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Wear #safetypin to stand together against xenophobia and racism.

New Year, New Beginnings…

My New Year’s plans rather than resolutions, very realistic ones.

Happy Holidays & Prosperous New Year 2016

Holiday wishes and picture of two cute Santas on a sledge…

Edible Gift Ideas for Christmas & Other Occasions

Collection of easy to make, homemade, edible gifts we have made over the years…

How to Protect Window Sills from Planter Stains – Easy Solution

How to prevent mouldy circles made by flower pots – easy fix.

DIY Reward System for Kids – Stones & Gift Prizes

How to make simple yet effective reward system for kids.

From Tadpoles to Baby Frogs – Project Froglets

Rising tadpoles – feeding, suitable container and more…

Discovery Channel 100 x Microscope and Bug Barn – Review

Review of educational toys from Discovery Channel – 100 x microscope and bug barn.

Lights, Camera, Currys! Photography Workshop in Brighton with Dade Freeman

Couple of photos from Currys PC World photography workshop with Dade Freeman I have attended and some images from Brighton Nude Bike Ride 2014!

Some of Our Favourite Quotes

Collection of my favourite quotes and pictures.

Wax Resist & Oxide Painted Pottery

How to paint pottery with wax resist and oxide paints.

Za’atar also called Zatar, Zahter or Satar

Za’atar also called Zaatar, Za’tar, Zatar, Zahter, Zatr, Zattr, Zahatar, Satar is: 1) generic name for family of herbs; 2) Middle Eastern spice blend including…

How to Line Base of Spring Form Baking Tin Very Lazy Way

Lining loose base / spring form baking tin with parchment paper very lazy way, no drawing or cutting out precise circles required (!)

Andrzejki / Eve of St. Andrew’s Day – Night of Magic & Fortune Telling

Andrzejki – Eve of St. Andrew’s Day – traditions and party ideas.

RSS and Email Subscription Change

Just a short note to let you know that due to problems with FeedBurner I was forced to change my feed settings, you can re-subscribe to the new one here: Coffee & Vanilla’s new RSS. Also the email subscription has been moved to different service and I absolutely love it, you can subscribe to my […]

Miscellaneous Foods Collection

Below couple of strange foods I came across so far but I will be updating this post will new finds (adding link to the footer shortcuts for easier access). Giant potato, bigger than 400g jar of Nutella. Mega honey & nut corn flake… Value tomato, all covered in mould (!) Piece of wooden stick found […]

What Do You Know About IEC Standards?

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) was founded in 1906 and is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. They are World’s leading organization creating International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies, electrotechnology in short. Millions of devices depend on IEC standards to perform, fit and work safely together. I spoke to […]

Photo Quiz # 9 – Announcing The Winner (CLOSED)

Photo quiz with prizes to be won.

NeverSeconds Blog on School Lunches by 9 Year Old Martha

Martha Payne “VEG” from Argyll in Scotland has been taking photos and rating her school lunches on her NeverSeconds blog since April this year.  Martha gave each meal detailed ratings including: food-o-meter, mouthfuls, courses, health rating, price & pieces of hair in her meal. Together with help of her Dad Dave they brought to her website […]

Happy Spring 2012

Happy Spring wishes from us…

Happy Holidays & Prosperous New Year 2012

This year we have  started celebrating Christmas yesterday (Polish way) with Wild Mushroom Soup and Mushroom & Sour Cabbage Pierogi (Polish Filled Dumplings). Today Herb Butter Turkey is roasting, Roasted Carrots and Beets in Balsamic Maple Syrup are waiting already aside, same 10 Minute Cranberry & Orange Sauce and veggies for Polish Vegetable Salad just […]

Wholesome Lunchbox # 42 (July 2011) – The Round-up

Hello Everyone, welcome to the 42st edition of Wholesome Lunchbox. I made some changes to the format of the Round-ups, you can take a look at the new guidelines here. Starting from this month, with regret, I will be posting on Coffee & Vanilla only selected submitions but at the same time there is no […]

Wedding Traditions & Superstitions

Wedding traditions and superstitions vary from culture to culture but some always remain the same…

Happy Spring!

Happy Easter card with chick in the grass.

Chinese Five Spice & Coconut Fish Curry

INGREDIENTS 3 shallots or 1 onion (chopped finely) 3 tbs oil (I used rice oil) 500-600g fresh or frozen white fish fillets 3 cups of boiling water 100g (half bar) creamed coconut 1 tbs five spice seasoning 1 tsp curcuma / turmeric (for colour) 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional) sea salt – to taste 1 […]

Holidays 2010

I hope you are enjoying festive season as much as we do. This year we have decided to relax more and make less food, our newest baby girl is only 2 months old now so we don’t have much time and energy for preparations anyways. Here is quick preview or our dinner menu, I will […]

DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

DIY festive gift ideas – handmade cards, homemade cosmetics and more…

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