Fennel*Twist – Page 93 – cooking, pdx, travel, and sometimes cats

February 4, 2009

Throw Pillow and Strawberry Marscapone Cupcakes!

Holy crap! Look at the pillow I just made. I can't believe it mostly turned out. I even finished it early in class tonight. I only messed up one little part of my satin stitch -- it got a little puckery. But just in one small spot. The rest looks nice. It was pieced together …

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February 3, 2009

Awesome Vietnamese Salad Rolls

First off, this is funny -- my friend Christy just posted about her salad rolls too! The ones she made look great and she has much better pictures of her "rolling station" than I do. The main difference seems to be that some of her sauce type ingredients are on the inside as well, tossed …

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February 2, 2009

The Simplest, Bestest Lamb Ever

I know I said there would be salad rolls next. I lied. Those will be soon Wednesday(!) because oh my, this meal was delicious and it bumped the salad rolls. You'll notice the title image even has a bite taken out of it. Yeah. And I'm not sorry about it either. The rack of lamb …

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February 1, 2009

Crafty New Toy

I have always wanted to learn how to sew on a machine and make stuff. So, I got myself a birthday present and got a great deal on this sewing machine. jwa and I found a used desk at a resale shop on Hawthorne for a very reasonable price and ... voila! It's my new …

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January 26, 2009

Banana Pecan Great Grains Muffins

Oh, where has the time gone? So bad with posting this month, sorry. This is a great muffin recipe from the book, Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. This has pretty much become my go to baking resource. I love the maple syrup in these muffins, with the crunchiness of the cornmeal …

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