So…I lied about being patient and reading and learning before canning. This weekend, Eric and I went and bought the final supplies for our canning adventures. And then we made peach-honey butter. Here are some things we learned: 1. We were given two pressure cookers, which is awesome, but unnecessary for things like jams andContinue reading “Stairs hurt”
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I don’t know where else to get it out…
It happened again today. It doesn’t happen often, but once in a while, the name appears in my inbox, usually because I’ve been included in some mass email. It’s the name that makes my heart beat a little bit too fast, and my stomach feel like it’s trying to escape. To understand why, you haveContinue reading “I don’t know where else to get it out…”
What does a crafter do on her day off?
Most mornings I wake up at 4am. I know what you’re thinking: WHAT?! Why would anyone ever wake up that early? It’s not even really morning yet! Morning doesn’t start until 5 at the earliest. You are correct. Everything you’ve just thought is correct. Alas, my employer feels that, to be productive, those of usContinue reading “What does a crafter do on her day off?”
A tale of 12 ravioli
I mentioned in my last post that I made a fresh meal for my mother-in-law yesterday, and I also promised to post about the ravioli I made. Before I do that, though, I have to explain why making ravioli is so important to me. My maternal grandmother, Margaret, was, above all else, a very lovingContinue reading “A tale of 12 ravioli”
Let canning season begin…
Since moving here, I have been increasing my desire to make things from scratch. I am quickly becoming addicted to the idea of saying “I made that,” and I am always looking for ways to make a meal just a few, if any, preprocessed ingredients. It was with this goal in mind that I askedContinue reading “Let canning season begin…”
What I have and what’s up next
I made almond milk! I am excited about it, too. My mother-in-law had been talking about her cutting out dairy products, and she is coming over this weekend, so I wanted to try it out before she came over. Eric and I are also working on avoiding some dairy, but we are cheese fanatics, soContinue reading “What I have and what’s up next”
Twofer Tuesday 2: Project update
Well, I am about 8 hours…I think…into the cross stitch/needlepoint project, and this is where I’ve gotten: I appreciate that there is actually one complete(ish) shape done. And I appreciate that I’ve already gone through two of the very long strands of thread that they supplied. But 8 hours! And this is all I haveContinue reading “Twofer Tuesday 2: Project update”
Twofer Tuesday 1: Mmmmmanicotti
Eric specifically requested some sort of baked pasta this week for a dinner, and in the interest of doing something new, I decided to make “manicotti.” Of course because it is a weeknight, and because I have been feeling a bit lazy lately, technically what I made was cannelloni, but who’s keeping track, am IContinue reading “Twofer Tuesday 1: Mmmmmanicotti”
Operation Chocolate and Peanut-Butter
I woke up this morning with a craving for that almighty Dynamic Duo: chocolate and peanut-butter. Knowing that Eric and I are both trying not to become as wide as we are tall, I felt the best way to get my fix without overdoing it was to make something that he could take to hisContinue reading “Operation Chocolate and Peanut-Butter”
At least I remembered my password
Wednesday strikes again! I don’t know what it is about Wednesdays lately, but they have just been nitpickingly (new word – just go with it) bad. They’ve been made up of all the little things that drive me absolutely mad. If my work is questioned minutely on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday, I simply proveContinue reading “At least I remembered my password”
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