Some things together...

Mother made a box for nicknacks... B thinks is best as a hat!

Little pick of B's room

Mother's Art.

Outside

Sorry the time away, we have all been sick and there has been no possible way to blog... So now i just picked some pics from my phone so I don't feel like we have forgotten about the ones who follow us... Soon there will be more nice things in the blog... As soon as this mama can get up on her feet... :)

We found BEAUTY!

    First we had a delicious lunch at restaurant LUNGI. Impressively relaxed place in Korkeavuorenkatu and with a big, huge plus for the super nice customer service and design that looks effortless. All this feelings are just priceless when we are talking Tuesday working ours lunch time in Helsinki city.

After lunch Mama Ulla takes us to visit this cutest looking shop right across the street from the restaurant... and WHAT A SURPRISE....

We are at this lovely design shop called PORE Helsinki and I was dazzled to see what a selection it had to offer.  Besides other great designs like Finnish Secto, Costo, Bol-lightning, Globe Hope and many others, PORE is actually the very only shop in whole Helsinki to retail the gorgeous products from Ferm Living.

You can find all the most beautiful things Ferm Living has to offer and even better, if they don't have the product you are looking for, they will order it for you! So what was before only available online, is now right there for you to see, touch and feel! PLUS PLUS PLUS... the, just as beautiful, customer service offered by the owner herself! I honestly felt like spending my afternoon there but my "duty" woke up and I left home happy with my little purchase of the week, Ferm Living Large cup! And I guess soon Mama Ulla's living room will be getting new torkkupeitto!

What a day! We want more of those!

We found it: Pore Helsinki store in Korkeavuorenkatu.

For now in our shelf keeping B's drawing pencils.

Large cup found it's place in our home...

Cup Large and Remix blue Napkin - PORE Helsinki. Tape and cup holder - PINO

BANG BANG!

Pic from Style Collective 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Favorite one!

Pic from Mademoisellerobot.

Pic from Style Collective

Pic from JuniorMagazine

Picture from some website in Japanese :D

The Artists, Louise Lundholm and Mia Risager. Pic from Middleclasswhitegirl.

HAD TO BLOG IT! 

It's been blogged all over the net, nothing new there but I had to do it again...

My working me hadn't been blown away by fashion of any kind in a while, of course I do love loads of the many beautiful things being created all over the world and all but it had been some time that fashion didn't leave me breathless... wishing I could get my hands on styling immediately (and I have never worked with children clothes).  But this Brand, BANG BANG COPENHAGEN, left me speechless... it is just so beautiful, creative, well made, modern, inspiring, playful, artistic... (I could write a countless amount of complements here) and in my most modest point of view, has all it takes to become timeless because of it's simplicity!

And plus... they have it for the mamas as well and is just as cool!

Part of me wish it was available in Finland, part of me is happy it isn't otherwise there would be serious affects on my bank account situation.... all thought it's available on many Web shops. Anyways, I guess I know what Baby B. will be wearing for her 2 years birthday party in the summer time! :D  

Black and White Voilá!

Found this cutest chair on Kaivarin Kannuna but thought it needed some "refreshing"... Baby B. thought so too and decided to "Redesign" it! ... chair then got some shapes glued randomly and some drawing in it.... (so creative this little one :D)!

Robot bag we got from godfather! He carried his little teddy bear in an exact same one some many years ago and thought B. should carry hers too... :D.

Our Kummisetä is the most thoughtful and we miss him very much now that he lives a little far away!

5 plus!

Today is the day I celebrate 5 years of "Finland living"... It's cold, many times dark, but I love to love everything else in here... Thanks for all the friends and family who took me with open warm hearts and made life so much fun! 

I was thinking what would be the best way to spend this day, how to celebrate, with who??!!... well, with the best company of all... Girly B, of course! So we finished "dressing up" our building blocks and bib got some new look also... then we made omelets for lunch and now, Pulka awaits us!

Ps: We have been "dressing" lots of things around here lately, soon more pics!

*Blocks are Brio and bib is basic Emma. Found both from Prisma!

Eggs and askartelling...

The B castle!

First we had some eggs and then Mama decided to finally decorate some building blocks we got on our trip to Lahti where we visited godfather!

Brio's wooden blocks are so nice but B was much more exited about them after they got new "outfit"! 

Kokkailua ja lisää reseptejä

Pienen pieni paistaa kanan rintapaloja. 

Tässä vihanneskuutiot kuullotetaan öljyssä sipulien kanssa. 

Pienen pieni pääsi tänään ensimmäistä kertaa auttamaan äitiä keittiössä. Pitkän flunssakierteen ja keuhkoputken tulehduksen takia emme ole viikkoon päässeet ulos, ja on pitänyt keksiä kaikkea "kivaa" tekemistä sisällä (ja se ei ole helppoa!).

