...Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
That song is stuck in my head. And i'm happy about it.
I actually can't believe that Bonfire Night is on MONDAY(not tomorrow, I meant next week woops heheh)! We're celebrating it on Sunday though - so even earlier!
See, last year I was REALLY excited about Christmas around September time, and my mum said that I was allowed to listen to Christmas songs, go Christmas shopping, and generally be excited for Christmas - after Fireworks/Bonfire Night! :D
This year I've been more into Autumn, as i don't like counting down to Christmas because it goes waaay to fast if you do - but I have been watching Christmas programmes, singing Christmas songs, and baking Christmassy things because you know what? IT'S NEARLY THE TIME FOR FESTIVITIES.
Let's just say in November, the festivities begin!
So I woke up, thinking I'd slept in WAAAY too long - I went to the kitchen after getting dressed and ready (i wasn't really in the mood for a lazy Sunday pyjama morning), and saw it was 9:44. Yep, I'd slept in late. So I made myself breakfast (these SUPER DUPER YUMMY oaty clusters from Waitrose with a chopped banana, soya milk and a chai tea and clementine on the side) and went to the living room to blog, youtube, etc - I looked up at the clock and OH SNAP it was 8:59?! Turns out, the hour had changed. Wow that was a long paragraph for such a boring story...
Yep, after hours of internet-ing, I got grumpy and decided to some crafty stuff but we had none of the essential materials or anything! So i opened up my scrap book and saw the salt dough Christmas deccies recipe thing from Kirstie's Handmade Christmas!
I AM OBSESSED WITH THAT PROGRAM :D It makes me feel so cosy and crafty and Christmassy!
My Christmas decorations are in the oven now; it was so much fun to make! And so easy!
Half a cup of salt (mmmm, tasty.), a cup of flour - then slowly pour in half a cup of water, and knead (it says for ten minutes but I did mine for about five heheh) until you get a soft, pliable ball of dough! Then roll onto a floured surface, cut out shapes, and either microwave for 2-3 minutes, or leave them to airdry for a couple of days OR do what I've done, and put them in the oven on the lowest heat until they harden (I've put the timer on for an hour)! Then paint, decorate, and hang on your tree! Obviously mine will have about a month of storage time, but it's good to be prepared!
I remember making salt dough decorations at school, in year 1 I think. I've still got mine - it's a lumpy massive heart, with rubbish red painting and cloves sticking out of it. It's "rustique", okay? But it smells AWESOME. To me, cloves smell just like Christmas <3
Soooo yeah! I'll talk to you later, byeee!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Halloween Baking and a Cosy House.
Whilst I eat a (homeade!) jam tart, apple and chai tea I shall share my baking session with my mum today ^_^ no more words, just pictures woot woot:
That's it! Perfect way to start half term!
Esh
xo
I can't ice cupcakes - i'm a disgrace to bakers.
My baking set up ^_^
SO. MUCH. ICING. SUGAR!
Skeleton gingerbread, dairy free pumpkin pie and dairy free jam tarts! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT SAINSBURY'S LIGHT READY ROLLED SHORTCRUST PASTRY IS VEGAN?! HOW COOL IS THAT?!!!!
LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE!!! My mum iced them for me^_^
Table ready for a feast!
Merlin!!!
That's right, I'm bringing out the festive bowl!
Wizzy!!! But a little shaky, sorry :D
Esh
xo
Things
Hello all! The title is yet to be decided... Hmmm... But this post basically is sort of, things going on or things I like at the mo.
(This lady is staying in our house tonight, she knows my mum and dad - and we're watching this terrible film and I reeeaaally want to leave but I feel so rude euurrggghhh! I also feel a bit piggy, because i ate dinner, had seconds of the garlic bread, then had this super-yummy-but-randomly-made-up pumpkin ginger tart/pie/no-cheese-cheesecake and two clementines, then I just ate a homeade plum jam tart with an apple... IT'S FRIDAY, OKAY? ;D)
Okay, heeeere we go!:
1. Halloween Baking
This is something very recent, about four hours ago ;) Tomorrow i'm doing the catering again for this show event thingy my mum and dad are putting on in a town not too far away, and so I've been baking a LOT - and my mum was helping me and it felt really cosy and nice, so that's my first thing!
