So I decided to knit my friend Cheri a baby blanket. I fiddled around, looking for just the right yarn in just the right color, but couldn't find anything that really spoke to me.
After mulling it over a while, I started looking through my yarn stash. I have knitted several scarves out of Lion Brand's Homespun yarn. I like it because it is bulky, soft and machine wash/dry. I had odds and ends from 5 different colors just laying there, staring at me. Suddenly I realized all 5 colors kinda sorta went together. I decided to try knitting a striped blanket, then knitting a hat from whatever color I had the most of left after finishing the blanket. I really like the result, although darning in all the yarn ends was a bit of a job.
I guess this is the kind of happy accident you get when you amass a sizable yarn stash.....
I made my very first ever from scratch homemade cake at 7,500 feet above sea level today. I have made many homemade cakes before, but that was back home in Savannah, which is practically 2 feet below sea level.
After many dismal failures (including box mixes) I have finally made a cake from scratch that turned out decent. No- better than decent. I think this is the best cake I've ever made. No joke.
It all started when my fried Emmy posted on her blog about receiving as a gift from her hubby, a copy of "The Joy of Cooking." By the way, you should go read her blog. She is nauseatingly multi-talented. She cooks and knits beautifully, as well as a bunch of other stuff I learn about every freakin' time I read her blog. So go over to her blog right now.
Anyhoo...she read the high altitude instructions and cranked out a beautiful red velvet cake that made me drool. After reading that, I decided it was time to stop being a wuss about baking at high altitude and try a…
After many dismal failures (including box mixes) I have finally made a cake from scratch that turned out decent. No- better than decent. I think this is the best cake I've ever made. No joke.
It all started when my fried Emmy posted on her blog about receiving as a gift from her hubby, a copy of "The Joy of Cooking." By the way, you should go read her blog. She is nauseatingly multi-talented. She cooks and knits beautifully, as well as a bunch of other stuff I learn about every freakin' time I read her blog. So go over to her blog right now.
Anyhoo...she read the high altitude instructions and cranked out a beautiful red velvet cake that made me drool. After reading that, I decided it was time to stop being a wuss about baking at high altitude and try a…
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