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Crochet Coaster – DIY

Published on August 24, 2013 by sweetsourmomentsLeave a comment

I made these coasters for housewarming gift, I don’t have the crochet pattern for this project though .. sorry. What I did was making 4 chains, sl st together to make a circle then sc along the chains. In the inner round I did 2 sc at the same space, when the circle got bigger I reduced the count. I added sc at the same space whenever the edge began to curl, otherwise 1 sc for each space. The good news is I have the pattern for the flower edge 🙂 It needs 4 chains space for each : 1 sc, 1dc 1tc at the same space, 1tc, 1dc 1tc at the same space , repeat.

Crochet Flower and Planter – DIY

Published on August 2, 2013August 2, 2013 by sweetsourmoments4 Comments

Do you like collecting plastic or glass containers? I do, chobani yogurt container is among them. I usually use it for flower and vegetable seedling before transplanting to the garden. Looking from its shape, it pretty much resembles the flower planter which brought this idea of making mini flower and planter for my baby’s room decoration.

I used single crochet following the shape, just add or reduce the count whenever needed.

The original flower pattern is found here, but I modified mine by adding rows to get bigger flower.

For the stem I did chains to wrap the wire then attached it to the flower.

I don’t have pattern for the leaves, they all are vary in shapes and sizes, basically just round oval pattern.

Attach and assemble the flower into the planter.

Sauted Fish Fillet & Celery in Oriental Style

Published on July 15, 2013July 15, 2013 by sweetsourmomentsLeave a comment

When visited China for the first time about 9 years ago I had this menu and I always remember how delicious it was, specially because I had it after a long work day and meeting. I was hungry, tired, and it had fish (I like fish), what a perfect dinner. Now I try to recreate the taste in my kitchen, I think it is close but something is still missing, probably I am not as hungry or tired as it was 🙂

1. Prepare 1C sliced celery, 1/2 C shiitake mushroom ( preferably the fresh ones ), 2 cloves of garlic-chopped, 1C fish fillet (I use sole fish, snapper or cod fillet will do). For the sauce, mix 1.5 tbsp rice cooking wine, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 3 dash white pepper. Marinate the fish fillet in the mixture of 1tsp ginger juice, 1tbsp rice cooking wine, 1 tbsp all purpose flour, and 1 tbsp tapioca for 10 minutes.

2. Quick fry the fish fillet in 1 tbsp oil until golden brown, set aside.

3. Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan, add chopped garlic then celery and mushroom, saute for +/- 3 minutes. Pour the sauce mixture then add the fillet. Stir until well combined and the liquid reduced.

4. Add the mixture of 1/3C water + 1tsp tapioca on the last, this is to get the shine coating look, stir well, serve.

5. Bon appétit.

Crochet Placemat with Batik Edge Binding – DIY

Published on July 13, 2013 by sweetsourmomentsLeave a comment

Balik lagi ke crochet addiction, kali ini idea nya dari link di sini. Sebenarnya versi original nya sudah cantik tapi rasanya kurang seru kalau cuma mengcopy paste apa adanya saja. Nah biar lebih fun saya modifikasi sedikit pattern nya, baris 18 dihilangkan dan langsung diakhiri dengan single crochet untuk trim nya. Sesudah itu tinggal menambah edge binding dr kain batik perca.

Pas ngambil photo, jadi muncul idea memajang piring “bersejarah” ini. Critanya ini piring sudah travel 1/2 lingkaran bumi dari Pontianak sampai Atlanta. Ini piring peninggalan keluarga suami, dari generasi kakeknya. Walaupun bukan piring mewah atau fancy, tp sejarah keberadaan nya sudah cukup membuatnya istimewa… apalagi kalau membayangkan si little M akan menjadi generasi ke 4 yang memakainya.

Almond Pound Cake with Amaretto Glaze

Published on June 26, 2013 by sweetsourmoments2 Comments

Last week when I cleaned up the pantry I saw this amaretto (almond liqueur), still 3/4 bottle full. Last time I used it was for mocha cake. I wasn’t thinking about making any cake as it usually needs extra work and time which is what I’d prefer to skip since I have my little M, but this recipe is so simple and tempting … I made it as it is and it’s delicious. Find the recipe here.

I don’t have detail pictures step by step but I’m sure it’s so easy it doesn’t need ones.