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sewing – Braisin' Hussy

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Image: two homemade potholders]. Today’s craft project was potholders! I made one of these a few years back, just to see if it worked, and not only did it work, it lasted way longer than I expected! However, last night it got rather singed and the bias tape on it started cracking, so I decided to make a couple more today. Behold their majesty, before they inevitably get stained. The turquoise bias tape was from Tsubasa. Just to reiterate: these are not super-heat resistant, so don’t use them with, ...

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Image: bowl of mujaddara]. This is a follow-up to my mujaddara post from last year. I’ve found a version I like. I found out that I was sort of wrong about the original dish from Mediterranean Grill House. I took a look at the menu on their website, and it’s listed there as “Mujaddarah – Kushari.”. A traditional recipe, just FYI. Also this particular method uses way too many dishes.). 15 cups long-grain white rice (I like jasmine). 1 cup brown lentils. 2 onions, sliced into half-moons. 1 tsp ground cumin.

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I need to figure out what happened to my search. Ever since I updated the database I’ve been getting errors. I may switch themes around a bit to try and fix it. Please be patient. Apologies! ETA: This layout seems to have fixed it. Now I have to decide whether I like it. Hmmmm. April 24, 2016. April 24, 2016. Image: illustration from Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal showing 7 fashions for March 1900. I hope everyone is sartorially ready for March. March 1, 2016. Image: bowl of mujaddara]. 1 cup brown lentils.

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food commentary – Braisin' Hussy

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Image: heart-shaped cardamom butter cookies]. I don’t really do. Cookies. I’m all for cookies that just taste good, regardless of their appearance. So it’s mainly drop cookies for me. However, for Valentine’s Day, I wanted to send some holiday-appropriate cookies to my nephews, so I unearthed a rolled cookie recipe and found a heart-shaped cookie cutter. The recipe for Cardamom Butter Cookies. And the cookies were great! Happy Valentine’s, everybody! February 14, 2016. So the trick...

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Planning Ahead for Comic-Con 2016. Image: a selection of comic-con badges and a masquerade medal]. This gives me plenty of time to figure out if I’ll be cosplaying, who I’ll be cosplaying, and how to construct whatever costumes I choose. And then I’ll leave it all until the week before. November 15, 2015. San diego comic-con 2016. Hussy’s Too-Long Comic-Con 2015 Report. However, that is not to say I didn’t try. Image: most of the outfit, sans tights and jacket, modeled on my dress dummy]. Night was previ...

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minutiae – Braisin' Hussy

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I need to figure out what happened to my search. Ever since I updated the database I’ve been getting errors. I may switch themes around a bit to try and fix it. Please be patient. Apologies! ETA: This layout seems to have fixed it. Now I have to decide whether I like it. Hmmmm. April 24, 2016. April 24, 2016. Image: illustration from Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal showing 7 fashions for March 1900. I hope everyone is sartorially ready for March. March 1, 2016. Happy New Year 2016! January 1, 2016. A while back...

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Image: two hanging wire baskets with coconut fiber liners, containing herbs growing up and tomatoes growing down.]. I am not a gardener, but I want to learn. I have friends who have amazing vegetable gardens and I get so jealous thinking about their tomatoes! So this year I am trying my hand at upside-down tomato growing. I read about it on Instructables. And thought it didn’t look too hard for a beginner. It’s been a couple days (and hey! We actually got rain the day after I planted! May 17, 2015.

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Bavarian Pretzel Rolls – Braisin' Hussy

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1 Tbsp active dry yeast. 1 1/2 cups warm water. 4 1/2 cups flour. 2 tsp table salt. 4 Tbsp butter, melted. 1/2 cup baking soda. Salt (Pretzel or Kosher salt for sprinkling). In a mixer bowl, add yeast and 1 1/2 cups warm water and let stand for about 5 minutes until it foams and smells yeasty. Add honey, flour, salt, and melted butter. Mix with the dough hook until it forms a dough ball, about a couple minutes. When water is boiling, slowly (carefully! Pour baking soda into the water. May 15, 2012. They ...