It’s getting colder, slowly but continuously. That leaves us enough time for knitting a warm and fluffy shawl. That’s a lot of fun and even cheaper than buying one. I bought a wool mixture of Schachenmayr called Boston. The price of 4 ravels is between 16 and 20$. I knitted with a size 11 needle. I casted on 30 stitches in total and knitted alternately three knits and three purls so that the shawl had a width of nearly 8 and stretched nearly 12 inches. With the six center stitches I made a cable pattern by crossing them every tenth row starting 8 rows after casting on. The chart is as follows:
x=knit, <=purl (to be read and cast on from right to left, back rows to be knitted as they appear)
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We offer help for all those who must realize this morning that their face still looks grayish though they already took of their Halloween costume.Reading the blog of Stefanie Heikmann I found several instructions for body and face peelings. One of them, consisting of ingredients I had in my kitchen, I tried immediately. As it is made with fresh food products I changed the original recipe. For one face peeling I mixed one table spoon of yoghurt, one table spoon of grinded almonds and one tea spoon of honey. Apply the yoghurt, amass carefully with circling fingers and leave on your skin for about three to five minutes. Then take off with lukewarm water. It gently cleans your skin and leaves a refreshing feeling. For a body or hand peeling I prefer less finely grounded almonds which I get by grinding them with my own kitchen machine. In both cases you sometimes need to take less or more almonds according to the consistence of your yoghurt. It’s however the perfect starter for a body and soul treatment on a rainy autumn day.
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For summer evenings we like to join around our barbecue, in winter however we prefer a fondue. This is only worth it if you invite at least some friends but not for two persons only. We love it however and last year we discovered soft cheese that can be baked directly in its splint box. The instructions are printet on the box and can’t be misunderstood. It’s not a perfect substitute for a fondue but it tastes good and it’s a real alternative for a small household. To avoid serving only convenience food I usually offer homemade baguette with it. Take some raw vegetables, herbed curd cheese or a fresh salad and you have a delicious supper for a cozy winter evening.
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Baguette
2013-10-30 18:31:06
Two bars of wonderful fresh bread.
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
- 9 oz wheat flour
- 1/2 cube of yeast (alt. 1/2 bag of dry yeast)
- 1 table spoon olive oil
- 2 tea spoons salt
- 0.6-0.8 cups of warm water
Coating
- 1 whisked egg white
Instructions
- Heat the oven at 390°F
- Give flour, yeast, oil and salt in a large bowl and start kneeding with the dough hooks of your kitchen machine. Add water successively (s. Notes).The dough needs to rest until its volume has doubled, then divide in halves and form two bars with your hands. Place them on a tray covered with parchment paper and leave to rest further 10 minutes. Then apply the whisked egg white and carve the surface aslope.
- Insertion: middle
- Baking time: about 20 minutes
Notes
- The necessary quantity of water depends on the consistence of flour and the other ingredients. That's why I'm adding it step by step until the dough is smooth and peels away from the bowl.
- For a baguette it may be a bit softer than usually.
- If you pepare the double quantity you can leave the white egg off two bars and take them out of the oven 5 minutes before the end of baking time. Then you can freeze them and later, after defrosting, put them in the oven for 5-8 minutes again. Then you should coat them with whisked white egg as well.
Bastelesel http://www.bastelesel.de/
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Crispbread, ideal base for a light supper. Just add some lettuce, cheese, cucumber, tomato and ready is your delicious sandwich. In a collection of recipes from Dr. Oetker I found the one for crispbread. I could hardly believe that the bread done at home would be as crispy as the one bought in a grocery. If you roll out the pastry very thin it will be as fimr to the bite and crispy as the commercial one.
For this recipe I tried a new version of cards making it easier to save and print it. I hope you enjoy these new cards when trying my proposals for yourself.
Crispbread
2013-10-29 19:45:45
Easy and quickly done - ingredients to taste
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
For the yeast dough
- 5.3oz whole wheat flour
- 5.3oz spelt flour
- 1/2 cube of yeast
- 1 tea spoon salt
- 1/2 tea spoon paprika, some ground pepper
- 1.7oz butter
- 3/4 cup of water
For Sprinkling
- flax-, sesame-, poppy- and caraway seed, salt
Instructions
- Cover your baking tray with parchment paper and heat the oven.
- Top and bottom heat: 360°F
- Fan assisted oven: 320°F
Yeast dough
- Mix flour, yeast and all other ingredients. Then start kneading at low speed and continue at highest speed for about 3-5 minutes. Divide the dough in halves and roll out very thin (0.1inch). Place the dough sheet on a tray, prick several times with a fork and lightly coat with water. Take your pastry wheel and cut 16-20 equal rectangles.Now sprinkle with seed you like best and put into the oven.
- Insertion: middle
- Baking time: 25-30 minutes
- Pull crispbread on a rack, let cool down with parchment paper and start baking the second half of the dough. If the rectangles still stick together after baking you can easily break them apart.
Notes
- In a well closed box you may store the bread up to three weeks. For another version add 5.3oz rasped chees to the flour.
Bastelesel http://www.bastelesel.de/
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- Knaeckebrot – Crisp Bread
Hamster, mouse and squirrel have arranged their winter stock and I hope they left some nuts for us. I specially love these crystallized walnuts which normally we only get at Christmas markets. I found the recipe on walnuss.de and every time done I have to portion them in order to avoid eating the entire quantity. Mix 3.3 oz of the sugar with the other ingredients and let rest for about 20 minutes. Then give the mixture on your baking tray, disperse carefully and bake in the oven at 360°F for 20-25 minutes. Stir almonds and mix again with melted sugar 5 minutes before the end of baking time. Then take out the tray and give the remaining sugar over the almonds. Stir again, let cool down, fill into a nice bowl and then enjoy your marvel.
It will only take you half an hour to candy your almonds and they are a perfect gift for someone you really like. Fill them in a cellophane bag and attach the printed recipe with a ribbon.
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- Kandierte Walnuesse - Candied Walnuts
