Thursday, 18 April 2013
Velikonocni prazdniny v Norfolku
Kazdych 6 tydnu tu maji deti tyden prazdniny. Na Velikonoce a Vanoce dokonce tydny dva. Pro pracujici rodice je to docela fuska sehnat hlidani, ale nastesti jsem momentalne studentka na plny uvazek (i kdyz teda mi to vzdy zamava se studijnim planem). Vydali jsme se do karavanu v Norfolku, ktery ma tchyne rovnou na plazi. Letos je to ale, bohuzel s jarem takove nijake, tak tam byla zima. Ale jinak nam tyden v jinem prostredi ohrome prospel :-)
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Cocka a parky trochu jinak
.Uz je tomu davno, co se tu objevil nejaky recept. Takze pridavam nejnovejsi mnamku, ktera se objevila na nasem jidelnicku. Parky jsou vegetarianske, k tomuto receptu se hodi ty od Quorn.
Co je potreba:
- 2 lzice olivoveho oleje
- 2 velke cibule, nakrajene na jemna polokolecka
- 2 vetsi mrkve
- 2 stonky rapikateho celeru
- 2 bobkove listy
- 1-2 lzice tymianu
- 8 parku
- 150g cocky (pokud mozno puy)(ja davam polovinu - staci pro 2 deti a 2 dospele)
- 200g susenych svestek (take polovinu)
- sul a pepr
Troubu predehrejeme na 140C.
Budeme potrebovat hrnec, ktery se muze i s poklickou dat do trouby.
Osmahneme cibuli do zlatova a pridame mrkev a celer nakrajene na tenke nudlicky. Potom pridame bobkovy list, tymian a podusime 10 minut. Mezi tim si na samostatne panvi osmahneme parky na trosce oleje. Ten nevylevame, zalijeme ho teplou vodou a vse pak dame do hrnce s ostatnimi prisadami. Nakonec pridame cocku, svestky a bujon (ten rozdelame asi v litru horke vody.) Privedeme k varu, priklopime poklickou a dame do trouby na hodinu az hodinu a pul. Pakrat promichame a popripade trochu dolijeme teplou vodou (ale ne moc, je to lepsi). Pred podanim osolime a operime.
Podavame s bramborami pecenymi ve slupce a dusenou zelenou zeleninou.
In English the recipe can be found here.
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Zimni
Jiz pres tyden jsme tady na vesnici zasnezeni. Maznel se teprve vcera dostal do prace... ale je to krasne :-)
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Novy rok/ New Year
Vanoce za nami a ani jsem to nestacila poradne vyfotit. Tak Vam vsem preji opozdene stastny novy rok a at se Vam vydari to, co si prejete.
Ja, ac si nikdy nedavam zadna predsevzeti jsem pravidlo letos porusila. S kamaradkou jsme se daly dohromady a rozhodly se, ze si cely rok nekoupime zadne nove obleceni.. Odolala jsem uspesne povanocnim slevam, coz si myslim, byl ten nejtezsi usek roku a jsem zvedava, jak a jestli to obe vydrzime!
A jake predsevzeti jste si dali vy?
Happy New Year to all my readers! Thank you for popping in during the year!
I have made a new year's resolution - a break from my tradition of never making any. My friend and I have decided not to buy ANY new clothes all year. I think that the most challenging time of year is behind us: The January sales. Let's see how we get on!
How about you, what is your challenge?
Ja, ac si nikdy nedavam zadna predsevzeti jsem pravidlo letos porusila. S kamaradkou jsme se daly dohromady a rozhodly se, ze si cely rok nekoupime zadne nove obleceni.. Odolala jsem uspesne povanocnim slevam, coz si myslim, byl ten nejtezsi usek roku a jsem zvedava, jak a jestli to obe vydrzime!
A jake predsevzeti jste si dali vy?
Happy New Year to all my readers! Thank you for popping in during the year!
I have made a new year's resolution - a break from my tradition of never making any. My friend and I have decided not to buy ANY new clothes all year. I think that the most challenging time of year is behind us: The January sales. Let's see how we get on!
How about you, what is your challenge?
Monday, 19 November 2012
Vanocni jarmark
V patek jsem byla s pritelkynemi z siciho krouzku prodavat nase vyrobky na vanocnim jarmarku. Vim, ze jsem si tu ztezovala, ze netvorim.. ale omluvou mi budiz to, ze krabice byla jeste plna vyrobku od leta :-)a v nedeli jsem mela par hodin vyclenenych k siti. Usila jsem medveda Borise a dalsi morskou vilu. Tot vse. Od leta jedine, co jsem udelala.. Ale trh se nam povedl a mame dalsi clenky do krouzku!
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Co je u nas noveho?
Bohuzel mi nezbyva vubec zadny cas se venovat blogu. Zacala jsem znovu pracovat, novy semestr ve skole a k tomu obe deti zacaly nove skoly. Tvoreni slo uplne stranou... ale jinak to nejde. Zatim.
