I have finally managed to make a perfect soft, chewy ginger cookie. Don’t get me wrong. Ginger snaps can be quite tasty. They definitely have their place. But when I want a ginger cookie, I want soft and chewy, with the deep earthiness of molasses … Read More →
Yearly Archives: 2009
Promoting my creativity…
A great while ago, you may remember my mentioning my joining a site called Spoonflower, where designers can have their own work printed on fabric. They are really lovely people. Wonderful fabric options, fun owners and employees, cool community of designers, great customer service. Well, … Read More →
Perfect Pear Galette
I made this galette for our Labor day mini-feast. It was quite a hit! Light and delightful. The pears really stand up on their own in this one, and the rest of the ingredients are just support. I ended up with much less sugar and … Read More →
Friday Night Fire
Last night, we decided to build a little fire, since it was so gorgeous outside. Amazingly enough, this is actually the first time we’ve done this since we moved in over two years ago. We’ve always had fires with friends before now. While the fire … Read More →
Blueberry Galette
A little late but here nevertheless… A recipe for blueberry galette, from one found on epicurious: one refrigerated pie crust (although a homemade pie crust would probably be even better ) 3 cups of blueberries, rinsed one half cup of ginger sugar. We used the … Read More →
The Labyrinth is done!
We completed the labyrinth! At long last, and just in time for last weekend’s party. Here are some pictures of the labyrinth completed. We were able to not only finish construction, but also set up our planned altars within the labyrinth (the central altar and … Read More →
Link Dump for July 5th, 2009 through August 7th, 2009
Link dump for July 5th, 2009 through August 7th, 2009: I'll die before the endgame, says Terry Pratchett – This is a hard one to read, but I agree with him wholeheartedly. The rightto die, and die with dignity, is one we should deny to … Read More →
Grad School
Yup… I’ve just gotten my decision letter from the University of Minnesota. I’ve been accepted into my graduate program. So now I’m officially going to grad school. Woohoo! Except… now I have to go to grad school…. Seriously, though. This is pretty cool. It’s just … Read More →
More progress pictures of the Labyrinth
We are making more progress on the labyrinth, slowly but surely. We were slowed down considerably by preparations for Convergence, and we got a little less work done this weekend than we had hoped since I’m still recovering from the cold I caught at Convergence. … Read More →
Oh, the deliciousness!
This afternoon we made tomorrow’s breakfast… apple cider doughnuts, from this recipe at Smitten Kitchen. Oh my goodness, they are divine! We made just a couple of minor tweaks to her directions, by adding a teeny bit more cider (but still reducing it to a … Read More →