Natural living bucket list for October Hi Reader, If you missed the past months Natural living bucket list, you can find them here: August | July | September Here is your monthly Natural lifestyle inspiration dose for this month. In October is time to share and enjoy the joys of autumn: Roll beeswax candles. Darkness is inevitable, but embrace it with light. One of the best ways is to use beeswax sheets to roll beautiful honeycomb-patterned beeswax candles. Natural lighting with natural...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, the next in our Nordic bun recipe series is the delicious Danish treat: Kanelsnegle, the Cinnamon Snails. These are quite similar in taste to Finnish Cinnamon buns but slightly simpler to shape. Use my go-to basic sugar bun dough for this one! Roll the dough out and mix the filling: 100 g soft butter (room temperature) 150 g caster sugar 1,5 tbsp ground cinnamon pinch of salt (if you are using unsalted butter) Mix together and spread on the outrolled dough. Roll it, but not too...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, the warmth of the Nordic sauna is like a big hug after a long week, relaxing your muscles and allowing your mind and body to rest. Here are a few things that I look forward to benefiting from the sauna every Friday night: Relieving muscle pains and aches after a long week. Getting rid of impurities in the body through sweating. Togetherness with my spouse and family, and enjoying the company. Even if you don't have access to a sauna, you can make your own Natural Spa at home with...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, the next in our Nordic bun recipe series is the delicious Finnish Butter Eye Bun. As you can imagine with the name - they have a yummy buttery eye, like this: The bun is made with the basic sweet wheat bun dough and the sweet treasure filling is a simple sweet mixture: 150 g soft butter (room temperature) 80 g caster sugar 4 tbsp wheat flour 4 tsp vanilla sugar Mix these together, roll as a bar inside a parchment paper and let it cool down in the fridge. When chilled, just cut the...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Natural living bucket list for September Hi Reader, the darkness has started to creep in here in the North, though we live in the south of Finland, the autumn time darkness is coming on quite strongly already. This is the time to wander in the forest among the autumn leaves whenever there is enough light and bake and make more things at home. If you missed the past months Natural living bucket list, you can find them here: August | July. Here is the monthly Natural lifestyle inspiration dose...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
✨ What is coming Reader, now when we are slowly sliding into autumn (September is just around the corner!) we are getting into a more cozy lifestyle mood. I want to reveal a bit what you can await from this autumn and even Christmas time in following letters (too early to mention?)... First of all autumn is a THE time for Danish hygge and other Nordic lifestyle habits that will make the darkening time just so much more hyggligt ( = hygge-like cozier). Countdown starts Hygge matches well with...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Homemade blueberry iced latte Reader, I don't know if we are having the last summer waves up here, but cooling with coffee is a joy (what ever the weather). Last month I shared with you the homemade iced mint latte and we continue with the road of iced lattes today with yummy blueberry flavors! I started first making iced lattes form scratch to avoid the random colorants, additives and all that unnecessary stuff that you can find from shop-bought syrups or iced coffees (plus a TON of sugar)...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi, Reader, we all know the boosting energy of coffee, but did you know that tea also contains caffeine, which is also known by the name theine in tea? And which is an amazing thing to balance your energy naturally? When living naturally it is crucial to know what you are consuming and how it affects you both nutritionally and what it does to your energy levels. (This is not an ode to energy drinks, you may have guessed it already...) Like sugar, caffeine in coffee gives a quick energy boost...
2 months ago • 1 min read
🌻 What you missed in July Hey Reader, here's your recap of what you might have missed last month on Blue Tea Tile. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @blue.tea.tile too for latest updates ♡ Recipes from scratch Iced mint latte with homemade mint syrup Make your own iced mint latte with homemade mint syrup and strong espresso to cool down on a hot summer day! Get recipe How to make loose-leaf iced tea at home Which loose-leaf tea should you pick? And how do you season, sweeten, and blend it...
2 months ago • 1 min read