Monday, September 23, 2013

The one with the tomato and pepper soup

Fall has begun. I don't like saying goodbye to summer, and the only thing I like about fall, is that soupseason has started. Here's a recipe for tomato-pepper soup. Most recipes require to roast the pepper, and do the whole-cool down in a plastic bag-and peel thing. I've tried this once, and it was way too much work for me. I've experimented before with non-roasted peppers (I'm a bit of a lazy cook), and that works out fine too.


What you'll need (for four bowls):
  • 4 bell peppers
  • 4 big tomatoes
  • 1 cup full of cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small onions
  • half a pack of blue cheese
  • 1 litre of vegetable stock
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil, no need for the good stuff, it's just for stir frying

 

What you'll need to do: 
Chop the onion, peppers and the big tomatoes in quarters, and the cherry tomatoes in half. Get a big soup pan on the heat and fry the onion softly in olive oil. Add the peppers and do some more frying. Then, add the vegetable stock and the tomatoes. Let this cook slowly, until the peppers are soft. This took about half an hour. Remove the pan from the heat and blitz the soup with a handheld mixer, and season with salt and pepper.


 
Serve the soup with the blue cheese.





Friday, September 20, 2013

The one with the things I liked this week (part 34)

This week I've learned that the word 'cool' is still cool! I hope it never goes out of style. Here are some of the things I liked this week (and were cool!).

Snack food with mom and grandmom

I've seen this with shoppingcarts, but with watering cans?

Ballet classes started again

Wednesday's dinner

Green

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

The one with all the nature

Last weekend I left the comfort of the city (and my comfort zone) and take a walk and some photo's in the park. Most of my time is spend in the city. I love buildings, concrete, places where you can sit (on a comfy chair) and have a fresh cup of coffee, and I like shops. I don't need to go inside them, but it's nice to know that if I am in sudden need of a new pair of jeans, I can just go and get them. Camping's not for me, I prefer a hotel with a bed and a closet to hang my clothes. I don't like bugs and getting my shoes dirty. Two weeks ago, a bird pooped on my head (and not just a little bit of poop, it was the result of a very big meal), so I am not a big fan of those either. And outdoorsy is the last word my friends would use to describe me.






Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The one with a collection of cool

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Is it still cool to use the word cool? Or hasn't that been cool for a long time? Or is cool always cool? Could someone fill me in if 'cool' has been replaced? And if it has been, what is the new cool? Well, enough rambling (for now), without further ado: a collection of things that I like.




 Animal clutch




Monday, September 16, 2013

The one with the watermelonsalad


What you'll need (serves 4):
  • a big piece of watermelon
  • mint
  • 100 grams of feta cheese
  • 75 grams of black olives


What you'll need to do:
Well, no real cooking is required for this one (I'm a big fan of any recipe that doesn't result in me doing lots of dishes afterwards)! All that needs to be done, is to make some sort of cube shapes out of the melon and mix these with the feta cheese, the olives and finely chopped mint. Cheers!



Friday, September 13, 2013

The one with the things I liked this week (part 33)


Fresh from the market

New and floral (a great addition to my normally 
black/blue/grey wardrobe

In my mailbox this week

It has finally arrived in the Netherlands!

On the streets

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The one with the Van Gogh and some fun finds

I am really excited about the new painting by Van Gogh that was discovered recently. It was unveiled earlier this week and is named 'Sunset at Montmajour'. Not quite sure if I like it much though, but it's a whole new one, and that's exciting! It Other than that, this week's picks are, well, fun. Cause we can never have too much fun, can we?









Monday, September 9, 2013

The one with Allop Magazine

A couple of months ago I received a message from Gracia, asking me if I would liked to be featured in a new magazine named Allop. Yes please! The first edition was released last friday. The magazine is in Dutch, but even if you don't speak the language, you might like it, because it's full of gorgeous visuals. You can have a look at the online edition of Allop. It's also available as a real-old-fashioned-paper edition, and can be ordered online. I've added some of the pages to today's blog. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do.









 




Friday, September 6, 2013

The one with the things I liked this week (part 32)


One of my finds at the thrift shop. It may need a little make over.
Ideas are more than welcome!

On the left a small wallet, that was a gift. The two cards were in a book 
that I found at the thrift shop. 

The bees in our garden (we have a garden at work), are a constant 
source of amusement, they are such hard workers!

Enjoying the sun on my balcony

 
Saturday afternoon was spent in Utrecht: a walk around town, good
company, fruitbeer and tapas

Today my guest blog's up over at MossyJojo !

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The one with a dictionary, a recipe and a house

As always on wednesday (well, most wednesdays), here are some things I'm currently in love with. Coincidentally, most of them are for the home. Maybe I am unknowingly preparing for autumn and winter (these two seasons I turn into a couch potato). The other ones are a recipe by Jamie Oliver and a youtube video of Tim Gunn (that's 'a dictionary), he's one of the many reasons I love watching Project Runway. I haven't started the newest season yet. I am waiting for a rainy day so I can have a PR-marathon, without feeling guilty that I am not making to most of the last days of summer. Do you like Project Runway? Have you started watching this season? Is it as good as the one before?







Monday, September 2, 2013

The one with Mia from MossyJojo

Hello everyone, I'm Mia from MossyJojo blog and etsy shop in Australia. I'm super excited to do a guest post today on Always wear your invisible crown blog. I've been following Marieken's blog for quite some time now and I'm also huge fan of her shop. I'm especially in love with her handdrawn brooches. So today I want to show you my inspiration board. This is one of my faves: Marieken's sailor man brooch. Don't you think it is so adorable?

WHAT TO WEAR WITH MARIEKEN'S SAILOR MAN BROOCH
It's chic with a touch of geek

Where to get this look:
1. Shirt by Anthropologie
2. Eyeglasses by BonLook
3. Brooch by Invisible Crown
4. Scarf by Urbe (etsy)
5. Jeans by TopShop
6. Bag by Farragobags2
7. Shoes by TopShop

Thanks Marieken for having me :)