisk for 1 minute.
4. Pour into 6 cups and let it cool down at room temperature. Then refrigeratefor 4 hours.
5. Mix in blender and puree lime zest, mango, water and the rest of the sugar.
6. Serve panna cotta with mango puree on top.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
DIY: Homemade Vanilla Extract
You need:
3 vanilla beans (I brought mine from Mauritius!)
1 cup vodka
and a bottle!
All you do is pour unflavored vodka into a glass bottle, split the vanilla beans in half and stick them into the bottle. A good ratio is 1 vanilla bean per 1/3 cup of vodka. You need to let this steep in a dark place at room temperature for a couple of months until it is ready to use.
Really easy! Christmas is in 6 months, so you can start making some nice gifts now and keep them in a dark (secret :)) place. Have fun!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
garden update
The latest photos from our garden.
Not much harvest yet
but we spotted some cool little creatures!
We thought this little birdie was hurt. He was hopping around and not flying when we got close to him, so we carefully caught him in a towel, he looked pretty grumpy about being caught. We decided to give him some bread, so we crumbled some up and offered it to him, but he took the opportunity of the blanket being open to leap out and fly away. That's when we realized that he was just a young bird who hadn't completely learned to fly yet. It was nice to meet him for a few minutes though, and we like to think we inspired him to fly ;-)
Featured: sweet peas, cherry tomatoes, wild strawberries, and a tiny cedar tree.
Not much harvest yet
but we spotted some cool little creatures!
We thought this little birdie was hurt. He was hopping around and not flying when we got close to him, so we carefully caught him in a towel, he looked pretty grumpy about being caught. We decided to give him some bread, so we crumbled some up and offered it to him, but he took the opportunity of the blanket being open to leap out and fly away. That's when we realized that he was just a young bird who hadn't completely learned to fly yet. It was nice to meet him for a few minutes though, and we like to think we inspired him to fly ;-)
Featured: sweet peas, cherry tomatoes, wild strawberries, and a tiny cedar tree.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Cafe Loft breakfast
After a hard week nothing could be better than a Saturday breakfast on a rooftop in the center of Moscow. This breakfast at Loft Cafe was a birthday gift from my co-workers. Finally, three
months later we found time to spend a morning together :-)
At first it was kind of breezy and grey but later we had our portion of sun. We enjoyed Italian coffee, hot chocolate, farmers eggs with bacon and Russian syrniki with condenced milk. Nice place, tasty food, good time with my husband.
Super thanks to my team at work and Cafe Loft.
Labels:
food
Location:
Nikol'skaya ulitsa, Moscow, Russia
Friday, June 22, 2012
friday
It was an extremely hard week and I am very pleased that it is finished and everything is fine now. Wishing you all a nice and peaceful weekend!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Chantilly songs
Eeeeeee! I won a giveaway at This Enchanted Pixie in May and yesterday I received a super cute package from Chantilly - a songstress from Brooklyn! I am so excited for our next trip to the countryside 'cause now I have 2 new CDs to play for a long ride! Perfect! You should expect more posts on the songs later :-)
You can listen to some songs and buy a CD HERE. And don't forget to check Chantilly's videos on Youtube - like this one!
Thank you, Chantilly! Wishing you endless inspiration and huge success!
PS: I really like the design especially the little hearts and birds.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
our Diana F+ first shots
For my birthday this April Ben gave me a fabulous Diana F+ CMYK!
Here you can see some of the shots from our first roll!
Lots of tricks and surprises but I am totally in love!
PS: more cameras posts HERE and more lomo photos HERE
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
pictures of the day
I'm currently working on a new DIY project
and while it takes a long time
I decided to share my new little obsession.
Light, bottles and colored squares.
Ihope you like it too.
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