WOYWW 351 - new material and lots of baking
Good Morning deskers! How are you all? Ready for a nosey bloghop? This is the bloghop where we all look at each other's desks to see what we are up to.
(Want to know more? Goto Stamping Ground where Julia will explain it all).
This is part of my desk today.
It is the other side of my desk where my sewing machine is. I have bought some material recently and I have spread it out a bit for you to see. It is traditional Andalucian curtain material that is used in caves for curtains between rooms . (not all caves have doors to the rooms). I am going to use it to make a bag for my lace making cushion to replace the one that had been nibbled by mice. I really like the bright colors. I have a little bit of orange colored material I bought a few weeks back. I'll use that for the lining.The material is 2 m wide so I have enough left to do a cover for my sewing machine which is much needed as you can see.
I've also been doing my jigsaw, which is now finished:
I love baking and I can't wait for my new kitchen to be ready so that I can use my new large oven to bake lots of nice things. This weekend I made a cake with fruits of the forest and cream. I had some cream which was nearing its use-by date so I found this recipe of a cake made with cream.
It was nice but it didn't taste much different to a cake without cream (perhaps a bit heavier).
While I was at it I also made loads of muffins, also with the fruits of the forest. I had a whole pack of fruit in the freezer which I defrosted, so I had to use them up. (Well, that's my excuse...)
Has anyone heard of 'Farinata'? No, I hadn't either despite my years of living in Italy. It's a pizza without topping, made with chick pea flour (garbanzo flour). As I have a wheat intolerance, I'm experimenting with different flours to bake nice things. (I don't get to eat any of the cakes I make. I allow myself one bite to find out what it tastes like. That's it).
Here is the farinata I made. It was gorgeous:
Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle.
Sorry to have gone a bit off topic with my baking.... Is your mouth watering?
I'll leave it at that. Wishing you all happy WOYWW a good week ahead.
Blessings,
Lisca
33 comments:
Yes, is the answer to that question! it all looks quite delicious - and so does that gorgeous fabric! Happy WOYWW Helen #2
So who eats all those cakes that you make? I think you'll just have to have a WOYWW cake party if you bake so much lol
Bridget #8
Yes mouth watering definitely, we've been experimenting with a few different food stuffs recently Lisca, spiralized courgette rather than pasta has made for a nice tea, cauliflower turned into rice to go with a curry and I saw a receipe the other day using cauliflower as a base to pizza - haven't tried that one yet! The cakes and muffins look lovely - I'm not sure I could resist them as it were!
Loving the bright cheery fabric on your desk too - have you got more photos of this cave house - it sounds so intriguing!
Ooh, that fabric is gorgeous and the orange contrast looks fabulous with it. My mouth is well and truly watering at all your delicious bakes - if you don't eat any of them does it fall to your husband to finish them all off?!
Hope you have a great week,
Diana #23
Yes my mouth is watering...that farina to lloks and sounds perfectly lovely. Love chickpeas, so versatile! And I love the Andalucian style fabric, it's so cheerful! How long are you away fro having the kitchen?
Ooh, I love that fabric, the colours are amazing and that orange is the prefect choice for the lining! I love the fact that the fabric is 2 m wide too, you can make a lot of stuff out of that :-)
And the baking looks delicious :-P
Hugs, LLJ 13 xx
oh yes Lisca drooling through your post, most inspiring baking, wish there were more hours in day then could get into such things and oh I love that Andalusian fabric .. is is also certainly drool worthy too.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Happy WOYWW! Shaz in Oz.x #25
{Shaz in Oz – Calligraphy Cards}
Hi Lisca, I had to move past those gorgeous cakes quickly as they are making me hungry but they do look gorgeous. Have a great day and a happy woyww, Angela x
Sorry forgot to leave you my number, Angela 28
We are waiting for the units. They are being built by a local carpenter. He will hang them up and hubby has all the plumbing in place...Next month perhaps..
We have workmen come in on a Saturday who love my cakes and on Sunday we go to our local church house group or cell group. We are usually twelve people and they all love cake. My husband does get to eat something but not as much as he would like!
I have bought a spilalizer and it should arrive on Friday. Woohoo! I have bought a book to go with it. I'll let you know how I get on.
Luckily I'm just eating my lunch. That fabric has a nice pattern and lovely colors. happy woyww Vicky#3
Beautiful fabric both outside and lining!
