Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Yes, obviously, I will make desert...

Yes, obviously, I will make desert... this time, crème pâtissière & berries tartlets.

 It's very easy to prepare, but, using Thermomix it turns out extremely simple. Here's the recipe. I promise everyone will love it!!


Ingredients:
 * Tartlets(I used them already made, but you can make them with puff pastry)
 * Crème pâtissière:
        3.5 tbs of sugar (50 grs)
        1 cup of milk (250 grs)
        5 tsp of cornstarch (25 grs)
        2 small eggs
        1 tbs of vanilla or vanilla sugar
* Berries ( If it's out of the season and can't find them fresh you can always buy them frozen) *Covering:
        3.5 tbs of water to hydratate jelly (50 grs)
        1/3 cup of jelly (can be strawberry flavored) (80 grs)
        3/4 cups of water (200 grs)

 Preparation :
 1.-Spread tartlets on a clean surface with space for working.
 2.-Prepare the crème pâtissière as follows: Place all the ingredients detailed before in the TM bowl and program 7 minutes, 190ºF (90ºC), speed 4.
 3.-Remove the crème pâtissière and let it cool down a bit before you share it out upon the tartlets. Do not fill them up too much, remember berries are still left.
 4.-Place the berries decoratively on the top of the crème pâtissière.
 5.-Prepare the covering: - hydrate jelly in a bowl with 3.5 tbs of water. - Place 3/4 cups of water in TM bowl and program 1 minute, 210ºF (100ºC), speed 1. - Add the jelly and dissolute programing 30 seconds, 210ºF (100ºC), speed 2.
 6.- Use the jelly to paint each tartlet using a cooking brush.

 Finally, place the tartlets in the fridge until it's time to serve. If you like, you can spread some confectioner's sugar.

 No dubt, it will be successful!!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012


One thing is the physical age, and the other is the own perception of time going by. I mean that, sometimes, when I think about family activities or with friends, a recipe to try out, or some diy project to carry on, I cannot think about my real physical age or my personal situation. I just let myself create and emotionally go with the flow until I finish the project!

Somehow I found myself married with three kids (a 5 year old boy, and baby twin
girls) although I still feel like I'm twenty six!!!

Yes, it's possible to survive to 3 kids and a hubs and also being able to grab a little time to create and work with projects that make you feel better, and that's why I want to share them with you. If you find them interesting, even better.

In my posts you will find practical stuff, stuff to do with kids, and sometimes just stuff I do for fun!! 
My will is for you to find useful projects whether you're a mother or not, whether you like cooking or just have friends over for dinner and and empty fridge, whether you like diy projects or just looking for something to do with your time off.



From the Mediterranean side of the Pyrenees in Catalonia, my sister Grid and I decided to share those small projects that life is leading us into, and those situations that we, somehow, manage to get over with.

Even though my major passion is nature and its freedom suggested, I cannot help love to simply try other stuff.
Experimenting is the main source of knowledge that I know, and I believe it's basic to move on in life. 


I deeply believe that our society is changing. Slowly, but I am sure it will finally happen. If not, just tell me why you might desire a simple low quality object that has been produced in extremely poor work conditions and by people that you probably will never get to know? If you think about it, you will find out that next to you there are tons of products and services offered in high quality standards and made by, sometimes, your next-door neighbor. This way, you would be improving your community, and probably your own self. 
About me? I love restoring stuff that I already have, specially if they are antique objects. You might think it's a challenge, and it is, but also it leads you to a unique piece, exclusive, and that is been handmade to cover exactly your needs. What else you might expect?

This is my challenge. Make you love what you see in our blog, and cheer you up to do the same thing. That you and I together force the change in society to achieve a smarter, more emotional and connected to the environment society, right here, where we live.