Since the weather started to have that fall-is-coming edge to it, I have been thinking about applesauce Making applesauce was one of my birthday goals last year, but sadly (read: for no darned good reason), I didn’t make any. So when I checked the ad for the store where I do a bunch of my… Continue reading Applesauce
Banana bread (split style)
I found myself with three overripe bananas who seemed to have sent a special express message to any fruit flies in the zip code. And I had just reorganized my kitchen area. I hate wasting food. These factors combined to form this banana bread. I could use the bananas, test the new setup and not… Continue reading Banana bread (split style)
Pretzels (aka goal 33)
Last year one of my birthday goals was to make pretzels. I didn’t make it happen, so I carried the goal over. As I looked this year’s goals, the 33 things I want to accomplish by my 33rd birthday, I couldn’t bear the thought of having another year go by without completing this simple task,… Continue reading Pretzels (aka goal 33)
Frank
The other day after picking up the little guy, we went to Value World. I find myself wanting to go here when I’ve been sewing to see if there is anything in there that I want to turn into something else. But then I am overwhelmed by all of the rows and the occasionally aggressive… Continue reading Frank
Cento
I was minding my own business, scattering my mind through clicks through the internet when I found a cento-writing contest. Based on the context of what I was looking at, I knew it would be a poem. Because I’m trying not to forget that once I wrote every single day, I decided to consider the… Continue reading Cento
Carrot butter
I found myself with a bunch of carrots hanging out in the back of the fridge threatening to be forgotten. I am really, really trying to waste less and use more of the things that I buy. Problem is is that I change my mind between grocery shopping and actual cooking. The by product of… Continue reading Carrot butter
Wallet
I have been looking for the perfect wallet for years. So today, to celebrate the beginning of Spring Break, I decided to make one. This is also a part of my decision to make sure that I don’t spend the entirety of the spring break just looking around on the internet. I am totally capable… Continue reading Wallet
Harissa
I have been meaning to make harissa for years. Literally. I came across the recipe around 5-6 years ago on this blog. Then Alex got sick, I had to go to the store for some things for him and I remembered the recipe. So I bought the things that I needed. This is one of… Continue reading Harissa
Lent for Agnostics
A friend of mine asked on FB a couple weeks ago whether someone wanted to take on the challenge of giving up something for Lent. While I am not religious, I am very much about reflection and challenging oneself. So, I said that I was in. So for a while I will be giving up… Continue reading Lent for Agnostics
A week of color
A friend and I decided to take a picture every day for the last week trying, to capture the rainbow. This is what I came up with. It was an interesting project and it certainly had me paying more attention to my surroundings than I usually do. The blue sky picture was captured one morning… Continue reading A week of color