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Vegetarian

I've never been a very big fan of meat, although do appreciate it in certain dishes. So I'm not planning to become a vegetarian at all. However, I've been gradually using more vegetarian alternatives in our dinners. In Dutch supermarkets there is a large choice in vegetarian subsitutes and we like most of them. But lately I've been prefering more and more homemade alternatives over ready made food.

And it turned out that tasty veggie burgers are just so easy to make!

I made these from chickpeas, grated cheese, hazelnuts, parsley, garlic, egg and breadcrumbs. The variations are endless though. Just mix it all together and bake them. They were a huge hit... even with the kids!

Early birthday present

Ok, I suddenly see a lot more pyjamas, t-shirts, leggings and anything else that's stretchy in my future... yesterday's post is a little outdated now that I'm the owner of a serger!

Now to figure out how it works... It comes with an instruction dvd... in German! Strangly enough, I understood it all. Tomorrow my thread arrives and then the super sewing can begin :)

Oh, and I have new shoes too. A materialistic kind of day, but those days are neccesary sometimes ;)

Outdoor pants

I still attend sewing classes. I like it. It's fun and I learn something every week. Everyone present just works on their own projects and the teacher is there to help.

I tend to go for the quick and easy projects. I want FAST results, I talked about that a while back. But it wasn't before long that even I started to get bored of the pyjama pants... and furthermore: how many pyjamas do my children need?

So I needed a project that I could sink my teeth in. And that project became Ottobre's outdoor pants (I love Ottobre. Everything is so clear.).

Now really, the trousers are pretty straight forward and not too difficult, but normally I leave out all the small details. But not now!

Those pockets were just too fiddly for my taste, but in the end I got there. They're not perfect, but I was just glad they were finally done.

All in all, a practice in patience for me and some cool new pants for Linus. Now onto the next project!

Adding to the collection

Oh, I found some new pretties for cupboard!

Husband is starting to become unimpressed by my ever growing collection, but these cups and mugs and plates just make me so happy (and they are so inexpensive!).

As long as it still fits inside the cupboard I see no problem ;)

Happy weekend, everyone!

To the treasure shop

I braved the cold this morning to pick up some treasures.

And I succeeded: not only this beautiful vintage fabric, but some lovely new Arcopal too (currently in the dishwasher).

Back at home we snuggled under blankets, drank tea and read books... home is even more homely when it's cold or wet outside.