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Sticky Sesame Cauliflower & Pineapple Fried Rice

November 14, 2016

Mini Piccolini - Sticky sesame cauliflower & Pineapple fried rice

Last night was kind of a fail, dinner-wise. Except for the fact that dinner turned out great. Let me explain.

I realised that I have fallen back into really just cooking safe bet meals lately. It was conscious while we were away in Italy, because that’s the only way for me to also have a bit of a vacation. But since we got back it has been more an effect of not really planning out meals and not really having enough time to cook more than the usual favourites. So this weekend I was determined to try something new.

I ended up making sticky sesame cauliflower and pineapple fried rice – two recipes that have been hanging out on my pinterest board Little Vegetarians for a while, just waiting for me to try. I lessened the sriracha in the cauliflower and skipped the ham in the fried rice, and both recipes were really easy to make and turned out really delicious.

But – the kids weren’t in the mood and all three basically refused to even taste and ended up having oatmeal for dinner instead. My children haven’t tried a lot of Chinese-inspired flavours before, so I’ll chalk it up to that, I guess. But if you are braver than I am – try these recipes with your littles and let me know how you do!
Mini Piccolini | Sticky sesame cauliflower & pineapple fried rice for dinner

And check out more of the good stuff I’m planning to cook for dinner here!

Photo credits: cauliflower here, and fried rice here

Christmas

Lovely Simple Advent Calendar from Granit

November 2, 2016

Mini Piccolini | Simple Advent Calendar by Granit

November is here and it’s high time to start thinking about this year’s advent calendar. Weirdly, my children haven’t really gotten into advent calendars before (probably because none of the ones we’ve had have involved sweets), so I’m not sure what we’ll do this year. But I came across this simple calendar from Granit that I think is all sorts of lovely. Maybe maybe!

I love how you can personalise it yourself, using paint or other decorations. And I love that it will last forever.

Mini Piccolini | Simple Advent Calendar

DIY

Make Leather Drawer Pulls and Handles out of Up-cycled Leather

October 18, 2016

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I love the look of leather drawer pulls and handles. There are so many great examples out there and I’m looking for somewhere in our home where I could put these in. Maybe on the daybed in my office/guest room?

Working with leather is such a satisfactory feeling too (we had such a good time making these leather key chains). And I love that you can make drawer pulls and handles out of up-cycled leather scraps – what a great way to make use of a thrift store belt!

Have a look at all these great ways to use leather pulls and handles around your home – and at the bottom there is a link to a good DIY tutorial.

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Such a great way to make a simple end table into a perfect bedside table. I love the sea glass colour too!

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I love everything about this IKEA hack by IKEA Hemma!

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Dark leather pulls in this perfect grey kitchen (the whole apartment is gorgeous).

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DIY

Make Leather Key Chains for your Kids’ Backpacks

October 13, 2016

Mini Piccolini - DIY leather tags/keychains

A few weeks ago, when pre-school was closed for a day, my friend Marie brought her two smallest kids over and we spent some time in the studio making these lovely little leather keychains.

Marie’s daughter Edith is in Louis’ group at pre-school (he calls her “Little Edith” since there are two Ediths in their group) and the two of them had such a good time working with the leather in this project. And they were so proud of their finished key chains – which looked so sweet on their little Kånken backpacks!

Mini Piccolini - DIY leather key chains / name tags

It was a bit of work to get the hole punched through the leather, but the steps were simple: Cut the leather into a strip. Pull the leather through the key chain ring. Fold the leather around the ring. Make a hole through the leather. Add the little metal rivet and screw it together.

Mini Piccolini | DIY leather name tags / key chains

Marie actually sells these key chains (and you can get them personalised with your child’s name) here. And if you don’t follow her already – check out Marie’s instagram here. It’s lovely.

Mini Piccolini - DIY leather key chains / name tags

All photos: Marie Sparreus, Musqot Design

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Hi! I'm Mina.

I'm a freelance copywriter/writer, occasional blogger, podcaster, and most importantly: Alec, Louis & Léonie's mama.

We're an international little family in Stockholm, Sweden, and sometimes in the country.

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