Month: October 2015

Broccoli Cheese Soup

broccoli and cheese soup recipe

With fall in full swing, I often find myself contemplating the amazing beauty it brings. In my world, the loveliest thing about this season is comfort food (what else is new?). And confetti colored leaves. And warm blankets. And Holiday cookies looming on the horizon.

Mmmm, sweet sweet fall.

With the above mentioned mood in my soul I prepared a really comforting soup for you today. It combines broccoli, carrots and a lot of cheese and is deliciously creamy. The epitome of comfort, don’t you think?

You can find all the necessary details below…

Enjoy!

With love,
Petra

 

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Broccoli Cheese Soup
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp (42 grams) melted butter
  • 1 smaller onion, diced
  • ¼ cup (30 grams) flour
  • 2 cups (480 ml) half and half cream
  • 3 cups (700 ml) chicken broth
  • 1 medium broccoli (about 9 oz/ 250 grams), cut into florets
  • 1 cup (110 grams) julienned carrots
  • 1½ cups (100 grams) Cheddar cheese, grated
  • ½ cup (30 grams) Parmesan cheese, grated
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Saute onion in melted butter.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together half and half cream and flour. Stirring constantly, add to the onion and butter mixture. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add chicken broth, broccoli and carrots and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and gently stir in cheeses.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Enjoy

 
(This recipe was inspired by TheGirlWhoAteEverything.com.)

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Crochet Owl Coasters Have Landed In The Shop

crochet owl coasters

From time to time I receive a question asking me whether I sell actual crochet products in my shop. I reply that I design the items and make patterns, but maybe one day… And that day has come. I just had this strong feeling recently that I should be nice and polite and make some real stuff for those of you who like crocheted items but haven’t yet mastered this craft. As crochet owls are the product that you guys seem to like a lot in my shop, it was very easy for me to choose what to make.

 

crochet owl coasters

Sooo, without further ado, a few crochet coasters have just landed in my shop. They are grouped into sets of 4. If you want to learn more details, you are more than welcome to… just click THIS link.

 

crochet owl coasters

Enjoy!

With lots of love,

Petra

(And if you are interested in the pattern, you can still find it HERE.)

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32

crochet owl coasters

Done.

The colorful project that I showed you in my last post is all finished. For a while I dared change my old crochet-pattern-making ways and decided to make a few owl coasters. I made 32. Originally, I thought it would take me a week. It took me a month instead. A very sweet month, though.

Now onto dividing the coasters into colorful sets of 4 and into the shop they fly.

Will be back with more info soon.

Love,
Petra

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Color Junkie

crochet coasters

Lately I have been trying to find bits and pieces of free time to work on my new colorful project. I will tell you more about it as soon as it’s finished and presentable. For now, I would like to share some of the colorful deliciousness that’s lying on my table right now.

Have I already mentioned that I loooove to crochet?!

And have I mentioned I loooove colors?!

And have I mentioned I loooove YOU?!

 

crochet coasters

Sending lots of positive vibes your way!!

Petra ♡♡♡

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