2. Jamie's Christmas with Bells on/Jamie's Family Christmas
I. LOVE. THIS. PROGRAM. And I don't think it's too early for Christmas programs - it never is! (Okay maybe that's not true, but it's late October so it's all good!) So many ideas, albeit meaty ideas mostly but it still makes me feel so Christmassy and yaaay!
3. Kirstie's Homemade Christmas
Another program to catch up on 4od! This also inspires me so much; Christmas food and craft ideas! It makes me want to get a vintage glass jar full of buttons and turn them into a necklace, or a garland or something awesome like that!
4. Costa's Gingerbread Lattes
Very luckily, there is a costa near my nanny and grandpa's so gingerbread lattes make a lot of appearances in my life! I can't wait until Starbucks bring out their redcups though! EEEK SO SOON!!!! :D
5. Friends
Not the TV show, suprisingly ;) I've just been very grateful for my friends (and famfam ofc) - my new schoolie friends are already becoming close, and my oldie friends (teheh!) are just so perfff! We actually are like little old ladies when talking in our group, we don't gossip, just discuss ;D
Awwwright I'm off to watch Kirstie's Homemade Home! Tutahhh!
Esh
xo
(This lady is staying in our house tonight, she knows my mum and dad - and we're watching this terrible film and I reeeaaally want to leave but I feel so rude euurrggghhh! I also feel a bit piggy, because i ate dinner, had seconds of the garlic bread, then had this super-yummy-but-randomly-made-up pumpkin ginger tart/pie/no-cheese-cheesecake and two clementines, then I just ate a homeade plum jam tart with an apple... IT'S FRIDAY, OKAY? ;D)
Okay, heeeere we go!:
1. Halloween Baking
This is something very recent, about four hours ago ;) Tomorrow i'm doing the catering again for this show event thingy my mum and dad are putting on in a town not too far away, and so I've been baking a LOT - and my mum was helping me and it felt really cosy and nice, so that's my first thing!
2. Jamie's Christmas with Bells on/Jamie's Family Christmas
I. LOVE. THIS. PROGRAM. And I don't think it's too early for Christmas programs - it never is! (Okay maybe that's not true, but it's late October so it's all good!) So many ideas, albeit meaty ideas mostly but it still makes me feel so Christmassy and yaaay!
3. Kirstie's Homemade Christmas
Another program to catch up on 4od! This also inspires me so much; Christmas food and craft ideas! It makes me want to get a vintage glass jar full of buttons and turn them into a necklace, or a garland or something awesome like that!
4. Costa's Gingerbread Lattes
Very luckily, there is a costa near my nanny and grandpa's so gingerbread lattes make a lot of appearances in my life! I can't wait until Starbucks bring out their redcups though! EEEK SO SOON!!!! :D
5. Friends
Not the TV show, suprisingly ;) I've just been very grateful for my friends (and famfam ofc) - my new schoolie friends are already becoming close, and my oldie friends (teheh!) are just so perfff! We actually are like little old ladies when talking in our group, we don't gossip, just discuss ;D
Awwwright I'm off to watch Kirstie's Homemade Home! Tutahhh!
Esh
xo
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Crafty Things.
This Christmas season, I'm going all out homemade; homeade gifts are decorations are always prettier!
Okay, i'm inspired. It's happened.
Kirsty's Homemade Christmas - it's never too early for Christmas programmes.
I have quite a few recipes for Crimbo, but not many crafty ideas! This programme makes me so inspired to just get up and CRAFT IT OUT.
I loooove textiles and crafts. I remember my art teacher said to me as i was leaving to go to school, "You'll do well, you really have any eye for textiles." (something along those lines :D) - my dad's job is centered around textiles, I just love it! But I'll be inspired to do arts and crafts, and then just forget about it for a while, which sucks! So I'm going to try and make the most out of it.
About a month ago, my mum and I decorated (decorating is my favourite part of crafts :)) some frames so they turned into button frames! They were for a present, and they were sooo pretty! So rustique but so much more special than shop bought.
