Sunday Funday

As of May 1st, I quit buying new clothes for six months. I can buy used clothes and I can make things out of primarily recycled materials, but my budget is $1 a day. So far I've spent $2 on the materials(a used bed sheet and elastic) to make a skirt. I finally got around to making the skirt today.

Adventures in Quilting

I spent the better part of this winter working on a patchwork quilt for our bed. I had a blast picking out fabrics and cutting and piecing all of the squares. The actual quilting process was a different story. I don't think my sewing machine is made to machine quilt something of this size. I think if I ever make another large quilt, I'll send it out to professionals to quilt it for me.

Here's the finished product.

Songs I Like

Maple Bacon Cupcakes

The experiment:

I've been intrigued by the idea of bacon in desserts for a while now. I keep planning to pick up a Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie or a Maple Bacon Cupcake. Never having gotten around to it, this last weekend I decided to try my hand at making Maple Bacon Cupcakes.

The results:

The cupcakes looked kitschy; but they had an overwhelming baking soda flavor and the icing was mediocre. I'm not a good enough baker to tweak the recipe, but I'd recommend reducing the amount of baking soda. I would also replace the frosting recipe with a different maple butter cream recipe.


Conclusion:


We all know bacon desserts are a novelty. Although, the chances of me remaking this recipe with my suggested alterations are slim to none, I did have fun trying it once.

Summer Plans

This lovely weather has me looking forward to lounging on the beach and listening to side b of COWBOY SONGS/SURFER ROCK INSTRUMENTALS.