Sometimes there are those simple things in life that inspire you and make you happy & eager to share it with others…
Sometimes, just by seeing ugliness on the road, you may experience this unconstrained urge and willingness to transform it to something beautiful;
Like for example one day, when things were still normal and I passed by this little London alley, near Battersea in London, and – once again – I spotted those white washed tree trunks hanging proudly out there, as if they were waiting for somebody to save them from their miserable location and transform them to something magical on screen…
Which I did, by taking a photo of them, by giving them a new life on Instagram, new followers and new style!
That made me happy, presumably the tree trunks happy and I got the chance to share this transformation in public, before further transforming it to a magical painting for the 7LR collections…
The Art of Happiness is difficult, demanding and time-consuming. The reward, however, enormous, especially if you can share it with all of you, as this amazing book by Pippa Goodhard (illustrated beautifully by Ehsan Abdollahi) has taught me…
and this book was another old treasure finding at my old favourite Bloomsbury bookshop spot…
I miss those days..
An inspiring fable for the younger ones, an amazing tale, elegantly illustrated, to spark our creativity.
Looking around for basic ingredients, we discovered some inspiring ones…Extraordinarily, as we like it, we mixed them together…. 7LR inky juice (serves 2)
INGREDIENTS
Handful of kale
1/4 cucumber
1 red apple (including skin)
some apple juice (we never follow receipts, maybe a small glass would be sufficient, add more if you want it smoother and just feel the taste to guide you!)
Fresh ginger (at least half, add more if you like it spicy)
1 lime (juice only)
Ice (not necessary, if your ingredients are cold)
Blend them all together for some fresh inspiration.. It is Spring after all….
NB: Photos feature our homemade inky juice together with paintings from our Alice and Pink Hats collections. Visit our Portfolio Page at http://www.my7LR.com and get your Wall-Art personalised. DM for further details.
This was originally posted in March 2018, in our previous 7LR blog. It is still so topical.
March 2020 has just slipped away, but instead of having the sun burning on our faces and instead of wearing our ‘Martis’ bracelets, according to the Greek myths, we are fighting off sore throats and ‘the severe cold that the Beast from the East has sent to rest on the London scenery….’
7LittleRubbers is fighting off this with a bit of art in mind….
Our Inky Gargle
Half a lime (only the juice)
A pinch of salt
A pinch of ground pepper
10ml water
1/2 tbs Turmeric
Mix: Mix them together…. Act: Improvise your gargles Drink: If you are brave, you can drink wisely some of it…. NB: 1. The main photo features most of our ingredients, along with our ‘Spots’ inky art painting (soon available to buy from our shop) 2. According to an ancient custom and Greek tradition everybody in Greece wears a handmade bracelet that is made with red & white threads for the month of March… Traditionally this welcomes Spring (wishful thinking today in London) and protects from illnesses and the Spring sun! 3. If you are allergic to any of the ingredients or their combination, do not gargle or drink. We bear no responsibility. Treat this as any other natural home remedy to ease the symptoms of a soar throat. If you have severe soar throat issues, consult your doctor.
Nothing beats the morning blues better than our fresh & spicy 7LR juice… Inspired by our inky impromptu mood of the day, below is our secret…ssh…ssh..
Simple to make, lovely to taste..
INGREDIENTS
Fresh ginger root (add a small piece, after you peel the skin off)
Fresh turmeric root (add one or two small pieces, after you peel the skin off)
Two red apples
4 small oranges (keep the juice only)
50ml Almond milk
2 large tbs of kefir organic yoghurt
1/4 lime juice
PREPARATION
Cut & peel the fruits & roots, as required. Add all the ingredients, including the milk, juices & yoghurt in a blender & press the smoothies button…. After 2 minutes, you are free to enjoy!
7LittleRubbers’ lime & ginger cake is the perfect cake for lovers- it will take you through the weeks of staying at home & you will crave for moments of love & bitter-sweet cake bites…
INGREDIENTS 100g wholemeal flour 100g organic plain flour 4 brown eggs 200g organic lightly salted butter 150g light brown sugar zest of 2 limes juice of 2 limes (1/2 for the cake- 1/2 for the syrup) 2-3 tsp ground ginger 1tsp madagascan vanilla liquid 1tsp baking powder 1 tbsp fresh trimmed ginger 1tsp greek cognac (or any good quality cognac)
FOR THE SYRUP 1tbsp greek honey (or any good quality honey) 1/2 of the lime juice mentioned previously 1 tbsp water 1tsp ground ginger
PREPARATION Mix sugar & melted butter together in a large bowl & stir well Separate the yolk from the white (keep white separately) Add one by one the yolk from the eggs in your large bowl (of sugar & butter) and stir well until fluffy Zest the two limes & add the zest in the mixture of sugar/butter/yolk eggs Add in the same mixture the vanilla , the ginger (fresh & ground ginger) & stir well Whisk the whites separately in a different bowl to create your fabulous meringue Add the two different types of flour in your main mixture Lastly add the meringue (egg whites) in the mixture & stir well Then add the liquids (cognac, juice of 1 lime) & continue stiring Finally add the baking powder & give a final soft stir
BAKE TIME Grease a rectangular cake tin with some olive oil (or some sesame oil: NB not if you are allergic!) Add the mixture in the cake tin & place it in the oven (approximately 45-50 minutes: 180* When the cake is almost ready, prepare the syrup
SYRUP In a small pan or small pot dissolve the honey in water Add the juice of one lime & 1tsp of ground ginger & stir Heat to simmer for 2 minutes
FINAL TOUCH When the cake is ready, remove it from oven, slightly slice it & drizzle it with the syrup all over Let it cool down &
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