I also used to make necklaces and bracelets, and cards. I'm gonna start the festive season early; I'm going to make some Christmas cards! It's good to have a headstart and be prepared for December, right?
Yeah, so this post is probably just for me to look back on and try and get inspired to craft again - talk (or should I say, type?) soon!
Esh
xo
Okay, i'm inspired. It's happened.
Kirsty's Homemade Christmas - it's never too early for Christmas programmes.
I have quite a few recipes for Crimbo, but not many crafty ideas! This programme makes me so inspired to just get up and CRAFT IT OUT.
I loooove textiles and crafts. I remember my art teacher said to me as i was leaving to go to school, "You'll do well, you really have any eye for textiles." (something along those lines :D) - my dad's job is centered around textiles, I just love it! But I'll be inspired to do arts and crafts, and then just forget about it for a while, which sucks! So I'm going to try and make the most out of it.
About a month ago, my mum and I decorated (decorating is my favourite part of crafts :)) some frames so they turned into button frames! They were for a present, and they were sooo pretty! So rustique but so much more special than shop bought.
I also used to make necklaces and bracelets, and cards. I'm gonna start the festive season early; I'm going to make some Christmas cards! It's good to have a headstart and be prepared for December, right?
Yeah, so this post is probably just for me to look back on and try and get inspired to craft again - talk (or should I say, type?) soon!
Esh
xo
Beanie Blogs #22: illness, FESTIVENESS and Baking
Hello!
Now i know what you're thinking; ESH! WHY AREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?
Well, my dearies, I'll tell you why. I'm ill. Again.
WHY?!
It's so annoying! Tummy bug and sniffly nose :(
So I've been baking chocolate cupcakes for the event on Saturday (non vegan cupcakes - it didn't feel right using a cow's product again aha, but they aren't for me and we had this to use up so *shrug*), they smell so yummy! I also tried to make gingerbread but the dough is so crumbly and weird?! I've never used that recipe so... MEH.
I'M WATCHING JAMIE'S BEST EVER CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAY FESTIVE FUUUUN!
Kay' gonna pop off now! Tutaaahhh!
Now i know what you're thinking; ESH! WHY AREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?
Well, my dearies, I'll tell you why. I'm ill. Again.
WHY?!
It's so annoying! Tummy bug and sniffly nose :(
So I've been baking chocolate cupcakes for the event on Saturday (non vegan cupcakes - it didn't feel right using a cow's product again aha, but they aren't for me and we had this to use up so *shrug*), they smell so yummy! I also tried to make gingerbread but the dough is so crumbly and weird?! I've never used that recipe so... MEH.
I'M WATCHING JAMIE'S BEST EVER CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAY FESTIVE FUUUUN!
Kay' gonna pop off now! Tutaaahhh!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Pumpkin Pie Autumn Tiramasu.
Hello there.
Come for a little peek at a super tasty VEGAN pumpkin tiramasu?
Okay, this recipe originally came from the lovely Kathy Patalsky and I followed it though made a few cchnages and it just didn't set! It was suppost to be a pumpkin pie, no bake - but mine didn't set BUT it tasted wonderful! So I stuck it in a wine glass, put a pecan (even though it's a walnut pumpkin pie...) on top and a leaf of mint! Also, I learnt a few things on the way so down below will be a different version, but if you want to make a PIE - Follow Kathy Patalsky's recipe.
Awwwright here's the recipe:
Base:
1/3 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp organic brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp flax seeds (optional) (I used 1 tbsp of milled flax)
Filling:
15 ounces pumpkin puree, unsweetened
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
1/2 cup raw walnuts
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (recipe for pumpkin pie spice down below)
1/3 cup walnut oil
1/4 cup almond milk
4 heaping teaspoons of soy yogurt
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
(I put mine into a pie dish so I felt like there wasn't enough crust, personally, but if you're putting it into wine glasses it depends on the size of your wine glasses but that should be enough)
Put all the dry ingredients into a food proccessor. Whizz it up until mixed, but still little pieces of walnut are in sight. Then, spoon into the wine glasses (this makes probably about 4-6, but again it depends on the size of the glass). Set aside and put all the filling ingredients (apart from the oil) into a food processor. Turn on and mix until creeeeaaamy! Then pour the oil in, and just process a tiny bit. Test it, and adjust spices or sugar to taste - i added a bit more cinnamon and nutmeg; just a pinch.
