It is the season of fresh salads! I typically live for fall, but lately I have been living for spring because this is the time …
Pollock and Henbit Deadnettle Salad
Sewing Journal #6: Pattern Joys and Discoveries
Spring is well underway, although chillier than normal. I have been spending quite a few weekday evenings and weekend mornings figuring patterns out and playing …
White Chocolate Berry Almond Truffles
This year, I treated my husband’s coworkers with some homemade truffles and chocolate dipped strawberries. The winner were the white chocolate berry almond truffles, which …
Fresh Dandelion Tea
Where I live, we have had an uncharacteristically cool spring. It is actually quite a relief because the past few years, the weather has switched …
Backyard Foraging: Finding Edible Weeds In My Garden
Foraging is on my list of things to try as I slowly learn the importance of food sources. Foraging is the act of searching for …
You Never Suffer: how have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? I am not typically one to share my personal life on the …
Vegan Almond Butter Fudge
When I worked at my first bakery, we used to make a delicious vegan nut bar that sold like hotcakes. It was a vegan fudge …
Sewing Journal #5: Eucalyptus Mini Skirt
In between difficult projects with patterns, I wanted to create a few easy skirts so that I could practice my technique and have a few …
Fabric Shopping in Brooklyn
In the beginning of April, I went back to my hometown of Brooklyn, New York to visit family and friends. As much as I miss …
Sewing Journal #4: Creating a Color Palette and Why it Helps
For several years, I wondered why I owned quite a few clothes, but my outfits didn’t quite look right when I put them together. Despite …