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May 17, 2011 § 6 Comments
{19/52, renegade knitting on the Oudegracht, de Dom}
We had a few old friends via NYC & Paris here for the weekend. It was soooooooooo wonderful. It is always fun to see Utrecht by foot rather than always zipping through on the bike, too.
btw: if you ever find yourself in Paris, contact Karen. She’s got a fantastic business & you’ll have a great time!
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May 2, 2011 § 2 Comments
{17/52}
On Saturday we escaped Queen’s Day madness with 2 friends & cycled through tulip field country {Lisse}. Unfortunately the millions of tulips bloomed early due to warm weather in March, so we missed the height of the blooming fields. Lovely nonetheless!
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April 27, 2011 § 8 Comments
My entire life, every Easter Sunday. My grandmother, her sisters, their kitchens :)
yes.
Ricotta Cake
1 1/2 pounds ricotta cheese
16 ounces cream cheese
1 cup white sugar {I use half}
6 eggs
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour or spelt
1 cup sour cream
2 scraped vanilla beans
zest of one large or 2 small lemons
cream the ricotta and cream cheese
beat in one egg at a time
add the sour cream
add the sugar if you are using it, vanilla and zest, mix
pour into a 10 inch spring form, put the spring form into a larger pan with about an inch or two of water
bake at 165-170 (325) for about an hour to 90 minutes give or take
Turn the oven off but don’t take the cake out immediately, let it sit in the oven for about an hour
let it cool completely, then put in refrigerator- it’s better to chill it for at least 6 hours or overnight
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April 11, 2011 § 7 Comments
{14/52, taken by Hans}
This about sums up quite a bit. On his bike looking longingly @ ‘The Pool‘. Otherwise known as the skateboarding pit. Definitely a benefit of living in the city- it’s right down the street by one of the bigger parks & provides hours of entertainment ;) The kids that hang there are cool, too & already I have images of Little Man flying through the air on his own board.
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