Binding Tape

This apron that I made from a poorly tested pattern in A is For Apron was my reward for working on my grad school essay. I bought the fabric with a $20 that a mad man dropped on the floor at work and didn't come back to get, ever. He probably didn't notice considering he had a huge wad of money shoved into a crumpled newspaper and asked one of my co-workers to help him count it in the kids department. Creepy. East Liberty is pretty rough. Anyway, I made my own binding tape and loved it! Everyone says the bias is so great and they were right. It hugged the curves easily and really made the apron look professional.

Our Winery

A couple months ago Brandon bought some beer and wine making equipment from a very enthusiastic garage salesman. Then his employer moved to a new building down the street from a really excellent wine and brewing supply store and our winery was born. So far he has bottled peach, blackberry (we picked them at his grandma's!), and coffee. The coffee is an exotic taste (read: sort of horrifying but not terrible.) We have pineapple, blueberry, strawberry, orange, and cranberry working right now. They taste really good, too!

Opening Day

After an exhausting attempt at being a football fan last year I signed on to only participate in the "big" games. Like the season opener. We had those same old amazingly delicious ribs. I also made a successful soft sweet dinner roll. My life has gotten that much better since giving up in the biscuit crusade. The roll recipe was from Joy of Cooking. Of course it was, right? Also, we had corn in butter with parsley.