Grace has 4 cats so she's a kitty-mama too! She also has a way cool collection of old mixers. Check out her blog!
I received my aprons yesterday!
I received my apron swap package in the mail yesterday. Thank you Grace! I must be a pretty lucky girl. I requested a fun apron that would work for all year because I only have one other apron. Grace must have decided that I still needed a holiday apron because she made me TWO! Here's a picture of everything I borrowed from her website. My camera battery was dead last night.
Grace has 4 cats so she's a kitty-mama too! She also has a way cool collection of old mixers. Check out her blog!
Grace has 4 cats so she's a kitty-mama too! She also has a way cool collection of old mixers. Check out her blog!
I WON!
I am so excited today! I just found out that I won a contest in our apron swap, and I get a free custom apron from Knitty Bitties!! They are so dang cute and I get to pick my own fabrics! Here's an example:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Finished Apron for Swap
I got busy this weekend and made my whole apron. I really like how it turned out!
It has a bunch more really cute designs!
My mom and sister helped me pick out fabric and trim, and then my mom helped me figure out how to put it all together. I freehanded the beaded designs, but I think they turned out really nice.
I got the pattern out of this book:
It has a bunch more really cute designs!
Annual Halloween Party 2008
Saturday was a pretty busy day for us because we had the Halloween party that day as well as the pumpkin shoot. Almost everyone came in costume. They were all cute! Here's me being the Mad Scientist for the evening:
In between the pumpkin shoot and the party I was busy whipping up some culinary magic.
I made:
Pumpkin Cupcakes - I actually made these on Thursday. I made one batch as the recipe states, then added mini semi-sweet chocolate chips to the next batch. They plain ones were good, but the chocolate made them fantastic! I also used this Cream Cheese Frosting.
Caramel Popcorn - This turned out a little crunchy. I will probably cook it less next time, but it was still yummy.
Maple Cinnamon Fritters - These tasted good, but were a pain to make. Also, the powdered sugar topping got everywhere. Probably will not make again.
Cheddar Beer Fondue - I followed the first receipe on the page, but use a bottle of hefewizen instead of alpine lager, and medium cheddar instead of the old Canadian cheddar. It turned out really tasty and it was the only thing that was completely gone at the end of the night. We cut up some rolls I got at the store and some granny smith apples for dipping. It was a hit!
In between the pumpkin shoot and the party I was busy whipping up some culinary magic.
I made:
Pumpkin Cupcakes - I actually made these on Thursday. I made one batch as the recipe states, then added mini semi-sweet chocolate chips to the next batch. They plain ones were good, but the chocolate made them fantastic! I also used this Cream Cheese Frosting.
Caramel Popcorn - This turned out a little crunchy. I will probably cook it less next time, but it was still yummy.
Maple Cinnamon Fritters - These tasted good, but were a pain to make. Also, the powdered sugar topping got everywhere. Probably will not make again.
Cheddar Beer Fondue - I followed the first receipe on the page, but use a bottle of hefewizen instead of alpine lager, and medium cheddar instead of the old Canadian cheddar. It turned out really tasty and it was the only thing that was completely gone at the end of the night. We cut up some rolls I got at the store and some granny smith apples for dipping. It was a hit!
Annual Pumpkin Shoot 2008
Saturday we went up the mountain in Avon for the annual pumpkin shoot. We always have it the weekend after Halloween so we can get rid of those leftover pumpkins in a safe and humane way. It's always lots of fun, and it was a wonderful warm(ish) day for it this year.
Click on the photo above to go to an album with all the photos I took.
We didn't actually have any pumpkins this year, so at 11:00 Friday night we were at Dan's Market and bought their last 9 very sad looking pumpkins for $10. The night manager looked happy to be rid of them, and we got a pretty good deal.
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