Grandma VH made one of her special cakes for Paul! Photo by MVH. Oh my goodness, I’m still recovering from the weekend. It was amazing, but action packed. On Saturday, MVH and I witnessed the marriage of a dear friend. Saturday also was the first time someone else put Paul to bed. (Babysitters, Mom, Dad, […]
Month: August 2011
What They Made: Seed of sunshine
Standing tall. My neighbor pointed out recently this sunflower that sprouted near our brush pile between our houses. Apparently, sun plus seed plus squirrel or bird equals sunflower. I hope your week is off to a great start, and I hope you keep your eyes peeled for beauty everywhere!
Under Construction: Sorbetto top | Pattern puzzle
Under Construction provides a peek at works in progress. The pattern before I taped it together. I am not standing on one foot here; don’t believe your eyes. But believe in the awesomeness of my mattified gold pedicure. I finally got around to putting together the Sorbetto pattern last night, and I thought you’d like […]
Cook’s Illustrated challenge: Other roast chicken recipes
I thought you might be interested in some other Cook’s Illustrated roast chicken recipes beyond the dish covered in this post. I’ve been a subscriber since 2005, and I thumbed through my back issues for other CI takes on chicken. Here’s what I found (the quotes are the subheadlines for each recipe story): Clockwise from […]
Cook’s Illustrated challenge: Weeknight Roast Chicken
The bird in question. “Why is the kitchen filled with smoke?” I had just returned home from a bike ride. MVH was watching Paul and minding the Weeknight Roast Chicken, as dictated by Cook’s Illustrated. And the lower level of the house was honest-to-goodness hazy. “It’s the chicken,” MVH said. “Or more accurately, we’ve reached […]
Done and Done: Smock for a little one
The surprise sewing project is a smock! Click on image for greater detail. Any chance you guessed I was making the Swing Swing Smock from “Bend-the-Rules Sewing“? That’s what I sewed for my little pal, F, daughter of my longtime pal, Lori O’Neil, who blogs over at Imperfectly Living. F shows off her new reversible […]