When we have the kids for the weekend, I have to abandon my meat-based cooking because my SD is a vegetarian. Which is good for me and good for us. Last weekend I made a bacon and gruyere pasta from the Bonne Femme cookbook. This weekend I made the same pasta, but had to replaceContinue reading “I love you, Fakin’ Bacon”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
It’s not me, it’s you
I have a new sewing machine. And it is absolutely sublime. Truly. The most notable thing is the “pull”. I had no idea what a difference that made in my stitch length consistency. Really, truly, I don’t suck. I just had a small, not-so-powerful sewing machine. What a relief. I have just scratched the surfaceContinue reading “It’s not me, it’s you”
Finish: Radiant Splendor (not in purple)
This is the end of the road of the aqua-red-pink-blue baby quilt finishes. This is my last bit of random blocks in this color scheme to use up. I LOVED making the radiant splendor block from this tutorial. Even though I was a very novice sewer at the time, it was pretty easy to tackle.Continue reading “Finish: Radiant Splendor (not in purple)”
…sister don’t let it get to your head…
“Don’t care about being a winner Or being smooth with women Or going out on Fridays Being the life of parties No, no more, no There will always be someone worse than you Sister don’t let it get to your head ‘Cause you won’t be on top of the world so long In constant competitionContinue reading “…sister don’t let it get to your head…”
In 24 Hours….
I have had a really great 24 hours. Last night DH and I made Coq Au Vin. Seriously. LIke for real. And it was wonderful… truly wonderful. Not perfect, the amount of sauce we ended up with wasn’t quite right. But the chicken tasted like the chicken you would get at a good french restaurant.Continue reading “In 24 Hours….”
weeknight quilting 