За чашкой чая ЗАВАРОЧНЫЕ ЧАЙНИЧКИ

• За чашкой чая

• ЗАВАРОЧНЫЕ ЧАЙНИЧКИ

Мы посидим с тобой за чашкой чая
В уютной кухне за большим столом.
Вдыхая запах мяты, помечтаем
О том, что будет, вспомним о былом.

Горячий чай согреет наши души,
И всё вокруг покажется иным.
Законы межпланетные нарушив,
Мы унесёмся к далям голубым.

Туда, где жизнь светла, а сны туманны,
Где только звёзды в бархате ночи.
За чашкой чая милый мой, желанный
Мы обо всём с тобою помолчим.
Есть одна легенда про то, как чай появился в России. Его привезли британские моряки, в мешках, на продажу. И во-время разгрузки кораблей на вопросы русских моряков отвечали: «Ти, Чайна». Русские моряки трактовали эту фразу по своему и вот с тех пор чай в России и называется чаем..


Чаепитие стало традицией и обросло предметами. И вот один из них: фарфоровый чайник для заваривания императорского напитка. Именно такие подарки превращают скучное чаепитие в чайную церемонию.

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My Best Carrot Muffin Recipe

This hearty, healthy carrot muffin recipe is equal parts breakfast and treat. Take a fresh batch into the office and earn a (good) reputation! If you’ll be taking them to the office or anywhere else, prepare and pack the muffins and the frosting separately, then frost them once you reach your destination.

Carrot Muffin Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 mL) white sugar
• 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
• 2 teaspoons (10 mL) ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) allspice
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups (750 mL) grated carrots
• 1 cup (250 mL) chopped mixed nuts
• 3 ounces (75 g) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) lemon extract
• 2 1/2 cups (600 mL) sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175° C). Butter a muffin tin or line it with cupcake papers. Whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and baking soda. Beat the oil and eggs together in a separate bowl, then mix with dry ingredients. Stir in carrot and mixed nuts until just combined. Spoon the batter into the muffin tin. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. While cooling, blend the cream cheese, cream, lemon extract, and confectioners’ sugar. Frost while muffins are still a bit warm.

Enjoy!

Best Ever Carrot Cake Recipe

 

This Best Ever Carrot Cake Recipe isn't just a great cake recipe, but the lime and mascarpone frosting is the best ever carrotcake frosting you'll ever try. This is the recipe to use if you're making carrot cake for a birthday,wedding, or other special occasion.

Best Ever Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) flour
• 2 level teaspoons (10 mL) baking powder
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) ground nutmeg
• 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
• 2/3 cup (150 mL) sunflower oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups (600 mL) carrot shreds
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) walnut pieces

Frosting

• 1 lime
• 1 cup (250 mL) mascarpone
• 6 tablespoons (90 mL) butter
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) powdered sugar
• juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions

Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter two cake pans. Blend the flour and baking powdertogether into a large bowl, then mix in the spices.
Using an electric mixer, mix the muscovado sugar, sunflower oil, and eggs until smooth.Fold in the grated carrots and walnut pieces, then add the dry ingredients until evenly combined.
Spoon the mixture into buttered pans and bake until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean,about 25 minutes.
Frosting
Juice the lime and lemon, then mix the mascarpone, butter, sugar, and the juices. Sandwich thecake layers together with 1/3 of the frosting. Spread frosting over the top of the cake and smooth it downthe sides to cover completely.

Enjoy!   http://www.bestcarrotrecipe.com/best-ever-carrot-cake-recipe.html

Fresh and Ripe Pineapple Carrot Cake Recipe

It’s important to use both fresh, ripe pineapple and sweet, juicy carrots for this pineapple carrot cake recipe. They are key to producing a rich, moist, firm cake that you’ll be proud to serve. If you don’t like “chunks” in your carrot cake, try this tip: grind the walnuts in your coffee grinder. They’ll give you the taste without the texture.

Pineapple Carrot Cake Recipe. This carrot recipe is one of my personal favorites!

Ingredients

• 6 carrots, peeled and quartered
• 2 cups (500 mL) flour
• 2 teaspoons (10 mL) baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) salt
• 2 teaspoons (10 mL) ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) sunflower oil
• 1 ½ cups (375 mL) honey
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons (10 mL) vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) buttermilk
• 1 cup (250 mL) fresh chopped pineapple
• 1 cup (250 mL) ground walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F (180° C). Butter two round cake pans. In a saucepan, cover carrots with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Beat the oil, honey, eggs , vanilla, and buttermilk together in a separate bowl, then mix with dry ingredients. Stir in cooked carrots , pineapple, and walnuts until just combined. Transfer the batter to the cake pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

Enjoy!  http://www.bestcarrotrecipe.com/pineapple-carrot-cake-recipe.html

Chocolate Sculptures and Objects

Very sweet kind of art, chocolate art. On those pictures you will see some very nice sculptures made with chocolate, also some objects too. I don’t know how long those sculptures can be untouched but it seems that it is very tasteful. You can see flowers, roses and few more chocolate objects which really looks very nice. Take a look at those pictures, it maybe will give you an idea to like one of those and to give some person as a gift

   http://thecontaminated.com/chocolate-sculptures-and-objects/

Decorating Easter Eggs

 1.Leaf and Flower Eggs
Stenciled flowers and leaves give chicken and goose eggs a rich, complex look.

Make the Leaf and Flower Eggs

 2.Lace Eggs

This Easter, take hard-boiled eggs to new heights by embellishing them with lacy patterns.

How to Make Lace Eggs

 3.Speckled Butterfly Easter Eggs

Give egg-shaped boxes a natural touch with speckled paint, butterflies, and a rabbit cut from decorative paper.

Speckled Butterfly Easter Eggs How-to

 4.Stenciled Eggs
With stencils made of waterproof vinyl adhesive tape and cut-out shapes, you can create perfectly rendered patterns on your Easter eggs. Make plaid, polka-dotted, punctuated, or monogrammed eggs, or create your own designs.

Make Stenciled Eggs

 5.Natural Egg-Dyeing Techniques
This Easter, try these natural and unique egg-dyeing techniques that are simple to do and produce beautiful results.

Natural Egg-Dyeing Techniques

 6.Tissue Paper Eggs
Use this simple technique to create beautifully decorated Easter eggs.

Make Tissue Paper Eggs

 7.German-Style Paper Cutout Eggs

Give the scissors a rest: The easiest way to make silhouettes for these intricately decorated eggs is to use craft punches.

German-Style Paper Cutout Eggs How-To

 8.Square-Patterned Eggs
Bright colors and geometric designs make modern-looking eggs, like these square-patterned ones.

Make the Square-Patterned Eggs

 9.Paper-Napkin Decoupage Eggs

Brighten a clutch of undyed eggs with stylized patterns from paper napkins.

How to Make Paper-Napkin Decoupage Eggs

 From Martha Stewart

Silk-Dyed Easter Eggs-video

Add florals, stripes, and swirls to your Easter eggs with this simple silk-dyeing technique.

Make the Silk-Dyed Eggs

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Easter Egg Decorating and Easter Baskets - Martha Stewart