In case you are lacking of inspiration to decorate your table in the upcoming festive season (Christmas or any festive table you might need), I thought I would show you what's my take on it this year:
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Apple and pear galette from Call me cupcake
My front courtyard has a little pear tree line and we agreed with my neighbourgh to share them. But in the end he didn't take much so I had plenty and many more to eat. I had done Vegan pear and apples galette inspired by Green Kitchen Stories last year. So this year, I wanted to try something new and the recipe, and stumbled upon the one from Call me cupcake. It has hazelnut frangipane so if you have allergies, I suggest you change it to almonds and or any nuts you are not allergic to.
I twisted it only slightly and it was the most delicious thing:
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Mini pavlovas with red fruits and nuts
I have been wanting to try pavlovas/meringues for a long time but never dared. Then I saw these mini pavlovas and thought "that I can do". I didn't have any gooseberries so I made my own recipe with red fruits:
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Buckwheat chocolate and salt cookies
Guys, I'm on a cake/cookies recipe spree it seems. If you missed it, the last one was a gluten free earl grey cake recipe. However, next post will not be one I promise!
I stumbled upon this cookies recipe on Pinterest quite a while ago. And for some reasons, I kept it aside for a while. As until now I never really knew how to change normal wheat to Gluten free wheat, but now I know a little better, so I just changed it slightly and it's still super delicious!
Warning: it's only Gluten free, not vegan as there is butter and a little vanilla ice cream on top at the end but if you know how to replace one or the other, just do it:
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Gluten free Earl grey chocolate cake
Winter time is definitely when I need comfort food the most. And I'm guessing I'm not alone! So here is a recipe of a cake that will I'm sure make you feel better while being rather healthy. And if like me you are an Earl grey fan, you'll be in cloud nine:
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Flowers to fight winter gloom
When there are gloomy days, I find nothing more cheering and comforting than having flowers around me. It brings me straight to brighter and more colourful days. And definitely uplift my mood. In a quick post, I'm just going to tell you how I make a flower bouquet last a little longer. So that your home stays joyful a little more and so can your happiness:
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Eco-present wrapping made beautiful with fabrics
After making a wreaths wall, how about not using too many new things to wrap your presents this year? And how about using no plastic and something you can recycle and people you give the presents to, can reuse?
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An easy wreaths wall for Christmas
I got a bit wreaths crazy to prepare for the advent and the pre-Christmas period. I had this idea for a while and couldn't wait to share it with you! It was really all about using what I already had (ok, granted that I had quite a lot of accumulated tools already but still...). And I just only bought a couple more things to add on.Let me walk you through the process:
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A simple winter salad recipe
As an introduction, I have to say, I just fell in love with those beets ! Aren't they beautiful. I think they look like roses... Anyway, this wasn't the beginning I thought I would do. Here is just a super simple recipe for a salad that will brighten the gloomy winter days:These beets are Chioggas. Or you can also call them candy stripes beetroot. They are an italian heirloom variety from the 19th century. And they are very tasty raw or cooked (once cooked, they become pink).Here is how you can eat this salad:
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Autumn recipes: vegan and gluten free apple and pear tart
You know I love the change of seasons. And I plan on sharing a few things you can do in each of them every year. Last year I showed you some cool autumn crafts and ideas to do with your kids. This year, I am sharing an apple and pear tart recipe. I took an apple tart recipe from Green kitchen stories and changed it a bit to my taste. It's really easy to make, vegan and gluten free for those who need to cut their dairies and wheats. But it's anyway very nice for the others too! You can find the original recipe here and below with some tiny twists:
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Simple summer cocktails with berries
Fancy a bit of a last summer feel before the craze of back to school and autumn start? Here are some easy summer cocktails recipes for you. And even better if you can do them with foraged berries and homemade cordial. That's the beauty of the transition between these two seasons I find :
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Spring craft ideas: Egg dyeing and egg hunting
We also painted wooden eggs this year. Spot Lily's little rabbit!The fun thing to do around Easter is of course a Egg hunt. Even as they grow older, we don't have to find really complicated hideaways. There will always be eggs that will be missed! At the ready? GO!Well done kids!Time to share (which is serious business) and eat!I
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Craft idea for winter days: homemade snow globe
If you are stuck with activities to do before Christmas (with or without kids), I have an idea for you. It came from my daughter Lily. She asked if she could make her own snow globe (or actually, a glitter globe). And I thought it was an excellent idea!This is my contribution for the 2018 Christmas creative countdown organised by Gina from Willow day. You can follow the other contributions there every day as well as on her instagram. I love all the scandinavian inspired christmas ideas, I'm sure you will love them too.I have already did acraft ideas for the autumn post. And also gave you inspiration forsome advent activities too! This is the perfect follow up:
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Our traditional advent activities
If you are stuck with ideas on what to do during advent time, I thought it would be a good idea to share what we traditionally do around Christmas time. it might give you some inspiration:
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Autumn vibes and crafts ideas with kids
Fancy some ideas to make some crafts with your kids on colder, greyer days of fall? I always do seasonal activities with mine and fall is one of the best times to use colours and nature at hands. Plus if you like Halloween, but not so much orange overload, I have some ideas for you. So you will find the recipes for DIYs of what we did this year at the end of this post. It might give you some inspiration:
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