Pasta Salad with Tuna, Mediterranean Veggies and Caribbean Herbs Caribbean fusion cuisine with Mediterranean and Polish twist.
Magical Miniature Garden in a Jar This amazing miniature garden in a jar is my friend Sylwia (author of My Little Coffee Blog among other sites) brought as a gift for my older daughter. I don’t have to tell you that she absolutely loved it and started planning to make some more miniature clay figurines to add to it, couple of […]
Polish Custard Cream Slice with Salted Crackers & Chocolate Glaze Quick, no bake custard cake recipe with salted crackers & chocolate glaze.
How to Grow Spring Onion at Home It is very simple, you will never have to buy spring onions again. Put onion in a glass or jar with a bit of water (just to cover the roots) and place close to the window. Be patient, continue watering, in couple of days you should see first leaves… NOTES If you like the coaster […]
DIY Birthday Parcels Card with Mulberry Paper Design MATERIALS blank card 3 colours of handmade Mulberry paper 2 pieces of thin fabric ribbon EQUIPMENT stamp & ink pad or dark marker/pen craft glue METHOD Cut out 3 rectangular pieces from the paper, one large to cover almost the whole front of the card and two smaller ones for the parcels. Stick them to […]
How to Fix Cracked Nail Using a Teabag A while ago I saw this video and I had to try it. Not having on hand nail glue I used clear nail polish and it worked well and lasted until the nail was long enough to cut off the broken part without pain. MATERIALS paper teabag clear nail varnish coloured nail varnish METHOD First […]
Fragrant Coconut Rice with Chicken & Caribbean Herbs INGREDIENTS 500g chicken breast (cubed) 400g button mushrooms (halved or whole if very small) 1 red bell pepper (diced) 3-4 medium tomatoes (coarsely cubed) 1 large pink or white onion (cut into wedges) 2 cups basmati rice 4 cups of water 1 tbs Caribbean mixed herbs (thyme, basil, marjoram, savory and parsley) 2 tbs mild […]
Simple Crochet Cosy for an Ugly Travel Coffee Mug I always wanted to have one of those travel mugs but I never really liked any of them enough to pay £7-£10 for it. Couple of days ago, completely by chance, I spotted on sales this ugly mug… It was only 50p so I took it even through I did not really like the snowflake […]
Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas – Traditional & Modern Because my own 3rd wedding anniversary is approaching next week I was wondering what kind of gift should I give to my husband. So far we have managed to celebrate our anniversaries according to traditional gift list: it was paper first, then cotton and this year it will be leather… This is list of both […]
How to Make Real Vanilla Sugar / Cukier Waniliowy You can make your very own real vanilla sugar very easily at home, all you need is some fine sugar and a vanilla pod or two.
Baby Tips from a Second Time Mom This is a long overdue article that I was planning to post ages ago, just after my younger daughter was born… but I completely forgot and only found it now, in my drafts. As a second time mother I have knowledge I wish I had with my first baby. It would save me a lot […]
Tandoori Masala & Tuna Couscous Quick and easy couscous salad recipe with bell peppers, tuna and tandoori masala seasoning.
Winter Nail Art – Snowflakes Winter themed nail art with simple white snowflakes on the top of blue nail varnish.
Kid’s Cooking – My Daughter’s Homemade Tomato Sauce INGREDIENTS 150 g tomato purée 2 vegetable cubes 400 g boiling water 1-1½ tsp golden caster sugar 1 tsp dried oregano – optional 3 tbs thick cream 3 tbs plain flour 3 tbs butter 400g tin of chopped tomatoes – optional EQUIPMENT plastic jug with measurements medium saucepan wooden spoon for stirring measuring spoons METHOD […]
Magic Cream from Lucas’ Papaw Remedies A while back, when my second daughter was born, my lovely friend Nora has sent me baby gift including Lucas’ Papaw Ointment – thank You!!! We used it all the time and we loved it so much that when it was finished I searched the whole London… just to finally find it in Australia Shop […]
