herbs

mr. thai basil & mr. cilantro ~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
today's lunch: eggo buttermilk waffles with tropicana home-style orange juice

marmalade

made with moroccan oranges

bobby pins

again
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earth hour 2009
don't forget to turn off your light tomorrow @ 8:30pm.

crafting basket

decorated the basket with lace & yellow check fabric dapan bobby pins & paper clips~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~
15 minutes get ready meal. (don't wanna dine out & lazy to cook)

sunday brunch

french toasts & pancakes, which one do you like?

• 4 slices good quality white bread (thick cut)
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbs cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp orange zest
• 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
• 1/2 tbs grand marnier
• pinch of sea salt
• 2-3 tbs unsalted butter
• icing sugar for dusting
• maple syrup

1.whisk eggs until foamy, add milk, vanilla extract, grand marnier, sugar, orange zest, nutmeg and salt.

2. dip bread into egg mixture and turn to coat both sides of bread letting the egg mixture soak in.

3. in a medium heat griddle or skillet, melt 1 tbs of butter, add bread and cook for 2-3 minutes. turn it over for another 2-3 minutes until the bread is golden brown.

keep it warm in a 200F oven while doing the rest.

dust with icing sugar & serve with maple syrup. enjoy!

322

he/she is no.007 from galaxy 322, you can call him rhubarb or 007.

pincushion Ⅱ

made this with a jam jar, tutorial on craftpudding.

pincushion Ⅰ

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洋蔥鴨again (cooking in process)

oyster night

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time flies, earth hour 2009 is coming. march 28, 8:30pm 10 days to go!my earth hour 2008

my failure design Ⅱ

ugly lace bookmark! ~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
busy in gardening, crafting, cooking & shopping this week. can i have 30 hours in a day?

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meal planner

failure designⅠ

for the gps~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~

for friends

fabric from a brand new but useless pillowcase. bought some more laces yesterday. ^_^
top: $0.99/meter (buy 1 meter get 2 meters free. which means 3 meters for 99cents)
bottom: $1/meter (orginal price $2.98/meter)

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have fun in march break (if you have) & have a nice weekend to all of you!

sprouting

thai basil~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
pork ribs bulgogi

drawstring bag & bookmark

time to start gardening

even still cold
- move oxalis iron cross to a new pot
- starting herbs from seeds (thai basil, cilantro & mint)

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berkshire pork rolled with asparagus

19 meters of laces

can you resist to buy them when they are 66% off? ~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
bitter windchills in toronto! i was freezing outside today, so cold!