KNO arts

Gisteren weer op bezoek geweest bij de KNO arts. Met mijn neuspoliepen ging het fantastisch waren genoeg afgenomen om het verder te bestrijden met medicijnen en niet met een operatie. Dit gevoel had ik zelf ook al, ik ruik weer, kan weer door mijn neus ademen, snurk niet meer en slaap daardoor beter. Dus dat was goed nieuws. Slecht nieuws is mijn rechteroor. Vroeger als kind, ik gok tussen de 8 en 12 jaar oud, heb ik vreselijke oorontsteking gehad en daarna moest ik om de 1 of 2 weken terug naar de huisarts voor langere tijd. Ik weet nog dat ik op het schoolplein zat en opeens vreselijke oorpijn kreeg. Nu heb ik al jaren last van een terugkomend loopoor, maar de huisartsen hebben dit nooit onderkend. Nu de KNO arts dus wel. Gisteren is hij eerst met lucht bezig geweest, teminste zo klonk het en het gevoel was niet echt fijn. Nu mag ik over 2 weken weer terugkomen voor een hoortest en dan gaan mijn arts en een arts die meer gespecialiseerd is in de oren naar mijn oor kijken. Er zit nu een infectie en die moet eerst weg en daarna kunnen ze het goed gaan bekijken. Er lijkt een gaatje te zitten. Ach we merken het wel weer. Zoals ik al tegen John zei, blijkbaar begint de aftakeling op je 35ste. Ik heb nu wel allemaal medicijnen die moeilijke standjes vergen. Voor de medicijnen voor mijn neus moet ik voorover buigen tot mijn hoofd ter hoogte van mijn knieen is of knielen op ede grond met mijn hoofd op de grond op zijn kop, maar gelukkig mag ik ook op bed liggen met mijn hoofd achterover en elk standje moet je 1 minuut minstens volhouden. Voor mijn oor moet ik weer op mijn zij liggen, indruppelen, mijn oor naar achteren en naar boven bewegen en dat 5 minuten blijven volhouden. Ach misschien begin ik mijn 36ste jaar als nieuw.

I went back to my doctor today for my nasal polyps and everything goes great with them, they are really shrinking. But now they are busy with my ear to get that under control too. Looks like I am falling apart on 35 years old, but when everything is done, maybe I will be as good as new when I turn 36.

geroosterde paprikasaus met kip en pasta/roasted peppersauce with chicken

Ik had jullie nog een heerlijke recept beloofd. Heel simpel, maar heerlijk. Met heel weinig benodigdheden.
Voor 2 personen
3 kipkarbonades
1 kippenbouillonblokje
250 ml water
3 geroosterde paprika's
1 theelepel paprikapoeder
peper en zout
olijfolie

Er staan op het internet meerdere recepten voor geroosterde paprika's en het is uiteindelijk zelf een beetje proberen. Ik doe ze zelf ongeveer een 40 minuten in een oven van 200 graden, daarna voor een poosje in een plastic zak en daarna kun je ze ontzaden en ontvellen. Ik heb ze zelf standaard in de vriezer liggen, je kunt ze een poosje in de vriezer bewaren.
Kip bestrooien met paprikapoeder.
Verwarm de olie in een hapjespan of braadpan en bak hierin de kip eerst op de velkant en daarna omdraaien. Deze een minuut of 5 tot 10 bakken. Hierna geroosterde parika's grof snijden en toevoegen aan de kip. Kort mee laten bakken. Hierna het water en het kippenbouillon blokje toevoegen. Dit zachtjes op het vuur zetten totdat de kip gaar is.
Ondertussen pasta gaar koken.
Kip uit de pan halen en ontbenen, hoeft niet perse maar ik vind het met pasta makkelijker. De rest van de inhoud van de pan in de foodprocessor of met de staafmixer tot een gladde massa pureren. Kip en saus weer in 1 pan doen en warm laten worden en op smaak brengen. Pasta en saus samenvoegen en opscheppen en heerlijk genieten.