Those cakes would be too much temptation for me :-)
Happy WOYWW
Caz
#31 unless Mr Linky has changed it!
Cream nearing its use by date is a good excuse for making a cake and it looks absolutely scrumptious. Happy WOYWW!
Your baking products look yummy! I wish I had a taste of them! I'm not playing along today but come visit my blog as I have a huge announcement and I'm asking for everyone's help!
We have workmen come in on a Saturday who love my cakes and on Sunday we go to our local church house group or cell group. We are usually twelve people and they all love cake. My husband does get to eat something but not as much as he would like!
Not being able to eat your own baking is just cruel! How on earth do you manage that!? I couldn't control myself! Your cakes looks yummy. I'd like to cut down on wheat and like the idea of using different flours. The curtain material is awesome - looks so bright and authentic! I agree, your sewing machine might need a new cover! Happy WOYWW! zsuzsa #38
First thing I must say is I LOVE that fabric - can imagine the bag will be gorgeous.
Now to your baking. Everything looks wonderful but where are the recipes? I would love to make the Farinata and the Forest Fruit Cake (hint hint)
Hugs, Neet 4 xx
Is my mouth watering, Lisca?? It's just on lunchtime here - and not so much watering, as tongue hanging out! That all looks gorgeous. I couldn't eat the cakes either - allergic to fruit! Cake would be ok, though, if it didn't go anywhere near to the fruit.... I'll join you in a coffee or tea..??!! I liked the look of the farinata - glad it tasted as good as it looked.
The fabric is lovely - enjoy the making up.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #40
Lisca I think you've made us all drool, the cakes look gorgeous and I love fruits of the forest in anything.
Your material is very bright and cheerful, looks very traditional
jan no 46
Wow...I'm hungry after looking through your blog today...I don't know why but I'm craving cakes and muffins! :)
Have a great day!
Diane WOYWW #44
I love the baking pictures! I like to bake but there aren't many people in the house anymore and things don't always get eaten up (especially when we're trying to watch the sweets!).
I love the jigsaw puzzle. That looks huge - must have taken quite a while to complete.
Happy WOYWW
Sharon K #47
Just to the right of the baby crawling on my blog there is a little girl which is my email address. Click on it and it will pop up an email for me. I would love those recipes - thank you so much.
Hugs, Neet xx
When I click on the 'girl' I get an Outlook wizard, but not an address. Sorry, I don't know why that is. I get it with everybody else's email button too.
Hi Lisca, poor you with the wheat intolerance. My granddaughter is Coeliac (gluten intolerant) so I understand how difficult it is. Love the gorgeous bright fabric, that'll really brighten up you sewing room. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #12 xx
OMG! I wish it was "taste-cybernet" so I could have some yummies from your post.
Happy WOYWW!
Sussie nr 50 WOYWW
Oooh baking... Lovely! I'm in a baking phase at the moment, too, and today I'm in the middle of making samosas - the pastry is made with oil and I've never done it before. So far, so good! Got to go an assemble them in a minute. Your cakes look so delicious with all that fruit. As for the fabric, I am green with envy! It's just my style - love the ethnic look and all those bright colours! Hope you will show us the bag once you've made it.
Thank you for your visit and your nice comment. I'm feeling better now after a good rest. Yum Sing has settled in well with his new family and is happy to have a name at last!! So glad you like my kitty page. Just got to do some text and then it's finished.
Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi #30
What a lovely way to spend a day - baking! The finished creations look delish!
That is some gorgeous material - bet your sewing machine will love it!
Have a good week
Christine aka Bishopsmate #64
Oooh! Your baking session certainly has produced some yummy looking treats! I love the beautiful fabric too Hugs, Chrisx
Hi Lisca. I saw your fabric on facebook this morning and really love it. It's good to see your baking work desk today...it all looks sooooo yummy.
Thanks for calling by at mine yesterday....I'm still playing catch up with my visits.
Hugs,
Annie x # 10
Yummy yummy post. I love that fabric. Show us how your cave curtain looks hanging once it is done. Hugs!
Oooooh farinata, sounds very interesting, I must look that up .... I wonder how many weight watchers points in it? I always enjoy reading about what you've been up to Lisca, you seem to fit so much in! Have a fun weekend and I am sorry to be visiting so late! Annie C #73
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