Linen love

So Spring is here..and with the warmer weather comes linen! During the colder months, I'm all about flannel(at least for sheets), but in Spring..Linen's the thing!


Linen clothing
www.bonpoint.com
This lovely dress comes in Mother and Daughter sizes!

Linen Sheets
http://www.roughlinen.com

Linen scarves

www.shop-foglinen.com

Linen tablecloths
www.societylimonta.com






Linen bags
http://www.merci-merci.com

even wallet/make-up/glasses case

(again from fog linen)

Yes please..any of the above would be perfectly fine for me!

Anzac biscuits

ANZAC was the name given to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey early on the morning of 25 April 1915 during the First World War.

Anzac biscuits were sent out from mothers and wives of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers that were stationed overseas, during World War I. These biscuits were sent over due to the fact that they would not spoil on the long trip, were cheap and easy to make, and because there are no eggs and milk they are non perishable so easy to keep fresh for a long time.

These traditional Soldier or Anzac biscuits are still highly popular and available always in supermarkets of Australia and New Zealand. Enjoy x

Ingredients

63g plain flour (1/2 cup)
85g sugar (1/3 cup)
50g coconut (2/3 cup)
3/4 cup rolled oats
50g butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons water


1. Mix together flour, sugar, coconut and rolled oats.

2. Melt the butter together with the golden syrup.

3. Dissolve baking soda in the boiling water and add to butter
and golden syrup.

4. Stir butter mixture into the dry ingredients.

5. Place level tablespoonful of mixture onto cold greased trays.

6. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for out 15 minutes or until golden.

Naturally dyed Easter egg tutorial

I came across this egg dying idea this morning from your home based mum and just had to share. I love the colours, and of course the use of all natural ingredients, most of which we already have on hand at home. 

It is a bit of a long process, and Leigh Anne suggests to prepare your dyes the day before. What a great experiment for the kids!

Pop over here to your home based mum for the full tutorial.

x Tracey

Saving our food heritage

I recently heard about the slow food foundation for biodiversity-The Ark of Taste.

An international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement and designed to preserve foods at risk of extinction that are sustainably produced and unique in taste.

The Ark was founded in 1996 in Italy with the aim to protect traditional and regional foods including an extraordinary heritage of fruits, vegetables, animal breeds, cheeses, breads, sweets and cured meats.

All foods in the catalogue are accompanied by a list of resources for those wishing to grow or buy them. The Ark of Taste aims to maintain edibles in their pure form by actively encouraging their cultivation for consumption.

The hope of Ark is to promote the growing and eating of foods which are sustainable and preserve biodiversity in the human food chain, travelling the world to collect small-scale quality productions that belong to the cultures, history and traditions of the entire planet.

Thanks to the contribution of many people from around the world who are watching the flavors of their culture disappear the list now has more than 1000 products with the hopes of tracking down many more 'forgotten foods' from every corner of the planet. 

What a great way of keeping our food history growing!

Read more here about their project.

x Tracey

Spring is here-our weekend in photos

I get a little over excited in spring, cleaning out the house, scrubbing the shutters and washing everything that I can get my hands on! This is always followed by planting numerous herbs and plants with the hope that they survive my black thumb.

And even though these wonderful months of spring can often see the return of cold and wet days, those that offer warm sunshine and endless outdoor play are priceless.

After experiencing quite a few European winters I have learnt to appreciate even more the changing of season and there is nothing like the revitalising feeling of spring!

I love to watch them looking for insects and exploring in our garden.

Hope you also had a great weekend.

x Tracey