3 chicken thighs
3 roasted bell pepper's  (I mostly use the red ones)
1 cup of chicken stock (fresh made or from a cube)
paprika
pepper and salt
olive oil

There are several recipes on the Internet for roasted peppers and it is ultimately a bit trying. I do them about 40 minutes in an oven at 200 degrees celsius, then for a while in a plastic bag and then you peel them and deseed. I have experienced that they stand in the freezer, you can use them for a while in the freezer.
Sprinkle chicken with paprika.
Heat the oil in a frying pan or skillet and fry the chicken first on the skin and then turn them. This you have to do for 5 to 10 minutes. Cut the roasted bell pepper's rough and add to the chicken. Fry briefly. Add the chicken stock. Put this gently on the fire until the chicken is cooked.
Meanwhile, cook pasta.
Remove chicken from pan and remove the bone, but I do not find it necessarily, but is it easier with pasta. Put the rest of the contents of the pan in a food processor or blender to puree until smooth. Put the chicken and sauce back into a pan and let it heat. Season to taste. Put pasta and sauce together, put it on a plate or in a bowl and enjoy.

stashreport

Deze week was een erge goed week qua stash opmaken. Allereerst 3 biesjes voor turning pink, 40T en mysterie designer BOM, ze zijn allemaal gesneden, maar nog niet aan de quilts, misschien vandaag. 1930 stofjes voor mijn moeder, die gaat er een babyquiltje van maken. Een charmpack voor een cadeautje. En stof voor Summer rental die inmiddels helemaal gesneden ligt moet hem alleen nog in elkaar gaan zetten.Het enigste minpuntje was een meter stof voor mijn hexagonnenquiltje die ik in Woudrichem had gekocht.

This week was a very good week concerned the stashbusting. 3 bindings, 1930 fabrics given to my mother for a little babyquilt, a charmpack for a little gift, and fabric for summer rental. The only stash that came in was some fabric for my hexagonquilt.

Fabric in this week: 1 meter

Fabric out this week: 15.10 meter

Fabric in 2010: 121.10 meter

Fabric out 2010: 158.45 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 37.35 meter

cooking workshop

De kookworkshop bij Miele was echt heel erg leuk en het uiteindelijke resultaat was ook fantastisch. We hebben gemaakt,

Carpaccio di tonno

Pasta a la patunesca

Kalfshaas in Prosciutto met een balsamicojus en caponnata

Koffieijs met een gelei van aperol.

Ik vond de aperol niet echt lekker maar de rest was heerlijk. We zaten in een groepje van 3. Onze kookgenoot maakte de carpaccio, John de pasta en ik de kalfshaas en de caponnata. Het koffieijs werd door de koks bij Miele zelf gemaakt.

Morgen mijn stashreport met hele goede resultaten.

The cookingworkshop was great we made a full italian meal. I made the main dish with veal rolled in Prosciutto and caponnata. John made the pasta a la patunesca and the person which cooked with us made the carpacio di tonno.
Tomorrow my great stashreport.

Some new cabinets

Zoals jullie misschien gemerkt hebben ben ik deze week erg praterig, dat klopt ik wil mijn blog wat vaker gaan gebruiken dan dat ik deed en ook meer nederlands. As you maybe have noticed I am very busy on my blog this past week, yeas you are right. I want to use my blog some more and also want to do some more in dutch, the english version will always be at the end of the post.


Een paar weken geleden hebben we nieuwe kasten voor in de woonkamer gekocht, howel je over 1 kast kan discussieren of hij in de keuken of de woonkamer staat. De IKEA in Haarlem was vast erg blij met ons. Ik kon er met de trein goed komen, aangezien de trein echt voor de deur stopt, maximaal 500 meter lopen vanaf station Haarlem spaarnwoude. 1 vitrinekast is door John in elkaar gezet en de rest heb ik gedaan in mijn eentje samen met 2 tafels die we ook nog hebben gekocht. Ja het ziet er hier weer uit als nieuw.  Ook kregen we veel meer ruimte in de keukenkasten omdat daar het servies wegging, dit was ook de bedoeling, want we hadden hier beneden een tekort aan kastruimte. De voedselvoorraad kan nu ook gewoon in de kastjes. Dingen die ik altijd op voorraad heb zijn
Gepelde tomaten - kun je een hele snelle tomatensaus mee maken voor de pizza met basilicum en knoflook
Tomatenpuree in kleine en grote blikjes - altijd handig voor pastasaus of stoofvlees
Knoflook - we halen altijd grote voorraden in Frankrijk
Verschillende soorten pasta
Allerlei olie's, azijnen en oosterse sausjes (lichte sojasaus, oestersaus, chilisaus, etc)
Allerlei kruiden zowel voor de italiaanse, indiase als oosterse keukens
Allerlei bouillonblokjes waarvan de bospaddestoelen het snelst gaat voor de risotto
Verschillende soorten rijst (jasmijn, basmati, arbori, zilverlies, pandan)
Tortilla's voor een snelle makkelijke maaltijd als ik niet zo zin heb om te koken en nog wat restjes in de koelkast of vriezer heb
Bloem, Gist, Bakpoeder, Poedersuiker en cacaopoeder als ik een keer snel iets wil bakken.
Wat ik pas heb ontdekt is dat je geroosterde paprika ook in kan vriezen en op de markt kun je hier altijd een zak van een stuk of 10 paprika's kopen voor 1,50 euro en die koop ik dus en gooi ik in de braadslee en daarna in de oven voor een poosje en als ze zwart zijn gaan ze terug in de plastic zak waarin ik ze kocht en laat ik ze lekker zweten en afkoelen voor ik ze kan ontvellen en ontzaden en dan in zakjes en invriezen en daarna kan ik een heerlijk simpele pastasaus maken met weinig ingredienten en  veel smaak als ik daar zin in heb en alle ingredienten heb ik in huis. Ik vindt de geroosterde paprika uit een pot niet zo lekker, altijd een beetje zurig. Ook heb ik altijd vlees in de vriezer op voorraad, wij kopen namelijk het vlees via Waterland's Weelde en daar krijg je het netjes ingevroren thuis per 2 personen verpakt. 1 keer per 3 maanden koop ik vlees en dat gaat bij ons boven in de vriezer en ik haal er per week uit wat ik die week wil eten en dat gaat beneden in de vriezer en daar maak ik dan mijn menu voor die week mee. En soms eten we dus luxe door de week qua vlees omdat toevallig de eendenborst eruit kwam. Ik ben niet zo iemand die biologisch moet eten, maar ik moet zeggen het vlees smaakt nog lekkerder dan het vlees van onze normale slager. Aleen de kip en vis haal ik gewoon bij de poelier en visboer hier vlakbij. Nu weten jullie wat er bij ons zo'n beetje op voorraad is en ook waarom.
Morgen naar een italiaanse kookworkshop bij Miele, ben benieuwd hoe het zal zijn. Morgen meer daarover en het recept van de geroosterde paprika pastasaus.

