Month: February 2007

  • dear chocolate hearts,

    I am so sorry that I poured you while the chocolate was too hot. It was my first time tempering, how was I to know better? The thermometer said I was okay, but you know how it lies. The ice cube tray probably wasn’t the best mold, either.

    I know the almond clusters are all shiny and dark and proper after just being thrown together, but I’ll still love you and eat you too. After all, you’ve got the whole shape thing going! I’ll try harder next time, but this whole tempering thing maybe just isn’t working out. After all, I started with great materials (Callebaut 70% couveture), spent so much time, and I ended up with you. You know what? You might become glaze on my heart-shaped flourless chocolate cake instead.

    happy valentine’s day,
    love,
    laura

  • fun with makeshift lightboxes

    Attempt #1:

    Boy hat out of double-stranded Nature’s Palette (Spruce) on 3.5 mm needles. Now finished, with cashmere lining (bindoff v.2). Quite a few shadows – need more lamps. And bigger paper or something (it’s a big box I’m using).

  • d’oh moment #63

    I bound off the cashmere lining of the boy’s hat (only the best) and sewed it in beautifully, went to try it on and…

    the bindoff was too tight. Argh!