tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68546507732305469462024-03-13T19:57:19.806-07:00This ain't your mama's dinner!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854650773230546946.post-26544226293241614232013-07-24T08:05:00.000-07:002013-07-24T08:06:58.058-07:00Yes.I said yes<br />
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<i>Three years ago,</i><br />
When we first saw each other, July 20th in the late evening. Both with a glass of beer in our hands, surrounded by mutual friends who didn't yet meet. We laughed. We danced. We flirted. We slipped into the conversation like sliding into fresh apple crumble, right out of the oven. It felt gooey, warm and comforting.<br />
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When you asked me out. We skipped down the street. We sang the worst love songs aloud. We hugged like the world would end.<br />
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When we closed our eyes and our lips touched each other for the very first time.<br />
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I said yes.<br />
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<i>Last month,</i><br />
When we were sitting on the prettiest bench in Lille. Talking about the fancy dinner we just had, giggling about life.<br />
When you dropped on one knee and pulled a small box out of your pocket. I cried a lot and stuttered. You cried a little and laughed.<br />
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We didn't sleep that night. We didn't want the moment to end so we kept on talking, giggling, crying, loving, ... Meanwhile I was trying to take every inch of every second of that night in to me. I wanted to remember where we were, how we looked, how it felt and smelled. I didn't want to forget any of it as I knew this was one of those moments.<br />
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<i>Today,</i><br />
When I wake up and take a look at my beautiful ring. I'll still shout it out every single day and couldn't be more grateful for it.<br />
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The last couple of weeks we celebrated this joyful news about every day. Sometimes accompanied by our loved ones, other days we just sit back and celebrate being engaged by a good meal and a sweet kiss.<br />
We're so excited to plan this happy event together. So far, we're both enjoying every single moment of it... <br />
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We want to thank everyone who shared our happy moment with us and support us for who we are. I'm beyond thankful. It's a dream come true.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854650773230546946.post-23057122591264364312013-07-11T10:07:00.005-07:002013-07-11T10:07:48.530-07:00Light Eton Mess<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nop. I haven't been eaten by wolves, I didn't bake myself to dead and I definitely don't suffer from a burnout.<br />
In the contrary; I'm more alive than ever. Ready to kick some serious ass.<br />
But boy, oh boy! How this was the craziest of months someone has ever dealt with.<br />
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Last month, I finished my master's thesis and graduated like a boss! This was celebrated with some bubbles and an indoor pick-nick.<br />
I was also told I can start working in September as a kindergarten teacher. Hell yeah! We drank bubbles for realz and ate pie.<br />
Finally; Mr. Boyfriend and I moved in together in our new cosy palace -I'll show you around later on-. We packed and unpacked like our lives depended on it. When all of this was done we drank a bottle of bubbles until we didn't feel our sour feet/hands anymore.<br />
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I really got slimmer and way fitter from all of these celebrating-dinners and events. Alcohol does wonders for my body.<br />
- Has no one ever said.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #999999;">notes: in the traditional version Eton Mess is made of whipped cream, crumbled meringues and strawberries. In the light version I replaced the cream by greek yoghurt. I didn't add any sugar as meringues are sweet enough. Serve immediately or the meringues so the meringues don't get soggy.</span></i><br />
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Ps. There's some pretty awesome big news coming up in the next post! Huray Huray!<br />
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Last time I told you I handed my master's thesis in. I made it sound all simple and joyful.<br />
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Real talk; things got ugly. The paper got stuck in the printer, I had to cut off the front page with a knife and I cried at the copy-shop. On the upside of all this: the nice lady at the counter gave me a pity-discount. <br />
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On days like this; the only thing that keeps me going is a pasta-heavy meal, shared with the people I love the most. So that's exactly what I did.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 zucchini, sliced</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">about 150g marinated artichokes, halved</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">150g mixed salad</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">one hand full of fresh basil leave</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">100g sundried tomatoes, chopped</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>cook the ravioli in salted water {follow instructions on the box}<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>caramelize the onion by browning it real slowly on a soft fire for about 20 minutes in olive oil and butter.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>turn the heat on and bake the zucchini for about 2 minutes on each side, or until browned. No need to use another pan; just toss it along the onion.<br />
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So... It finally happened. I submitted my Master's thesis!</div>
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It feels surreal, amazing and totally normal at the same time.</div>
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So now you know... the reason why this blog was on stand-by modus for the last couple of weeks was mostly because the amount of proof-reading, referencing and rewriting that was happening on this side of the screen. </div>
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Lucky enough I could also count on both Marjan and mr. Boyfriend who prevented me from starving. </div>
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Both of them did an awesome job at keeping a real foodie satisfied and happy.</div>
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Marjan made this super-tasty cannelloni with spinach, mushrooms and ricotta. It's an absolute classic for dinner parties at her place and always seems to blow away her guests. I also love the simplicity of the recipe; it's fairly straightforward and healthy.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">400g tinned plum tomatoes, chopped</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat the oven to 200°C.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>in a large pan, heat olive oil. Add onion, cook until tender.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>stir in spinach and mushrooms,cook until mushrooms are soft and spinach is wilted, about five minutes. Remove from heat.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>drain off the excess liquid from the spinach, out of the pan.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>mix the ricotta and sliced ham together. add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste to a soft mixture</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>time to get your hands dirty! Fill the canneloni with your mixture. Make sure the rolls are well filled.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>lick your fingers!</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>in a large stockpot heat olive oil over medium-high heat.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>add onion and cook for about five minutes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">ten: </span>stir in tomato paste and a glass of red wine.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eleven: </span>add some fresh herbs from your hipster city garden and season with salt and pepper. Simmer on stove for about 20 minutes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">twelve: </span>pour 1/3 of the tomato sauce into your ovenproof dish and lay the cannelloni on top.</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Yummy for your ears:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqmXqGSAD_c" target="_blank">Intergalactic Lovers- Delay</a></div>
