Wordless Wednesday – Stone
Posted in Photography, wordless wednesday on Dec 30th, 2009
Monthly Archive for December, 2009
Today is one of those days for getting ready for the new year. After we took down and put away our Christmas decorations, I checked in the workshop on the irises I potted for next year’s Master Gardeners’ sale. I like to pot them up in fall when I still can identify them. I’ll write [...]
Wordless Wednesday – Snow on Lamb's Ears
Posted in Photography, gardening, wordless wednesday on Dec 23rd, 2009
As I am finishing my catnip mice for my friends’ furry kids, dipping some pretzels, and bagging up the biscotti and lavender bath bags, I am thinking about all of the wonderful homemade/handmade gifts I’ve received over the years. I love homemade presents. I love to make them, receive them, and buy them for gifts.
My [...]
Well, I finally did it – I put away one of my gadgets – the dehydrator. It’s been sitting on the corner of the kitchen counter since spring. I know it should have been put away a month or so, but as long as it’s out, in my mind it’s still summer!
The Excalibur is a [...]
Well, it’s another round of biscotti baking this morning. Today I tried a couple different variations on my original recipe.
In the front is Black and White biscotti. Behind left is Walnut biscotti and on the right is Chocolate Chip. For the Black and White, I divided the dough in half. I formed the one half [...]
I love making these gifts from our garden and there is even some left for me to enjoy!
Wordless Wednesday – Sidd
Posted in Photography on Dec 16th, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Here is my finished product – filled, tagged, and tied up – ready to be given out.
So let’s get started. I’ve only used grosgrain ribbon for this technique because that’s my favorite ribbon, but you might experiment with others.
There you have your own personalized ribbons. Add a name or initials and you’ve personalized the gift. [...]
I love this recipe because I can change it and it seems to always turn out. Hubby’s favorite is the almond biscotti with chocolate chips. Some other variations can include substituting 1/4 cup almond meal for the flour, or adding other nuts or chopped ginger. I think any dried fruit would also be good.
If you [...]
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