Wool cupcakes...

The fifteen knitted cupcakes are done and they're cute!
Somehow I ended up with a couple more than a baker's
dozen, but, as with real dessert, more is merrier.

Gnomes in the Cupcake Forest

With a digital camera, a tripod, some Mac software, and a little set I sewed/built, I'm making my first stop-motion animation. It is a million times more fun than I expected (especially since I thought it would be soul-crushingly wearisome), and this week I'm in the process of turning nearly 1,000 stills into a moving picture. It's an uhurried process, but check up on me in December, when I'll debut your new favorite 1-minute movie about gnomes who live in cupcake houses.

Re-living Thanksgiving

It's Friday morning, and Ben and I are already relishing the
leftovers of last night's breathtaking vegan Thanksgiving fete.
Here's what we made! If you want a recipe, leave a comment.


Homebaked bread!


Ben's sweet, cinnamon-y yams. I had some for breakfast today,
with strong coffee: my favorite post-Thanksgiving breakfast.


Mushroom stuffing made with homemade bread. Dreamy.


I pickled beets for the very first time, remembering Gram, who
pickled them (& hard-boiled eggs!) every Christmas and Easter.


Hello, welcome to Mashed Potato Mountain.


Giant tub of mushroom-onion gravy! Hecks yes!


Ben invented this savory almond-breaded tofu dish,
a new holiday favorite, on Thanksgiving morning.


We heart fresh green beans.


My fella makes a truly heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth
pumpin pie.

Naughty, nice, or neutral?

Okay, okay, my list for Santa is up, underneath
the funny "WIPs" bar graph to the right. But you
really don't have to buy me anything. Happy holidays!

Wanna peek at our table?

Ben, who is usually the quintessence of moderation and the avoidance of excess, ate four of these fluffy vegan pancakes with oven-baked potatoes, then didn't eat again for like eleven hours.



On Friday we made tomato-balsamic pizza and garlic-sauce pizza on homemade bread.


Vegan macaroni and cheese, veggie burgers, and seasame broccoli surprise! The "surprise" is that I accidentally sprinkled Scottish oats on it because I thought they were sesame seeds. Still delicious, Ben said.