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This salad is fresh tasting, crispy, filling, and has that sweet-salty thing going on that I love.<br />
The confusion while eating it is something extra; just to get you to start talking at the dinner-table.<br />
<i>Is this salad healthy or isn't it?</i><br />
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Well, it surely doesn't taste like something you'ld eat wearing a bikini.<br />
It has a bunch of meat, chips and even a bit of cheese on top.<br />
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But by replacing the meat by ground turkey, the sour cream for fat-free yoghurt and by reducing the amount of cheese you <b>healthied</b> {shhht, totally a word}<b> it </b>completely <b>up</b> without any of the sacrifices.<br />
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The recipe is more of guidance or coach than an actual recipe. Use what you have in stock, feel free to change up the ingredients. Like with any (salad) recipe: Don’t like something? Don’t use it. Have another great idea? Please,feel free to try it out.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 medium onion, chopped</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 yellow bell pepper</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">500g ground turkey/ chicken</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 t chili powder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 t ground cumin</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">about 16 tortilla chips</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">200g iceberg lettuce, torn </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1/2 cucumber, sliced</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 small mango, peeled, seeded, and cut into small, irregular wedges</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">150g shredded Cheddar Cheese</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 small can of corn (~100g)</span><br />
<ul style="background-color: white; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">200 ml fat-free yogurt</span></ul>
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1/2 lemon: juiced</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">salt and pepper</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">a small hand cilantro leaves, chopped</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">{optional: 1 portion of taco seasoning ~ BE: Delhaize}</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>cook beef, onion and bell pepper in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned; stir to crumble.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>stir in chili powder and cumin.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>to prepare the salad- combine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, mango, chips, cucumber and cheese in a large bowl.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>make the dressing- in a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, cilantro, and salt {optional; add prepared taco seasoning}.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>add beef to the salad. Toss to combine well. Drizzle with yogurt dressing; serve immediately.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Let's dance:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBeu3FVi60" target="_blank">Matt & Kim - Daylight</a></div>
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PS. don't you just love the t-shirt he's wearing? It's a <a href="http://valorandvellum.com/" target="_blank">priscilla wilson</a> design for his band, wich I absolutely love. <a href="http://iahttc.com/index.php" target="_blank">You can check </a>i<a href="http://iahttc.com/index.php" target="_blank">t out over here</a></div>
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Spring has finally arived! From memory, I think this winter was one of the hardest and coldest I've experienced. Slowly but surely those short dark days are being replaced with beautiful bright sunny days and this couldn't get me any happier. Along with the downside of shaving our legs and spring cleaning we get to rejoice on berries, ice cream and picknicks.<br />
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Last week, strawberries were sold extremely in-expencive at the local supermarket. I know it's still to early for them to be sweet, soft and juicy. But wit just the littlest bit of effort, you wouldn't even notice the difference.<br />
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I made this sweet, easy and light dessert for a dinner among friends last week. The next day I ate the left-overs for breakfast. And the following day I bought some extra strawberries just to enjoy this plate once again.<br />
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<i>slighty adapted from <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/strawberries-with-yoghurt-prosecco-and-shortbread">jamieoliver.com</a></i><br />
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<i>Note: Prosecco isn't the cheapest wine in town, but as you need only a little bit to get this dessert gowing you can (option A:) enjoy a fancy drink as the sun sets down or (option B:) make a gazzilion portions of this dessert to enjoy along the week. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">300 g strawberries, hulled and sliced</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 T honey</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">a small handfull of fresh mint leaves</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 small glass Prosecco</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 t vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">500 ml greek yoghurt or vanilla ice cream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 cookie, crushed</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>toss the sliced strawberries into a large, shallow dish. Drizzle with the honey and the torn up mint leaves.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>top with the Prosecco and sprinkle with the vanilla extract.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>set aside for 10 minutes to allow the flavours to develop.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>divide the strawberries between 4 plates and sprinkle over the juice. Spoon a big dollop of yoghurt or ice cream on top of each plate and sprinkle with just a bit of the crushed cookie biscuits and fresh mint to serve.<br />
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Song of the day: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PHNeT_x1U" target="_blank">Marble Sounds - The Time To Sleep</a></div>
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I’ve been wanting to experiment with making homemade donuts for a while now but its kind of hard without owning a donut pan or candy thermometer.</div>
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Luckily, my sassy, sweet toothed friend Marjan, was all over the idea, and together we decided that something must be done about this situation.</div>
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So we set out on our own pink donut -making adventure!</div>
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These puppies took us about 3 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish. <br />
