Saturday 11 June 2011
Molees...molasses and oat treats
I try and avoid sugar and wheat but often get a craving for a sweet treat in the evening..heres my solution -Molees!!! I dont weigh the ingredients but below is my estimate of proportions.
1/3rd of a block of creamed coconut=75g
2 generous tablespoons of molasses =100g
dried fruit-chopped dates, apricots, prunes, sultanas, raisins =200-300g
... any or all. I usually put in a just finished marmalade jar... add warm water and leave for 20 mins to plump it up- shake it up and it also washes the jar for you and adds a bit of orangy flavour to the mix
2 teaspoons of ground ginger, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of mixedspice, 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder,
grated carrot and apple... 2 medium carrots, 1 apple
dessicated coconut, ground nuts and seeds =50g
Oats - 7 to 10 handfuls... 200-500g
Melt the coconut block in a large pan, add molasses, add soaked fruit and any remaining liquid, and spices, dessicated coconut or ground nuts and finally enough oats to make a maleable but dryish mix.
Either put on a baking tray as for flapjack and cut into squares when cool or roll between palms into small balls.... if still wet you can roll these balls to coat them in dessicated coconut.... high calorie but really satisfying. No cooking after the initial melting of the coconut and I find its easier to stir in all the ingredients if its all warm... you can cool it down at the end before you cut into squares.
Saturday 4 June 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Inspired by craft supplies!
There are lots more UK sellers on etsy now, we have our own UK Front Page and a host of ideas for UK promotion, Craft Fairs etc. I got inspired by Planengrain's pliers stand, then found lots of UK suppliers who have wonderful crafty items so I made a Treasury.....
Inspiring supplies from UK sellers
You can click on any item to see it in all its glory!
'Spring into action' by artizen
Inspiring supplies from UK sellers
Pliers stand for je... $42.00 | 10 pieces of sea g... $8.50 | Vintage 1940s 1950s... $14.95 | SALE 10% off wholes... $11.00 |
SWATCH CARD pick yo... $1.85 | 2 x V Shaped Dockya... $23.00 | Felt beads or pebbl... $3.15 | 36 Embroidery Threa... $16.00 |
100 gram Glass Asso... $5.00 | MIXED BATIK Strips ... $18.00 | Drop Spindle Gift S... $18.00 | Pick your own colou... $9.50 |
Fabric by Liberty o... $3.75 | Peacock Feltmaking ... $8.35 | 24 Czech Glass Map... $5.70 | 12 x FLIP FLOPS Nov... $3.99 |
Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.
You can click on any item to see it in all its glory!
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Promoting other British sellers on etsy
I compiled a Treasury of items under a unisex theme- all Uk sellers.....here it is!
Sunday 13 February 2011
Another FineArtFriday on etsy
My autumn leaf felt scarf got included in a beautiful Treasury to promote Fine Art Friday... and I was so pleased to see some soap. some crochet work and my scarf among the paintings.. a lovely inclusive definition of Fine Art...you can see it by clicking here
Monday 7 February 2011
Carpetbags.. Beluch, Ersari and Caucasian rug fragments
After what seems like years of discussion, design work and prototype development, my partner; travellinglight.etsy.com [with a bit of assistance from me] has produced two hand shoulderbag size carpet bags. I think they are stunning and unique. The bagform brings out the beauty of the rug, the colours, textures and motifs.You can see his shop here;.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/travellinglight
Saturday 5 February 2011
Glorious Mud
Now the snow has gone we have mud, slippy, slidy, squelchy mud.... but Im trying to think positive and appreciate the wonderful varied colours of mud...at the bottom of the page is the Treasury I made to start the Brown Appreciation Society... How Now Brown.. or you can see it here; http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d4b7181908e8eef0f7e0444/how-now-brown
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