valenscones

smitten kitchen's rolled chocolate cookies which taste like brownies, man oh man

grape vine wreath

This was a perfect project to use my new loppers. I used the a grape vine wreath Dad made last year, festooning it with holly, pine, two kinds of cedar (I think), rosemary, and thyme.

paint chip valentine hearts

felt teardrop ornaments

These ornaments are based on this Better Homes and Gardens tutorial. I skipped the glue and instead just sewed a few small stitches to hold the three strips of felt together. I initially cut felt strips to the lengths specified in the BH&G instructions, but decided I preferred the look of the ornament when the longest strip was 7.5" instead of 8.5".

rosemary wreath

mother's day potsticker making adventure

At the suggestion of my wonderful Mom, the two of us spent Mother's Day afternoon and evening making spring vegetable potstickers. For our potsticker filling, we used carrots, celery, tiny beets, beet greens, chives, garlic, ginger, and tofu. Our dumpling wrappers were square instead of round, but everything held together well. After the potstickers were fried then steamed, we served them with a dipping sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. Tastiness all around! And a wonderful way to spend time together.

apple cider caramels

carrot cake

non-lonesome dove ornaments

acorn cookie assembly line

furman quaternion ornaments

 

apple pie

improvised tiny apple pie cookies

Inspired by seeing cute apple pie cookies on Smitten Kitchen, I made these tiny pie cookies with leftover pie scraps.

wee gingerbread house ornament

sky high pistachio petit-four wedding cake