Happy Cinco de Mayo! Living in Texas, Mexican food is a regular dinner… it’s fun to share these bold and exciting flavors with everyone today! If you are looking for something to jazz up your Cinco de Mayo plate, there’s still plenty of time to make a delicious homemade salsa! Once you make your own,…
Happy #WorldPenguinDay
My love for penguin started on a trip to SeaWorld with my girl scout troop back in the 90s. I used to have to wait for Christmas time to come around to collect fun Penguin things. BUT thanks to March of the Penguins, I think the rest of the world is caught on to how…
Lemon Cake Pie, revisited
After binge-watching The Great British baking Show/The Great British Bake Off… I just had to get into the kitchen and bake something myself! If you are you interested in a Technical Challenge, lift the gingham cloth and try this recipe! Lemon Cake Pie is so yummy and unique. The top layer is spongy and the…
#PenguinParty Blocks Complete!
I did it! Powered through and finished my remaining 8 penguin blocks for the #IcyPolesSAL. Instead of going 4 at a time, I finished all the elements one by one, then put them together. This is probably the way normal people put together these types of Quilts 😂 But I wanted to see whole…
Last Month of the #ICYPOLESSAL
I still can’t believe it’s already October! I knew I wasn’t going to have a lot of free time in September, but I was not expecting for the month of fly by so fast. My one monthly goal with Elm Street Quilts is she finished all of the penguin blocks! This this may seem a…
#PenguinPartyQuilt Progress Report: Learning From Mistakes
Well it’s the end of the month… and I’ve completed my Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal – (August Finish Link-up)! 8 Penguins complete! Sadly, I’d be much farther in this quilt had it not been for a huge error on my part. ugh. Let my start by saing it was NOT a problem with the…
One Monthly Goal With ElmStreet Quilts!
I am so glad I found the #ICYPOLESSAL SEW-A-LONG with SAID WITH LOVE. It was so exciting to pick out the fabrics… the vest will be made from Penguin fabrics from my stash. But my heart sank a little when I figured out, to be able to finish my Penguin Part Quilt Top by the…
Penguin Party! #icypolessal A Sew-a-Long with SAID WITH LOVE
I’ve had my eye on Elizabeth Hartman’s Penguin Parade pattern ever since the sneak previews started showing up on Instagram. I’ve even started pulling fabrics that could make cute little sweaters. Then I spotted an Artic themed sew-a-long with Said With Love, a knew that was the push I needed to make my Penguin Party…
Make Your Own Cake Flour
How many different types of flour do you own? Technically, I have 5… 6 if Masa counts? Cake flour is one of those 6, but not one I use often. Despite what the name implies, it is not used whenever you are baking a cake. When you are trying to bake something with with a…
Ready To Roll Sugar Cookies
Happy National Sugar Cookie Day! This is my favorite recipe for sugar cookies! After much research, scouring my favorite online cookie bloggers, I’ve found that the recipes are practically identical. That must be a good sign? My version adds a pinch of salt. Because I believe all sweets need a pinch or two of salt…