Friday, September 24, 2010

Alpha, bravo, charlie....

A few years ago i was working for an airline company, among other things i 've learned was the phonetic alphabet. Useful for spelling over the phone, booking tickets etc. I thought it would be interesting to share it with you.

A - alpha      J - juliet             R - romeo    Z - zulu
B - bravo     K - kilo               S - sierra
C - charlie    L - lima              T - tango
D - delta      M - mama          U - uniform
F - foxtrot    N - november      V - victor
G - golf        O - oscar           W - whiskey
H - hotel       P - papa            X - x-ray
 I - india       Q - quebec        Y - yankee       

Smiles Maria          

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Alternative materials....





Today i am going to show you an easy way to make a bracelet. The materials i used are very simple.
A cylinder box from paper cutting in pieces ( I used one from chips)
Colour ribbon ( slim )
Chain with strass
Glue
 




We roll up the ribbon around the paper circle untill it's all covered (you better use a very long piece cause we have to roll it up twice, one before we put the chain on and one after). Then we put some glue around and we put the chain on and we start to roll the ribbon up again between the gaps from the strass. When it's all covered  up we tied up the ribbon and it's ready.

What do you think?
Maria







Monday, September 13, 2010

Sweet beginning...

Hi everybody!

A new week and a new school year for the students here in Greece. My little boy starts school today so i decide to start his first day with something sweet!Carrot muffins with chocolate sauce!


Ingredients for 12 muffins

1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp butter
1 cup shredded carrots
1 large egg
6 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour

chocolate sauce

1 bar dark chocolate
4 tbsp hazel nut praline

Preheat oven to 350f.

Beat all the ingredients in a bowl (mixer in medium speed). Transfer the mixture to the muffin cups and  bake for 20 - 22 minutes.

For the chocolate sauce  melt the dark chocolate with the hazel-nut praline in. Serve with the muffins and fresh strawberrys or pineapple.
Enjoy!