I’m planning on cooking some treats from my new cookbooks I got for Christmas.

Also, we’ll be making a trip to IKEA to get a few more things to pick up some things for the house.

Have a nice weekend!

1. baked (a lot)

2. ate (too much) really good food

3. enjoyed a few days at my parents house

4. got really cool gifts, such lovely things

5. this was our first christmas together. I can’t wait for the new traditions ahead!

Pedro is working at home for the next few days, the first time he gets to enjoy our house just to himself.

After we moved, I managed to stay home a couple of days, but he didn’t. So, it’s cool that he gets to own the house a little.

Last day of work before Christmas, I can’t wait to go home and really get into the mood!

is becoming a weekend tradition.

A weekend filled with friends, food, important decisions and a lot of planning.

It was too cold to go out, so i wandered between the cozyness of our couch and some pretty good homecooked meals. Also, it’s 4 days til Christmas and that’s exciting. But, still a lot of preparation to go. Oh, I love these holidays!

sunny winter mornings & a cup of coffee

para o Miguel.

with the cold winter days, comes warm comfort food. this is a great idea to go with a cup of tea.

Apple&Nut bread

1/2 cup of nuts

100g of melted butter

1/3 cup of milk

1 egg

3 peeled apples

2 cups of flour

1 cup of brown sugar

Preheat the oven at 180º. Grease the bread mould. Chopp the apples and the nuts into small and thin pieces.

Mix the flour with the sugar, nuts and butter. Add the milk to the egg in another bowl and whisk them till smooth and then add this to the flour mix along with the apple.

Put the mixture into the mould and decorate with very thin pieces of apple on the top. Cook for at least 30 minutes, and then let it cool on a rack.

It is delicious still warm.

two of my favourite things in our home: magazines and posters.

na semana passada, recebi dois livros que encomendei. Dei por mim a desejar ter algo que me estimule, para onde canalizar as ideias que vou tendo. E, confesso, sou viciada em livros. Este primeiro é o Sew It – Kit, da Amy Butler, que traz quinze pequenos projectos para serem feitos – desde coisas para casa a malas, tem ideias giras e fáceis para começar.

this past week, i got two books i ordered online. I’ve been craving a new hobby, to help me use all the ideas I have running in my mind, that i never seem to find the time and way to use them. And, i’m also addicted to books.. This first one is Sew It Kit, from Amy Butler. It brings inside fifteen small begginners projects, ideas for home decor and also for me

O segundo, é da Lotta Jansdotter,Printing Studio e é um guia DIY centrado em screen printing e stencils, com as suas utilizações em papeis, tecidos, paredes e quase tudo o que queiramos! o livro vem com um kit com esponjas, utensílios para fazer moldes, e alguns moldes já produzidos, prontos a serem usados. Agora, só me falta comprar as tintas, e ter ideias para os presentes de Natal!

The second book is Lotta Jansdotters Printing Studio, focused on DIY screen printing and stencil techniques, and the range of ways this can be used: paper, fabric, walls, etc! The book cames inside a very apealing kit, with sponges, carving tools and a few stencils, ready to be used. Now I just need to stock on paints and think of cute Christmas presents!