Iron Cupcake: Earth. Battle Chili.

If memory serves . . . sorry.  Couldn’t resist doing my Chairman Kaga imitation (which only reminds me that Joan totally thought that Chairman Kaga was a real person.  Like Santa.).
So, Iron Cupcake: World!  It’s the international cupcake version of Iron Chef, of course.  This month’s ingredient is chili, and we’re competing for fabulous prizes, including [...]

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Dollar Store Score!

I’m a gigantic fan of Lunch in a Box.  Biggie is a really gifted cook, and incredibly generous with her tips and tricks.  Moreover, her Bug will eat all kinds of interesting foods which my children would never, never try, so her bento are lovely, inventive, and full of remarkable food combinations.  All hail Biggie!
Recently, [...]

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Little Sunshine Saves the Planet

Little Sunshine is extremely environmentally conscious, and it’s thanks to her prompting that I (sometimes) remember to take my own grocery bags to WinCo.  She and Tuxedo Boy have really gotten into shopping lately–they’re helping plan the meals, which means that Monday is spaghetti-in-front-of-the-tv (Bones and House!) night, and Friday night is pizza night.  They [...]

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New Tee Shirt

This is Little Sunshine’s new tee-shirt:  the twin miracles of Thermaweb and really cool fabric resulting in a shirt which entirely met with her approval, which is the greatest miracle of all.

I’m rather chuffed about it myself . . . the possibilities are endless, really.  And all thanks to Martha (again!)and her guests.   L.S. was [...]

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Steampunk for the Masses

If there’s one thing this blog is short on, it’s steampunk.  We’re good for cupcakes and the rest, but I’ve really fallen down on the steampunk.
So here are some links to amuse and delight you:
Voyages Extraordinaires
The Willows
edmdesigns
Madame Talbot’s Victorian Lowbrow
Steampunk Librarian
Steam-Driven Dreams
The Steampunk Home
How Steampunk Works
There is, of course, much, much more.  Get out there [...]

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Cheesecake for Grown-ups

Much of my culinary experimentation arises from one of those little differences which make marriage complex and interesting:  Joan’s favorite dishes, the treats and friandises of her childhood, are storebought.  The women of her family, following Southern tradition, don’t cook.  They just don’t.  They polish silver obsessively.  They dress up to go to the supermarket.  [...]

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August Bag Mania!

So I’m going through a bit of a bag phase at the moment (as I heard Little Sunshine explain to one of her friends today).  Here’s the line up.

I’m quite chuffed about this one–it’s an original design, based on the extremely cool Japanese Knot Bag designed by Helen of Show Your Workings.  I made one in [...]

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