3 Tips For Strawberry Success
1. To pick a ripe strawberry, tear it open to see if the red pigment extends all the way to the core. Otherwise, take a whiff - the aroma should be sweet and fruity.
2. Hull a strawberry with a plastic drinking straw. Push the straw through the bottom of the berry and up through the leafy stem end to remove the core and leafy top.
3. Use a chopstick to slice perfectly fanned berries. Place a straight-sided chopstick on a cutting board. Position a strawberry in front of the chopstick. Holding the chopstick and the strawberry with one hand, slice through until the knife hits the chopstick. Continue making 1/8-inch-thick slices, fanning the slices on a plate.
Can’t get enough? We’ve got Frozen Strawberry Margaritas.
DIY Book Pages Made into Beads. Lots of tutorials about winding paper beads and sealing them all over. I posted a really good tutorial on getting specific paper bead shapes and sealing them with varnish here. Photograph above from Helen Lonsdale here.
I’ve done this with the liner paper from security envelopes (that hash-pattern blue and white sort) but to use lines from old books is really lovely too!
GRILLED ASPARAGUS POACHED EGG.
Stylish storage slings. The possibilities are endless!I’m thinking recycled denim and felted wool.
This banana “ice cream” might be the easiest and healthiest treat we’ve seen. Perfect for a hot + sunny day!
grilled salmon . cherry tomatoes
What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today ?: Potato cakes with smoked salmon & mustard dressing
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I went for a visit to my mum’s house for a couple of days. We live in different countries, so we don’t hung out often unfortunately. But it was fun. I’ve found my old cooking books and we just had to cook something together. The easiest and fastest recipe was the one by Bill Granger from a…
oooo… with sweet potatoes… yummmm
