Greetings! I’m Annastasia
I'm bit keen on the colour green and like to ramble on about food, cooking, veganism, refashioning, sewing, clothes, list making, music, reading and anything else that pops up in my overcrowded existence! I'm also one half of Ink drops boxes, stationery by the boxful, dropped through your letterbox.
Category Archives: midorigreen
What we ate last week
Menu planning right now is a balance of making sure the fresh stuff gets eaten at the start of the week but the end of the week isn’t too dull. I’m making progress. I know that the bread needs to … Continue reading
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Menu plan 25 April – 1 May
Last week’s menu plan didn’t go exactly as I expected. We acquired a bag of rolls and some vegan burgers while on a post run. These made a delicious additions to the menu but threw things out a bit. And … Continue reading
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Capsule wardrobe equals stress
One of the sure signs that I’m feeling a little bit on the stressed side is what I search for on Google. And top of the lists during difficult times is capsule wardrobes. Of course, I never follow up on … Continue reading
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This week’s reading pile – 20/4/20
So here’s what I actually have on my pile for this week. I’m trying not to binge my way through the Locke and Key graphic novels. But it’s hard. I want to gorge myself on the pages. I expect to … Continue reading
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Menu plan 18 April 2020
I’ve been doing a menu plan using a Trello board for about 6 months now. I like being able to add ingredients and ideas to one list and then pull them to others. Usually I’d have about 4-5 days of … Continue reading
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It’s like being in a sitcom…
Only not quite so funny. Lockdown in the U.K. reminds me of a period of time at university. It was coming up to my finals. Classes had finished. I’d turned in my dissertation. My whole focus was preparing for final … Continue reading
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It’s been 14 years
On 12 April 2006 I published my first blog post. It makes me cringe now to read it but it doesn’t really matter. No one else read it. Or they might of but I don’t think Blogger back in those … Continue reading
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Lockdown stroganoff
Stroganoff is a dish I make on a semi regular basis. I make it with mushrooms, frozen peas and chunks of vegan burger. When it come to the sauce it’s either based on cashew nuts or plant milk. However lockdown … Continue reading
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Headache
Today started off promisingly. I woke early and did a couple of hours of work. Then I started seeing shimmering lights and I knew the headache wouldn’t be far behind. So that was it for most of the day. Hiding … Continue reading
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Made a cake
Baking isn’t my strong point. I can manage bread and crackers. Although the bread is a bit hit and miss. So it was a small lockdown triumph to actually bake a cake today. It used blended pineapple instead of fat. … Continue reading
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