jordan's new pajama pants
while the chicken broth is cooking on the stove i thought i would go ahead and take a few minutes to update the blog with all that i have been working on over the last couple days. see, i am getting a bit better at updating more often!
jordan's new skirt
next up were the skirts, which i intended to give as a birthday present. skirts are super easy and ones for her use up only half a yard of fabric...which was perfect since that's exactly how much i had left from a couple dresses that i had made last year. i had both skirts started, only to realize that i could just finish one of them since i didn't have enough elastic for the waistband on both. you would think that i would be better prepared since i seem to always be running out of something, but no i'm so very unprepared most times for most things! so only one skirt got finished this weekend...obviously it's the one in the picture! i'll make a run to the fabric store for more elastic later this week and will have the other skirt done in no time.
doughnut muffins
saturday was my day for baking! i finally made the doughnut muffin recipe that i had been wanting to try. the recipe was easy to follow and my only fear was that butter that had been softening, covered, on my counter for a couple days might not be that tasty. but apparently that was a silly fear, since everything turned out just fine and i haven't gotten sick from the days old butter in the muffins. yes, i am the only one in the house who has been eating the muffins...stephen tried one, but that's it. i chose to make them mini-muffins rather than regular size in the hopes that the kids would be more interested in them since they like the mini sized muffins...but, alas, that is not the case and i am left to be the lone eater. oh, well, at least they're good...next time i think i'll try covering them completely in cinnamon-sugar, not just the tops like the recipe says.
low-fat, nearly sugar free bread pudding
and because i felt like i hadn't spent enough time in the kitchen, i decided to bake bread pudding yesterday, as well. i altered a recipe from the good home cookbook: using high fiber wheat bread, skim milk, and splenda rather than sugar. i did sprinkle a cinnamon-sugar mix on the top so that's why it's not completely sugar-free. this was the second bread pudding i had made and i'm still trying things out. this one was a lot easier to put together than the first one, but doesn't seem to taste as good and has turned out to be really runny. i'm not sure if the bread wasn't stale enough, if you really shouldn't use skim milk, or if i should have let the bread soak up the pudding mix more before baking? who knows...it's all part of the lessons i'm learning i guess. live...learn...move on!
my first attempt at chicken broth
really, there is chicken hidden under all those vegetable pieces and water! i'm trying my hand at homemade broth and hoping that i can use the cooked chicken for enchiladas one night this week...the broth will be used in soup making at some point as well. kinda figure i can kill two birds with one stone this way...use the broth for vegetable soup and the chicken, once shredded, for enchiladas and whatever else i can use shredded chicken for. it certainly does make my house smell yummy while it simmers on the stove so that's a nice bonus! side note: the "lovely" browning bananas are being used to make banana bread, right after i finish typing this up!
cut up fabric for upcoming projects
as this project goes on, i'm finding that i really am enjoying myself! i love being in the kitchen and smelling all the wonderful smells from whatever it is i'm making. and being in front of my sewing machine or crocheting also brings a new kind of peace that i'm very happy to have found...especially on rough days when i need a moment or two of peace so that i don't explode! i'm glad i decided to start this...of course, six months from now may be a totally different feeling...but for now, this is so much fun for me and i'm super excited about it all!
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