new soap added to webshop

Made a new small batch of soap, in black and white. These photo's show the proces of making it. First I made lots of small pieces from already cured white soap and mized it in black, then mixed pieces of black cured soap in white, and topped it of with some whipped white soap.

When you cut the soap you see all the little pieces encased in the soap.

I really love the result!

http://dingsboems.nl/bath11%20black%20and%20white%20soap.html

making a self-watering container from recycled material

I'm forgetful when it comes to watering plants in containers. Pets are easier, they ask for food when they get hungry. Plants don't, and untill they do, this is a great way to keep them alive, even when you are not in the opportunity to keep an eye on them.

It takes almost nothing too.

needed: empty can, 3 small screws, device to poke holes in your can ,
piece of string (from a mop) as a wick, a hammer or  a drill 

screw 3 screws halfway in the outside of your can to support the lid and
connect the string in the lid

should look something like this

insert the lid in the can, let it rest on the screws

finished! water goes in the bottom, soil goes in the top. add your seeds and see them grow.

9 hours Capsule Hotel- A Monocle Report

FOOD FIGHT - Earth Amplified feat. Stic.Man of Dead Prez

fruit and veggie cake flourless sugarfree

this cake turned out exceptionally nice!
it's semi-sweet, and full of nutrients.

ingredients:
6 small carrots
2 small apples
1 cm fresh ginger
2 eggs
1 banana
tsp salt, tsp baking soda
tsp cinnamon
1.5 cups almond flour
1 cup coconut flour
3/4 cup cooked basmati rice
1/8 cup chia seeds

(and a bowl, mixer for grating, cake mold, spoon, oven)

grate: 6 small carrots + 2 small apples, put in a bowl
grate: 1 cm of fresh ginger, add 2 eggs and 1 banana
add 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of baking soda, put in bowl with the carrots and ginger
add tsp of cinnamon and 1/8 cup melted coconut oil
add 1.5 cup almond flour, 1 cup coconut flour, 1/8 cup chia seeds, 3/4 cup cooked basmati rice
mix everything together and pour into cake mold.
dough should be wet but firm, if necessary add a bit more almond flour.

bake in the oven for 20 minutes on 180 degrees C.

vegetable cake

Still working on making alternatives for commercial bread, and was a little fed up with all my semi-sweet cupcake like bakings, so this time I am trying to make a more savory vegetable bread.

ingredients:
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup grated zucchini
1 cup grated celery
1 egg
1 cup oats
1 cup polenta-flour (cornflour)
tsp salt
tsp baking soda
tsp allspice
tsp cumin
1/2 cup grated cheese

mix everything together and pour in a cake mold, mixture has the consistency of hummus, so quite wet. add some more grated cheese to the top and bake for 20 minutes (180 degrees C) in the oven.

carrot-ginger cupcake scones flourfree, sugarfree

flourfree sugarfree (kind of muffin-like) scones

I eat these for breakfast instead of bread, they are moist and tastfull and also a great way (if you have kids for example :-) to sneak a little extra fruit and vegetables into your (and their) diet. 

dry ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

1 cup cornflour

1/2 cup coconut flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup of mixed raisins and nuts

wet ingredients:

6 grated small carrots

2 small grated apples

1 grated very ripe banana

1 cm grated ginger

1 stem of lemongrass, small slices  

30 ml coconutoil

1 egg

grate carrots apples ginger and banana in mixer. cut lemongrass very thin

mix dry ingredients together, mix wet ingredients together, then add wet ingredients to fry ingredients and spoon onto baking tray and put in oven for 20 minutes on 180 degrees C.

coconut lemongrass cake with buttercream

grated carrot, apple and coconut, apricots and blueberries, coconut oil, 2 eggs, baking soda and a little bit of honey. (and red food coloring just for fun)
topped with buttercream made with cream cheese, butter and vanilla sugar, lime juice and lemongrass.

aaand... it's already gone before I could take a decent photograph...

oatmeal muffins flourfree, sugarfree

ingredients:
2 cups ground oatmeal
1 cup oatmeal
tsp salt
tsp baking soda
1/2 cup coconut flour
2 mashed bananas
2 small apples, grated
cinnamon, anis seed
1 egg
1 sp coconut oil
handfull of mixed nuts and raisins
(bit of honey)

mix dry ingredients together, mix wet ingredients together, then mix everything. dough should be firm but still wet to the touch. spoon into cupcake cans.
put in the oven for 15 minutes on 180 degrees celsius.

flourless banana coconut cake

this cake turned out amazing!
it's flourless and sugarfree, using almond flour and honey and banana to sweeten, making it a healthy alternative and also gluten free.

wet ingredients:
2 mashed small bananas
2 eggs
2 tb.sp coconut oil, melted
3 tb.sp liquid honey

dry ingredients:
200 gr. almond flour
100 gr. coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
handfull of nut and raisin mix
1 sliced banana

mix dry ingredients together, mix wet ingredients together , then mix everything together with a fork.
put in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees C.

cake comes out very tasty and moist.

reading material

and while you're at it, check out these links:

PDF version of The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency by John Seymour
http://thegic.org/group/backtobasicsglobalexchange/forum/topics/the-complete-book-of-self-sufficiency#ixzz2F3ps2cZy


http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/

Merry Christmas

Is it a gift? asked the cashier, and sloppyly wrapped my tiny purchase in a gigantic sheet of wrapping paper, taped it shut with two hefty pieces of tape and put it in a glossy bag, which in turn was put in a big plastic bag. that's a lot of packing, I said. When I walked away I saw a stack of Love Actually DVD's for sale on the counter.

Is het een kadootje? vroeg de verkoopster, en begon mijn piepkleine aankoop slordig in een gigantisch vel inpakpapier te rollen, plakte het dicht met 2 fikse stukken plakband en stopte het in een glanzend bijenkorfzakje, wat weer in een grote bijenkorf tas ging. das een hoop verpakkingsmateriaal, zei ik. Bij het weglopen zag ik een stapeltje dvd's van Love Actually op de toonbank liggen.

very fast apple tarte tatin for one

fry apple pieces in coconut oil  in cast iron skillet, add raisins, a little oatmeal, stevia instead of sugar, cinnamon and anise seeds, cover with already thawed puff pastry, put under the grill in the oven, 5 mn later flip it over on your plate and enjoy a apple tarte tatin for 1.

stukjes appel in kokosolie bakken in gietijzeren koekenpan, rozijnen erbij, beetje havermout, stevia ipv suiker, kaneel en anijszaadjes erbij, afdekken met reeds ontdooid plakje bladerdeeg, onder de grill in de oven deeg garen, 5 mn later omkeren op je bord en van een appelflap-tarte tatin for 1 genieten.

Singing Christmas Hedgehogs