Teimme siis yhdessä ison annoksen kanakeittoa. Kävin ostamassa kaksi isoa kanan rintapalaa ja ostin vahingossa ricotta-täytteisiä (mutta se sopi keittoon hyvin). Ensin paistoimme ne, ja sitten valmistimme keiton.

Pienen pienen kanakeitto


2 isoa kanan rintapalaa, paistetaan erikseen läpikotaisen kypsiksi

4 isoa perunaa
2 porkkanaa
1 salottisipuli
2 valkosipulin kynttä
1 litra vettä (tai enemmän tarpeen mukaan)
1 kasvis- tai kanaliemikuutio
tuoretta persiljaa hienonnettuna
oliiviöljyä

Kuutioi perunat, porkkanat ja sipuli. Viipaloi valkosipulin kynnet ohuiksi viipaleiksi. Kuullota sipuleita paksupohjaisessa kattilassa oliiviöljyssä hetki, niin että ne pehmenevät. Varo paistamasta liikaa, jottei valkosipuli muutu kitkerän makuiseksi. Lisää vihanneskuutiot joukkoon ja sekoittele hetki, niin että maut imeytyvät. Lisää vesi ja kasvisliemikuutio, anna kiehua 15 minuuttia. Sitten lisää kananpalat sekä persilja ja anna kiehua vielä 5 minuuttia. Keitto on valmista tarjoiltavaksi! Jos haluat, voit lisätä keittoon esim. hiukan kuskusta tai pastaa.

Because I believe in garlic!

My assistant likes her broccoli raw...

Stealing some chick peas.. caught on camera... :D

Chicken Pasta

It is sooo simple! As I am not an amazing cook like Mama Ulla but I try my very best...

Poor food of mine... :D
But this one is fast, easy and nutritious. The MOST IMPORTANT ingredient for us is the GARLIC. I come from Brazil and in my family we believe that garlic is the most important food ingredient because of its great health boosting qualities. Myself I started putting a little tiny bit of garlic in all B's food from the very beginning when she was only 5-6 months old and we cooked this little potato mash for her with my own milk. So she got used to the taste ever since and now we can use garlic in all recipes at home.
And believe me, it wont harm your baby in possibly any way to feed them garlic from the beginning if you feel like. And Baby B. has such a strong immunity system nowadays and I like to think it's because of all the garlic I've been feeding her... hehe.. :D!

4 dl of pasta (I like to use whole wheat)
250g of natural or marinated chicken cubes
cherry tomatos - cut them in half.
2 hand full of chopped broccoli
half red onion (chop in big or small pieces)
garlic (as much as you like) - I use "teeth" of garlic.
chick peas - half a box/can
cream - I really like to use crème Bonjour, lactose free, Pepper flavor - I use half a portion.
fresh rucola
lemon juice (you can always use fresh lemon) - half a lemon does it.
salt and pepper - as you like

First I put 2 table spoons of butter in the frying pan. Right away when it melts, add the chopped garlic.
When the garlic is yellow (takes couple of seconds), add the chopped onion and fry a little.
Add the chicken cubes. Add salt and pepper (as much as you like or as much as your little one accepts).
When the chicken is half way through frying process, add the broccoli, chick peas and the crème (don't add too much crème so it doesn't get too wet). When it's about to be ready, add the cherry tomatoes (so it won't over cook and will keep its vitamines) 
When it's ready, put everything in a bowl, spring some lemon juice over and mix a little (carefully). Add some fresh rucola on top of it and Voilà!

Because its not too wet, little ones, who aren't masters of using the forks, can easily eat with their hands every bit of the ingredients and taste its different flavors. 

The whole family can eat together!

BON APPETIT! 

Taaperon ruokaviikko

Heipä hei pitkästä aikaa! Aika vaan hurahtaa ohi, eikä millään ole aikaa joka päivä, tai edes joka viikko, kirjoittaa tänne. Nyt kuitenkin olen niin tärkeän asian kanssa liikenteessä, että on ihan pakko repiä tunti tai pari aikaa kirjoittamiselle.

Olemme äitiystävieni ja tuttujeni kanssa jatkuvasti tuskissamme, kun puhumme taaperoittemme ruokailutottumuksista. Mitä tarjota nirsolle taaperolle, jonka makumieltymykset vaihtelevat, jopa päivittäin!? Siksi päätimme koota tähän viikon ruokalistan taaperolle. Ruokia kannattaa tehdä aina iso satsi kerrallaan, laittaa ylijäävä osa pakastimeen valmiina annoksia seuraaviksi päiviksi.

