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Kraszanki, Drapanki & Pisanki – Polish Easter Traditions

Pisanki / Kraszanki / Skrobanki / Drapanki – coloured, decorated Easter eggs from Poland. Happy Spring!

Cress – Easter Table Decoration

Quick and low cost Easter table decoration – cress.

Szydełkowe Pisanki – Crochet Easter Eggs

Pattern for beautiful crochet Easter eggs / pisanki – step by step instructions.

Sunburst – Flowery Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Flowery granny square crochet pattern – step by step instructions.

Classic Two Tone Poncho – Crochet Pattern

Classic two tone crochet poncho pattern (free), easy to make must have for any season.

Cinnamon & Nutmeg Bundt Cake / Babka z Cynamonem i Gałką Muszkatałową

Very easy recipe for cinnamon and nutmeg bundt cake topped with home-made cinnamon sugar.

Spinach, Leek, Mushroom and Potato Soup

Very quick and healthy and filling vegetarian soup with mushrooms, leek, spinach and thyme. Delicious served with home-made bread.

How to Make Granny Square with Puff Stitch Circles

Free granny square step-by-step pattern with puff stitch circles.

Mother’s Day Fruit Cake with Madagascar Vanilla – Kid’s Cooking

Easy, moist & delicious fruit cake infused with Madagascar vanilla. Made by my 7 year old daughter Marissa.

Extremely Easy Kids’ Crochet Poncho with Tear Drop Corner Pattern

Pattern for easy crochet granny square poncho for children. Perfect to wear at spring and autumn.

Quick & Easy Nail Art For All Seasons

Simple, quick and easy nail art ideas.

Kulebiak – Traditional Polish Sour Cabbage & Mushroom Pie

[Recipe by Babcia Ala, my mother.] INGREDIENTS for the dough 1 kg plain flour 100g fresh or 3⅓ tbs dry yeast 100g unsalted butter 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks, save the egg whites for brushing 1½ cup lukewarm milk 1 tsp grated nutmeg 1 tsp sea salt, less if butter is salted for the […]

5 Minute Nail Art – Silver Stripes

Quick and easy nail art that can be done in 5 minutes…

Japanese Kimono Inspired Nail Art Pattern

Japanese kimono pattern for the nails – aquamarine blue, dark cherry red and light cherry blossom pink.

Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple

Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.

Pearl Barley Spinach Salad with Garlic and Chilli Flakes

Healthy, low calorie salad recipe with refreshing flavour of lemon.

Berry Vanilla Chocolate Picnic Cake with Smarties

[Decoration inspired by Smarties Cake from Crème et Cannelle] INGREDIENTS for the berry vanilla cake 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter 400g tin of fresh berries […]

Pink Beetroot & Green Avocado Picnic Dips

Pink and green, low in calories picnic dips that looks great and are healthy as well.

Summer Kids’ Nail Art – Cherry Fingers & Watermelon Toes

Summer nail art ideas for kids – cherries and watermelon slices.

Bulgur Wheat Tabbouleh

INGREDIENTS 250g bulgur wheat / 1¼ cup 5 cups / 1¼ litre of boiling water 3 vegetable cubes (10g each) medium red onion (diced finely) 1 red & 1 yellow or orange bell pepper (diced finely) 3 garlic cloves (chopped or squeezed) handful of chopped mint / 15g handful of chopped flat leaf parsley /15g […]

Coffee & Vanilla Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream ½ tsp instant coffee or more (it depends on coffee) 2 tsp of sugar 2 tbs hot water METHOD Dissolve coffee and sugar in a little bit of hot water. Pour over your favourite vanilla ice cream and enjoy. Make 2 portions. NOTES For kids replace coffee sauce with […]

Spicy Tuna, Corn & Red Kidney Bean Jacket Potatoes

Baked potatoes filled with spicy tuna, great also as sandwich filler or pasta topping.

Cooling Apple, Melon and Cherry Tomato Salad with Mint & Lemon Dressing

INGREDIENTS ½ large melon – I used Piel de Sapo (scooped out) 3 apples (cubed) 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes / about 250g (halved) for the dressing 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 tbs golden caster sugar handful of fresh mint leaves (chopped) EQUIPMENT melon baller apple slicer/cutter METHOD Combine all ingredients […]

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