13
Nov
Posted by Irene in Day to day, Mushrooms!, Quilts, Recipes, Sewing. 3 Comments
I’ve been watching alot of TV lately and I totally believe it rots your brain. I mean, I used to be productive. I used to whip out projects left and right. I would sew, read or just sleep. Then, we got Netflix.
Now, I watch movies whenever I want. You can watch them on your computer [...]
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20
Mar
Posted by Irene in Baking, Craft, Recipes, Reduce, Sewing, fabric. Tagged: artichokes, Artisan Bread, Cloth bags, dinner, Easter, Kids, reuse, snack food, whole wheat. 5 Comments
I know that this is mainly a sewing blog, but really I haven’t been doing much of it lately due to my typing work. (The book is almost done. I only have 3 more chapters to type. Woohoo!)
I made my sister Mary 6 cloth grocery bags out of some more IKEA fabric. [...]
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13
Mar
Posted by Irene in Baking, Recipes. 4 Comments
I’m sure you all have seen or read the many blogs out there who are baking this bread:
I got a craving yesterday and so I tried it. Since I don’t have the book, I googled 5 Minute Artisan Bread recipe and went to town.
There’s only 4 ingredients: water, salt, yeast and flour. It [...]
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4
Mar
Posted by Irene in Day to day, Kids, Recipes. Tagged: Curry, Fijian Curry Chicken, Recipes, shoes. 1 Comment
I’ve been playing catch-up with everything that last couple days.
I spent Friday typing and met again with my memoir writer. I’ve got 100 pages done and at least another 100 to go. He’s got a great story.
On Saturday, the boys and I went to get new shoes for Augie. Found out that [...]
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26
Jun
Posted by Irene in Baking, My Home, Recipes, Sewing. Tagged: birthday, Fijian Lovo. 3 Comments
To all who came to our shindig on Sunday, a big no huge Thank You! We had a wonderful time visiting, celebrating and eating. Although the weather (IT POURED!) was horrible for cooking underground, Chris and Nana managed to pull it off with excellent results.
The Prep:
(click on photos to go to my Flickr [...]
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26
Apr
Posted by Irene in Day to day, Recipes. 1 Comment
I love a good recipe especially one that kids will eat. This one is very easy to prepare, takes only minutes and is always enjoyed by both kids and adults.
Asian Salad:
2 packages of ramen noodles, broken up
3 tsp sesame seeds
1/4 cup butter
1 head napa cabbage, chopped into bit-sized pieces
1 bunch green onions
3/4 cup veggie [...]
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20
Mar
Posted by Irene in Baking, Recipes, Sewing. Leave a Comment
These soft bunnies are quick to make so I made another for a teacher who is expecting her first baby soon. I think it looks like a kid made it, but maybe one of these days I’ll learn to sew like a grown-up… I would like to try all Wee Wonderful’s free patterns [...]
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