When I was a kid, about 7 or 8 years old, I learned how to sew pants for myself. They were very simple pants, nothing complicated; just two legs and an elastic on top. My mum always had a sewing machine and I was allowed to use it already as a kid. There was always a big box of fabric scraps and I sew all sorts of things together. Later on I had some crafts lessons at school where I did some more sewing and learned to do some more complicated things.
I really like Thai food and never can get enough of it. A while ago I did a Thai cooking class which was great fun. I learned to cook a variety of different dishes like curries, stir fries, salads and more. One of the things I learned to cook was fish cakes, which I like a lot. I often cook this dish as a starter when friends come round for dinner and over time I’ve varied the original recipe and adjusted it to my taste.
A few month ago I made my own soap for the first time in my life and I really enjoyed it. In the last few weeks I tried out a few more recipes and did my own variations which I would like to share with you here.
When I was about 7 or 8 years old a friend of my family taught me how to make a knotted wristband. I started off with a simple stripe pattern to get the hang of the techniques. Over time I got more adventurous and tried more complicated patterns.
Knotting friendship bracelets was pretty big when I went to school. We gave them as a present to our friends, hence the name friendship bracelet. The more bracelets you had tied around your wrist the more friends you had. A little bit like facebook in a pre-internet world.
My mum made always bread herself, so I’m quite familiar with the process of bread making. I never really made it by myself as it looked like quite a bit of work.
A few summers ago I found a very interesting recipe for bread in a newspaper. It’s called ‘No-Kneed Bread’ and it’s very easy. With this recipe I made bread quite a few times and it was just delicious. Unfortunately, since we moved I haven’t made a single bread and I thought this would be a good occasion to get back into bread making and to introduce you to the ‘no-kneed’ bread recipe. This is my version of the ‘No-Kneed Bread’.
