Here is my best cupcake making tip..
The best & easiest way to get even cupcakes is to use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to fill your cupcake liners.  A measuring cup guarantees that your cupcakes will be evenly sized and I’ve found 1/4 cup to be the perfect size for getting nice moderate domes on [...]

I was a girl scout roller derby girl for Halloween, so it only seems right that I move on to the boy scouts next.  I’m picturing a vintage Norman Rockwell type boy scout, with a big red neckerchief – not the anemic ones they wear now.  This was the inspiration for La Neckerchief – a [...]

My mom was recently lamenting the lack of good bread around here. So I bought a copy of Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day. I’ve been meaning to try out it out for a few weeks but the recipes generally involve allowing the dough to sit in the fridge overnight, I just hadn’t gotten [...]

I have been secretly coveting Batter Blaster since I spotted it in the refrigerator cases in the local grocery store but it’s $6 for a slightly-larger-than-whipped-cream sized can.  But yesterday it was on sale! So I bought it and made some pancakes.
You shake the can up and squirt it out like whipped cream. It has [...]

I’ve had it in my head that I wanted to design a simple lacy wristwarmer/fingerless glove using some Malabrigo Silky Merino. However I’ve had a hard time coming up with the right lace pattern. Today I finally figured it out and knitted up a sample.  I need to write up the pattern so I can [...]