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Homemade soft pretzels
Vacation has been good to me. I’ve had lots of time to bake cookies, cakes, and most recently, these delicious homemade soft pretzels.
Some of you may know that I adore soft pretzels. I started my affair when living in Germany, where every bakery would sell them fresh and delicious. It’s also a welcome treat at [...]
Tutorial: Make your own vanilla extract in 8 easy steps
OK, so I was so enticed by all the information I found on making your own vanilla, that I couldn’t wait and decided to make my own ASAP. It’s remarkably simple and I think it will yield a great lot of vanilla that’s much cheaper and better than what you can buy in the store. [...]
Posted by robyn on November 25th, 2009 under cooking, crafts | 3 Comments »Make your own vanilla extract
I think my most frequently purchased baking supply, besides flour and sugar, is vanilla. It is insanely expensive, and I always feel resentful picking up a decent bottle that costs more than 10 dollars, knowing that it won’t last for very long. As a side note, it makes me even more enraged to know that [...]
Posted by robyn on November 21st, 2009 under cooking, crafts | Comment now »Dehydrator treats
I’ve been experimenting with more dehydrator goodies. Most recently, I made the cookies pictured above from some apricots, dates, walnuts coconut, and sunflower seeds. I didn’t measure, but just put in handfuls of everything into a food processor, processed until it was pasty, made cookie-shaped balls of the paste, sprinkled with dried coconut, and then [...]
Posted by robyn on November 15th, 2009 under cooking, crafts | 1 Comment »New things, a new year.
I’m 32 now. I think it’ll be a good year, if this first week is any indication.
So far in this new year, I’ve treated myself to some new fabric, which I’ll be receiving shortly and will photograph when it comes. Happy birthday to me! I’ve also discovered and now adore Greek yogurt. There [...]
Dad’s Birthday Pie
We had a lovely birthday celebration with my family over the weekend. We’re lucky enough to have a group of birthdays all within a few days of each other – mine, my dad’s, and Ryan’s. And so we get together. This year, we ate blueberry pie with hearts. Yum!
Posted by robyn on August 31st, 2009 under cooking, random | Comment now »Pie Fail!
We are taking part in a CSA this year for the first time ever. It’s from a local farm just down the street from us (or, as per my new bike computer, approximately 2.6 miles from our house). Tomorrow we get our third installment of the 10-week program. Above is week two’s bounty.
It’s exactly what [...]
Falafel! Chips!
Woah, people. Have I told you yet of my love of falafel? Of the amazing, delicious chickpea-based middle eastern delicacies of joy? Falafel, served up in a crispy toasted pita with hummus and delicious tahini sauce, is one of the most simple yet wonderful of meals, in my humble opinion. It is a vegetarian staple. [...]
Posted by robyn on April 8th, 2009 under cooking, crafts | 2 Comments »Sugar Fix
I woke up this morning to a gloomy, rainy day. In contrast to yesterday’s beautiful 65 + sunny spring day of re-potting plants, cleaning out garden beds, and a lovely evening with good friends, today’s weather has left me unmotivated and uninspired. Huh. Must change that, I suppose. I’ve considered going back to bed, but [...]
Posted by robyn on March 29th, 2009 under cooking, crafts, random | 2 Comments »Weekend Bagels
This weekend, I made some more homemade bagels. They turned out great! This time, I used this recipe, since it was the first that came up on Google. I’m not so picky, it turns out. And this one got great reviews. I wanted an egg & cheese on a bagel (my favorite occasional morning [...]
Posted by robyn on October 26th, 2008 under cooking, crafts | 2 Comments »This is Banjo & I:
I'm Robyn. Thanks for stopping by! This is my craft blog.
Contact me at robyn [at] dognamedbanjo [dot] com.
