31 Dec 2011 - Family tree

Were you ever wondered who are your relatives? How your uncle or aunt looked like when they were young? Look for photos about your family and put your favourites in this interesting order. It will be a good starting point for your child to get to know the relatives.

31 Dec 2011 - Cinnamon Apple

Yummy winter delight if you like apple and cinnamon.

You need:

2 apples (or as much as you want)
Cinnamon

Steps to create it:

1) Remove apple core and thinly slice the whole apple

2) Put the apples to a cookie sheet 

3) Sprinkle the slices with cinnamon

4) Bake them for 2 hours on approximately 275 degrees, after the first hour turn them so it will baked properly.

31 Dec 2011 - Egg pancake

You can surprise your Darling with this happy egg pancake in the morning. If you do not have a stainless steel ring mold, you can use bell peppers as well. I think the second version is much better because you will have less washing up to do:)

Stainless steel egg mold

Bell pepper egg mold

30 Dec 2011 - Penguins to the tray

So cute to be eaten:)

These little penguins can be created from the following ingredients:

Black olives

Carrot slices
Cream cheese
Toothpicks

After you have the necessary ingredients, the rest is depends on you. It is guaranteed that every guest will be amazed.

Some help:

1) Head: one whole olive and a small peace of carrot sticked in it
2) Body: cut the olive into halves on one side and fill it with cream cheese
3) Legs: only carrot cut into proper shape

30 Dec 2011 - Kitchen idea

Great idea for a cutting board and trash always finds its way down to the proper place.

If you would like to consider the environment you can collect the rubbish to a different trash bin and prepare a compost from it for your flowers.

30 Dec 2011 - Champagne Ideas

If you would like to do an easy but spectacular champage for your guest on New Year's Eve, the below two idea can be useful for you.

Left: Levander Champagne

Put frozen levanders to the champagne.





Right: Champagne with Strawberries

Put frozen strawberries to the champagne.

29 Dec 2011 - Put old door to the Table

If something old it does not mean that it is useless

You can create a beautiful "village style" table from an old door. A little work needed but after that you will own a unique furniture.

29 Dec 2011 - Light bulbs to Christmas tree

These penguins are so cute that you can not resist them.

Will be your first thought that they are prepared from light bulb?

29 Dec 2011 - Dipped Strawberries

If you are lucky enough and can get fresh strawberries somewhere, this type of dessert can be a favourite of your friends.

You need:

Strawberries
Yogurt as thick as possible

How to do it? It is quite easy and simple:

1) Dip the strawberries into the yogurt until covered
2) Put your little creatures into the freezer for a few hours...

........and they are ready.

28 Dec 2011 - Bookmark your loved ones

Perfect gift for Grandma and Grandpa:)

I think the kids will also enjoy the photo shoots.

28 Dec 2011 - Baked parmesan tomatoes

A bit of sunshine on winter days....Good for sidedish to meats or you can enjoy it between two slices of bread as well.

You need for 4 people:

4 tomatoes (halved horizontally)
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon freshly chopped oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

How to prepare it:

1) Preheat the oven
2) Top the cutted side of the tomatoes with Parmesan, oregano, salt and pepper.
3) Sprinkle the tomatoes with olive oil and bake them until they are tender, it takes approximately 15 minutes to be ready.

28 Dec 2011 - Painting without mess

If you are in the middle of a house renovation, you know a lot about the mess, which is brought by painting the house.

If you put a massive rubber around your paint can, you will use only as much paint as really necessary. Without any drops and mess, the painting will be fun.

27 Dec 2011 - Clementine Therapy Candle

Have you ever dreamt of lying in an orange forest? If you try this it is guaranteed that you will feel like if an orange forest grown in your bedroom.
Not easy to prepare it but it worth the hassle...

You need:

1 clementine
olive oil
1 sharp knife
many matches or a lighter

Good to know:
1) The though part is making the "wick" to light (that is why you need many matches)
2) You need a really nice clementine, which has a "flesh" sticking up in the middle, which you can soak to the olive oil. Note: if the clementine has no "flesh" or you rip it, you need to get another one

It's burning time around one hour.

Steps to do:

1) cut the clementine in half but be careful, you need to cut only the skin
2) remove the skin from both parts carefully, one of the parts will contain the "wick", the other half will cover the "candle"
3) cut a motive into the part without the "wick" for example a nice star as above (this hole will allow the heat and flame to escape)
4) take the olive oil and pour a small amount in the clementine with the "wick"
5) take the matches or a lighter and hold it to the "wick" (as it still fresh, the light need to dry it out and let it soak the oil)
6) if the "wick" stays lit, put the other half on it and you are READY!

27 Dec 2011 - Herbs garden in a Jar

If you are short of space but would like to have a herbs garden for your own, you can try out one of these ideas.

Herbs Garden No. 1

Herbs Garden No. 2

27 Dec 2011 - Spaghetti Magic

Quite easy and simple. Fun for all the kids who eat it.

You need:

Frankfurter (as much as you like)
Spaghetti pasta

How to do it?

1) Stick as much spaghetti to the sliced frankfurter as much you like
2) Put your creation to boiling water and cook it until the pasta will be "al dente".

Tips: You can put herbs, salt and cheese on the top and also some ketchup.

26 Dec 2011 - Peppermint Pina Colada

I tried this receipt this Christmas and I can say that it was delicious.

You need (for 1 person):

Handful of ice
3 oz of coconut milk (shake the can before use)
1 1/2 oz of premium white rum
1 oz of pineapple juice
2 peppermint sticks
Mint for garnish

How to do it:

1) Put the first four ingredients to a shaker and shake it up
2) Pour into a glass
3) Break up one of the peppermint sticks and put it in the drink  (this will give the drink the peppermint flavour and create the pink colour as it melts)
4) Garnish with the mint and peppermint stick

26 Dec 2011 - Snowman in the Fog

Prepare it as a postcard or as a poster to the kids room.

26 Dec 2011 - Wine Glass

Great for Christmas present or a New Year's Eve party.

Use chalkboard paint and put the glasses in it. You will be ready in 5 minutes for all the guests.

Tips and tricks: Be careful during the washing up, so try first with hand wash.

25 Dec 2011 - Snow Globe

A little fun for the peaceful days.

Merry Christmas for everyone!

23 Dec 2011 - Garlic and Cheese Bread

This is one of my favourite recipes and it is quite easy to be prepared.

You need:

- 1 baguette at least per person
- cheese (any type, which melts)
- garlic
- butter (you can also use butter with garlic favour in this case you can leave original garlic out)

Steps:

1) Make small slices into the baguettes
2) Put butter into the slices and also sliced garlics and cheese
3) Put the baguettes into the oven for a few minutes until it is getting a little bit brown
... and you are ready. Your guests will love it.

If you would like to make it more special, you can use different types of herbs as well as per your mood. I prefer Italian herbs like oregano, basil, parsley and sage.
It is ideal sidedish for barbaques as well.

23 Dec 2011 - Kids room

This type of kids rooms can be a dream of not only your child but for you as well.

23 Dec 2011 - Christmas Wreath

Though Christmas is around the corner maybe it is not too late to decorate your door with something you can find at home.

What a great idea, just look into your mom's wardrobe and your perfect Christmas wreath will be ready in a minute.

Christmas Wreath No. 1

Christmas Wreath No. 2