Posted in love on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been sewing a lot lately, including this Gothic Lolita frock–a variation of this one, which I made for Little Sunshine:
It’s a lot of fun, making doll dresses for the teenagers of my acquaintance–and since similar dresses are currently running $300 a pop, mine are a great deal. Next on the list: triple-tier crinoline petticoats all [...]
Posted in Project Project Gutenberg, food, home on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This bread pudding is what makes my life as a recipe blogger so difficult: it is absolutely delicious, but there’s no way to give you the recipe. This is what happened: Little Sunshine was sick yesterday, and Joan has joined her on the H1N1 trolley today. They are just sick enough to want coddling, without [...]
Posted in food, genius, gourmandise, recipes on September 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m addicted to “The Hope Chest,” a blog showcasing “Bad news from the Past.” One of the reasons I love it is that Mr. Parallel, curator of The Hope Chest, is a serious scholar of the mince pie, its connotations and denotations. If you don’t believe me, follow the tag Hot Mince Pie.
I have an historic mincemeat recipe, one [...]
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