Baby Girl Quilt

Posledni dve deky co jsem sila darkem kamaradkam, byly pro chlapecky. V duchu jsem si prala az budu sit dalsi aby byla pro holcicku. 

Sen se mi splnil! Tento vytouzeny quilt je pro me!!! :) 

Last two quilts I made for friends of mine were for their boys. I secretly wished when I make next one it will be for a girl. It was a dream come true! This one is for me!!! :)

Zacala jsem cela nadsena s predstihem, v te dobe jsem jeste nevedela jestli bude do ruzova, nebo do modra. A tak jsem top udelala ruzove - barevny takovy mizmas a zadni stranu jsem zvolila modrou co kdyby nahodou ze? :)

So excited I started ahead a time. At that time I didn't know if pink or blue. So the top I made more pinkish and for back I decided to make it blue just in case :)

Na lemovani kolem jsem zvolila kazdy kousek jiny, nebot uz jsem nemela dost latky ve stejne barve.

Rada pouzivam zbytku, libi se mi, ze je to barevne, nebot se kolikrat nemuzu rozhodnout jakou barvu zvolit. 

I use scrappy binding as I didn't have enough fabric for one color binding. Scrappy binding is my favorite because sometimes I have a hard time to decide what color to use.

Barevne ctverce jsou 5" palcu. Na sirku je jich pet a na delku sest. Bile lemovani kolem je 2a1/2" palcu siroke. Opravdu jednoduche siti ale me se tenhle design moc libi.

I used 5" squares. Five for width and six squares for length. Sashing is 2 1/2" wide. It's really simple quilt but I love this design.

 

Preji Vam krasne slunne dny.

Have a great sunny days.

Hanka

Mame napecene Kolace / Typical Czech sweets Kolace

Uz dlouho jsem doma neupekla nic ryze ceskeho. Obklopena jinou kulturou a mezinarodni kuchyni, me ovlivnuje natolik, ze jsou u nas v oblibe dobroty jako cheesecake, brownies, carrot cake, tiramisu...

A tak byl cas oprasit mamincin recept na  kynute testo. Ta ho pojmenovala kynute testo na kolacky - svatebni. 

Kolacky se ale nekonaly. Dostala jsem chut na poradny kolac, neboli lopatak - frgal jak se rika u nas na Morave.

It's been a while since I baked something typical Czech. Influenced by Australian culture and international cuisine I usually make goodies like cheesecake, brownies, carrot cake, tiramisu....  

It was time to dust off one of our family treasure recipe for Kolac.

It is thin pastry made from yeast dough topped with sweet fillings like cream-cheese, poppy seeds, blueberry, apples finished with layer of crumble on the top. In Czech republic you will find them everywhere they are so popular and we love them.

Upekla jsem tvarohovy, boruvkovy a jeste zbylo testo na marmeladove buchticky. U nas doma se jim rikalo celetky a pamatuji si, ze bratr se po nich mohl utlouct. Ja mam nejradeji makovy, ale mak ve velkem baleni u nas neni moc k dostani. Manzel miluje tvarohovy a ja byla spokojena s boruvkovym :)

I made one with cream-cheese filling and one with blueberries of course best part is the crumble topping. My husband loves cream-cheese filling my favorite is poppy seed. But big bag of poppy seeds are hard to buy here in Australia.

Testo jsem zadelala v domaci pekarne. Usetrila jsem si tak praci a za 45min. bylo zadelano i vykynuto :)

Pravy cesky tvaroh takova ta kostka ve stribrnem obalu, jak si dobre pamatuji za 1,50 Kcs (ja vim bejvavalo) tak to tu bohuzel nemame, ale vyborne ho nahradil Philadelphia cream-cheese.

Boruvky jsem pouzila mrazene, byly dobre ale nenahradi ty prave nasbirane v lese. 

I prepared the yeast dough in bread maker. Saved myself time and 45min. later the dough was made,  proofed and ready for fillings. In Czech we have special cheese for this cold tvaroh it is more moist and tangy, but Philadelphia cream-cheese with bit of lemon juice and zest did the trick :)

I used frozen blueberries but back home normally we would go to forest to hand pick fresh wild blueberries! They are much smaller in size and they taste so much better.

Odpoledne jsme si zamaskrtili u kaficka a jeste zbylo i pro sousedy, kteri takovy cesky kolac nikdy nejedli :)

Zdravim Vas a preji sladke dny!