Tak se s vami alespon podelim o par fotografii. Eliska oslavila desate narozeniny a na Martina jsem se vydali do Londyna na ceskou ambasadu. Po hodne dlouhe dobe jsem se setkala s kamaradkami z ceske skoly. Bylo to moc pekne dopoledne a pak jsme se presunuli do kina v Hammersmithu, v Londyne na ceskou pohadku. V tomto kine se porada cesky filmovy festival kazdym rokem. Uz tam chodim 15!!! let. Chodli jsme tam s manzelem na rande... jo, kde jsou ty casy :-)
Tak se s vami alespon podelim o par fotografii. Eliska oslavila desate narozeniny a na Martina jsem se vydali do Londyna na ceskou ambasadu. Po hodne dlouhe dobe jsem se setkala s kamaradkami z ceske skoly. Bylo to moc pekne dopoledne a pak jsme se presunuli do kina v Hammersmithu, v Londyne na ceskou pohadku. V tomto kine se porada cesky filmovy festival kazdym rokem. Uz tam chodim 15!!! let. Chodli jsme tam s manzelem na rande... jo, kde jsou ty casy :-)
Monday, 1 October 2012
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Zacala skola/ School has started
Tak mam obe deti ve skole. Eliska postoupila na druhy stupen a tedy do nove skoly a Alfie do pripravky. Takze nejsou spolu, ale myslim, ze Alfiemu to jen prospeje!
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Morske vily/ Mermaids
I found the pattern in my new book and couldn't wait to make them. And there a lot more new exciting ideas. It will keep me going for a while :-)
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Rozmarne leto/ 'Summer'
Letos se tu o lete snad ani neda mluvit. Prakticky neprestalo prset od Velikonoc, kdy byl vyhlasen zakaz zalevani zahrad hadicema, protoze byl kriticky nedostatek vody. Tak ted mame nadrze aspon plne :-D Eliska uz sla dnes do skoly, poprve jela sama skolnim autobusem a Alfie mi tu hodinu brecel, ze si nema s kym hrat... no a ve ctvrtek mu to zacina take, uz jde do pripravky. Deti tu zacinaji skolni dochazku ve skolnim roce, kdy jim bude 5. Nastesti je Alfie zarijovy, tak bude nejstarsi. Prazdniny byly letos krasne, kratke a hodne mokre! Zustali jsme doma a v Norfolku a Devonu. Podarilo se nam dokonce i parkrat vykoupat v mori, kdyz bylo par dni hezky!
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Ponco/ Poncho
Uz je hotove dele, jen jsem nejak nestihala vyfotit. Padlo mi do oka u Radule a nedalo mi spat :-) Parada hotova za par veceru u televize.
Friday, 13 July 2012
Cupcakes
I have been making these for a while for various school fetes and cakes sales. They are simple and always sell fast!
Makes 12:
- preheat oven to 180C/ Gas 4
- 115g softened butter
- 115g caster sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 115g self-raising flour (or 85g self-raising flour and 25g cocoa powder)
- 1 tbsp milk
Beat together flour and butter - gradually add the eggs - add flour - and then the milk. Mix well together and divide into 12 paper cases. Bake for around 15-20 minutes.
The part I like the best is the decorating
- 85g softened butter
- 175g icing sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2-3 drops of vanilla essence
- various seasonal decorations
Mix well and put into a piping bag and have fun!
Makes 12:
- preheat oven to 180C/ Gas 4
- 115g softened butter
- 115g caster sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 115g self-raising flour (or 85g self-raising flour and 25g cocoa powder)
- 1 tbsp milk
Beat together flour and butter - gradually add the eggs - add flour - and then the milk. Mix well together and divide into 12 paper cases. Bake for around 15-20 minutes.
The part I like the best is the decorating
- 85g softened butter
- 175g icing sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2-3 drops of vanilla essence
- various seasonal decorations
Mix well and put into a piping bag and have fun!
Uz nejakou chvili vyrabim tyto dortiky do skoly na ruzne charitativni prodeje nebo na vybirani penez na ruzne skolni akce - nedavno to bylo na venkovni nabytek do 1. tridy. Po zacatecni porazce, jsem se vzmuzila a pustila se do boje s ostatnima maminkama a ted uz se moje dortiky prodavaji jako jedny z prvnich :-D Ja nejsem soutezivy typ, ale tohle me nejak vzalo :-D
Takze, tady je zakladni recept:
- 115g mekkeho masla
- 115g piskoveho cukru
- 2 vajicka
- 115g hladke mouky (nebo 85g mouky a 25g kakaa - pokud chcete tmave)
- 1 prasek do peciva
- 1 lzici mleka
Troubu predem vyhrejeme na 180C/ plyn c. 4
Cukr a maslo utreme a postupne pridame vajicka. Pak mouku, pr do p a mleko. Vse dukladne promichame a rozdelime do 12 papirovych kosicku. Peceme 15-20 minut.