A few weeks ago we bought some new cabinets for our livingroom as we didn't have enough cabinets, now we have enough space for all our things and as the plates are now out of the kitchen, we have now more room in the cabinets in the kitchen to put all the food supply away. Things I always have on hand are peeled tomatoes, tomato paste and lot of sorts of pasta and off course herbs and spices (indian, italian and eastern). Also 2 cabinets are filled with baking dishes and other things you need for baking and cooking. Yes a big love of me is cooking. I am very bad in cold dishes, but as soon as there is some cooking involved I am a good cook.

Binding hell

Today I quilted the designer myterie. It looks very good the big pic will follow when the binding is on. Now about the title of my post. I just heard from my mother that my 1930 quilt is also quilted and now I have 4 quilts waiting for binding which makes around 30 meter of binding in total. The bindings for 40T mysterie designer Bom and turning pink are cut and I am putting them on the quilts tomorrow (the machine part) the hand part I am not sure yet, maybe I will do it by machine after all. We will see.

Longarm quilting

At my Local quiltshop they have a longarm which customers can learn to use and a few weeks ago I had the workshop and today I quilted my first own quilt on it. It is 40T and when the binding is on I will show a whole pic of it. Hope to do the binding this week. Tomorrow I am going to quilt the mysterie designer BOM.

What did I do...

on retreat well a lot of chatting and laughters with the rest that were there. I am sure you will find pics of it on other blogs too. Like Shirley, Miranda, Berna, Katrien, Hilde, Ingrid and Inge. I had a great weekend, short nights and great food. I also finished a quilttop "stepping stones" it is made with whimsy and started a new one, but I will show a bit about that one later.

Miranda is the one you see holding the quilt.

2 finishes

Well after a very nice retreat I can finally show you the finished pics of Four corners and Joy Luck. Both are quilted with King Tut thread which I really love for machinequilting. I hope to show another finish this week when I have corrected a little mistake.

St Nick and fabrics

Here is st nick with two pages finished and as you can see the third page is also progressing well.

Yesterday I was with her at the fabric market here in Hoorn. There are mostly fabrics for cloths, but I needed them too as I want to make a few cloths for myself again.Now I am going to leave you all alone for a long weekend and in a hour I will leave for this b and b , but I will stop here for the quiltshop and a lunch.

stashbustingreport october 3

It was a bit of both these week. A jellyroll came in and two bindings went out which makes the following:
Fabric in this week: 2.50 meter
Fabric out this week: 1.55 meter
Fabric in 2010: 120.10 meter
Fabric out 2010: 143.35 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 23.25 meter

2 finished,....

but can't show them as I want to keep a bit of a surprise at the belgium quilting retreat, but I can say both are schnibbles that weren't quilted yet. Now I am busy with the next quilt, which I also hope to finish on time.

My nose is going great, I am smelling and also have a lot of air. I am a very happy person at the moment.

