Category makings
Yeah I made a Brownie in the Microwave….. Don’t judge me.
So, today started off well…. and productively. I went to the cake decorating shop and bought some teal coloured fondant icing ready to make some flowers for my friend’s sister’s wedding cake. Oh, and finished the book I was reading… P.s. everyone buy Summer Loving by Rivka Spicer. It’s awesome. Back to what I was […]
Cross stitch: The Return of the Superhero/villain!
I thought about it. The MRSA cross stitch was just too cute and nerdtastic to stay unstitched. Well, by me anyway. So I took the design that I made for our Trainee’s leaving present, and made one for myself! First I drew in a cross across the design to find the centre: Then…. well, I […]
Cheese and Thyme Pretzels
A couple of weeks ago I saw a post about homemade soft pretzels on Diary of a Mad Crafter and decided I sooo wanted to make me some of them! I then semi forgot about them again until my friend brought in a giant soft pretzel to work (yes, soft pretzels have made it to […]
A simple Turkey cake – perfect for Thanksgiving, Fakesgiving, and any occasion
So, time for another cake! A couple of years ago, when our American friend was still living in England, we used to get together to celebrate Thanksgiving, as she couldn’t go home for that, and then again for Christmas a few weeks later. She later moved back home to Seattle, and came back in Novembertime […]
Sage and Butternut Squash Risotto
Mr M got carried away with the shopping this week. He bought 2 large Butternut Squashes… which he then has failed to do anything with! I consulted Rose, and settled on a nice risotto. ————————————————————————————— Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto recipe – taken from Rose Elliot’s New Complete Vegetarian Ingredients 1.2l (2 pints) […]
Playing with new toys….
This week, Mr M bought a Lego Star Wars AT-ST from eBay. Of course to give accurate feedback he had to build it to make sure all the bits were there….. Yes dear. It’s ok. You can play with your toy if you want to: That would be him using the electronic copy of the […]
Nerdtastic Bacteriological Cross Stitch Kit!
One of our trainees at work was leaving to go back to University for her final year. We always pitch in together to buy a little something between us all as a little leaving gift, but what to get? We were stumped. Then she asked me who taught me to cross stitch, as with the […]
Grandma K’s Lemon (and Vanilla) Cordial
One of my ultimate favourite summer drinks is homemade Elderflower cordial. It’s delicious. However, due to a mixture of hecticness, and the particularly rubbish weather we have been having lately, I haven’t had chance to go for a proper flower picking session. Next best thing? My Grandma K’s Lemon Cordial. I make it two ways, […]
Rose Elliot’s Spiced Chickpea and Potato Pasties
I have been a little lax in updating recently, but to be honest, I haven’t had anything to post. A combination of working on something fairly large (that I can’t update until complete because it’s a secret! Shhhh!), and being poorly sick last week (was almost sick in the street while walking home from work, […]
Continuing the Kindle case…
….the time had come to finish off bits and pieces. You know, those things that you start, but don’t quite finish? When we made the Kindle cases a few weeks ago using wet felting around a bubblewrap resist, the intention was to embellish and decorate them. After about a week (yes, I know! A week!), […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 