After 25 hours hard work my first homework project is finally done – a memory game, which you could play here. This is the cute source code. The Scratch programming language was developed by MIT for teaching programming to children, hence the colourful blocks structure.
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After 1 hour of chopping, stir-frying and eating I am glad that I can finally get to the point and brag about it ^^.
I don’t really like cakes but I adore tiramisu and Ronan does too, so that’s what he got for his birthday this year. The recipe, very authentically, came from my long-lost Italian friend, Elena. Presents for the birthday boy
This simple dinner is an invention of Ronan and is our favourite weekend treat. It takes exactly 20 min to make, or should I say wait, as there really isn’t much for you to do. Here is how to make it: 1. Barbecue fillet steaks (5 min on each side) with plenty of salt and pepper. 2. Boil pasta for two people and once al dente mix in 100g of pesto. Add salt. The secret for success is to go for the best ingredients you could find – we buy our steaks from Aldi and the pesto is from Fallon…
This week I finally enrolled in the Harvard edx course and curiously the videos are recordings of the actual on-campus lectures. I was instantly intrigued – what an exciting opportunity to see how a Harvard student might actually look like. Ready?! Yup, those are shorts and flip-flops! The lectures themselves were nothing short of spectacular! There was singing… games… … and a lot of pacing, physical abuse of real world objects and finally cake! (for the real Harvard students, not me).
When knitting I like to listen to audio books. So this week, while making my new bag, I ‘read’ J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy and I thought it was really good! In style, the book is an unusual mix of comedy and tragedy, which I really liked and the story is told in such vivid detail that most of the time it felt as if I was watching a tv drama*. The book is about life in a small English town, which I thought J.K. Rowling captures very skillfully through the eyes and thoughts of no less than 20 main…
After the lengthy bag project I couldn’t help myself and made these instant gratification hats: for me for Ina (pending a flower) for Ronan
Because of all the programming madness last autumn my ambitious knitting plans never materialised. So the second week of the new year was strictly reserved for making this Japanese crochet bag. The translation of the pattern was kindly provided by a Japanese lady, Yuko, via MIL Audrey. Many thanks!!! Here is Audrey’s colourful version:
On our trip we didn’t much care for Dubai’s malls or skyscrapers but the Arab cuisine was pure yum. I made Kabsa, which is strictly speaking a Saudi dish although all the Gulf nations make their version of it. Recipe here.
Kyoto Tokyo Oh Japan, we love thee! On Wednesday my culinary enthusiasm reached its peak. First, I walked 6 km to Kish Fish and back to buy sashimi grade fish. Second. For lunch I made tuna and mayo onigiri (rice balls). The Japanese eat these instead of sandwiches and they are oh so good! We had many every day in Japan. Result: yum and very filling. With Japanese pickles. Third. I decided to finally make this green tea ice-cream which we brought all the way from Tokyo. Challenging task given the Japanese only instructions on the back. But, as I…