forest magic

 

Last weekend we spend with family in a cabin in the woods. On saturday we made a walk and saw the most beautiful forest treasures. When you take a closer look you can see all the tiny details, what makes it even more special, almost magic. I always loved fairy tales and fantasy, but lately I'm even more drawn to everything magic (maybe it's because of the tv series that I'm watching at the moment, Once upon a time, do you know it? are you also a fan?)

Fairy tales and the forest, they got me under a spell.

sweets: chocolate and caramel spreads

Last week I found these wonderful recipes of sweet spreads by Rachel Khoo. Because it is way too dangerous to make these for just the two of us (too delicious to not eat everything by myself ourselves), I made them this week as we are spending the weekend with family. It's a win win win situation: I get to make and eat it, we can share it with others, and have a lovely breakfast and lunch on our weekend away.
I made three different spreads: salted caramel, white chocolate with lavender and dark chocolate with earl grey. Just found out that this cookbook is only available in Dutch and French (sorry English guys!), you can find the Dutch version here and the French version here.

Salted caramel is our favourite, it's so delicious! I used it as a spread for my sandwiches at lunch, but you could also use it for your pancakes or as a dip for biscuits or apple slices for a lovely afternoon treat. I'm sharing the recipe with you, so you can make some at home, yum!

ingredients
225 grams of suger
120 ml water
125 ml whipping cream
100 grams of butter
1 teaspoon seasalt

- heat the sugar and water in a pan. Stir occasionally, so that the sugar dissolves, but leave it alone as soon as the sugar is dissolved, otherwise it will crystallize (difficult, I know)
- when the caramel starts to turn a golden brown, add the whipping cream and salt (they say that it takes 5 to 10 minutes, but it feels like ages, at least, for me it does). Let it boil for 5 minutes while you constantly stir. Pay attention when it starts to brown, because at that point it tends to burn quickly.
- when the caramel has a nice brown colour and thickness, remove from heat and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes in the fridge.
- beat the butter until creamy and stir into the cooled caramel
- pour the caramel in sterilized glass jars. The caramel can be kept up to two weeks, when you keep them in the frigde.

happy music: Pomplamoose

I love discovering new music. While my music playlists and cd's are all just fine, fine music, they tend to get a bit boring after hearing them for the hundredth time. So I thought it would be fun to share my newly discovered and old time favourite music with you guys (my oldies could be new to you :), so you might discover something new too!

Last week I found the band Pomplamoose on Spotify (hooray for the 'discover' and 'similar artists' pages!). It's a boy/girl duo, who play all the instruments themselves. I always find that so impressive. All their video's are home made and mostly filmed in their home studio. You can find more of their music on Pomplamoose Youtube channel. Be sure to also check out their covers, they are awesome, some I like even more than the originals. Their music is so happy and quirky, I love it.

hello yellow

 

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Yellow is my new favourite colour. Especially when it's used in an interior, it makes such a bold and bright statement. In our home, we have yellow Billy bookcases, a homemade watering can lamp (sounds a bit vague, so you can see a picture of it here :), coffee cups, plates and a yellow painted nightstand my mum made me when I was a kid. It's already quite a collection, but more yellow is always a good idea!