Sunday, May 30, 2010

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.


Sunday, May 23, 2010

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.


Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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.

Friday, May 14, 2010

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.