Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Monday, August 31, 2015

Monday Moodboard 'The Summer summary' / Настроение понедельника "Летнее итого"

Hello folks!

On 1st June I wrote a blog post about my plans for summer 'Survive the Summer' and now it's time to share what's happenned during these three months.

Travel - I had an amzing trip to the end of the map - Sakhalin Island. I'm a very lucky person coz I have a great friend there and I saw amazing nature - that's really another world there! You can see some pothos here in my post 'The end of the map - Sakhalin'.

Cooking - this summer I tried few new pecipes. I made few big jars of  cherry compote - guys it's pretty simple even though I was a bit worry about to close the jars but with a special tool it was a piece of cake. Visited a nice workshop where me and other girls were cooking turkish dishes. I cooked some of them before but went to this workshop in order to learn how to cook my favorite turkish dessert baklava, from the beginning to the end without using a dough from a shop. Now I'm able cook baklava at home )))) Last year my cousin visited Portugal and told that a tomato jam is a very delicious. I was curious about the taste, so I found a recipe, good tomаtos from a local market and cooked the jam. Will share the recipe later. In my opinion that's the best jam if you are a cheese fan - just take a toast, add tomato jam and some cheese and you'll be on heaven! )))

Home, sweet home - sometimes you need some changes so now a part of my kitchen looks like italian landscape so hope it'll inspire me to try more italian recipes )))))

Handmade etc. - this summer let me to explore new people that create amazing things. I was lucky to win earrings from Velanch shop on Etsy - very bright colors and very unusual for me. I have a lovely summer dress that has the same colors - purple, yellow and white but they are good with a formal white shirt as well. I got a lovely silk brooche from another shop MELANIE'colors - the silk was handpainted and then it became a gorgeous big flower. The link is on russian as not sure she has a shop on Etsy. I'm in love with perfumes and tried handmade perfumes before but perfumes I bought from Anna are different. They are very unigue and each and every perfume tells its own story. Last Saturday I got 8 samples and trying them one by one - for now the favorite is Sands of Times - light oriental scent in the begining, then for me it was something about China - reminded me movie 'House of Flying Daggers', then China vanished and again it was nice sweet oriental scent. Another person is Maria that makes the photo you can see above - she is helping me to make some photos I'm going to use for my own site (hope to launch it later this year).

And as always few finds from Etsy
xoxo

Всем привет!

Первого июня я написала блогпост о планах на это лето "Пережить лето" и последний день лета самое лучшее время для подведения итогов.

Путешествия - в этом году мне удалось побывать на краю географии - острове Сахалин. Мне очень повезло, что там живет моя подруга и мне удалось увидеть красоту этого места. Вы также можете прочесть о моих впечатлениях и увидеть фотографии в блогпосте "Край географии - Сахалин". 

Кулинария - этим летом я попробовала новые рецепты. Закатала на зиму несколько банок с вишневым компотом - это был мой первый опыт приготовления компота на зиму - это на самом деле легко! Даже закатывать крышки легко, особенно когда у тебя есть специальная машинка ))))) Побывала на мастер-классе по приготовлению турецких блюд. Некоторые из этих блюд я готовила раньше и для меня основной причиной посещения этого мастер-класса была возможность научиться делать баклаву от начала до конца, без покупного теста. И теперь я могу приготовить баклаву дома! В прошлом году моя двоюродная сестра была в Португалии и поделилась впечатлениями от очень необычного джема - джема из помидор. Мне стало интересно и как только на рынке появились подходящие помидоры португальский рецепт был воплощен в жизнь! Если вы фанат сыра, то просто поджарьте тост, намажьте джемом из помидор и положите сверху кусочек сыра - попадание на гурманские небеса вам обеспечено! Рецепт появится в блоге чуть позже.

Домашние новости - иногда хочется перемен и теперь часть кухни выглядит как итальянский пейзаж )))) Надеюсь это вдохновит меня на более частое использование рецептов итальянской кухни.

Хендмейд и не только - этим летом мне удалось познакомится с новыми людьми, которые создают прекрасные вещи. Мне повезло выиграть очень яркие и необычные серьги от Velanch.  Серьги отлично подходят не только к моему летнему сарафану, но также хорошо сочетаются со строгими белыми блузками и добавляют ярких красок в офисные будни. На день рождения мне посчастливилось получить невероятной красоты брошь из вручную окрашенного шелка от MELANIE'colors. Брошь выполнена в виде большой хризантемы терракотового цвета и отлично подходит не только к моему летнему платью, но и любимым кашемировым вещам. Каждый человек немного манияк - и я не исключение? так как очень люблю духи. У меня уже был опыт покупки духов ручной работы, но духи Анны это совсем другая история. Они уникальны и каждый аромат рассказывает свою собственную историю. В прошлую субботу я получила 8 пробников и пока самыми любимыми стали Пески времени - манящие, зовущие нюхать их еще и еще, легкий восточный аромат, который через несколько часов напомнил мне Китай, а именно фильм "Дом летающих кинжалов". Через некоторое время Китай ушел, оставив сладкий и легкий восточный аромат.  Еще один человек, с которым мне удалось познакомиться поближе этим летом, - девушка Мария, которая является автором моего фото к этому блогпосту. Она помогла мне с фотосессией, результатом которой будут фотографии, которые я буду использовать для своего сайта.