Then spoon on top of the crumbly base mixture, and put into the fridge for at LEAST three hours - i put mine in the evening, and ate it the next evening.
Garnish with a walnut (out of walnuts, so I used a pecan) and a sprig o' mint - et voila!
I'm writing this whilst snacking on a chocolate rice cake and an apple. Bloggers life :D
Esh
xo
Come for a little peek at a super tasty VEGAN pumpkin tiramasu?
Okay, this recipe originally came from the lovely Kathy Patalsky and I followed it though made a few cchnages and it just didn't set! It was suppost to be a pumpkin pie, no bake - but mine didn't set BUT it tasted wonderful! So I stuck it in a wine glass, put a pecan (even though it's a walnut pumpkin pie...) on top and a leaf of mint! Also, I learnt a few things on the way so down below will be a different version, but if you want to make a PIE - Follow Kathy Patalsky's recipe.
Awwwright here's the recipe:
Base:
1/3 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp organic brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp flax seeds (optional) (I used 1 tbsp of milled flax)
Filling:
15 ounces pumpkin puree, unsweetened
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
1/2 cup raw walnuts
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (recipe for pumpkin pie spice down below)
1/3 cup walnut oil
1/4 cup almond milk
4 heaping teaspoons of soy yogurt
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
(I put mine into a pie dish so I felt like there wasn't enough crust, personally, but if you're putting it into wine glasses it depends on the size of your wine glasses but that should be enough)
Put all the dry ingredients into a food proccessor. Whizz it up until mixed, but still little pieces of walnut are in sight. Then, spoon into the wine glasses (this makes probably about 4-6, but again it depends on the size of the glass). Set aside and put all the filling ingredients (apart from the oil) into a food processor. Turn on and mix until creeeeaaamy! Then pour the oil in, and just process a tiny bit. Test it, and adjust spices or sugar to taste - i added a bit more cinnamon and nutmeg; just a pinch.
Then spoon on top of the crumbly base mixture, and put into the fridge for at LEAST three hours - i put mine in the evening, and ate it the next evening.
Garnish with a walnut (out of walnuts, so I used a pecan) and a sprig o' mint - et voila!
I'm writing this whilst snacking on a chocolate rice cake and an apple. Bloggers life :D
Esh
xo
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Beanie blogs #21: Festive Sunday!
Hello allll!
So today (well, so far) has been so lovely and festive - yes, I know it's only October but SHHHH!
This morning I woke up, and after an hour mum got up and made some incredibley yummy pear pancakes from Jamie Oliver - i had five (American style) served with yogurt and honey teheh ^_^
Then, Mads, Jose and Kitkat came over and we went to Tescos, bought some bagels, got lunch ready (a bagel topped with hummus, with cucumber and spicy crisps on the side) and we watched Love Actually! Teheheh! After we were all feeling SO festive we made some YUMMY VEGAN GINGERBREAD BICCIES!
Then we plonked down in the living room, turned on Friends, got ourselves some milk (soya milk for me, of course.) and grabbed a couple of the biscuits (i also ate a pear... Yeah.) - They are so scrumalicious!
Quite a decadent Sunday, but hey - that's what Sundays are for!
Talk to you later!
Esh
xo
So today (well, so far) has been so lovely and festive - yes, I know it's only October but SHHHH!
This morning I woke up, and after an hour mum got up and made some incredibley yummy pear pancakes from Jamie Oliver - i had five (American style) served with yogurt and honey teheh ^_^
Then, Mads, Jose and Kitkat came over and we went to Tescos, bought some bagels, got lunch ready (a bagel topped with hummus, with cucumber and spicy crisps on the side) and we watched Love Actually! Teheheh! After we were all feeling SO festive we made some YUMMY VEGAN GINGERBREAD BICCIES!
Quite a decadent Sunday, but hey - that's what Sundays are for!
Talk to you later!
Esh
xo
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