Pin It and Do It #4: Marshmallow pops

The Pin It and Do It -challenge continues. This pin was my inspiration when I was thinking of something sweet and small I could give as a present to my mom on Mother's Day. The original picture was from Cakes&Sweets tumblr page.

I'm really not good when it comes to baking or creating some dessert chocolate mini gourmet bites. I like to buy that stuff from a confectionery and not spend hours trying to create something that looks like a blob of melted sugar. That's why I was bit sceptical with this project and I had no back-up plan. It was either going to work out or I had no present at all to give!

After I had already melted all the chocolate I realized I had nothing to stick those pops into. I rummaged through my closets and found a sponge I had bought for another DIY project. I wrapped it into silk paper and my tray was ready to go.

The process of making these marshmallow pops wasn't easy either. I think the chocolate was too thin so it was really messy and dribbled all over. Also I shoud've put those finished pops straight into fridge so the topping would've hardened faster but in the end it all worked out fine for a first try and I'm quite proud with the results! I'll definitely make more later (but never for a big group of guests).

P.S. My mom loved these. She couldn't decide which one was her favorite, but she usually loves hazelnuts so I'm guessing that was the most popular option.

Pin It and Do It #3: Sewn paper garland

While I was helping my mother with our Mother's Day lunch preparations I decided to make some decorations for our table. I love paper crafts, so I decided to make this cute paper garland from Cocoa Daisy. I didn't have as many pretty papers as the original, but I was still happy with the result.

I didn't know you can sew paper. I still think I'll avoid it in the future if possible, because it was more difficult than one might think. All threads get tangled very easily and if you choose too thin paper you're in trouble. Good thing is that this garland is easy to storage: you can just fold it back and put it into envelope.

Happy Mother's Day

Today is the day to celebrate all mothers! I helped my mom with today's menu but I must admit she did all the hard work like cooked the pheasant. Here's the hand drawn menu I made and I'll write later about some treats and decorations I made as part of the Pin It and Do It -challenge. My godmother is a vegetarian so that's why we have two options for main dishes.

Translation of the menu:

Pheasant breasts in cherry sauce

Sweet potato mosaic

Zucchini chips

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Falafel

Sesame-yogurt sauce

Sweet potato mosaic

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Pesto spelt bread rolls

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Coffee and cake

Happy Mother's Day!