И как всегда, несколько находок с Итси.
хохо


Lilac Butterfly Earrings by velanch
Miniature Amphora Bottle, Hand Blown Glass by kivaford







Monday, August 25, 2014

Monday Moodboard "Last week of Summer"

Pink Red Poppy Fine art photography by AylilAntoniu

























Hello folks!

That's not a secret - the last week of summer has just started. I know that it can make you feel sad but I don't have such feeling at all! It was a really great summer for me even though I spent it in Moscow and didn't travel abroad. During this summer I cooked a lot of different pies, tried new recipes for meat and  vegetables, made homemade jams, enjoyed hot days by wearing lovely short dresses and skirts, learnt how to make scarves in eco-print technique and enjoyed meetings with friends on open air. So today I'm just remembering great summer and looking forward for autumn as it brings new emothoins, events etc.
xoxo

Всем привет!
Ни для кого не секрет, что сегодня началась последняя неделя лета. И конечно, это может испортить Ваше настроение, но на моё настроение это не влияет абсолютно! Это было очень замечательное лето, несмотря на то, что я провела его в Москве и никуда не уезжала. Всё лето я готовила разные пироги, пробовала новые рецепты для мяса и овощей, варила домашнее варенье, наслаждалась жаркими летними днями и с удовольствием носила короткие платья и юбки, научилась делать шарфы в технике эко-принт и встречалась с друзьями на летних открытых верандах. Так что сегодня я вспоминаю это прекрасное лето и жду осень, т.к. осень принесет новые события, эмоции и встречи.
xoxo
Cute Red Dress and Cherry Striped Wallpaper by VanessaPaxton


Fall Photography by LynnLangmade

Monday, August 4, 2014

Monday Moodboard 'It's still Summer!' / "Всё ещё лето!"

Surfing No. 1 8x12 Archival Print by lecky
Hello folks!
It's still summer and we still enjoying hot and wondwerful days with amazing items from Etsy. Enjoy!

Всем привет!
На дворе по-прежнему лето и мы продолжаем наслаждаться жаркими и прекрасными летними днями вместе с замечательными вещами с Etsy.


Bikini Bottoms by nueraswim

Beach Photograph by ShannonHowardPrints

Monday, June 30, 2014

Monday Moodboard "Summer is back!"

Hello folks!

Last few weeks here in Moscow were pretty cold and rainy. So it looked like an early autumn than summer :)
But Summer is back! And we again enjoy sun, blue sky and warm weather.

Hand Painted Bright Summer Silk Scarf by LeeCoren




Monday, June 2, 2014

Monday Moodboard "What do you love about Summer?"

Hello folks!

It's Summer finally! And that's the season I love most of all!

What do I love about Summer?
First of all that's warm weather with a lot of sun and blue sky. I like to meet my friends and enjoy nice evenings on open terraces drinking something cold....
I love summer coz I celebrate my birthday in the end of June. For me that's one of three very important days (beside my birthday there are also New Year Eve and International Women Day). When I was a child it was kinda hard to invite all my friends for my birthday as usually most of them where going to summerhouses.
I love summer coz you wear lovely dresses and skirts and don't need to look like a cabbage (we have cold winters and sometimes you need to wear few layers of clothes)
Unfortunatelly I don't live near a sea but we have few lakes around the town and sometimes go to a lake to swimm and have a bbq :)
I like to start my summer in spring and finish it in autumn by go to some warm countries thus I have a feeling that my summer lasts longer than just three months :)
I like to watch how summer changes its color by flowers...Each and every month has different color coz have different flowers...
I love summer berries pies - they are light and tasty and very fresh.
Summer is also a time when we make some homemade stuff like jams or salads that you keep in the fridge and then open during the winter to enjoy all that tasty berries and vegetables that summer gives you :)
Oh and of course Ice Cream! Impossible to enjoy summer without an ice cream :)

And what do you love about Summer?

Nature photography by butenasPhotography

Monogrammed Hot Pink Wide Brim Sun Hat by TripleACreations

Poppies photograph by BeatriceLechtanski









Monday, May 19, 2014

Monday Moodboard 'Blue as blue sky'

Hello folks!

