normal soup: March 2013

LEMON YELLOW

I’m a person who doesn’t keep many things, but I realize that the things I throw can be a treasure for others.

We found this IKEA stool in the street, abandoned. He looked very old. We thought about and finally picked it up and keep it in the garage of my parents' house. I finally get inspired and decided to paint it.

I chose bright lemon yellow paint. It had to be lemon yellow, not the typical yellow. I really like the result, we use it a lot and its color fills our dining room of bright light and life. It’s a multipurpose stool, used to sit, as a table, as a scale... Someone threw it but we have given it a new life!

Let’s recycle! ;)

Marina

Thursday, March 28, 2013
Etiquetas: crafts, Decoration	0 comentarios

LINKS LOVED

Here you have another round of links, today with music and dancing as the main theme.

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Let's start with some music videos with amazing combinations:

Like this version of "Tender" (Blur) by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller.
Or this version of Near Wild Heaven (R.E.M), by Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Ben Gibbard.
And this dream, The National and Bon Iver!

And music is for dancing:

Like this little 6 year old girl, wow!!
Like this dancing nana...
Or this man, I love him!

And we continue with other melodies: seals yelling like humans.

OMG, I never thought I would say this but I love a Miley Cirus song! I know it's a version, but this is perfect!

And we finish with a video that has nothing to do with music but it's so beautiful.

"Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again.
At her 2010 MoMA retrospective Marina performed 'The Artist Is Present' , where she shared a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing..." So much emotion without words!

And that's all!

XOXO

Mònica

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Etiquetas: Fun, Links, Music	0 comentarios

PENNE WITH TOMATOES AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Here we have the other pasta recipe I talked about few days ago. The first one was about Rigatoni, take a look if you want.

Let’s go.

Ingredients for 4-6 people:

∙ PASTA

500g Penne.

∙ SAUCE

90ml extra virgin olive oil ∙ 1 chopped clove garlic ∙24 cherry tomatoes cut in half ∙ salt and pepper ∙ 250g of fresh mozzarella cheese cut in little pieces ∙2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil ∙ 1 tablespoon of fresh mint.

∙ SAUCE: 1. Mix the tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, garlic, mint, and olive oil in a big bowl. 2. Add salt and pepper at your taste and mix it all together softly.

∙ PASTA: 3. Put a pan of salted water to boil over high heat. Cook the pasta until is al dente, 10-12 minutes. 4. Drain the pasta and put it into a large bowl. Add the sauce to the bowl. 5. Stir the mixture well and serve it hot.

I added grated cheese at the sauce, it is much better!

One trick: Heat in microwave the dishes were you are going to serve the pasta, so it will stay hot longer.

Hope you try it and tell me about.

See you soon!

Marina

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Etiquetas: Cooking Recipes	0 comentarios

MONDAY NEEDS MUSIC

It's been a long weekend for me. We've been on the road, visiting family and friends. Now I'm home, is raining outside and I have the whole week for me (I'm on vacations). Life is great.

And this song is perfect.

Sucré - Place to be

Have a lovely week,

Mònica

Monday, March 25, 2013
Etiquetas: Music, Sucré	0 comentarios

HOMEMADE HUMMUS

Oh, spring is finally here!! And I'm in the mood for some fresh recipes.
Have you ever tried hummus? It's a very popular middle eastern dip, very quick and easy to make, and delicious! Perfect to serve with any meal or as a snack when guests come.

You need:

About 400 grams of canned or natural boiled chickpeas
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
Juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon of cumin
A pinch of salt
A pinch of paprika (for garnish)

Dry the chickpeas. Mix in a blender all the ingredients except paprika, until it is creamy but not too liquid. If you find it too dry, add a little water. Blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth, and garnish with some paprika and a splash of olive oil, et voila!

Have a nice weekend,

Mònica

Friday, March 22, 2013
Etiquetas: Cooking Recipes, Food, Hummus	0 comentarios

A HALF AND A HALF

This week my mind is empty of inspiration. And the worst is that I have no time to find it.

But today I have listen to this beautiful song from the project Ornitorrincos, and I want share it with you. Who can say that Catalan music is not gorgeous?.

Marina

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Etiquetas: Music	0 comentarios

LITTLE PEOPLE

The name "Little People" (in addition to being strange characters from a Murakami's book) is a project started in 2006 by Slinkachu. He mixes small toy figures with urban landscapes creating different scenes to reflect the loneliness and melancholy of living in a big city. One of the author's goals is to encourage city residents to be more aware of their surroundings.

To give you an idea of the size of the figures, you have the expanded picture first and then the perspective. They are so small that they are hard to see!

Now you know, next time you walk through the city, be careful not to run over these little ones!

All these pictures and more on his blog and his website.

Bye!

Mònica

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Etiquetas: Photography, Slinkachu	0 comentarios

MONDAY NEEDS MUSIC

Hey! You know last week I was excited because I had tickets to see the Lumineers in Barcelona.Well, this weekend I've found this:

Yeah! Kings of Convenience, Fanfarlo and, especially, Dry the River! An ecofriendly music festival in Barcelona, this summer and only 35 euros, yuhuu!! Guess who has tickets ;-P

If you don't know any of these bands, we talked about Kings of Convenience here, and about Dry The River here and here, so today I want two share with you two songs from two bands that I love and that are coming to the festival too.

First one, Fanfarlo:

Second one, Inspira:

Oh, what a Summer is waiting for me!

Lalalala...

Mònica

Monday, March 18, 2013
Etiquetas: Barcelona, Bona Nit Barcelona, Fanfarlo, Music	0 comentarios

30!

Yes, Tuesday was a very special day for me, it was my birthday! 30 years old! It was a sunny day, we spent the time under the spring sunshine, we laugh, we relax, I received gifts...! And in the evening we saw the spectacular Barça match with some friends and we had dinner all together. What more can I expect?

It will be a day I'll remember for a long time.

I leave you some pictures to remember the day, I hope that you see on it the spring air.

Marina

Thursday, March 14, 2013
Etiquetas: Birthday, Personal	0 comentarios

DREAM WARDROBE

Black and white patterns combined with neon colors, and animal print are the two hot trends of the moment. You just need to take a look at any store to check it out. Even pants are following these trends. Have you seen pants with black and white stripes? They are everywhere! At first I found it very "Beetlejuice" but now I love it and I'm thinking of getting a pair.

What do you think? Are you following these trends?