I made up this new dessert, based on my Wineberry Crisp recipe. Instead of wineberries it would feature the flavors of a brown betty that I made half a lifetime ago. But I had a bit of a mental block about the primary ingredients, that I only realized mid-recipe-assembly. Oops! Despite that, the end result was good enough to share. So here it is 😋
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TWiP: Even More Elements and Earrings
My daily August creative projects continue: Earring of the Day, where I make a bunch of earrings in different styles than usual and add them to the shop, and Picture Elements, a photography prompt-based project I’m doing with Tracey Clark.
Read More: TWiP: Even More Elements and EarringsTWiP: Abandoned in New Jersey
Our kids have flown the coop this week, abandoning Neil and I in New Jersey, while they go off on separate adventure. We’ve been at loose ends a bit with our nest temporarily empty. It seems that I eat an overabundance of junk food when the house is too quiet, while Neil throws himself into decluttering. I ask you, which of these methods of coping is more enjoyable? 😀
Read More: TWiP: Abandoned in New JerseyTWiP: Wineberrypalooza
This week we’ve more than made up for last year’s lack of wineberries. Not only did we pick them in our own yard, but Neil and I took a few buckets over to the office building where I work, and we picked berries there around the perimeter of the parking lot. Twice!
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I’m a homebody, but this week I have really felt a pull to get out and do things.
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My mind and my photography have been on two tracks this week: berries and knitting.
Read More: TWiP: of Berries and KnittingIndividual Fruit Crisps
What’s better than a scoop of fruit crisp in the summer? Your own personalized ramekin of fruit crisp in the summer!
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I see a few themes emerging this week: fruit, flowers, and under water photography.
Read More: TWiP: Summer fruit, flowers, and water funSummer in Winter
You realize just how worth-the-effort it is to squirrel away summer fruit, when you are breathing in the smell of a June farmer’s market on the last day of January.
Read More: Summer in WinterWineberry Crisp 2.0, now healthified
This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, low-sodium, and (even after all of that) really quite good. You can use raspberries if you can’t get wineberries.
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