I had a beautiful weekend, hectic but educational. I learnt to make handmade noodles which I put to good use after getting back home from the Hunter Valley. I made this handmade noodle chicken soup and it really fed our souls especially because half of us are sniffling and fighting the last of the winter’s cold. I have a packed month ahead and then a several more. Lots of exciting things happening which I will be writing about very very soon, so hang around. But for now here are a list of my favourites this month. Hope you enjoy them.
– When it gets hot in a few months and the crickets start chirping, I would love to put up a big sheet against a fence, gather friends and family and enjoy a backyard movie with bowls full of popcorn and bug spray handy. Kinfolk shows you how.
– I am inspired to purge after a peek into Heidi’s fridge (she does mention that it lasted for all of 5 minutes, but still.)
– Breakfast is taking over my life lately and is fast becoming my favourite meal of the day. I have tried these crepes, these eggs, these mueslis, these oats, this frozen yoghurt, this pancake, this omelette, these burritos.
– And then on some nights I feel like a decadent meal, comforting and utterly hearty. Like this Chicken Swamp Pie followed by a pie of a sweet kind.
– What Katie Ate’s stunning pictorial on Italy.
– How fantastic is the combination of chocolate and caramel in a bread?
– This fab Burberry coat.
– Sprouts are beautiful.
– Soft buns made of snow .. no, actually coconut.
– A raw pad-thai inspired summer salad.
– Ice Creams!! This, this, this and this!
– Burrito Bowls by Tracy make a fun mid weeknight dinner.
– Sprouted wild rice in a salad? Yes, please!
– A very interesting article on one of my favourite blogs. Sharing A Cow.
– This beautiful photo heavy interview with Ashley Rodriguez of Not Without Salt on VSCO.
– If you have ever wondered how to make a tree cake …
– Lovely New Blog Discoveries – Hugo & Elsa/ Novice Housewife / Spoonful Of Pixels
– Retro, Yellow and Fun. Pentax Q7 is totally covetable! Even though I have had the gorgeous Fujifilm X-E1 on my wish list for a while.
– Cookbooks I am exploring right now.
- Love, Bake And Nourish – Amber Rose
- It’s All Good – Gwyneth Paltrow
- Vegetable Literacy – Deborah Madison
- River Cottage Veg Everyday – Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
– Pre-orders I am excited about!
- Save With Jamie – Jamie Oliver
- Eat – Nigel Slater
Have a good week guys! x
S
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HANDMADE NOODLE SOUP
4 servings of your favourite noodles/pasta either dry or handmade**
8-10 cups chicken stock
1 inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
500g chicken thigh fillets, diced
handful of chopped chives and coriander leaves
Combine everything except the noodles in a pot. Bring to a boil. Add the noodles and cook for 5 minutes (if dry) or 2 minutes (if freshly made). Remove from heat. Cover. Rest for a few minutes and serve piping hot. Feel your worries melt away!
** Combine 100g strong bread flour, 20g semolina, 100g egg and knead into a firm but pliable dough. Dust with flour if too sticky. Rest for 15 minutes. Run through a pasta machine or roll with rolling pin until very thin. Cut into desired shapes.
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I NEVER hear about the new Jamie Oliver books until the last minute! I’m fascinated. Imma preorder that sucker.
less than a month to go .. woohoo!
These Chicken noodles look so delicious , the fact that you just throw all this together and a comfort meal is ready makes it even more attractive. I am a vegetarian so I suppose Tofu with some veggies should work beautifully ?
Rekha, tofu and veggies sound fantastic! x
Love morning miking meditation with Milly! And another gem from the brilliant Mr Slater – thanks so much for all your generosity…
With handmade noodles, your soup looks like a bowl of comfort! I loved the photos of Italy at What Katie Ate too… I keep pulling up the post again and again, hoping for a fix of la dolce vita!
I would love to learn how to make noodles, sounds like fun and the soup looks so good and healthy!
Thankyou for the fab list, and the gorgeous looking homemade noodles! That Love Bake Nourish is really a visually stunning book that occupies me even today, I love your list, you have a great taste Sneh!
I love the noodle soup..The roundup and recipes attached with the blog are awesome.
Sneh I just saw this. Have been super busy and have not been blogging for a while. Today since I had a few minutes, thought would look what’s up with one of my fav bloggers and awww you mentioned me! You really made my day 🙂 Thank you so much for the mention and the fab list (of course that has nothing to do with the fact that it includes me 😉 )
Handmade noodles/pasta has been on my list and the chicken noodle soup looks so comforting and super easy to make! Its on my list to try once I get home in three weeks!
These are all great picks! I dream of homemade noodles and pasta… maybe one day. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for the shout out! 🙂 This post is loaded with so much goodness!