by Handjobs For The Home on September 20, 2012
The mission was simple – find a large piece of artwork to fit over my sofa. Easy right? Well this simple task has taken over two months to complete. Finding the right piece of wall art has become the bane of my existence. Like seriously, I cannot even begin to explain the amount of hideous wall art there is out there. It’s either way too generic, or so overdone. I mean who really buys those faux Picaso’s anyway? Disgruntled and exhausted from looking, I decided I needed to go the DIY route.
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by Handjobs For The Home on September 14, 2012
Thank you all so much for entering the book giveaway for a chance to win A Year of Pies! I’m so happy to know that I’m not the only one who is so fearful of making pie crusts from scratch. I guess I know what I should put on my to-do list for the blog.
Anyway…super happy with all the lovely comments and stories you all posted. It was really enjoyable reading them all. There can only be one winner and it is commenter number: 26! Congratulations to Pretty.Little.Hen!
For everyone else interested in the book you can purcahse it, here!
by Handjobs For The Home on September 13, 2012
by Handjobs For The Home on September 6, 2012
I was pretty intimidated to make my first pie. I don’t know what it is about pie making that seems all encompassing — like climbing a mountain or something. But, I was ready to take the plunge and give it a shot. With the help of Ashley English’s new book A Year of Pies, it made my first pie experience that much easier.
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by Handjobs For The Home on August 29, 2012
I finally did it. I got back into the kitchen and actually made something. I don’t know why I delayed for so long. I think it was partly my lack of time, and but moreso the fact that I was terrified I wouldn’t have enough space in my new kitchen to can properly. Well, I’m happy to report that I was able to make my way around the kitchen just fine!
I haven’t pickled or jammed all summer and I was dying to put some food in jars. So, this weekend I headed off to the market in search of some tasty seasonal produce. I found these picturesque kirby cucumbers that were calling out for some tangy brine. I picked a few and raced back to the apartment to get to work.
I paged through all my archives on the blog and realized I never actually posted any cucumber pickle recipes. The decision on what to christen my virgin canning kitchen with was easy, dill pickles of course!
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