Snickers and Doodles August 19, 2008

I recently came across this recipe for snickerdoodles and I’ve been wanting to back them ever since. And today I did.

Now, I’ve never really been a fan of snickerdoodles, I didn’t even know what they were until this year, but these are by far the best (and easy and nutricious and least messy) cookies I’ve ever made. Very simple too. Cherry on top: they’re vegan. The dough isn’t all gooey and greasy, but soft and subtly sweet. I’m thinking about using the dough for chocolate chip cookies, or maybe try some chocolate snickerdoodles..

Apple Pies August 15, 2008

There was a bit of leftover pate brisse from the blueberry hand pies. There was also a few very delicious apples. So this became of it:

The pastry tasted much flakier for some reason (1/2 of Vegan Yum Yum’s recipe made about ten tiny dumplings) and there was hardly any mess because I added chunks of apple coated in cinnamon & sugar. I definately liked these better than the blueberry hand pies.

In unrelated news, here’s a pretty picture I took of sweet corn.

Vacation July 29, 2008

Some pictures. Too tired (still) to write much.

 

A very big marshmallow.

 

A phone as old as my grandparents.

 

What I saw as I left Morelia.

Third Time’s the Charm July 6, 2008

My third attempt. Came out much more realistic. Still needs improvement.

Amigurumi Break July 3, 2008

Taking a break from all the baking and fondant (because I ordered a bunch of new chocolate molds and I’ll be busy with that until the trip to Mexico I’m oh-so excited about), let’s take a look at what I’ve been knitting these past few weeks.

 

When I looked through my yarn stash, I found this weird fuzzy green yarn that I couldn’t do much with. I also found some ugly brown wool yarn that wasn’t exactly my favorite color. Put the two together and you get these little trees.

I absolutely adore this tiny turtle amigurumi pattern from Knitted Toy Box. Can’t get enough bitty turtles on my shelves!

Protection June 23, 2008

Frankly, I care more about my ipod geting scratched than my feet blistering up.