Dreaming of Village Frock Frolicking

Yesterday, I stopped into my local fabric resale shop and picked up some grey fabric for a couple bucks and now all I can think about is making this dress (Village Frock by Sugar City Shop).  Really, really badly.  I’ve been thinking about it for months.  I dash on over to Sugar City Journal every [...]

One slice only…please.

Ahh…. the feeling of a to do list line item crossed off.  A goal accomplished.  A cake made.
I just, and I mean JUST, blogged a little wish list and this peanut butter chocolate cake was on it.  I was practically drooling when I saw the picture again last week, so I guess it is no [...]

TWD: Finally! Ginger Chocolate Cake

Well, here it is.  I’m finally back in the swing of it and posting a TWD recipe.  I fell off the baking sometime in the middle of last semester, and then, when I had time again, I was overwhelmed by all the other recipes in my other cookbooks I wanted to try.  But today I [...]

Trying to cook myself across the pond.

Okay. I’ve resigned myself. I will not be traveling overseas any time soon. This doesn’t mean I stop thinking about it, so I have to find a way to live out my traveling wishes, and cooking is one way I can do that. A while back, in the midst of my [...]

A List: things I want to make…

Sometimes my plans get ahead of my available time and I end up with a list of “want to make” that taunts me.  That sometimes is now.  With a new semester staring me down (with classes beginning today, it is stretching out endlessly on my calendar), I’m looking longingly at a couple recipes and projects, [...]

Kitty Dress Success: further tales of Japanese Craft Book sewing

I have tried, yet again, to sew my daughter a piece of clothing that she will wear. I found some darling fabric with little blue kitties I thought she would like and started flipping through one of my Japanese craft books, Basics for Girls, to find something that I could make with the yard [...]

Birthday Crowns: tutorial and ramblings

Today is my daughter’s 8th birthday day.  Yesterday was my son’s 6th.  We’re all a little tired out from so much fun, but I wanted to post a little birthday present tutorial here.
Inspired by a birthday tradition I saw on soulemama shortly after stumbling into this world of blogs and blogging about two years ago, [...]

Vegetarian Family Dinner Time

As an almost (but not quite) vegetarian (I just love bacon too much), I am always on the look out for recipes that are quick, easy, meatless, and that my family will eat (without faces or grumbles).  When I make dinner, it is usually (but not always) meatless (I do love Jamie Oliver’s Roasted Chicken). [...]

Winter Teatime Recipe #2: Banana Cream Tartlets

In my last post I mentioned that I would be posting my favorite new recipes from my little winter tea I gave last week.  While scones are traditional tea fare, these banana cream tartlets take liberties with the standard high tea menu.  They ended up on my tea menu because, 1) I am smitten with [...]

Winter Teatime: Recipe #1 Scones

Yesterday I had a lovely little tea with some friends from grad school.  I used to give a tea at least once a year, but haven’t done so in about two years.  It was fun to pull out my linens, cups and saucers, and have an excuse to bake up a storm.  I have a [...]