turquoise and blue

I needed some more arm decoration and loved these beads on sale at Beads and Beyond at the Heritage market in hillcrest (buy 2 little bottles of beads at +- R5 each and get one free), so this is what I made.

3 Delicious and easy Dips!!

We went to Swissland cheese farm on the Midlands Meander for my parents birthdays (they're a week apart). We packed a picnic and at the farm bought 2 goats cheese platters. I made these three dips and they were delicious! Served with crudites and crackers and of course some wine/juice! There are a few tables and chairs and lots of lawn to enjoy your picnic and the really beautiful surroundings and there are cute goats to pet too=) and a ginger kitty and dogs that dont beg (guess they get loads of offerings and are over goats cheese!)

 

AUBERGINE PATE:

-2 Aubergines

-2 Tomatoes

-2 cloves garlic

-olive oil

-1 tsp Sugar

-Sprig of rosemary

-Tbsp Vinigar

-Pepper and Salt

  -Dice aubergine, toss in salt and leave in the fridge for +-20 mins. Roast with garlic cloves, olive oil, sugar, rosemary and ground pepper until soft at 200'C then add tomatoes and vinigar and cook until tomatoes are soft. Blend all ingredients. Leave in the fridge overnight so the flavours can fuse.

HUMMUS:

1tin chickpeas

Juice of one lemon

1tsp garlic

Salt and pepper

Fresh Parsley

Handful of sprouts

1tsp sugar

1tbsp Vinigar

3Tbsp olive oil

1tsp mustard

½ chilli flakes

1/2tsp nutmeg

1/2tsp ginger

   -Blend all ingredients

GAUCAMOLE:

2 avos

Juice of one lemon

1tsp nutmeg

Pepper and salt to taste

    -Blend all ingredients

Beaded light

A beaded lamp shade I started ages ago and finally finished! I bought an old lamp shade frame and beaded it with wire. Took ages but it looks cool so im happy it's done!

Button clusters

Some more button earrings!

Carrot, Avo and Sprout salad

RECIPE:

2 Large carrots

1 Avo

Sprouts (I used lentil sprouts)

A mixture of raw seeds, nuts and raisins

Shred carrots or cut julienne (for handy tips on how to cut an onion and julienne carrots follow the link) 

 http://www.foodgal.com/2009/04/a-new-way-to-dice-and-julienne/

Toss sprouts through and top with the remaining ingredients. Very simple, delicious and different.

Copper earrings

Very simply twisted and bent using long nosed pliers!

Old records

My Grandpa gave me a box full of old records. I made these wall pieces for my parents, just used a mixture of wooden and glass beads and copper wire (found at the dump=) all stuck on with good old wood glue. They make an interesting display on an otherwise boring and awkward piece of wall.