But how they're worth every minute...</div>
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If you’ve never made doughnuts before, here is my advice to you: Take the afternoon off! Go home and preheat the oven. Double the batch and invite some friends. Eat five to eight donuts and fall asleep as a happy girl.</div>
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For this particular recipe you won't need a donutpan, frying pan or candy thermometer. All you need is an oven, a pretty friend with good kneading hands and some spare time.<br />
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These donuts! were yummy--crispy outsides and fluffy, cake insides; a sweet pink glaze with a hint of coconut to top things off. Things couldn't get any better...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">doughnut recipe (barely) adapted from: <a href="http://www.honeyandjam.com/2011/02/baked-cinnamon-sugar-doughnuts.html" target="_blank">honey & jam</a></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #e06666;">glaze recipe inspired by <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2012/02/pink-raised-doughnuts-with-toasted-coconut/" target="_blank">Joy the baker</a></span></i><br />
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<i>As we're not in the financial ability, right now, to own a stand mixer, we kneaded the dough by hand. I can only start to imagine how wonderful a life, or the donut making proces, with a stand mixer would be. Yet, I have to say... making your hands al dirty in this soft and elastic dough was an unique proces. The doughnuts turned out really nice, even without a stand mixer. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 egg</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">60g caster sugar</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 T active dry yeast</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 t salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 t vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">300 to 500g all purpose flour, divided, plus more for kneading</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">125g butter, cut into 1 inch cubes</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">50g frozen raspberries, thauwed</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">200g powdered sugar</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1/2 t pure vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">coconut flakes for topping</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the egg and sugar on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>add the milk, yeast, salt and vanilla, and stir to blend.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>with the mixer on low speed, add one third of the flour. Blend until it disappears. Add another third of the flour. Beat until flour disappears. Switch to the dough hook and add the last amount of flour. Mix on low speed until no flour bits remain.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>with the machine back on medium speed, add the butter one piece at a time, and beat until no large chunks of butter are left in the bottom of the bowl, 3-5 minutes. {when you're kneading by hands... this is the most daunting task. You could try talking your friend into it...}<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>reduce speed to low. Gradually and slowly add flour, until the dough gathers around the hook and cleans the sides of the bowl.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead gently and lovingly until the dough doesn't stick to your hands anymore.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>transfer the dough to a large, greased mixing bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in volume, this should take about 1 hour. {this is a great moment to make the glaze}<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and roll out about 1 1/2cm thick. Cut out 3 inch diameter rounds with 1 inch diameter holes.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">ten: </span>Very carefully, place the doughnuts at least 2 1/2cm apart on the baking sheet. Cover with the same tea towel and let sit in a warm spot until nearly doubled in size, about 20 minutes.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eleven: </span>bake until the doughnuts are light golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">twelve: </span>allow to cool completely before glazing.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>mash the berries<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>{optional} strain into a bowl to get rid of any seeds<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Let's enjoy these pretty babies with some</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do10THCOsaA" target="_blank">Monogold - Ivory Teeth Golden Tusk</a></div>
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Well, this is something that caught me completely off guard.</div>
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Thank you so much, <a href="http://mowdjo.com/" target="_blank">Mowdjo's Kitchen</a>, for nominating me for this pretty Liebster Award. </div>
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I am deeply humbled by this. </div>
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<b>So apparently the rules for this beautiful award are:</b></div>
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head- is when I decided to cook a bread-soup. It had the most
fingerlicking picture and it was presented on the website of a hot chef
which will not be named (hint: he has the cutest speaking disorder). But
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Dessert buffet! Without a doubt.</div>
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<b>c. When did you last laugh your ass of?</b></div>
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Last weekend; you'll find a full post on that soon.</div>
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<b>d. Tell one thing about yourself no one else knows yet</b></div>
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I suffer from a mild case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia" target="_blank">coulrophobia</a>.</div>
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Air, coffee and Dr. Who.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>1. <a href="http://aperiodictableblog.com/" target="_blank">A Periodic Table</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>2. <a href="http://photo-copy-ann.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">Photo-copy-ann-blogspot</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>3. <a href="http://veggiezest.com/" target="_blank">Veggie Zest</a></b></span></span></div>
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I celebrated the receiving of this nomination by drinking some fancy mimosa's!</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Now, let's dance on</span><span style="color: #444444;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bfseWNmlds" target="_blank">Passion Pit- Sleepyhead</a></span></div>
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<b>If you have a spare two seconds, and you enjoy what you're reading; </b></div>
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<b><a href="http://bit.ly/12GE6Sy" target="_blank">please nominate this blog as your favorite in the categorie 'food' for the Weekend Blog Awards.</a> </b></div>
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<b>These awards are kind of a huge deal in Belgian Blog Universum. </b></div>
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Mr Boyfriend and me are on a salad kick. <br />Not because we gained a huge amount of weight since we started to hang out on a more regular base at the stove. <br />{wich we did}</div>
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{wich it doesn't}<br />And definitely not because I don't have any time to spare on frying donuts or baking pie</div>
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{wich I do}</div>
