Dvere za vanocnimi svatky se zavrely a leden vnesl pohodu "obycejnych" dnu. Mam zase vice casu delat veci ktere mne bavi. A abych vyvazila vysedavani u kolovratku a dalsi sedave zaliby, vyrazim denne na 4-5 kilometrove prochazky. Pocasi nam nastesti preje.  A protoze po "vyslapu" prijde vhod neco tepleho ale rychleho, tady je recept  na "plnene topinky".  Na olivovem oleji osmahneme cibulku a pridame nakrajene houby (ja mela zmrazene lišky). Okorenime podle chuti a dusime az jsou houby mekke. Mezitim si pripravime platky chleba a syra (co dum da, u me to byl cedar :)) Kazdy platek chleba z vnejsi strany namazeme maslem  a na vnitrni  polozime platky syra.  Pridame houbovou napln, chleby pritiskneme k sobe a  na rozehrate panvi  opeceme do zlatova.  Je to mnamka!

 Now that the holidays are over, things are back to normal. I have more time to do stuff I like once again and to balance the time I spend sitting at my spinning wheel or doing other crafts, I started walking longer distances. 4-5 kilometers a day. When I come home I want something quick and warm and comforting. This grilled cheese sandwich is just it. It is a regular grilled cheese, but with a little twist. I fried some onions and mushrooms ( I had frozen chanterelles mushroom ) seasoned to taste and filled the bread (with the cheese) before I fried it. Yammy!

Vlnění....
Fun with fiber....

Beautiful Fall......and more spinnig :)

Tento vikend jsem z "detmi" vyrazila na Hornby Island a i kdyz pocasi bylo ryze podzimni, hezky jsme si to uzili.

 I spent this weekend on Hornby Island with my daughter and her family and even though the weather was truly " fally " we had a great time.

 Snidane z prateli v mistni restauraci  Thatch. ( a prepravni lod)
Breakfast with friends at local  Thatch restaurant and pub. ( ferry lounge )

Mak byl v dobre nalade i prez to ze cesta autem a prepravni lodi zabere pul druhe hodiny.
 Mak was in a good mood, despite the drive and two ferry rides.

Pole plne labuti v Merville.
Field full of swans in Merville.

 Muj novy kolovratek Ashford Kiwi. Mozna si pamatujete na tento prispevek. Bohuzel tento " kousek" byl spise starozitnost vhodna pro dekoraci nez pouzitelna k praci.

My new Ashford Kiwi spinning wheel. You may remember this post, unfortunately I found out that this antique piece was more or less good for decoration rather then for actual spinning.

 S pomoci knizek a sledovanim You Tube se pomalu ucim a delam prvni krucky....

Reading books and watching You tube helps me a lot. I am taking first steps and slowly learning.....

Po usiti a odskouseni prvniho paru jsem vcera usila dvoje dalsi flanelove kalhoty na spani pro Makeefa. Miluje Buzze a Woodyho z Příběhu hraček :)

After making sure, that the first pajama pants fit, I made two more pairs yesterday. Soft flannel fabric with Makeefs favorite Toy story character Buzz and Woody :)

  Me velke podekovani Jitce za "srdce na dlani"   Posilam ho dal dvoum novopecenym maminam Jane K. & Jane G. jejichz blogy mne inspiruji a moc rada je navstevuji!

Many thanks to Jitka for this award. I am forwarding it to two new moms  Jana K. & Jana G. I love to visit their blogs!

Oven-baked Chicken Fingers

V troube pecene kureci prsty.

 2 kureci prsa

1 hrnek srouhanky

1/4 hrnku sezamovych seminek

1/3 hrnku nastrouhaneho parmazanu

sul,pepr, italske koreni

 2 chicken breast

1 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/3 cup sesame seeds 

seasoning salt, pepper, Italian seasoning 

 

 1 cejce

1 strouzek cesneku

1egg 

1 garlic clove

  Kure nakrajime na kousky. V jedne misce smichame suche ingredience a v druhe rozslehame vejce s cesnekem. Kureci kousky namacime ve vajicku a pak obalime ve strouhance. Narovname na pecicim papirem vylozeny plech.

 Remove tenders from chicken breasts and cut the remaining meat in  strips. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the egg with crushed garlic in another. Dip chicken strips in the egg then coat with the bread crumb mixture. Place  on baking sheet line with baking paper.

 Oloupejte a nakrajejte sladke bramboty ( yams)

Peel and cut yams.

 

Pridejte sul,pepr, trosku hnedeho cukru a lzici olivoveho oleje. Promichejte a rozprostrete na plech. Troubu predehrejeme na 190 C  a kure i brambory  peceme 20-30 minut. Plechy asi po deseti minutach stridave menime z horni na dolni mrizku.

Season the yams with seasoning salt, pepper, little bit of brown sugar and about 1 tbs. of olive oil. Mix and spread on  baking sheet.  Preheat the oven to 375F  and bake the chicken and yams for about 20- 30 minutes. Alternate the baking sheets( top/bottom )  every  10 minutes.


Mezitim si pripravte salat.
listy salatu
nastrouhana mrkev
nastrouhana varena cervena repa
nastrouhana okurka
Zalivka:
1 lzice olivoveho oleje
1 lzice citronove stavy
1 lzice pomerancove stavy
spetka bazalky
strouzek cesneku
sul, pepr
1 lzicka pikantni marmelady
Vse dukladne protrepeme, nejlepe v zavickovane sklenici a tesne pred podavanim promichame se salatem.

 Meanwhile you make the salad.

salad greens

grated carrot

grated cooked red beet

grated cucumber

For the dressing;

I tbs olive oil

1 tbs lemon juice

1 tbs orange juice

dash of basil

garlic clove

salt,pepper

1 tsp jam (to your liking)

Mix vigorously in a jar and dress the salad just before serving.

 

 

Kureci kousky a bramborove "hranolky" pecene v troube  jsou zdravejsi alternativa nez  olejem nasakla clasicka verze.

Healthier oven - bake  chicken strips and potatoes fries are a better alternative to the pan fry version.

Dobrou chut!

Enjoy!

 Timto se take zarazuji do souteze u Lenky  " VRAŽ DO TOHO KOPU LÁSKY "


Me nove hobby.  Vcera jsme z Neilem domu dovezli tuhle nadheru - kolovratek - mou novou lasku! Bude to chvilku trvat, nez se do vseho pustim.  Potrebuji nakoupit dalsi pomucky, nez budu moc doopravdy zacit ale zaklad uz mam - kulnu plnou ovci vlny, kterou se chystam postupne zpracovat. Je to zdlouhavy proces, vlna se nejdrive cisti, potom pere, pripadne rovnou barvi a nakonec se sucha musi pripravit na predeni. Je to dost delikatni zalezitos, protoze vlna pri nespravnem procesu muze snadno zfilcovated a tim se znehodnoti.

My new hobby :) Yesterday, we brought home this beauty  - spinning wheel - my new love!  I still have to get a carder before I can start spinning but I have a full truckload of sheep fleece in our shed already. I am planing to work through it slowly, It's a long  and delicate process, you have to clean it, wash it, ( eventually dye it at this stage ) and when it's dry you carder it. I did wash a bunch just to try it out, you can felt the wool very easily if you not careful, but I turned out really well.

 Ma Valentynska kyticka dnes rano, stale jeste vplne krase :)

My Valentine bouquet this morning, still holding :)