We enjoyed it with our afternoon coffee. I also shared some with my lovely neighbors :) which was something different for them this time :)

Have a great day!

Hanka

Zvu Vas na kavicku / Come and have a cup of coffee

Moc Vas vsechny zdravim. Nejaky cas jsem tu nebyla, bylo u nas jak se rika pilno. Mesic zari byl pro nas plny zmen. Prestehovali jsme se z jihu Australie 2500 km na sever. Splnil se nam tak sen mit leto po cely rok. Mit modrou oblohu bez mracku, videt trepetajici se palmy v mirnem vanku a citit vuni more me asi nikdy neomrzi. 

 

Hello everyone. I haven't been here for a while. A lot was happening in September. We moved from cold south of Australia 2500km to tropical north. Our dream came true - to live where summer is all year around. I don't think I will ever get bored of blue sky, palm trees, smell of ocean and hot weather.

Mame skvele sousedy. Hned na privitanou jsme byli pozvani na baby shower party pro stene jmenem Jasper. Sesli jse vsichni sousede a nechybel ani vynikajici dort.

We are fortunate and have a great neighbors. The very first weekend we have got invitation for baby shower party. The baby is new puppy named Jasper. All neighbors came to celebrate and Jasper even got a cake!

  

Soused me obdaroval kavovymi boby. Rad zahradnici a experimentuje. Zasadil kavovnik, kteremu se v skutku dari, a nejlepsi na tom je, ze on sam kavu nepije :) Strom obral do posledniho zrnka a tak nemam fotku jeho kavovniku, nebot zbyly jen hole vetvicky a ty nevypadaly uz tak lakave.

Byla jsem nadsena myslenkou mit domaci kavu, ale kdyz jsem videla ten kybel ktery me cekal vyloupat, tak mi usmev opadl.

Lovely Michael gave me a coffee beans. He is great gardener and loves to experiment with different plants. His coffee tree is doing great, but funny thing is he doesn't drink a coffee :)

I was pretty excited of that idea to pick coffee beans and go thru all process to have a homemade coffee, but when I saw the bucket full of little tiny berries that need it to be peeled to get beans out of the shell, my jaw dropped. 

 Pripadala jsem si jako popelka a priznam se, ze jsem nevyloupala cely kybel ale nejakou hodinu jsem nad nim fakt stravila.

 I have to admit I didn't peel whole bucket. That needs more pair of hands and lots of patience. But I spent couple of hours over the bucket :)

Po loupaci procedure nastal cas kavove zrna dobre proplachnout vodou a nechat je na slunicku susit alespon par dni.

Pote nastala procedura prazeni. K tomu jsme pouzili specialni stroj :) popcorn maker :) Krasne se nam roustovalo a nadherna vune prazene kavy se sirila pres cely dum.

When process of peeling was done, beans were triple washed and rinsed and than needed to get dry for few days.

After that was time to roast them. We used special machine :) popcorn maker :) it worked beautifully and I wish you could smell it. I think I love the smell of fresh roasted coffee more then coffee itself. 

 Spravne se maji oprazene zrnka nechat tyden odlezet, nez se pomelou ale to jsme nevydrzeli a pomleli jsme aspon trochu abychom mohli kavu ochutnat.

We suppose to leave roasted beans rest for few days to improve in flavor but we had no patients and grinded small batch so we could taste it. The spice grinder was perfect for this job not to mention it added some spice flavor :)

Ted uz vim, kolik se skryva prace za jednim salkem kavy a obdiv tem, kteri tvrde pracuji na plantazich.

Chcete-li vedet o kave vic, treba kym byla objevena, jestli kozou, Columbusem nebo anglicanem,TADY je zajimave video na YouTube.

Now I know how much hard work is behind one cup of coffee. I admire those who work hard at coffee or tea plantains. And did you know who discovered coffee? Legend says it was a goat :) she ate the beans and leaves from the coffee tree and was all fired up and full of energy. When goat farmer noticed that he tried the same thing and it had same effect on him :) But who knows, it's up to you if you believe in legend :)

 Kavicka byla fakt dobra a zarucene domaci! :)

Mejte se krasne a vychutnejte si tu vasi oblibenou :)

Coffee was pretty good we enjoyed it black and it was truly 100% homemade :) 

Have a great day and enjoy your cup of coffee!