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No, it's more of a <b>craving </b>that we're currently sharing.</div>
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A craving that doesn't feel like any other craving I've had before <br />A craving that's getting away from anything rational<br />{donuts, taco's, burgers are the usual suspects}</div>
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We're sharing a craving for greens, light lunches and the <i>Oh!I'mfeelinghealthy</i>...</div>
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This salad is the perfect 'in between' salad.</div>
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You feel <b>all healthy</b> while eating it, yet the cheese and baked potatoes remind you that you're not eating <i>brussel sprouts kind of healthy. </i></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">salad for one </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">inspired by: <a href="http://www.sarie.com/kos/resepte/slaai-met-geroosterde-aartappels-ertjies-en-spek" target="_blank">sarie.com</a></span></div>
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<i>I added mind and feta, because the interplay with the peas makes this crazy, addictive salad burst with flavor. The baked onion I added for the obvious reason: it's baked onion! <br />As with any salad you can adjust the ingredients to your own taste; there is no right or wrong.<br />I felt like this flavor-packed salad didn't need dressing anymore, because of what is already going on in there. If you disagree and feel like every salad should need a dressing feel free to click on the link above for a suiting dressing.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>put the potatoes in a pot, cover with lots of water and add salt. Bring to a boil and simmer until just tender, about ten minutes.</div>
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You can now easily order in,
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While only touching two buttons on your oven and a small time waiting, you can
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So yes; you
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">* The original recipe called for 4 large patties, I tweaked this to 8 smaller ones as the larger ones tended to fall apart in the frying pan and no one ever didn't like a mini-burger * </span></i><i></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">* These burgers can be easily adapted in a lot of ways. You can, for example, add herbs {thyme?} or a little grated cheese {parmesan?} for a different flavor profile * </span></i></div>
</i><span style="color: #45818e;"><i><a href="http://notyourmamasdinner.blogspot.be/2012/01/totally-addictive-beetroot-salad-with.html" target="_blank"><b>Recipe for the beetroot - feta salad can be found </b></a><a href="http://notyourmamasdinner.blogspot.be/2012/01/totally-addictive-beetroot-salad-with.html" target="_blank"><b>by clicking on this text.</b> </a></i></span><i style="color: #45818e;">I replaced the parsley for some dandelion salad {veldsla}</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>add 100 ml cooking water to the couscous. cover and set aside for 5 minutes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>wet your hands slightly and form the mixture into 8 small patties.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>assemble burgers by layering lettuce, red onion, tomatoes and white bean - couscous patties and a dollop of ketchup or sweet-chilly sauce between a nice and firm bun.</div>
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Let us sit down for a moment and talk about totally important unimportant stuff.</div>
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NYMD recently turned one year!</div>
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My little girl is growing up so quickly.</div>
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Today, exactly one year ago I posted <a href="http://notyourmamasdinner.blogspot.be/2012/02/24-before-turning-24-semplice-insalata.html" target="_blank">this post</a> in wich I challenged myself to go about and have one crazy year.</div>
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I wanted to run through a list of 24 tasks before I turned 24 years old.</div>
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I haven’t given you an update on my list because well… I’ve turned 24 and well, yeah... I’m no where near done with my list.</div>
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So let's just go with it and call this a list in progress; </div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i>a list of things which lead us to a better life; </i></span></div>
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a life with more cartwheels, more books and way more fancy dinners.</div>
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<i>what would you add to the list to make our life fuller, richer and wittier?</i></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">A never ending list of stuff we all should start doing!</span></div>
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<strike>* try one exotic meal I can't pronounce</strike></div>
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my prenounciation of <i>pizza zucca</i> made the waiter laugh out loud, <br />
<i>yaourtopitta</i>, <br />
<i>a ton of indian curries</i> that I'm just ordering by the number [for me number 46, please]<br />
and let's be honest... I'm not even sure how to pronounce <i>zucchini.</i></div>
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<strike>* spend two internet-less weekends</strike></div>
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I've been to Berlin and Paris, both in weekends. It was awesome.</div>
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* read three books recommended by friends {let me hear y'all}</div>
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Working on it...</div>
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* do 4 cartwheels in a row {but first; learn how-to}</div>
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* bake a five layer-cake that doesn't collapse</div>
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Two done. Three more to go.</div>
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* live six days completely vegan</div>
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* host a fancy dinner for seven unknown people</div>
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* buy eight people a coffee, just because</div>
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Patience, my friends...</div>
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* visit 9 countries</div>
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France, Germany, Hungary, Poland...</div>
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<strike>* memorize ten poems to whisper in someone’s ear</strike></div>
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* host a movie marathon {eleven movies; fo real}</div>
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I need some volunteers. And some movies.</div>
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<strike>* enjoy a 12 hour nap</strike></div>
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Done. Easy.</div>
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<strike>* drink 13 different kinds of beer </strike></div>
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Done! Awesome!</div>
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<strike>* leave fourteen pennies for people to find</strike></div>
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Done!</div>
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* give cookies to fifteen people</div>
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<strike>* compliment sixteen complete strangers</strike></div>
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Absolutely loved this one!</div>