Pienen pienelle maistuu aina vanha kunnon nakkikeitto! Tällä reseptillä teen viisi annosta, joista osan laitan pakkaseen. Pienen pieni ei vielä suostu syömään voimakkaan makuisia ruokia, joten käytän vain vähän mausteita.

Pienen pienen nakkikeitto (5 annosta)

5 kpl HK:n Aito-nakkeja
5 pientä perunaa
2 porkkanaa
1 rkl tuoretta persiljaa hienonnettuna
1 tl tomaattipyreetä
1/2 luomu kasvisliemikuutio
n. 1/2 litraa vettä tai tarpeen mukaan enemmän
(1 pieni sipuli)
1 rkl oliiviöljyä

Paloittele vihannekset ja nakit pieniksi paloiksi. Lämmitä oliiviöljyä paksupohjaisessa kattilassa ja lisää sinne porkkanan ja perunan palat. Jos laitat sipulia, kuullota se ensin. Kuulota vihanneksia hetki ja lisää vesi. Liuota veteen kasvisliemikuutio, ja anna kiehua kunnes vihannekset pehmenevät. Sitten lisää nakit, persilja ja tomaattipyree. Anna kiehua vielä n. 5 minuuttia, kunnes nakit ovat kypsiä. Keitto on valmista nopeasti, ja maistuu hyvältä :). Aito-nakkipaketista ylijäävät nakit kannattaa myös pakastaa seuraavaa keitontekoa varten.

Lihapyörykät maistuvat myös usein lapsille, ja niin myös meillä. Tein viime viikolla jättiannoksen lapsen makuun sovellettuja lihapullia. Ne on helppo pakastaa ja napsaista rasiasta aina muutama ruokahetken koittaessa. Tästä seoksesta tulee todella iso määrä lihapullia, ainakin 20 kpl. Jos haluat taikinaan lisää makua, laita mausteeksi esim. fetajuustoa, jauhelihamaustetta, valkosipulia tai enemmän sipulia. Joskus olen tehnyt lihapullia niin, että mausteiden ja sipulin sijaan olen laittanut taikinaan pussillisen ranskalaista sipulikeitto ainesta. Silloin on myös tullut maistuvia pullia!

Lihapyörykät taaperon makuun

500 g naudan jauhelihaa
1 pieni sipuli silputtuna (voit kuullottaa sipulin ennen taikinaan lisäämistä, jos haluat)
1 rkl tomaattipyreetä
2 dl kermaviiliä
1 muna
1 dl korppujauhoja
2 rkl oliiviöljyä
2 tl paprikamaustetta
suolaa ja pippuria tarpeen mukaan

Sekoita kermaviili ja korppujauhot, ja anna turvota hetki. Lisää seokseen muna ja kaikki mausteet. Sekoita huolellisesti ja lisää joukkoon jauheliha. Vaivaa takina tasaiseksi käsin. Muotoile taikinasta pieniä pullia uuninpellille ja paista 200 asteessa n. 20 minuuttia, tai kunnes pullat ovat ruskistuneita pinnalta. Tarkasta kypsyys. Tarjoile esim. spagetin tai perunan kanssa, kastikkeella tai ilman.





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mama Ulla

Funky Friday!

No words, just beautiful!

His feet again... we just can't get enough of them... too cute!

Reading B. and her new obsession! We love Myyrä!

Pikkumies protecting himself from noisy friends :D ... Our funny little guy!

Water bubbles made the day!

    Our Funky Fridays are always such a bliss....Loads of Mama talks, nice food, nice coffee, tea and some times some chocolate (because we are worth it... hehehe)!
    It's just so nice to share this moments!

Oi mitä rattaita!

Pakkohan tämä on blogata! Elodie detailsilta saa nykyään lastenrattaita. Näillä kelpaisi ulkoilla :).

http://www.babyshop.se/stockholm-stroller-retro/p/44923#filter-2

Näitä ihanuuksia saa tilata mm. tuolta babyshop.se-sivustolta. Voin suositella sivustoa lämpimästi. Olen tilannut sieltä mm. useita Molon tuotteita paljon halvemmalla, kuin mitä ne Suomessa maksavat. Tuotteet tulevat kotiovelle parissa päivässä.

Terkuin Mama Ulla 

MASK!

We made a mask!
B's first askartelu experience... and she already "almost" learned to use scissors, pretty good for 1 and half years old!
We got the idea from WEEKDAYCARNIVAL blog.  This blog is so super cool and now you can also make your own mask and send to WC, there is a link there in the blog.
There is also link for RK Shop (one of my favorite online shops ever) there is just so many pretty and stylish things there including this amazing play mat witch is now a Lottery-GIVE AWAY  in LILLELYKKE - KIDS 

  

http://lillelykke-kids.blogspot.com/