Hanka

Mnamozni kureci rolada

Mate radi masove rolady? Nedavno jsem vyzkousela jednu podle receptu ktery najdete TADY

Zaujal me nazev Mnamozni. A ze fakt byla, muzu jen potvrdit! Meli jsme ji s bramborovou kasi a byla dobra i na druhy den po studenu. 

 Tak snad jsem Vam neudelala velke chute? 

Mejte se krasne!

Hanka

Narozeninova / Birdie Sling

Narozeninova taska sita pro kamaradku. Strih od Amy Butler take ji muzete najit pod nazvem Birdie Sling.

Zvolila jsem kombinaci barev tak aby k sobe hezky ladily. Latky jsou od Riley Blake. Moc krasne se sila :) Uvnitr je prostorna a ma 2 velke kapsy. 

Another bag from Amy Buttler - Birdie Sling. This one I made for a very good friend of mine. Her birthday is coming up soon and she has no idea:) Hope she likes it :)

The fabrics I used are Riley Blake. I just love his collection. Inside the bag are 2 large pockets and is pretty spacious.

 

Mejte se moc krasne!

Have a lovely day!

Hanka

Testovinovy salat co dum dal / Pasta salad whatever you have

Casto a rada varim ze zbytku a tak vznikl tenhle salat. Muzete pouzit cokoliv najdete ve spisce ci lednici. Zakladem je uvarena, vychladla testovina, pote jsem pridala plechovku tunaka, plechovku fazoli, cervenou cibuli, uvarenou brokolici,  kukurici, sul, pepr a olivovy olej. 
Celkem zdrava mnamka! 

I love to use left-overs and create new dishes like this simple and healthy pasta salad. It is great to serve as a light dinner. You can throw in whatever you find in your pantry or fridge :) I used pasta, can of tuna, broccoli, corn, red onion, can of beans, salt, pepper and good splash of olive oil. 
It's pretty yummy and we love it :)

Dekuji Vam za navstevu :)

Thank you for stopping by :)

Hanka 

Domaci pletynky / Homemade plaits

Mate radi pletynky? Tak proc si je neupect? Neni to nic sloziteho a tyhle domaci jsou daleko lepsi nez ty kupovane :) Tak sup do zasterky, predehrat troubu a jdeme na to! :)

Do you like homemade bread and rolls? Would you like to make some plaits? They are pretty easy to make and they taste so much better then store bought. So lets put some aprons on and have some fun!

Budete potrebovat:                                                       You will need:

1 pol. lzice suseneho drozdi                                                  1 Tbsp. dry yeast

600 g hladke mouky nebo mouky na pizzu                      600g strong flour or bakers flour

2 caj. lzicky soli                                                                       2 tsp. salt

3/4 pol. lzice cukru                                                               3/4 Tbsp. sugar

25 g masla                                                                                25 g butter

5 pol. lzic suseneho mleka - prasek                                     5 Tbsp. dry milk powder

370 g vody                                                                                370 g water

Vsechny suroviny dam do pekarny. Zapnu na pizza program, zadelavani trva 45 min.

Put all ingredients in bread-maker. Turn on pizza cycle for 45min.

Po ukonceni cyklu necham v prikryte v pekarne kynout 30min. az se testo zdvojnasobi.

When cycle is done I leave it in bread-maker covered for 30min. until the dough doubles in size.

 

Takhle testo vypada po 30 minutach kynuti.

This is what it looks like after 30 min. proofing.

Testo rozdelim na 18 kousku a kazdy rozvalim asi 22cm - 24 dlouhe.

Divide the dough into 18 pieces and roll into 22cm - 24cm long.

Na jednu pletynku je potreba 3 kousku. Celkem je z teto davky 6 pletynek.

For 1 plait you need 3 pieces. From this batch you will have 6 plaits.

Pletynky dam na plech, prikryju uterkou a necham asi 30 min. kynout. 

Place them on tray, cover and let it proof for 30 min.

Po vykynuti potru zlehka vajickem a posypu makem a hrubou soli.

After proofing lightly brush with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds and salt.

Pecu v horkovzdusne troube 170C asi 20-25min. dozlatova.

Bake in preheated oven 170C for about 20-25min. until golden light.

Pochutnejte si na cerstve upecenych pletynkach :)

Stand back and admire your creation :)