Maxi Fortend

Mommy, why are you so busy in the kitchen?

Well, Oscar-boy, it's like this...There's a big holiday coming and it's also hunting season so I get to do lots and lots of cooking.  So what's a girl to do?  Get some honkin' serious tools that's what!  Drum roll please......

 Ooooh isn't it pretty?!  My refurbished Kitchenaid Artisan Stand Mixer and it's little sister a Kitchenaid 750 Food processor!  And folks - if you roll out anything even once a year - get rid of the stupid rolling pin you have and get this french one on Amazon for like $14 - it rolls like a DREAM!!!!!!

I will never, ever, ever, ever buy whipped cream again cause - holy toledo is fresh just amazing!  That pie is a key lime I made for Scott (his favorite).  All of this is also brought to you by America's Test Kitchen.  I have in the oven right now some home-made corn bread and soon will be going in a deep dish pepperoni pizza with home-made dough. 

The timer just went off, so toodle doo!

Kel

FOB's and Rasberries!

Grandma's salt and pepper shakers look onto my hard work!  I don't ever remember her putting up raspberry preserves, but I do remember her pillowcases with embroidery.  What I wouldn't give to have a few of those now!  This is my first attempt and lots more practice is needed, but I like it! 

Now let's all cross our fingers that at about 3:00 tomorrow when my 24 hours of set time has completed, that I have honest to goodness for the first time ever made my own JAM! 

Other notes - We celebrated Grammie's birthday a bit early - I made her a library book bag and a cute little needle point clutch (no pic..duh!)  It was so cute cause I used some swarovski hot fix crystals for the first time on it!  Those can be addicting!  This is the birthday girl, Max and Oscar-boy. 

On the bag, it's from Alica Paulson's Jane Market Bagpattern - I did my first needle turn applique and then hid all of my mistakes with some embroidery!  Smile - that embroidery is comin' in handy!  When I did the panel, I did not take into account how the flower stem would mostly be on the bottom of the bag....Oh well - another lesson!

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