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 SUMMER LOVIN... 

Bird clip

design: Jorine Oosterhoff

This is why  i love birds.

Patchwork Curtain

I am doing research for my Patchwork Curtain Project. I want to make a huge curtain for our new kitchen which will be placed at the ground floor -a former retail space. The curtain will be hung just after the door when you enter the house and is supposed to keep out the daught.

The idea is to use vintage fabrics i collected during the years, but the fabrics from Vermiljoenshop makes my mouth water! Well, around july you will see how this project turned out (with a little bit help of my mum)............

Diner for two

Delicious Dinner at Villa

Pasta with Fennel &Violets

Old & New

Image through Vt wonen (Photo by Dennis Brandsma)

 

Pure inspiration for our kitchenproject. Love the colourpalette and the inspiring mix of old and new.

Birds Birds Birds

Currently on my nightstand

waking up with

Red Bird by Gemma Van Den Broek

makes me smile

Enjoy your weekend!

Someone is watching you

Granny Chic Dessert

Here is the recipe of the French Toast (Granny Chic Dessert) i promised yesterday:

Ingredients:

4 slices of raisinbread

2 eggs

200 ml milk

2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons ginger

2 banana

2 tablespoons butter or oil

400 ml curd

1 lemon

4 tablespoons dried cranberries

strawberries

Optional: fresh mint

*

Rasp the lemon

Blend the lemon skin with the curd

Squeeze some Lemon Juice on the curd

Add the dried cranberries

*

Make paste of 

the eggs

milk

honey 

& ginger

*

Heat a frying pan to high

add the butter or oil

*

Wheel the slices through the paste

Cook, turning, until both sides are nicely browned, about 2 minutes each side

*

Split the banana

Cook, turning, until both sides are nicely browned

*

To serve, sprinkle with curd, and if desired serve with banana, strawberries and / or mint.

Also great for lunch,

Bon Apetit!

Granny Chic

This week i had some special time at my Granny's place. My dear grandfather (91) just moved into an care hotel, so after more than 60 years my Granny (86) now lives all by herself in the family house where 2 out of 3 kids where born. You can imagine how precious this place is to all of us. 

I went to my Granny for a sleep-over, so we could together enjoy her little rituals. 

 Just be able to be part of her everyday live.

Together 

drinking coffee in the sun

watching her shivering hands while sowing cress

listening to classic FM

have a chit chat with the neighbours

select pictures for Grandfather

stroll at de Fred.....

It was such a gift!

My mom (who also came for a few hours) and i made us a vegalicious dinner in Granny's adorable old kitchen.

 We prepared risotto with beans, with a carrot-fennel salade. For the first time in my life (sorry- i must admit i am from the generation Supermarket) I beaned shells.

What a beautys!

 For dessert i made French Toast with banana, curd & strawberries. 

This weekend i will post the recipe for this 

Delicious & Granny Chic Dessert!

I-Day: Piet Hein Eek

The ultimate holiday feeling:

waking up 

 with a smile on your face

no plans for the day

so you can

ask your self 

" what am i up to today?"

 A little 2 hours later i find myself next to my love

in the Piet Hein Eek.nl restaurant

eating a giant apple pie.

Piet Hein Eek,

the Dutch designer

who got famous

with his scrap wood furniture,

opened an amazing concept store in Eindhoven.

 So i had the perfect I-Day (inspiration day)

drooling at the 

unique pieces of his collection.

It is really cool to go and glance into the factory

so you can follow the fabrication process.

One by One

Handmade!

 Hurray

for the recycle’ designer!

Enjoying little things

I have a couple of days off

so time to enjoy little things

like fresh baked bread

with strawberries!

Coffee on the go

 

 

  Babys Breath Collection by Yevgenia

 

Good morning

What a Biuti

Ceramic Eco-friendly Travel Mug 

for daily use.

Love it.

Have a nice Day 

!

Something old something new

1. Something old: the chair from the Grandfather of my love-  at least 60 years old, probably more.  We've got 4 of them, some restored other still waiting for a new seat or colour. Hopefully,  this summer they will be used -after 20 years- again as kitchen furniture!
2. Something new: bird no. 17 from Geninne. Gift from my parents, waiting for my new (working / meditation) room!