The weather here looks like real summer - +25 during the day, sun and blue sky :) So here we are with few items from Etsy as blue as blue sky :)
Enjoy!

Matte agate bead in jeans blue color round shape by excellentgem

Nature Inspired Ring- Sea glass Ring by mehru

Dragonfly print by VictoriaSemykina

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Rhubarb Berries Pie

   Hello folks!

Last weekend I was very pretty lucky as my friend brought me some rhubarb. So I bought some frozen berries and baked rhubarb berries pie. And I'm ready to share the recipe with you. It's not very difficult recipe and you won't spend the whole day with this pie ))))
   I've been cooking this pie with such dough for the very first time and it was delicious and tasty so I'm sure you can cook it as well )))

Ingridients:
25 g of fresh yeast
200 ml of warm milk
salt pinch
1 egg
200 g of butter (I used 180gr)
400 g of a flour
1 tablespoons of sugar
1 tea spoon of natural vanilla sugar or seeds of 1 pod of vanilla
Stuffing:
800 gr of a rhubarb
500-600 g of sugar
200 g of raspberry or other berries on your taste
For dough greasing:
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoons of milk




















Rhubarb:
Clear a rhubarb of a thin skin and cut stalks on cubes with the party of 1 cm. Put in a pan, add sugar.
Boil thoroughly on slow fire until sugar completely be dissolved, and the rhubarb became soft. But it shouldn't be too soft. Set aside aside and let's cool down. Then cast away on a colander and leave while all liquid won't flow down.





















 Dough:
Yeast fill in with warm milk and set aside for 5 minutes.
Chop the butter by a knife up to uniformly paste.





















Add to milk with yeast the egg, salt, sugar, vanilla sugar and a flour. Add the butter and chop everything by knife. You can knead dough in a food processor with a nozzle "hook".

  

Collect dough in a uniform lump.





















 In a deep and capacious pan pour very cold water and accurately lower dough, it under own weight will fall by a bottom.




















Leave it until your dough won't emerge on a surface, about 30-40 minutes.





















Preheat an oven to 180C.
Here you can see how I unfrozen berries - left them on the colander to get rid of juice.






















Put the dough to the working surface which has been slightly powdered with a flour. Rub off a little paper towel and well knead. Don't add a flour, it has to remain quite sticky. (Don't have a photo as my hands where in the dough and I just couldn't make a pic :))

Ready dough lay out on a table well strewed with a flour, divide into two half, one of which slightly the bigger size.
The most part roll in layer 0,3 cm thick. Lay out in a form with a diameter of 24 cm so that edges hanged down.


























Lay out all rhubarb stuffing without liquid.
Add raspberry or other berries over rhubarb and slightly powder with sugar. Tighten dough edges to the center, superfluous cut off.
Of the remained dough make a lattice and decorate your pie.
Grease a dough surface with an egg yolk with milk and put everything in in advance warmed oven for 30-40 minutes.
To ready pie let's stand in the form of 15-20 minutes.
To give to a table warm or completely cooled down.







Monday, March 17, 2014

Monday Moodboard "11 Mondays till Summer!"

Hello folks!
Today I have a very good news for you! Only 11 Mondays left till Summer! And even though today's morning starts with -5 I know that very very very soon it'll be warm lovely summer! With shorts skirts and bright colorfull dresses, with an ice cream and fruit pies, with nice dinners on open terraces, with sunshine and blue sky.... And if you haven't started to be prepared for a swimming season you still have time ;)
Bold geometric high waisted bikini shorts by BOODWAH

White Linen Backless Dress by GreenLinebyK

Beach Photography by MorganRosePhoto

Swim Trunks by POLEIT

Monday, January 27, 2014

Monday Moodboard "Flowers"

Hello folks!
This morning I got lovely flowers from someone and they are just perfect! So today's moodboard is about flower. Some of them you can wear, some of them you can use as a decoration for your home but no matter the way you'll use them but emotions they bring...

Fabric Flower Wedding Bouquet by Cultivar



Delicious Flower Cocktail Necklace by VividColors


Friday, January 17, 2014

Thinking about Summer

Hello folks!
It's still winter but my mind is occupied by Summer already! :) And I've started to plan where I'm going to celebrate my birthday this year. It'll be somewhere where is a lot of sunshine, tasty food and an absolutely romantic atmosphere I'm going to share with someone special ;) Not going to call the place right now so stay tuned ;)
And as I am a girl I'm thinking about what to wear )))) Honestly I don't know this summer trends so suggestions are welcome but I choose few lovely dresses from Etsy that are gorgeous and I think fashion is more about your own style and mood.

Sassy me dress by cocoricooo

floral tonicia white dress by OblivionClothing

Bohemian Lace Dress by sandrachagen



Monday, June 25, 2012

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