Sunday, May 5, 2013

POSITIVE PLAYLIST: SUNNY DAY

The last few days have been rainy and that made me miss spring so much. Don´t get me wrong, I love fall. In fact today is a pretty sunny day so that´s why I feel like this song is the apropiate one for ths day. Joy Williams is an amazing song writter and singer. You should check out her YouTube channel.

Los últimos dias han estado lluviosos y esta situación me ha hecho extrañar la primavera. No me malinterpreten, me encanta el otoño. Hoy es un día soleado y por esta razón siento que esta canción es apropiada para este día. Joy Williams es una excelente escritora y cantante. Si les interesa visiten su sitio en YouTube.



Have a beautiful day!

Friday, May 3, 2013

PACKAGE SWAP: ANOUCK

A few months ago, I did a package swap with my good friend Anouck. I showed you all the pretty things I got from her but you never got to see what she got from me. This lovely lady did a blog post showing all the stuff I sent her. You can check it out by clicking here.

Algunos meses atrás, hice un intercambio de paquetes con mi amiga Anouck. Les mostré todas las cosas lindas que recibí de ella pero nunca vieron lo que ella recibió de mi parte. Esta persona hermosa hizo una entrada en su blog mostrando todo lo que le mandé. Pueden mirarlo haciendo click aqui.
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Have a beautiful day!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

GINGIBER

A few weeks ago I won a giveaway Stacie hosted in her blog Gingiber. She is an incredibly talented illustrator and has been doing a 52 Weeks of Dogs project which in my opinion is really inspiring.
I finally welcomed into my home this stunning illustration of a Greyhound. I don´t have a dog so I feel like even tho he´s not a real one, he will still keep me company!

Algunas semanas atras gané una giveaway que organizó Stacie en su blog Gingiber. Es una ilustradora incredible y ha estado haciendo un proyecto llamado 52 Weeks of Dogs que en mi opinion es muy inspirador.
Finalmente recibi en mi casa esta hermosa ilustracion de un Galgo. No tengo perros, por lo tanto siento que aunque este no sea un perro real, ¡igualmente me va a hacer compañia!

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Have an beautiful day!



Sunday, April 28, 2013

POSITIVE PLAYLIST: NOTHING EVER HAPPENS

I´ve been listening to really positive music latetly and I´ve also been discovering many great artists. I feel like this deserves to have a little place in my blog because music is really helpful sometimes and it can even change your day for the better. That´s why I´ve started to make a positive playlist to help me stay in a good modd and by sharing it I can also help someone else who is just not having a good day.

He estado escuchando música muy positiva ultimamente y tambien he descubierto muchos artistas talentosos. Siento que esto merece un pequeño espacio en mi blog ya que la música puede ser muy positiva en ciertas ocaciones y hasta puede cambiar tu día en uno mejor. Por esto mismo he empezado a armar una playlist positiva para intentar mantenerme de buen humor y además al compartirla puedo ayudar a alguien que simplemente no estú teniendo el mejor día.



And nothing ever happens if you stay in your room.
Nothing ever happens if you leave the party too soon.
You'll never be a winner if you're not in the game.
Nothing ever happens if you always play it safe.
Make a little space and get out of your own way.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

APPLE TART

Today I woke up feeling inspired. Suddenly I got this idea out of nowhere. I was gonna make an apple pie and I had the whole thing planned already. I was gonna search for a recipe online and I was gonna search for every single ingredient even if I had to get dressed and leave the house to do so.

I didn´t have some ingredients so I went to the market with my bike, enjoying the sunny day.

I got back home feeling excited about being able to do this new thing but most important, being able to feel excited about something other than staying in bed late on a Saturday morning.

So without further ado, here are some pictures of my little creation:


Hoy me levanté sintiéndome inspirada. De repente se me ocurrió hacer una tarta de manzana. Busqué la receta en internet y me aseguré de tener todos los ingredientes y si no los tenía no importaba, porque iba a hacer el sacrificio de vestirme y salir de mi casa para buscarlos.

No tenia algunos de los ingredientes, por lo cual fui al mercado en bicicleta, disfrutando el dia soleado.

Volvi sintiendome emocionada por poder hacer algo nuevo pero ademas porque iba a hacer algo distinto a quedarme en mi cama un Sabado por la mañana.

