Tuesday Treats: Tasty Asian Salad

I don't think that this salad is actually very Asian. I don't remember ever having eaten salad in Asia, so I'm not quite sure what an Asian salad is. Nonetheless, it has tofu and a very Asian dressing, so that's what I'll call it.

This salad is so delicious! There are a few naughties in the dressing, but other than that, it's a very tasty way to eat lots of healthy things.

Here's what you need:

275 grams of tofu
2 stems of celery
1 1/2 cups of chickpeas
1 carrot
1/2 capsicum
1 cucumber
1 pear
sesame seeds
4 tablespoons of tamari or soy sauce (I used tamari, but soy sauce would be fine too!)
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1 tablespoon of peanut oil
2 teaspoons of brown sugar
a little extra oil for frying

Begin by chopping your tofu into rectangles - the size is up to you. Place the tofu in a shallow dish. Cover it with two tablespoons of tamari or soy sauce. Set it aside and let it marinate.

Chop up all of the salad ingredients and put them in a large salad bowl.

Place the remainder of the tamari, sesame oil, peanut oil and brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix them well.

Heat up a fry pan on the stove and gently fry your tofu. It should be a nice golden brown on the top.

Pop your tofu on top of the salad and serve with the dressing and sesame seeds on the side.

YUMMO!

Sunday Stylish Lady: Mia Farrow

I love Mia Farrow's cute dresses! Her little maternity ensembles in Rosemary's Baby are amazing! Giant collars and super high hemlines. So lovely.

DIY Easy Peasy Flower Hair Barrette

This little crafty project is so simple and easy! I love wearing fake flowers in my hair, and this barrette is perfect for everyday wear. It only took about 10 minutes to make!

Here's what you need:

1. florist's wire  2. foam fake flowers  3. jewellery pliers  4. something to cut the wire with  5. a hair barrette

I would also recommend having a large needle handy, to poke holes through the flowers.

Begin by deciding how many flowers will fit on your barrette. I decided that four would be the perfect number for mine!

Take your first flower and poke a hole through it, using your needle. The hole should be a few mm from the bottom of the flower.

Now, remove the needle and thread the wire through the hole. Repeat the same process with all of your flowers, threading each one onto the same piece of wire.

Next, you will need to thread one of the ends of the wire up through one of the end holes in the barrette from the bottom. Using your pliers, wrap the wire around the end of the barrette as tightly as possible. Ensure that the end of the wire is folded right back and is under the end flower. You don't want it to get caught in your hair!

Wrap the flowers back over the barrette, positioning them nicely as you go. Snip the wire a few mm after the last flower, then wrap the wire around the second hole, as you did at the beginning.

TA DAAA! Super easy and super cute!

Weekly Wishlist: Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh is my number one, all time favourite painter. I love his work so much. First Steps, when I saw it in New York last year, actually brought a little tear to my eye. I would love to add a few more Van Gogh books to my little collection. And wearing a bit of your favourite art is always nice!



1. Black Milk Starry Night Leggings 2. Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings 3. Van Gogh's Letters 4. Poppies Vincent Van Gogh Pendant 5. Starry Night Pendant 6. roses candle 7. Starry Night ring 8. Van Gogh: The Life

weekend in pictures

I had the most lovely weekend, doing some of my favourite things.

The weekend began with a friday evening baking session...



.. in preparation for a Saturday tea party! So much fun.













On Sunday, I ate waaaay too many fruit tingles,



finally put my amazing Starry Night leggings to use,



and stocked up on crafty supplies to keep me busy throughout the week!



Happy Monday!

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