Nechame vychladnout a mezi tim si udelame polevu:
- 85g mekkeho masla
- 175g mouckoveho cukru
- 1 lzici mleka
- 2-3 kapky vanilkove esence
Vse dukladne promichame a prendame do pytliku a zdobime :-)
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Eldreflower cordial/ Syrup z kvetu cerneho bezu
What you need:
- 30 large south facing full stems of elderflowers
- 2kg/ 4 lbs sugar
- 75gms/ 3oz citric acid (I found this in the health food shop - but had to ask
- grated rind and flesh of 2 lemons
- 1 litre/ 2 pints of water
1. Bring water to the boil and dissolve sugar
2. Pour over elderflowers and add citric acid, grated grind and flesh of lemons
3. Leave 24 hours
4. Strain through jelly bag into bucket and then bottle. Make sure bottles are clean and have screw tops
As easy as that :-) From my favourite ever recipe book!
Makes about 2 litres and should last until next year
- 30 large south facing full stems of elderflowers
- 2kg/ 4 lbs sugar
- 75gms/ 3oz citric acid (I found this in the health food shop - but had to ask
- grated rind and flesh of 2 lemons
- 1 litre/ 2 pints of water
1. Bring water to the boil and dissolve sugar
2. Pour over elderflowers and add citric acid, grated grind and flesh of lemons
3. Leave 24 hours
4. Strain through jelly bag into bucket and then bottle. Make sure bottles are clean and have screw tops
As easy as that :-) From my favourite ever recipe book!
Makes about 2 litres and should last until next year
Co je potreba:
- 30 velkych kvetu
- 2kg cukru
- 75g kyseliny citronove
- 2 citrony - nastrouhana kura a duznina
- 1 litr vody
1. Vodu privedeme k varu a rozpustime cukr
2. Kvety prelijeme cukrem s vodou a pidame kyselinu citronovou
3. Nechame ulezet 24 hodin
4. Procedime pres plinu a prelijeme do cistych lahvi se sroubovacim uzaverem
Jednoduche a z me nej knizky s recepty
Ziskame asi 2 litry syrupu, ktery by mel vydrzet do pristiho roku.
Friday, 15 June 2012
Made in Ernest
Our sewing group had a premiere during the jubilee celebrations. We meet once a week and while we talk we sew :-) Unfortunately I din't manage to take better photos (and Daniel forgot to bring his camera)... hopefully next time!
Nase sici skupina mela pri oslavach jubilea premieru. Schazime se jednou za tyden a pri svitoreni sijeme a tak uz bylo zacatkem cervna co prodavat. Bohuzel se mi nepovedlo moc fotit, nebylo totiz kdy a i pres moje mnohe pripominani si muz zapomnel fotak doma. Ale zase misto fotaku privedl psa a tak musel hned domu, protoze Hazel tam zlobila. Takze pouceni pro priste? Prinesu si svuj fotak a prijdeme tam hodne s predstihem, abych si to stacila nacancat a vyfotit :-D
Nase sici skupina mela pri oslavach jubilea premieru. Schazime se jednou za tyden a pri svitoreni sijeme a tak uz bylo zacatkem cervna co prodavat. Bohuzel se mi nepovedlo moc fotit, nebylo totiz kdy a i pres moje mnohe pripominani si muz zapomnel fotak doma. Ale zase misto fotaku privedl psa a tak musel hned domu, protoze Hazel tam zlobila. Takze pouceni pro priste? Prinesu si svuj fotak a prijdeme tam hodne s predstihem, abych si to stacila nacancat a vyfotit :-D
Friday, 1 June 2012
Getting ready for the Jubilee/ Pripravy na oslavu
Ceka nas dlouhy vikend. Mame volno i v pondeli a utery, protoze kralovna Alzbeta II. slavi 60 let kralovani. Po obede bude oslava ve skole a zitra bude vesnice poradat dobrocinnou oslavu u kostela a vecer v kulturnim dome. Takze vsichni peceme a zdobime co muzeme :-)Hlavne, at neprsi!!!!
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Planter made from a wooden pallet/ Zahradni ohradka vyrobena z drevene palety
We were very fortunate recently and got a bit of land at the end of our garden from our lovely neighbors. There was a bit of a problem with keeping the dog from running all over the veggies so I decided to take action. We managed to find a couple of disused wooden pallets and I made a planter (had to be quite high to discourage Hazel). It only took me a couple of hours and I am very happy with the result :-) So I'll slowly work to make the whole vegetable patch dog-proof.
Nedavno se nam podarilo zvetsit nasi zahradu. Hodni sousede nam prodali kus jejich zahrady a tak mame ted misto na zeleninu! Jen byl problem s Hazel, protoze po tom vsem behala a uslapala to. Nasli jsme par pohozenych palet a za par hodin jsem vyrobila to, co jsem potrebovala a ziskala obdiv i vsech sousedu :-D Takze mam postarano o dalsi projekt, protoze zahrada je celkem velka. A je tam i par stromku, coz jsem vypozorovala minuly rok, jsou svestky!!!
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