Finishing things

Yes I am busy making finishes, but can't show them yet I want to wait till the quilting retreat in Belgium which is from october 8th, but I will be leaving on the 7th and sleep close to the place where the retreat is, but not at my normal place in Veurne, it is now even closer. A simple not to expensive bed and breakfast, also I will stay there on sundaynight, otherwise I will be just to late at home. After that I have a week off till the 15th and from tuesday the 12th till friday the 15th I will be at my local quilt shop behind the longarmmachine to quilt surely Long Story, my round robin and 40 T and maybe when I still have time left also the mysterie designer bom 2009 and when before the retreat I will get my other 3 quilts finished, I don't have any quilts in the closet anymore to get quilted, than I really have to make some new tops.

The ornament is an oldie.

stashbusting

I haven't done a stashbusting report for 3 weeks, but here it is now.
Fabric in the past 3 weeks: 4.50 meter (fabric for binding and backing)
fabric out the past 3 weeks 10.80 meter (all backings)

Fabric in 2010: 117.60 meter
Fabric out 2010: 141.80 meter
Fabric busted: 24.20 meter

Was away on vacation

I was a week away on vacation in France. To start the right way first a message to my SSCS. I am very easy. I like everything, but I am really crazy about bags and other things I can use. Colors I am very easy going. I have to say I wouldn't mind something christmassy.

Well now for the trip. It was a very easy going trip. We had fun in the swimming pool, she pics above, I am the one in the dark swimming suit and the sunglasses on, because with my glasses there was a chance that I wouldn't hit the ball for sure. And as you can see Robbie Williams was there too. LOL, just kidding, it is John from the shetland islands, at least he told us he was. I still think it was Robbie and I played Volleyball with him and we won.
Only biked 200 km in total over 4 days, 3 short ones and one long one to Vaison la Romain. We also went one day by car to Marseille and when we were driving we came in a little flooding, see the pics.

A schnibble show

Well the year of schnibbles is over and I thought let's show all the quilts I made for this year.

September 2009, Winter white or for me "Roman White"

October 2009, Cindy Lou Who

November 2009, Picnic

December 2009, Tuffet

January 2010, Madeline

February 2010, Sunday Best

March 2010, Roundabout

April 2010, Tagalong

May 2010, Four Corners

June 2010, State Fair

July 2010, Joy Luck

August 2010, Short Story

stashbusting and a finish

Bad bad bad week for stashbusting as a lot of stash came in and nothing went out, but I hope to bust some today. There came in 6 different fabric lines from each 2 charmpacks, which makes 12 in total and also a jellyroll of awesome.

Also I have to show a finish. State Fair made with Cherish Nature, quilted by my mother by hand.

Fabric in 2010: 113.10 meter

Fabric out 2010: 131 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 17.90 meter

Long story

Well the pattern is short story, but as I made it with a jellyroll and the quilt became a bit big for a schnibble (4 times as big), but I love it, am thinking about an extra black border as the last border to make it maybe even more stunning. We will see, will decide later, but for now it is finished.

St Nick

Just wanted to show you a pic of St nick with one page finished.

I know I am a bit quiet, but I have big problems with non-allergic rhinitis, air will not go much through my nose at the moment and it makes me very tired. I have it already for a few years, but I was ready with it and after a trip to the doctor I am now going to the throat nose and ear doctor the 17th of september and I hope he can help me. This weekend I hope to finish short story, but as it is a bit big (made it with a jellyroll) I call it long story.

stashbusting august 15

Good week. Nothing came in, only fabric went out. Binding for the cherisch nature quilt. Pic will come later today.
Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 0.45 meter
Fabric in 2010: 102.8 meter
Fabric out 2010: 131 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 28.20 meter

short story

Here you can see what I am busy with.

stashbusting 8 of august

It was a not so great week, but lucky me I used some stash too. I have used a 12 days of christmas jellyroll and some black backgroundfabric for the next schnibbles "short story", but also fabric came in from Martinique and Awesome.

Fabric in this week: 6.30 meter
Fabric out this week: 4.10 meter
Fabric in 2010: 102.8 meter
Fabric out 2010: 130.55 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 27.75 meter

Schnibbls top finished

I just finished the schnibbles for july. I was so happy with the longer deadline as my pattern came in very late due to the postal system. I have made it with alliance from Moda.

And what is this going to be? Well the schnibbles for august. Think black and 12 days of christmas.

august 1 stashbusting report

Well it is good and bad week. First last week I didn't do a stashreport as I wasn't at home and I had nothing to report.
This week a lot of fabric came in. Yardage and a jellyroll from Park Avenue and the pattern for Joy Luck came finally in. So this thursday I could finally start cutting the fabric for the schnibbles for July. I haven't finished it yet, but we have a week longer for this one. Lucky me.