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<strike>* be able to jog for 17 minutes without a pause </strike></div>
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I own you, coupure!</div>
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* fold 18 paper cranes; write a little message on them and leave them behind at random spots.</div>
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* donate 19 euro {or more} to a good cause</div>
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unless getting drunk for no reason is a good cause, I'm not really sure I did.</div>
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* survive a week {five days} with only twenty euro cash</div>
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next week! the game is on!</div>
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* share a glass{/bottle?} of wine with a 21-year old</div>
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Anyone in for a good glass of chardonay?</div>
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<strike>* host a party for 22 friends</strike></div>
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Done, more than twice.</div>
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* listen to an album from every year since I was born {so 23 albums in total}</div>
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* mail 24 handwritten letters</div>
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Work in progress</div>
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And now... let's talk about the serious stuff: carrot cake.</div>
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It's ok to pretend it's as healthy as it sounds.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">adapted from</span><a href="http://www.101woonideeen.nl/zelfmaken/recept-carrot-muffins.html" target="_blank"> 101woonideeën</a></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">2,5 dl olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">150 g dark brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">400 g grated carrots</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat oven to 180°C/ 350°F </div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>in a stand mixer beat all the ingredients on medium until fluffy. Chill the frosting for 10 to 20 minutes, until it has set up enough to spread smoothly. </div>
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While enjoying a CarrotCupCake: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBCt5nfsZ30" target="_blank">Lianne La Havas ft. Willy Mason - No room for doubt</a></div>
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So, it's finally the last week of my exams... </div>
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Are you also rocking on the concentration department? </div>
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Yeeaah, me neither.</div>
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In case you're in need of some further distraction, here's a list of <strike>15 </strike>13 things that are way more fun than studying.</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">1. Chewing a pencil</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">2. Looking at pictures of <a href="http://foodinspace.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">food in space</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">3. Getting really fascinated by <a href="http://www.nsmbl.com/the-50-best-will-ferrell-gifs/" target="_blank">the wonders of gifs</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">4. (Re)pinning<a href="http://pinterest.com/evadier/" target="_blank"> a loooot of shit </a>on pinterest</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">5. Writing a best-selling (to be) novel</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">6. Watching 435.558.434 TED-talks</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">7. Planning the post-exams party</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">8. Yodeling</span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #e06666;">9. Getting bit by an alligator</span></strike></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">9. Planning summer vacation<br />{Morocco, here we come!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">10. Doctor Who marathon, anyone?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">11. Windowshopping through the internet</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">12. Doing push-ups</span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #e06666;">13. Doing the dishes</span></strike></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">13. Cooking </span></div>
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If you're to busy practicing your yodeling to even start cooking {really, who could blame you?} I sincerely recommend you to try this pretty baked egg for breakfast, lunch and/ or dinner.</div>
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It's the easiest, yummiest treat that's ever been made in 20 minutes tops.</div>
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Haaaajajajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajajajave fun! </div>
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{that's me yodeling, folks}</div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">one egg </span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat oven to 350°F/180°C and {optional:} butter a ramekin</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>add a tablespoon of heavy cream to the dish and top with a cracked egg<br />
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Song of the day:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCBxa1prPE" target="_blank"> Nick Drake- Winter is gone </a></div>
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how you smell like fresh linnen & unpooped babies.</div>
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You're just so young and new and all different kinds of innocent...</div>
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Boy, how I have the highest expectations of you!</div>
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You and I, we're going to be besties.</div>
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Not sure? To much pressure? <br />Let me give you <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">5 reasons why you'll be the awesomest of years: </span></div>
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<b style="color: #e06666;"> 1° We'll travel the world together. </b></div>
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Or at least some countries... We'll visit Poland, Moroc and the Greatest of Britain. <br />All of this surrounded by some of my dearest friends. <br />{I'll introduce you, don't worry.. I think you'll like one another}</div>
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<b style="color: #e06666;">2° We'll graduate and start looking for a job.</b></div>
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That's right; no more studying, no more impossible deadlines, no more papers, no more group assignments, {Oh how I dispise those...}</div>
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<i>To be fair, I will miss; drinking on weeknights, sleeping until ten in the morning, not having to pay my own bills, ..</i></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b> 3° We'll move into a {real} house.</b></span></div>
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A house with a small garden and living room and kitchen... <br />I'm actually <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gao5Cxb5te4" target="_blank">krumping</a> while writing this down, that's how I excited I am!</div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">4° We'll </span><a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/pomegranate-shots" target="_blank">drink this</a>, <a href="http://notyourmamasdinner.blogspot.be/2012/08/strawberry-balsamic-rice-pudding-never.html" target="_blank">eat this</a><span style="color: #e06666;"> and</span> <span id="goog_1970288765"></span><a href="http://notyourmamasdinner.blogspot.be/2012/10/messy-apple-pear-tart.html" target="_blank">bake this </a><span style="color: #e06666;">several times.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"> 5° We'll grow and laugh together</span>; </b></div>
