Sunday, July 26, 2009

dipping my toe into etsy

I love etsy, who doesn't? After taking a letterpress class this weekend, I'm very excited to start loading my etsy store with all kinds of fun and exciting things.
First up is my letterpress project #2. If I was awesome, I would have laid out the text correctly, but by happy accident, it was backwards, which ended up being sort of humorous. Check it out in etsyland, and while you're at it, think about how I could justify getting this bookshelf that's about to become too popular for me to get it, but I don't care (the IKEA Expedit):

Sunday, July 19, 2009

yummy crisp!

Sorry for the lack of posting over the past couple of weeks. We are moving to a new apartment, and have been painting like maniacs. Please excuse the hiatus, and be assured that in another week or so, I will have moved in, and have a beautiful black and white checked kitchen floor that I always dreamed of. To get you through, here's a recipe for a pretty unbelievable Peach-Blueberry Crisp:
BLUEBERRY - PEACH CRISP
CRUST:
3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. rolled oats
1/3 c. butter, melted
TOPPING:
2 c. fresh blueberries
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. flour
2 c. sliced fresh peaches
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, rolled oats and brown sugar. Pour melted butter over all and stir until crumbly. Press into bottom of 8 inch square pan. In large bowl, combine all of topping ingredients; mix well, spread over crumbs and bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes.
It's from Cooks.com (I'd love to give credit to the author, but there's none listed), which I don't normally use, but this little gem might make me change my mind.