Showing posts with label sailmakers daughter blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sailmakers daughter blog. Show all posts

Friday, July 12, 2013

Summer in a Bowl

Ireland is currently experiencing some of the highest temperatures ever recorded. This week shall live in legend! 
Myself and my Mother went for a run about the cliffs of Clogherhead (my Mam's home village). We wore dresses and shoes! That's all! No fleeces, no sweaters, no jeans for us. No, Siree! Glorious...
Sea-thrift over Clogherhead, Ireland
 
View out over the head at Clogherhead, Ireland




However, if aliens were to land here now, they would, understandably,
conclude that Humans are a lobster coloured species whose skin peels, enthusiastically, off at the rate of 1 new full body layer per week.
In response to the heat I have created a crafting domain (or nest, if I'm truthful ) just a few steps outside the back garden so that I can retreat swiftly to the kitchen when I start to burn.
On such sojourns to the kitchen I like to prepare my favorite little fruit salad, perfect for the soaring temperatures.

Here are the ingredients for a little Summer in a Bowl Salad

  • chopped peaches (or blueberries or banana or apple.. you get the picture, follow your heart)
  • chopped strawberries
  • 4-6 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 pot of 0% fat coconut Greek yogurt (or flavor of your choosing)
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp milled linseed
    1. Combine fruit and yogurt in a bowl
    2. Take scissors, ball up your basil leaves and snip them to bits over your bowl. Just snip them   right up.
    3. Scatter the almonds over.
    4. Toss honey and linseed into the party.
     
 
WOLLLAAA

Basil and strawberries should get married. 

Mostly so that I can eat their progeny.
 

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Land HOO!

And so its starts...
Welcome to my blog and thanks for dropping by. My writing is a little rusty but bare with me and hopefully I can improve with practice.
In these last few weeks I have been delving through the muddied waters of trying to set up, what is effectively, a small indie craft business. As many will know this is not an easy course and in Ireland where craft suppliers are sparse and the community rich but fledgeling in comparison to the US or UK, it's that bit tougher. But poppycock to all that I say! It will heave into life or splutter out leaving me with some insights and experiences, those of interest I hope to share with you.