CAKE STAND

What a lovely cake stand. It's available in different colors. 

From here "Showcasing your tasty treats is easy as, well, cake! Young Dutch design house Jansen+Co adds to its growing collection of brightly colored ceramic serving ware with these cheerful pedestal stands. Layout cupcakes, pies or even fruit. Or put your favorite tchotchkes on a pedestal. Mix and match and collect them all. Imagine the possibilities! Traditional form meets contemporary styling in the minds of Jansen+Co founders Anouk Jansen and Harm Magis. The couple founded the Amsterdam-based company in 2006 to design and produce fun and functional products, as well as consult on design for companies worldwide."

PERFECT

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Perfect, really perfect!

MACARONS

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For today great macarons :)

RECIPE

CHOCOLATE MARTINI RECIPE

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Let's get ready for St. Valentines day. I know there is still time.. but I will try to find some interesting recipes for this day and show you. I'm saying I will try because I'm leaving for work to Stockholm for one week and probably I'll be busy posting photos from Stockholm Furniture Fair. Today I'm starting with this chocolate martini recipe! 

RECIPE

Ingredients:

• -crushed ice cubes
• -30 g dark chocolate, (70% cocoa solids), plus a piece to serve
• -25 ml double cream
• -ice cubes
• -30 ml vodka
• -15 ml dry vermouth
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1. Fill a martini glass with crushed ice to cool the glass. 

2. Break the chocolate into squares in a bowl. Heat the cream to scorching point and pour over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. 

3. Put lots of ice cubes in a cocktail shaker, add the spirits and a double measure of the chocolate sauce (use the rest in a second helping). Put the lid on and shake, shake, shake for 15 seconds. 

4. Discard the crushed ice from the glass and strain in the chocolate Martini. Drop in a small piece of chocolate and serve while still ice cold. 

Variation: for an even sexier drink add a dash of Grand Marnier or Cointreau liqueur and carefully hold a lighter to a strip of orange peel and allow the burnt oils to fall onto the surface of the cocktail.

Recipe from - http://uktv.co.uk

COOKIES

Hey!
Here are my Christmas gingerbread cookies. And I didn't wish you all merry xmas so I wish it now. Hope you had great holidays.

Ingredients for garnish: 
Egg white
250 g confectioners sugar
1 tea spoon lemon juice

Beat egg white till it become thick then join sugar and lemon juice and continue to beat 10 minutes. :) ready

APPLE CAKE

Hey!
This is really delicious apple cake I made thursday evening for xmas party at work. Everyone liked it! :)

Recipe

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups cooking apples, peeled and sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup sugar
10 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans (I used almonds)
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt


Directions:
First: Lightly grease pie plate. Fill with sliced apples mixed with lemon juice.
Second: Sprinkle cinnamon and 3 teaspoons sugar over apples.
Third: Mix sugar, melted butter, and pecans in a separate bowl. Stir in beaten egg, flour and salt.  Spread over apples.  Bake at 175 degrees (C) for 45-60 minutes or until golden brown.

A CUP OF TEA

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This is exactly what I need in cold days like today! Brrr... This morning I was freezing out for 3 hours and can't warm up! I need a lot of tea :) 

LET'S PLAY

Yesterday I went out for shopping in Corso Buenos Aires (Milan). So there were two girls who invited everyone to the new Aldo shop to try the luck. There was a huge slot machine and all you have to do is just pull the handle but even if you weren't lucky (talking about me) you could get a pack of playing cards and a nice chocolate shoe :) Thank you!

CAKE

Hey!

Yesterday I tried to make this cake. Recipe you can see in photos :) In the can is whole milk.

ENERGY BOMB

Good evening! 

This is really great energy smoothie after evening run :) Mixed banana, spinach and a bit of red orange juice. I wish you great evening!