Test-BBQ successfully accomplished

I am a proud owner of a cute turquoise portable grill. On Saturday we planned to test drive the thingy at Holesovice garden but the garden was closed. So spatially the bbcueing took place elsewhere. A cosy little spot, if I may add. Can't give you more coordinates as the spot was basically not a very legal spot to have open fire.

The menu waz:
zucchini, grilled with mint and crumbled balkan cheese
rosemary potatos
green mojo sauce
cucumber, olives etc. salady ingredients but the lettuce itself was locked away in the garden

As for the dessert, some not too ripe nectarines were caramellized in coke (innovative!)  and sprinkled with leftover mint and vanilkova zmrzlina. The carnivore eaters consumed several sausages, but that's not the issue here.

It was simultaneously a short intensive course to how to grill things. Next time less coals, more patience and appropriate tools. Next time skewers with  marinade, pineapple perhaps flambéed (on purpose, I mean).

Newest Dhaba Beas - cool veggie place!

Latest addition to Prague veggie restaurants is Dhaba Beas at the inner arcade of theatre Archa, Na Poříčí. It is brand new and it looks cool! Nothing like shabby threadbare eateries that veggie places - excuse me - sometimes are. It has a huge terrace facing the tranquil yard.

The food is basic tasty Dhaba Beas quality, we were there at 6 in the evening and the dishes could have been a bit warmer. I especially liked the Thai curry with coconut. Echoing emptyness, let's hope not for long. Open daily until late, nice!

Kitchen shots

How luxurious it feels to have a kitchen curtain! Never you mind it is an IKEA sheet on the wall, still it swings gently in the evening breeze. As for today's confession, apparently I'm not very handy screwing things and installing curtain rods. My thumb gets hurt, I get sweaty, angry, thirsty and make a lot of unnecessary holes in the wall.

The Kitchen is eventually going to be an Industrial one. Chrome, black, gray, white, glass, metal and a hint of turquoise (refuse to call it mint green) like on the lower photo. It is going to be Über-cool, you just wait and see.

Tomorrow I'm becoming truly böurgeöis, I'm going to have a roller blind. And cake, not as they are of any consequence.

Film festival gherkin | Festivalova okurka

Oh wow, my posts start soon to be written in czech! Not.

Went to Karlovy Vary Film Festival without any plan, accommodation, map or list of wanna-see movies. Just bought tickets to whatever was left. And it wasn't much, a lot of sold-outs. Next time I will pre-order. This year's spontaneity led to positive and negative results: I had the opportunity to see weird movies. But also I had to see weird movies. Really, sitting in the dark movie theatre without having the slightest clue what is it I'm about to see was actually intriguing.

Please observe the festival gherkin. It wasn't a veggie jubilee, no.

PS: Just found out that movie theatres in Prg show the films from KVIFF... No hassle to travel&overnight but not the same atmosphere. At least have to see  Cockneys vs. zombies and Mood Indigo.

Carnivore neighbors

They're going to have well hung lapin as dinner. Bon appetit! Apologies about the pic quality, I was being discreet. Thou shalt not photograph your neighbor's balcony.

Welcome to my boudoir

This is the beginning of interior design pics. Until now there hasn't been much to depict, unless empty rooms, temporary solutions and cardboard boxes are hip for someone. Some progress, finally.

The canopy a.k.a mosquito net above the bed is something I've dreamt of since little girl, and mostly only when being a little girl. But now that the canopy is here, it looks relevant to the atmosphere of the flat. It can serve as gazebo, too. Or retreat spot, or invisibility cloak. Of course it could provide some shelter from mosquitos as well. Not that there are any.

As a bonus, I reveal a sentence I've never said but always wanted to say, preferably in a posh british upperclass accent: Darling, shall we have the afternoon tea at gazebo? Now I'm half through making it real.

Sunday confession

Ok, let's face it. I may not be as urban as I tend to think. Even though I really enjoy all the metropolis has to offer, I seem to need trees, forest, water and some nature around me every once in a while. Not like jungles or huge forests or hiking for days but anyway.

Went hiking to Kunraticky les on Sunday. Situated at Prague 4. Nice forest, a stream and some hills. Place a bit like at Divoka Sarka but not as dramatic sceneries. Even high pines and enormous trees as the stump in the pic shows. Walked about 3 hours, ended up

on the other side of the area and 30 min. bus ride away from nearest metro station. So it felt like a genuine day trip to countryside.

Then again, I'm urban enough that after a day in the woods, I feel a bit relieved reaching paved streets, public transport and city center. Had nealko Mojito at Cajovna U Kostela, nice labyrinthine tea house nearby. Definitely going to visit it again, trying some teas.