Ahora paso a mostrarles mi pequeña creacion:

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RECIPE:

Ingredients:
 
For the dough: 

125 g margarine or butter (room temperature, softened) 
Sugar 125 g 
8 g of vanilla sugar 
1 pinch of salt 
Juice of half a lemon 
3 eggs 
200 g flour 
2 teaspoons baking powder 
2 tablespoons milk

For the surface:

25 g butter
750 g of apples
 
1) Preheat oven to 180 º C.
2) Use a pie pan of about 25 cm in diameter and a little butter or oil to it´s surface and reserve.
3) Peel the apples, remove the heart and cut into quarters. ( I cut them as thin as I could)
4) For the dough, toss the softened butter in a bowl and gradually add sugar, vanilla sugar (I used vanilla extract), a pinch of salt and half a lemon juice and continue mixing.
5) Add eggs one by one and keep mixing. It is important to gradually add the eggs one by one, beating in between.
6) Before you add the flour, mix with 2 tablespoons of baking powder and then incorporate it into the mixture. Continue beating and add the 2 tablespoons of milk.
7) Fill the mold with the dough and smoothed with a spatula. Place the apples in a crown or top of the dough.
8) ENJOY EATING IT.

Click here to read the recipe in Spanish.


I hope you get to try this because it´s delicious!
Have a great Saturday!


Tuesday, February 5, 2013

VANILLA AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS CUPCAKES

Today I woke up feeling like I needed to have something sweet. That´s why I decided to make cupcakes. I had never made vanilla cupcakes because I usually go for chocolate ones. I guess I needed a change and try something new.

I found the recipe in Spanish so I´m not sure if you´re gonna understand the measurements. I´m sure you all know how to make cupcakes but.. just in case if you have any doubts just ask!

Recipe

Butter 180 gr.
Sugar 130 gr.
Eggs 3
Vanilla essence 1 ts
Flour 250 gr.
Baking powder 20 gr.
Milk 100 cc.
Chocolate chips AS MANY AS YOU WANT

1- I usually place the butter near the stove so it melts a little and it´s not hard. When it´s soft enough put it in a small bowl and mix it with the sugar. Add the eggs and the vanilla essence and mix it all together.

2- Mix the flour with the baking powder and start adding it to the previous mix along with the milk.

3- Add as many chocolate chips as you want!

4- Put it in the oven and they should be ready in 20 minutes.

What are your favourite kind of cupcakes? Mine are chocolate ones, but these were pretty good too! :)

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Hoy me levanté sintiendo que necesitaba comer algo dulce. Por esta razón decidí hacer cupcakes. Nunca había hecho cupcakes de vainilla porque siempre hago de chocolate. Creo que necesitaba un cambio e intentar algo nuevo.

Encontré la receta en español entonces no se si van a entender como son las medidas. Estoy segura que saben hacer cupcakes pero por si acaso no duden en preguntar si tienen alguna duda.

Receta

Manteca 180 gr.
Azúcar Rubia 130 gr.
Huevos 3
Escencia de Vainilla 1 cdta.
Harina 250 gr.
Polvo de Hornear 20 gr.
Leche 100 cc.
Chips de Chocolate TODOS LOS QUE QUIERAN

1- Usualmente pongo la manteca al lado de una hornalla para que se ablande y asi no está tan dura. Cuando está lo suficientemente blanda poner en un recipiente y mezclarla con el azúcar. Agregar los huevos y la escencia de vainilla. Mezclar todo.

2- Mezclar la harina con el polvo de hornear e ir agregando a la mezcla anterior en forma alternada con la leche.

3- ¡Agregar todos los chips de chocolate que quieran!

4- Poner a horno moderado a fuerte por alrededor de 20 minutos.

¿Cuáles son sus tipos de cupcake favoritos? Mis favoritos son los de chocolate pero ¡estos también me gustaron mucho! :)

Have a great day!

Monday, February 4, 2013

LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY: MORNING & EVENING SKY

A few days ago I started experimenting with photography. It´s a little harder than I thought but I´m enjoying the learning process. I started with taking pictures of the sky in my backyard and these are the shots I liked the best:

Algunos días atras empecé a experimentar con fotografía. Es mas dificil de lo que pensaba pero estoy disfrutando el proceso de aprendizaje. Comencé sacando fotos del cielo en mi patio trasero y estas son las pics que me gustaron más:

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I also realized how hard it is to document your life in pictures if you´re not really used to it. For example, when I have lunch or dinner I´m used to just take the plate and then eat it. Now that I discovered the blogging world, I have a slightly urge to take a picture of the food I´m having. Did any of you feel like that when you first started your own blog?

También me dí cuenta cuan dificil es documentar tu vida en fotos si no estas acostumbrado a hacerlo. Por ejemplo, cuando almuerzo o ceno suelo tomar mi plato con comida y comerlo. Ahora que descubrí el mundo de los blogs, tengo un leve impulso a sacarle una foto a mi comida. ¿Alguno se sintió así cuando empezaron su blog?

Have a wonderful day! ♥