Fabric in this week: 9.70 meter
Fabric out this week: 3.40 meter

Fabric in 2010: 96.50 meter
Fabric out 2010: 126.45 meter
Busted in 2010: 29.95 meter

Next week there will be probaly come some fabric in and I hope there will also go lots out.

stashbusting report

It was a good week. I have bought some fabrics for a hexagonquilt, but I am using them right away. Also busted some fabric for the backing of the june schnibbles.

Fabric in this week: 1.25 meter
Fabric out this week: 2.15 meter
Fabric in 2010: 86.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 123.05 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 36.25 meter

St Nick

Today the tour de france takes a little bit of our route. We also biked from Aouste to Alixan, but than the other way around. It was part for us of a 93 km day from Hauterivers to Aouste and a tough one.

I wanted to show a pic of St Nick. This one is from before the weekend, I haven't stitched on it since last week thursday.

I hope that next week the pattern for the new schnibbles comes in, so that I can finish it on time.

Miniquiltbee

This weekend my mother and me were in Belgium in this beautifull bed and breakfast in Veurne. I have been here alone in 2008 when I went a few days earlier to the belgium quiltweekend. I love it very much and the breakfast is really special. Every day there is something different and when you can get to have hosttable in the evening, that is really a treat. This time we had quail for diner and it was delicious. Now I have it in my freezer too, to make it some time soon and I know how to make it now.
When we drove to Veurne we went to this quiltshop and I have bought some beautifull fabrics there. I am making 1/2"inch hexagons with them. which I started at the mini quilt bee in Poperinge.

On saturday we did a nice bikeride to Poperinge where Hilde organized a little quiltbee in the garden with Inge , Katrien , Gudrun and Jose. It was very nice to meet them again. In October I will see them again at the belgium quiltweekend. Pics can be seen at their blogs.

The rest of the weekend was also lovely.

stashbusting

Did I do some stashbusting or not? Well I didn't bust anything only added a jellyroll from 12 days of christmas from the jellyroll club of the month. But I am still good in not ordering anything. I hope to stay strong next friday in Woudrichem at the quiltshop.

Fabric in: 2.50 meter
Fabric out: 0 meter
Fabric in 2010: 85.55 meter
Fabric out 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 35.35 meter

Yes, yes yes yes I am happy

The dutch are through the semifinals of the world cup soccer. LOL but that is not why I am really happy. The part I am the most happy about is that Little red riding hood is finished. I started it 1 august 2006 and now it is finished. Isn't it beautifull.

Today I started a new one and it is ...... drumroll...... St nick in his study.

which one to stitch next

I have an poll in my sidebar. Please help me decide. Here are pics from the charts you can choose between.

Snowwhite














St nick in his study













Three little pigs dancing






















Wizard of oz

Year of schnibbles

Just a little note to show you Four corners and State Fair for the year of schnibbles

stashreport

Due to Little red riding hood I haven't done a lot of the quilting front, so nothing in nothing out.

Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out in 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted: 37.85 meter

Blogpauze

Ik heb even een kleine blogpauze op de stashreports na, want ik ben druk bezig roodkapje aan het afmaken. Ik hoop begin volgende maand de affe foto te kunnen laten zien.

I have taken a little blogpause. Only I will do the stashreports as they focus me on getting fabric out and not in. I hope to be back the beginning of july with a finished Little red riding hood.

stashreport

A good stashreport as nothing came in. I used the backgrounds for both of my schnibbles, so there is fabric out.
Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 1.80 meter
Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 37.85 meter

stashreport

Well I didn't do a stashreport for awhile due my vacation, but now I am back. There came in a jellyroll and the last bom block.
There went out the last 3 bom blocks and 4 charmpacks. 2 from breath of avignon for the schnibbles for May and cherish nature for the June schnibbles.

Fabric in this past weeks: 2.75 meter
Fabric out this past weeks: 3.35 meter

Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out 2010: 119.10 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 36.05 meter

Pics of vacation

Pics of vacation can be found here
http://community.webshots.com/album/577883712ZrAuUm?vhost=community&start=0

Back home

I just came home. We did a total of 820 km and now I need a rest. I will put some pics up tomorrow.

We have made it

Tuesday at 5 in the afternoon we reached our goal. St Marie de la Mer. The last day was very hard as it was very windy and it came from the side. I got tears in my eyes when I reached my goal. Now we are in Dijon and tomorrow we are gone and collec our car.