Posts by Annie Holland
A new woodburning piece
After all the Christmas stuff I woodburned, it was time to show something more artsy. This piece I made couple of months ago, unfortunately only now I got around things to post it. I really want to make couple more plates soon and maybe a birch panel or too if I get to it, but…
Read MoreThe proverbial Crocodile
Five years ago in the Bulgarian forum I’m visiting from time to time a lady posted for the first time the recipe for this “crocodile” and soon pretty much everyone I knew tried the recipe. Now don’t get me wrong- I don’t mind the recipe being popular…but it it was quite quite overwhelming feeling to…
Read MoreMore often than you think…
I admit, I have a huge problem giving titles to my drawings. Whenever I give a title, the drawing just came with it and it’s like I’ve always known it. With some other drawings though, it’s like every time I look at them I see them differently and that’s usually totally different from the way…
Read MoreNew year Banitsa lucky verses in English- Novogodishni Kasmeti
New Year’s Eve and New year’s day in Bulgaria are celebrated pretty much as everywhere else. However, one part of the tradition that is preserved to present days is the Banitsa s Kasmeti. *** Milk and cheddar banitsa*** Traditionally Banitsa s Kasmeti is a round cheese and eggs phyllo dough pastry that has the…
Read MoreBulgarian navy beans in a clay pot ( or slow cooker)
I have been asked to post the recipe for my Christmas Eve navy beans in the clay pot, and here it is! Bulgarian navy beans in a clay pot ( or slow cooker) Ingredients: For the clay pot in the beginning: 2 packages navy beans ( 500 gram)1 red onion, chopped1 white onion, chopped3 cloves…
Read MoreBulgarian Christmas Eve in the US in pictures – 2010
What is Christmas without sweets? Thank you, Tannita for the wonderful Turkish delight Melting moments! Bulgarian baking soda flat bread ( on Christmas we can’t have “live” ingredients in our bread) Candles, fresh fruit, nuts, whole onions and garlic in hope to bring abundance next year Dolmades with yogurt dressing Sauerkraut…
Read MoreTo be continued…
Some of you ( hopefully) remember my post from November, in which I presented the drawing ” Equipped” that I drew with the Prismacolor markers. That drawing was made on a post card size ( 5×7) and I swore to myself I’ll redo it once I get my Copic markers. Here is the second version…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
I’ve been busy baking and stuffing, and sowing and drawing, and packing ( and snacking), but I wanted to say a very Merry Christmas to you all! Since we’ve come to the US I started a tradition in our house- to bake cookies and give them away to friends. It’s huge fun to do that…
Read MoreCopic markers
Many of you know what Copic markers are but for those who don’t, you can take a look at the official Copic website. There is a lot of information about the way they are different from regular markers, the different styles of markers Copic offers, some tips and tutorials too. It’s a great resource if…
Read MoreThe perfect gift for that little cake-maker in your life!
I have been contacted by CSN stores to write a review of one of their products and I thought, what a great opportunity to try something new and share with you what I think about it! No in case you are wondering, I am not getting paid to do that, I just receive a product…
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