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we'll make mistakes and learn from them, <br />we'll learn to tell a good joke, </div>
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we'll pet Lisa's cat, </div>
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we will dance until our feet hurt, </div>
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we'll stop nagging abour the weather and wear the prettiest of coats, </div>
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we will love until our hearts explode, </div>
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You see?</div>
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I'm already looking forward to all of our upcoming adventures!</div>
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Sincere greetings,</div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Eva</span></b></div>
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<i>Ps. I made you the most scrumptious vegetable dish, I hope you like it; </i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">adapted from:</span></i> The River Cottage Cookbook - Veg Every day</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i>Serves: 6</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">4 large aubergines</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">2 onion, peeled and finely chopped</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">3 x 400g tinned plum tomatoes, roughly chopped</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">250 g mozzarella</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">freshly ground black pepper</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat your oven to 180°C/ 350°F.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: r</span>emove the stalks from the aubergines, slice them lengthways up into 3 to 5mm thick slices, and put to one side. whether you're using a griddle pan or a simple frying pan, get it really hot. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>grill the aubergines on both sides until golden and tender – you may have to do them in batches, as they probably won't all fit into your griddle pan in one go.<br /><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>now we'll start to layer it in an oven proof dish {at least 25x20cm}. Lay a third of the aubergine slices over the bottom of the dish and season to taste. Cover with a layer of tomato sauce, then a third of the mozzarella torn into pieces and scattered over it, and repeat!<br /><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>repeat these layers until you've used all the ingredients up, finishing with a layer of aubergine with the last torn pieces of mozzarella on top of it and a good sprinkle of parmesan to top things of.<br /><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>place the dish in the oven and bake for half an hour until golden, crisp and bubbly. </div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">Song to make your day:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZ0eBFTH6k" target="_blank">Moomin - Opening Theme</a></i></div>
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I aim to be a focused, well organised shopper. In this scenario; I make pretty lists with little boxes on the side to check off, I don't have to run twice a day to the supermarket and my fridge isn't a total mess.<br />
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This dish is so satisfying because it’s mostly made out of items you can most likely find in your fridge. Because I ran out of parmesan cheese, which the original recipe calls for, I added some smooth ricotta to <i>cheese </i>things up. Things couldn't have ended up better. The creamy ricotta compliments the spicy tomato sauce just perfectly. If your instinct is to add some fresh herbs (parsley, basil, oregano) to this recipe; you're doing it right.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1/2 red chili, chopped</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">3 t tomato paste</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">400g can of chopped tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">300g spaghetti , roughly broken</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">240g pack frozen seafood mix , defrosted</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>heat oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium heat. Add onion, chilli and garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>add paste and crushed tomatoes, and simmer 15-20 minutes further, stirring occasionally until slightly thickened.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>add the seafood to the tomato sauce, cook for 3 minutes more until it's all heated through. Season to taste.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>toss the sauce through the pasta and serve with some ricotta & parsley on the side.<br />
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Buy an oversized jacket. Wear it every. single. day.<br />
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Have a picknick in the park. read: pumpkin soup, hot cocoa, fresh bread, cinnamon sticks and cheese.<br />
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Snuggle away while reading a good book. {Any suggestions?}<br />
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Don't get the flu. Getting ill is super lame.<br />
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Dress up for halloween in a DIY costume.<br />
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Nap!<br />
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Jump in a big pile of leaves.<br />
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Carve a pumpkin. Try to avoid the emergency room in the same time.<br />
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Eat loads of baked apples... and apple pie... and actually everything involving cinnamon and apples.<br />
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<i>adapted from: chez rachel</i></div>
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<i>yields: 2 baked apples</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 T butter, melted</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 T flour</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>place the apples onto a piece of parchment/ baking paper and put a stick of cinnamon into each centre of the apple.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>pour the wine on top of the apples and quickly close the packages of parchment paper with some household strings.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>bake for 20-25 minutes.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>melt the butter, gently.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>as soon as the butter is melted, add the flour and using a wooden spoon stir quite vigorously to make a smooth paste.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>now begin adding the milk a little at a time while you keep stirring vigorously.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>add the sugar.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>split half of the vanilla bean lengthwise, using a paring knife. Then scrape the seeds free from both sides of the bean with the edge of the knife, and add to the mixture.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">ten: </span>turn the heat down to its lowest setting and let the sauce cook for 5 minutes, whisking from time to time. While that's happening, taste and season with more sugar and/or cinnamon.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eleven: </span>when your apples are done, you can serve them topped with your yummy sauce.<br />
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I'm also not about to tell you that you should really do your dishes. </div>
