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Beginner’s project: Summer dress DIY

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Latky Mraz had a huge sale in their Vinohrady outlet  last month.  I bought two different cotton fabrics for two meters each and another two meters of jersey knit real cheap.  I wanted to try making a summer dress for … Continue reading

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Banana- red currant cake

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These days I’m mostly in the kitchen whipping up new recipes out of fresh fruits and vegetables from my parents in laws’ garden.  We often visit them in their summer-house and each time we come back to Prague we always … Continue reading

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Healthy raspberry- blueberry cake

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Is there such a thing as healthy cake?  Yes, I’d like to believe so when we don’t load it with too much sugar or butter, or when we use healthy substitutes for common ingredients like the ever-present all-purpose flour.  In … Continue reading

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One day in Bruges

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Bruges or Brugge is a beautiful Flemish town in Belgium that was the highlight of our 4-day trip in the country.  In hindsight, it probably would have been a lot better if we stayed in Bruges the whole time and … Continue reading

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Brussels through my eyes

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For three years now in spring or summer, my friends and I have randomly picked a city in Europe to travel together.  First it was Paris, followed by Amsterdam, and this year we chose Brussels.  Two of my travel-mates couldn’t … Continue reading

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DIY: Handmade flower headband/ brooch

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I was looking for an idea  for something that will coordinate the little kids’ “look” for their year-end presentation at school.  They had to wear light green shirts for boys or dresses for girls but I knew the color would … Continue reading

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Asymmetrical skirt makeover

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This asymmetrical skirt from Next is one of the unsold items from our garage sale last month at school.  It’s a size bigger for me but I thought I could try in giving it a nice makeover.  Next to recycling, … Continue reading

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Super sale fashion

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The other week I was busy organizing our garage sale at school.  This is an annual fundraising event I started three years ago in support of Project Reach Out Not Drop-Out (Pro-Dorp), an organization within Cantilan National High School in … Continue reading

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Zucchini + potatoes + bacon = Dinner

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My mother-in-law taught me basic Czech cooking when I was new in Prague and when the sight of a stove sent me hyperventilating.  Like I said before, I had no idea how to cook so she gave me easy recipes … Continue reading

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Banana bread with dark chocolates

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I know one might think there are already thousands of banana bread recipes existing online so why bother to come up with another one?  It’s because when I bake I usually don’t measure the ingredients and it’s a pain trying … Continue reading

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