Since we went to visit Cj's mentor SpearIt in Berkeley yesterday, I got a head start on some Christmas presents for his family and brought them up with me.



Puzzle ball (pattern from Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts) for baby, pillowcases for mom and dad. I gave his 2 year old brother a little plastic egg with sand in it cause he likes to make music, but the noise isn't so obnoxious that his mom would want to kill me after a few days with it ;) She much prefers it to the metal measuring cups he plays with now.



See? The baby's name is Krsna Kalonji, so there's a little K stitched into it.



The pillowcases - I was trying out my new (tiny) sewing machine, the
Euro-pro Dressmaker II, so they're not the best made things in the world, but didn't they turn out pretty?



This vegan cake/pudding thing I made. Posted the recipe here.

It must be this time of year - I just want to sit in a corner with some tea and sew. Or bake. In fact, I have this pumpkin crisp recipe I've been wanting to try...

I started a new community! [Courtney's idea]

friendswithfood

Come join if you like to cook, make up/find recipes, read about food.

Apple Fritatta(?)

3 red apples
1/3 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup mashed banannas
1 egg (unbeaten)
cinnamon and nutmeg to taste
a pinch of rolled oats

Peel and slice apples in a spiral in the bottom of a 10 by 10 inch round ceramic baking dish. This should yield about 2 1/2 layers of apple slices. In a seperate bowl, mix dry ingredients (excepting spices and oats) and add unbeaten egg. Mash with fork until well mixed, then spread mixture over apples.* Mash banannas and spread over top of all. Sprinkle on cinnamon and nutmeg, then oats. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-30 minutes.


* Note: You may want to adjust the ratio of mixture to apples according to personal preference.