Skewered Salad

Add a stick and change the look.

Ingredients

Lettuce

Cucumber

Cocktail onions

Green pepper

Red pepper

Yellow pepper

Feta cheese

Method:

1.    Chop up the lettuce.

2.     Slice the cucumber. Cut each slice in half

3.     Chop up the peppers and feta cheese.

4.     Arrange on skewers as you wish.

You could add olives and tomatoes to the skewers as well.

Spy Turned Fashion Designer

Russian agent, Anna Chapman, has traded her spy gear for fabrics and patterns.

Since her arrest in 2010 she has attained celebratory status.

Her fashion line “Lethal weapons for women” will be launched this February.

I am really curious to see what the collection will be made off and whether Anna is tough enough for the fashion industry.

Images: here, here and here

1 ADDITION,MANY WAYS- The Simple Black Abaya

The simple Black Abaya- 6 ways

1.   POP OF COLOUR

2.   ALL BLACK

3.   STATEMENT

4.   CHILLED OUT

5.   BELTED

6.   WILD CARD

Ice Coffee Recipe

How sweet is my “chef in the making cousin”? He made me the perfect drink during these blazing days.

Ice Coffee

After much nagging he finally shared his recipe.

Here goes.

Ingredients:

200ml water

3 teaspoons coffee

3 tablespoons sugar

4 ice cubes

350ml warm milk

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Method:

1.   Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee and 2 tablespoons sugar into water and whiz to a froth.

2.   Pour equally into two glasses with 2 ice cubes each.

3.   Whiz milk with 1 tablespoon sugar into a froth. Put half of the mixture aside.

4.    In the remaining half mixture add the cinnamon and 1 teaspoon coffee. Whiz.

5.   Spoon layers into a glass.

Sluuuuuurp!

HOW TO HONEYBIRD CHILD- Monochrome Skirt

The latest addition to the Honeybird Child Clothing range.

The Monochrome Skirt

Available from Honrybird Child Clothing

DIY Denim Maxi Skirt

From a Jeans

To a Denim Maxi skirt

What you need:

·       An old jeans

·       Denim material

·       Sewing machine

Steps:

1.   Un-pick the inside leg seams of your jeans.

2.   Lay your jeans flat. Measure the space between the legs.

3.   Cut your denim material accordingly.

4.   Using your sewing machine, sew denim to jeans.

You may decorate to your liking. I made a pattern using bias binding.

LOLLIPOP SIZED TOFFEE APPLES

I was supery dupery excited when a friend forwarded this recipe to me. It is the perfect serving size for an individual who is craving toffee apple.

Makes 4-6 lollipop size toffee apples.

Ingredients:

1 large red apple

1 tablespoon lemon juice

35g castor sugar

60ml water

8g butter

Ice water

Few drops red food colouring

Method:

1.   Scoop out apple balls using a melon scoop. Make sure each ball has some skin on it. Push a skewer through the skin.

2.   Pour lemon juice over the apple balls.

3.   Place sugar water and butter in a saucepan. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and boil rapidly for 5-8 minutes until the mixture is golden. Be careful not to burn the mixture.

4.   Once golden, remove it from the heat and stir in the food colouring. Allow the bubbles to subside.

5.   Dry each ball using a kitchen towel.

6.   Dip apples into toffee one a time, rotating them a few times to get an even coating then drop them into the ice water for 30seconds.

Serve immediately

How To Honeybirdchild- THE WHITE MAXI

Meet the White Maxi. 

This little investment will take you from season to season.

Wear it as a skirt

Dress it up with a dressy blouse or down with a tee.

Throw over a shirt or a blazer for a more polished look.

Get your white maxi now from Honeybirdchild Clothing.

SALAD BOWL

Another favourite for these warmer months.

SALAD BOWL

Ingredients:
Carrot
Cucumber
Yellow Pepper
Tomato
Salt
Pepper
Bread
Feta cheese

Steps:
1. Make a salad by grating the carrot, cucumber and yellow pepper.
2. Chop up the tomato, add it to the grated mixture.
3. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Set the salad aside.
4. Cut off the edges of the bread and set aside.

5. Roll out the slice of bread.
6. Chop up the edges of the bread. (We are making croutons just btw)

7. Sprinkle water over your rolled out bread.
8. Next grease the outside of the cake tin and place your bread firmly over.

9. Place the pieces of bread edges on the tin as well. Place in the oven on grill until toasted.
10. Once crispy, fill your bread bowl with the salad, sprinkle croutons and feta cheese over.

Ready to serve.

Pretty to look at, pretty to eat.