This concoction was something of a revelation. Lo! Carlo Rossi and the last of the season's strawberries. My version of Ms. Kibler's wine was kind of inferior, though, since California fruit is exponentially better than what I find up here in Eugene. Even so, Blush or white Zin made sweeter and syrupy is the ideal drink to sip during the waning days of the short Oregon summer.
Ryan's* mom also gave me a few boxes worth of absolutely lovely vintage kitchen wear, including milk glass mixing bowls and some amazing Fiesta Wear cups:
I love, love that color. These are the perfect-sized coffee mugs, too; nice and petite!
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Last year I went on something of a baking frenzy, which lasted until this June. I usually lay off on oven usage during the warm weather (no easy task!), and a recent moth infestation decimated nearly all of my pantry goods. It brought a little tear to my eye to toss out bags of sushi rice, pouches of flour, and my beloved Jiffy mix. The wee bastards even infiltrated my Belgian pearl sugar, but I couldn't part with it and placed the box in the freezer. Luckily an overpriced bag of gram flour survived, as well as most of the noodles**, so I suppose my hopes for pakora and Kung Pao spaghetti have not been compromised. This sudden dearth of ingredients definitely sucks, but it will allow me to catch up on all the posts of lovely things I've made this past year. (Meanwhile Ryan and I will probably survive on peanut butter sandwiches and Top Ramen.)
Here's a peek of what's to come:
King Cake
Lumpia Two Ways
Cookies!
Pot Stickers
Samosas
Corn Fritters
More!
In addition, I'll post pictures of this year's exploits, book reviews, as well as vintage finds from around the Pacific Northwest and California.
*My extra-lovely boyfriend
**Alas, but not my bunny-shaped pasta. Sad times.