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{Lame pun intented}</div>
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That's right; <i>party-season</i> is aproaching. </div>
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This season is also known as <i>awesome-season</i>. <i>Put-on-your boots-and-dance-season</i>. Or my favorite: <i>this-girl-can-boogie-and-I'm-about-to-show-you-so-season.</i></div>
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Because we girls should stick together, I made a small list of advice you should consider deeply.<br />
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Theme parties are awesome. <br />
Slutty random theme things are less awesome. <br />
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<i>adapted from: <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipe/tarts/apple-pear-tart/" target="_blank">BHG</a></i></div>
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<i>makes 8 servings</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">200 g sweet pretzels {or other cookies}, crushed</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">50 g butter, melted</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">2 medium apples, cored and cut in 12 wedges each {do not peel}</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1 medium pear, cored and cut in 12 wedges each</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> 2 T butter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat oven to 180°C.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>in a medium bowl combine crushed cookies, flour and butter.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>pat mixture into bottom and sides of a round tart pan with removable bottom and bake for 10 minutes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>beat cream cheese with an electric mixer for 30 seconds up to high speed.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>add the eggs and caramel topping; beat until smooth.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>spread mixture in bottom of cooled crust.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>bake for another 10 minutes or until center appears set when the pan is shaken.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>cool on wire reck for 2 hours up to a day.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>cook pears and apples in 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat 10 minutes or until tender but still holding their shape, stirring occasionally.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">ten: </span>spoon fruit mixture on top of the tart.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eleven: </span>drizzle caramel on top.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">twelve: </span>enjoy!</div>
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Holy heck! When did fall sneak up on us? </div>
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Wasn't it just yesterday we celebrated the start of my beloved peach-season and we toasted on the best of summer?<br />
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Now, the smell of apple pie already surrounds me and today, I even had to wear my jacket outside.</div>
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ps. I don't like jackets. They hide my dresses.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">adapted from: Donna Hay - Fast, Fresh, Simple</span></i></div>
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Rice pudding is super easy and super comfy! </div>
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The rice pudding itself is not overly sweet, we saved that job for the strawberries and in that way the coconut taste really gets to you!</div>
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If you're more of a sweeth tooth and those extra calories don't bother you that much, please go ahead and add more sugar. Don't feel bad. Sugar is always a good idea. I feel ya!</div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">makes 4 small or 2 large servings</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">200 g strawberries {washed and halved}</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">150 g white basmati / dessert rice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">650 ml milk</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">300 ml coconut milk + more for drizzling if you like</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">2 T {vanilla} sugar/ scrapings of 1 vanilla bean</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>mix the sugar with the balsamic vingear in a bowl.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>add the sliced strawberries and shake them carefully through the vinegar mixture.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>leave them to rest in the fridge or a dark, cool place for 30 minutes to an hour</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>bring the milk to a boil in a sauce pan, stirring constantly.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>reduce the heat and add the coconut milk, rice and sugar. Let it simmer until the milk is mostly absorbed, about 25-35 minutes, stirring occasionally.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>add as much coconut milk as you desire. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>mix the strawberries into the rice, right before serving and drizzle a little bit of the balsamic syrup on top.</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">enjoy this rice pudding along with a tablespoon of </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pWTVwoecog" target="_blank">Seabear: I sing I swim</a></div>
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I'm in the very middle of my moving process right now.</div>
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Really, I don't think you can get any more to the centre of something than I just did.</div>
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My studiebooks, my oven and some food is left with me for the last couple of days,</div>
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Yes, you've read that correctly.</div>
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My bed is no longer among us.<br />
I'm a bedless girl, lost in the city...</div>
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I'm, indeed, not going to win any award over that situation.</div>
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I'm now official the worst mover ever!</div>
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So I'm staying over with friends now.</div>
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Going from one bed to the next couch.</div>
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Last night I stayed over at Marjans.</div>
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She's one of those girls that wakes up all pretty and twirly.</div>
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She made me coffee and added some giggle to that.</div>
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I loovve giggles and sleepovers!</div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Because they make girls giggle and hold them in front of their noses.</span></div>
