Thursday, May 28, 2009
FLowers and Cheese
Friday, April 24, 2009
Spring has Sprung..but it Feels Like Summer
We've been having some April showers recently but instead of bringing May flowers it looks like we're getting temps in the 80s this weekend! Here's a little citrus colored and flavored warm weather inspiration.



Then a lot of boiling, a healthy dose of sugar and a little help from this recipe left me with some really delicious natural candy. I love how the candied citrus peels look in the vintage looking glass bowl with clementine colored flowers!
An image from Easter
Here's how it all started
And after some careful pith removing and slicing they looked like this
Then a lot of boiling, a healthy dose of sugar and a little help from this recipe left me with some really delicious natural candy. I love how the candied citrus peels look in the vintage looking glass bowl with clementine colored flowers!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Stitched Together
I use pieces of our old clothing for the appliques. This is something I'd like to do more of, re-purposing clothes, linens etc that I already have. The back of the pillow is made from one of Bill's old sweaters.
I logged in quite a few hours putting this baby together but in the end was quite pleased. I think he liked it too.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Uh...yummmmm
This one is equally as good and actually has much more of a cake consistency. You but those very thin, old fashioned chocolate cookies and layer them between home made whip cream. The box has the recipe and shows it in a log form but I decided to make two individual "cakes." I also opted to add a little almond extract to the whip cream which turned out to be the right thing to do. You have to let it sit in the fridge for at least 8 hours but you can also make this the day before serving. This is where the magic happens. Somehow those crispy little cookies become cake and it looks and tastes like you bakes many tiny layers of a really good chocolate cake.
I topped with strawberries that I cut up ahead of time and let sit in the fridge with a little superfine sugar to draw out their juice. It was slightly reminiscent of an Oreo flavor in the end but way better! (and I love Oreos!)
Our actual meal (and this was our Valentines meal. We usually cook at home on V-day and go out another night.) consisted of the best asparagus I've ever had. I feel slightly guilty buying it out of season, knowing it was shipped here from somewhere far far away, but this stuff was so tasty and actually sweet it was well worth the guilt. Here they are slightly pan sauteed in olive oil and salt. That's all.
And the most complicated, but still surprisingly simple part of the meal was seafood risotto. Awesome. Enough said. Contact me if you want the details.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Nuts about Partying

Labels:
feather your nest,
in stitches (sewn),
sugar market
Friday, January 30, 2009
You've Gotta Protect Your Files
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Totally Necessary

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