¡Hola! I had planned to make our little fiesta Mexicano yesterday, but time got away from me. So today I made tacos for our late lunch. The recipe for the meat and the guacamole is from Amer...
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CIAO AND GUTEN TAG! Today it is as if we are hosting a convention of the United Nations at Mirkwood! I am making Italian Wedding Soup tomorrow, so I decided to make a batch of homemade Italia...
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Hi, everyone! I sometimes get to be a recipe tester for America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated. Recently they asked whether I would like to test gluten-free recipes for an upcoming cookbook...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/04/hi-everyone-i-sometimes-get-to-be.html
And here is the tourtière fresh from the oven! (Those are supposed to be maple leaves in honor of the pie's Canadian origin, but they really don't look like maple leaves!) We are having this for...
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Happy Monday! Yesterday and today I ventured into the fine art of sausage making. Yesterday I ground my first Italian sausage, and today I put it in a casing. This would have been easier if I h...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/04/somethings-cookin.html
HAPPY SUNDAY! Last night was Teddy's fifth spring concert with the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club. He sings bass. He is one of only three graduate students (out of 100 members) in Club....
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Howdy! Yesterday I drafted the redwork pattern for Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, and this afternoon I stitched it. I think it turned out well, and is a nice addition to my Alice in Wonderland re...
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I keep promising to begin recording podcasts again, but I keep making excuses to avoid the microphone. So I am not promising anything -- just hoping that I finally get back to it. Meanwhile, to...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/04/make-no-promises-you-cant-keep.html
I have to apologize that there is no photo to accompany this post, but Ted The Elder and I ate the City Chicken just too fast! City Chicken is not chicken at all, but is a wooden skewer with cu...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/bonus-recipe-city-chicken.html
Hey, Mirkwood Denizens! This Christmas I designed a pattern for Amish dolls and made two as gifts. As is traditional, they are generic (no faces/no gender). The ones I made are female, so I des...
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Hi! I am visiting my niece in Boston next weekend to attend singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's concert at the Wang Theater -- it is one of the last concerts in his farewell tour. (Thanks to my s...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-blast-from-my-past-felt-christmas.html
No, I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth. Job stress and family obligations have separated me from my creativity. Don't let that happen to you! Doing something creative is such good medicin...
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"Kawaii" means "cute" in Japanese. One thing that is interesting when I am sick is that I sometimes make purchases in a NyQuil-induced haze. This past week I've had the most horrific cold (than...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2012/03/kawaii-cooking.html
Felicitous salutations! It's been far too long, and I'm yearning to get back to creative blogging and podcasting. While this isn't a podcast, it IS a creative blog entry. As most of you know,...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2012/03/free-autubon-redwork-pattern-snow-bird.html
My fellow choir member Mary runs a farm, and she regularly offers eggs to fellow choir members. Today I brought home two dozen. She has a variety of chickens, hence the variety of egg colors. D...
I couldn't wait to post this photo. I bought the fabric for this quilt two years ago or so, and "discovered" it in my stash a year ago. I designed and made the quilt top and sent it to my sister ...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/dia-de-los-animales.html
I had a long talk with Ted recently, seriously discussing my concern with my lack of creativity. He suggested that I follow my own advice and take one small step. So last night I rummaged through...
Yes, I know it's been ages, but my job has sapped me of my creative energy. (insert frowny face) Ironically, it was my job (in a way, at least) that spurred a flurry of creativity this week. On...
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Teddy was home this past week on "spring" break, and while home he finished this scarf for a female friend of his. He was inspired by a scarf he saw somewhere, but this is his own design. The sca...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/teddys-knitting-has-far-surpassed-mine.html
I had an unexpected snow day today and accomplished a lot with the gift of time. Ted and I reorganized my sewing room to accommodate the treasures that my sister-in-law Michelle gave me Friday. I...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-day-quilting-little-gem.html
One of my recent blog posts included a photo of the cute little hat I knit my new grand-niece Riley Rose. Well, just two days ago I had yet another grand-niece, Piper Floriane -- nephew Adam an...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/babies-cause-creativity.html
I just had to share this fantastic recipe I developed today (after a shortened day of work when our roof caved in!). Unfortunately I ate the salad so fast that I couldn't capture a photo, so you'...
http://mirkwooddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/bonus-recipe-ruthanns-blue-cheese.html
February is usually my least favorite month of the year, and I've often been thankful that it is the shortest. Interestingly, this February dawned with a spark of the creative flame I've been m...
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We have a new baby in the family. My beautiful niece Christy Lee just gave birth to Riley Rose. She, husband Nick, and Big Brother Brady are thrilled to have a sweet little princess in the family...
Total length of this podcast: 29:56 CLICK HERE to listen to Podcast 020. Right-click on the link to save it to your hard drive, or better yet, so you don't miss future podcasts, subscribe via i...
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