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<i>source: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sweet-Savoury-Bites-Snacktime-Recipes/dp/192125906X" target="_blank">Sweet and savory bites, kitchen classics</a></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">125 g flour</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">60 g self-raising flour</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">150 g butter, cubed</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">60 g powdered sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1/2 t salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 egg yolk</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">4 heaping T of strawberry jam</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">80 g granulated sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 eggs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">180 g coconutshavings</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a square baking tin {about 23cm} and cover it with parchment paper. Make sure the parchment is bigger than the baking tin for easier removal of the cookies.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>in a large bowl, whisk together the flours, powdered sugar, and salt, then add the butter and cut with a pastry blender or your fingers until a crumbly dough begins to form.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>add the yolk and mix with your fingers/food processor until combined.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>push the dough into the baking tin and put it for about 10 minutes in the fridge.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>bake the dough for about 15 minutes or until it starts to golden.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>let it cool down and spread the jam over it.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>in a small bowl whisk the granulated sugar and eggs until whiped and creamy and stir the cocos into it.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>spread the coconutmixture evenly on the jam and press it down with the back of a spoon.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">ten: </span>cool completely in the pan on a rack. Using the extending parchment transfer to a cutting board. Use a <a href="http://www.nuji.com/product/ae3add33-d9f4-4486-ab51-78e9a303380f/urban-outfitters-moustache-egg-fryer/" target="_blank">cookie cutter like mine to make mustaches out of them</a> or simply slice them in elegant bars.<br />
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I just realized we are about halfway through with summer. </div>
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There's still some time to drink corona at the water, to play soccer in the park, to eat as many strawberries as your eyes can grasp and to dance until the sun comes up.</div>
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I'm putting a whole bunch of them in the easiest, most basic yet incredible delicious smoothie.</div>
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It's done in under five minutes and contains only good things.</div>
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Things that are not chocolate, nor french fries.</div>
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This, my dear friends; is health..</div>
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'... so the poor guy almost started crying while he told me. I remember it lively, cause I was eating a hotdog.'</div>
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'It was a reeaally good hotdog, dudes.'</div>
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That's the guy I'm going to marry one day.</div>
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The guy that connects deep emotional memories with a hotdog.</div>
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'The weekend you made those <span style="color: #e06666;"><i>crispy on the outside and tender in the middle zucchini fries</i></span> and took silly pictures of them in the backyard while planning our little road trip'</div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666;">snack for 2 - 3 hungry young people</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">400 g panko or plain dried breadcrumbs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1 T Italian seasoning (optional)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">25 g parmesan cheese (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 zucchini, cut into thick French-fry-size sticks, about 3 inches long.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">2 tomatoes, finely chopped</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">juice of 1/2 lemon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1/2 chilipepper, chopped</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cccccc;">1/2 onion, finely chopped</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat oil in a large frying pan to 180 °C.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>arrange 3 shallow, wide bowls or pie plates in a row.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>in the first bowl combine the flour with a pinch of salt and pepper.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>mix together panko or bread crumbs, parmesan, Italian seasoning, and another pinch of salt and pepper in the second bowl.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>in the last medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>now the fun part starts. Dip the zucchini sticks first in the flour until lightly coated, then in the eggs. Roll them in the bread-crumb mixture until well covered.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>transfer the fried zucchini to paper towels and drain.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>combine the ingredients in a medium bowl, serve alongside the zucchini fries</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">one: I'm moving!</span></div>
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Yes, I'm leaving my very tiny palace and moving into a small house. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I'll eat chocolate cake for dinner just to make sure I'm not.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;">two: Gentse Feesten!</span></span></div>
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Once a year, for ten days straight, my city turns into this huge free festival filled with free concerts, theatre and open-air parties at every corner. </div>
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It's absolute madness!</div>
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My biorythm did already let me know it has shut down; so I'm wide awake at night and sleepy all day.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>combine the spinach, peaches, prosciutto and onion in a bowl or pretty plate and toss to combine. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>top with the goat cheese and crispy fried onion.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>combine the honey, mustard and olive oil for the dressing. Season to taste.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>enjoy!</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">This little blog started taking over the virtual world about six months ago.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I'm pretty sure you'ld lick my bowl, girl.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I'm damn sure you wouldn't be able to resist the smell that's coming right out of my oven filling the entire room.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">one: </span>preheat an oven to 400°F/ XX°C<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">two: </span>toss the strawberries in the honey and balsamic vinegar to coat; add a pinch of salt.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">three: </span>spread the strawberries in a baking dish in a single layer, add the sprig of rosemary to the dish.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">four: </span>roast those babies until softened, about ten minutes.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">five: </span>let cool to room temperature.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">six: </span>get yourself a plate and drape the prosciutto onto it.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">seven: </span>put the basil leaves and the spinach leaves onto the plate; scrape the berries and juices from the roasting pan to the middle of each plate.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">eight: </span>sprinkle with the pine nuts and goat cheese.<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">nine: </span>to serve, drizzle with red wine vinegar and a dash of olive oil.<br />
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