Happy B*Day to me!

This week was my birthday but has fallen on Monday so I hardly had time to think about it. But, It's Friday! And now I can celebrate as it deserves and I can do a review of some of my gifts and the cake I made to blow out the candles on my birthday. So, Happy B * Day to me!

*My beauuutiful apron





*A set to put the differents jams for breakfast



*I'm still a little girl, hahaha! And these cuts are so Mad Men...









*I wouldn't say this but... The cake was delicious!



After all... I have such a great Birthday!

Roscón de Reyes *Handmade

Of Christmas, the Epiphany is my favorite day. And for the last few years I trying to do, the best I can, the typical sweet, the "Roscón". The truth is I have not yet found the best recipe. This you can see in the pictures is the last I've done and looks great, right? But, call me a perfectionist, I think I can improve. And I never give up, year after year I try different versions until I got the perfect Roscón. Everything, as they say, is a matter of practice ;)

Just Spain

In Spain recently to celebrate Halloween. The tradition here is the "Día de Todos los Santos". A day to spend with family and remembering those no longer with us. The typical sweet of this day are the "buñuelos" and the "Huesos de santo". These are my favorites. A kind of marzipan egg yolk filling. Looking in my baking books I found the recipe for this sweet in the "Enciclopedia de Confiteria y Reposteria de la Marquesa de Parabene (Espasa)". An old book reissued that I love because it keeps the speech, expressions and how to cook years ago. In fact, the explanations are not entirely useful because it applies ancient techniques and is not very clear about cooking times, but I love his illustrations and language. You could say it is a vintage cookbook. One way to peek into the past.
This year I have encouraged myself to the Huesos de santo but for the next year, knowing I have the recipe ... Or, who knows, any day you need something sweet [*]

In my next life I wanna be... #1

I want to be a pastry artist. Not a baker either, but "the pastry". Can you imagine doing things like this sugar flower? And best of all is that before becoming the pastry artist will have been a ballet dancer ... Can there be a better life than this? Always surrounded by art and beautiful things ... Yes, I'd definitely ask this for my next life.
And I have not invented that, this is the life of Maggie Austin, a girl before making these edible works of art, was a dancer of classical ballet. After studying at one of the most prestigious pastry schools in France, sells her artworks in Washington ... Wow, so jealous!!

Quiero ser una artista pastelera. No una pastelera cualquiera sino "la pastelera". ¿Te imaginas hacer cosas como esta rosa de azucar? Y lo mejor de todo es que antes de llegar a ser la artista pastelera habré sido una bailarina de ballet clásico... ¿Puede haber una vida mejor que esta? Siempre rodeada de arte y cosas bonitas... Sí, definitivamente me pido esto para mi próxima vida.
Y no me la he inventado yo, esta es la vida de Maggie Austin, una chica que antes de hacer estas obras de arte comestibles, era bailarina de ballet clásico. Después de estudiar en una de las escuelas más prestigiosas de Francia, vende sus obras de arte en Washington... Wow, ¡qué envidia!

The other day, someone I care a lot, made me realized the importance of positivized thoughts. No more "I can not" or "this is not for me," everything is possible if you put your mind and is never late so I'm already visualizing how between pirouette and pirouette, paint a couple of cookies with lots of art. Because I can! Or you know... [*]

El otro día, alguien que me importa mucho, me hizo ver la importancia de positivizar pensamientos. Nada de "no puedo" o "esto no es para mí", todo es posible si te lo propones y nunca es tarde así que yo ya estoy visualizando cómo entre pirueta y pirueta, pinto un par de galletas con con mucho arte. Porque, yo puedo! O ya sabéis... [*]

I've felt in love (again)

                                                                        (* Fotos: Moleskine)

I want, or I must say, I NEED these passions journals. Is the new item created by  Moleskine. And... I need them!!!!!! You realise that I have a problem with blocs, Don't you? Yes, I know. But these ones are differents. They are made for note everything related your hobbies. I already order the recipes journal (my super favourite) and the films one. They come with stickers and special bookmarks to mark the ones you like, rate and decorate your notes. Don't you love them? I just ♥ ...

Quiero, mejor dicho, NECESITO estos "passions journals". Es el nuevo capricho creado por Moleskine. Y... ¡¡¡¡¡¡los necesito!!!!!! ¿Os dáis cuenta del problema que tengo con las libretas, verdad? Sí, lo reconozco. Pero estos cuadernos son diferentes. Están ya pensados para anotar todo lo relacionado con tus hobbies. Yo ya he pedido el de recetas (mi súper favorito) y el de películas. Vienen con pegatinas y marca páginas especiales para señalar tus favoritos, puntuar y decorar tus notas... ¿No os encantan? Simplemente ♥ ...

My (maybe) true vocation?

Recently I've been traveling in France. And I made the mistake of entering a bookstore. The result: a huge bag of books and cooking books mainly. I had to force me to leave the store or risk carrying more things that fit in my suitcase. But you never know when you'll return or if you're going to find the same tittles, so I decided to whim and what better representation of the french pastry that macarons? I love them and rather than for its  flavour, for its colors and the cute they left in any dish. Reading the recipes, it not seems so difficult to do. Also, one of them came with a complete kit all I need and very well explained and illustrated in terms of measurements, etc. When leave this unbearably hot (I think my kitchen is below 50 degrees) I'll prove. Who knows? Maybe this could be my true vocation.... [*]

Hace poco he estado por Francia de viaje. Y cometí el error de entrar en una librería. El resultado: una bolsa enorme de libros de cocina. Tuve que obligarme a salir de la tienda o corría el riesgo de llevar muchas más cosas de las que cabían en mi maleta. Pero como nunca sabes cuándo vas a volver o si vas encontrar los mismos libros, decidí darme el capricho y ¿qué mejor representación de la repostería francesa que los macarons? Me encantan y más que por su sabor, por su colorido y lo monos que quedan en cualquier platito. Leyendo las recetas, no parecen demasiado difíciles de hacer y además, en uno de ellos, me venía un kit completo con todo lo que necesito y muy bien explicado e ilustrado en cuanto a medidas, etc. Cuando este calor insoportable nos deje (mi cocina creo que alcanza los 50 grados) probaré. Quién sabe, puede que esta sea mi verdadera vocación... [*]