13 January 2006
When I bought my miniature pot of miniature flowers on Monday, hardly any had bloomed. And then, just the other day, BANG:
Click the photo to enlarge. Nice, eh? I worked from home today and took a minute out to photograph a subject in actual daylight.
I've been doing crafty stuff lately, but none of it's finished, so I don't have any pictures to show for it. I've had to squeeze in fabric cutting and bits of sewing into the time between getting home from work and going to bed (allowing for dinner cooking and eating and a dose of television). It's not that I don't like work, I just wish I had more free time. Not an entirely new dilemma, I admit, but frustrating all the same.
I made small, chocolate meringues Wednesday night (and then we et them before I had a chance to get a good photo), which were lovely and light and hollow enough to trick one's self into believing they had no calories at all. What I really want to attempt are Nigella's chocolate macarons, but I'm obviously subconsciously afraid of them and have procrastinated by whipping up other egg-based concoctions.
Things Which I Have Made in the Last Week Which Have Been Delightful and Made Me Look Good in the Eyes of Friends and Loved Ones:
Eclairs. I want to make inside-out eclairs next, with some sort of chocolate pot as the filling. Because how rich would that be? Yum yum yum.
Chocolate Meringues. Did not boil in the oven, but were tasty and perfect.
Potato Soup. Was just about perfect -- will need to find new life goal soon.
Sesame Tofu. You could have never convinced child-me that I would one day love tofu and think about it all day long. But here we are.
I really want french toast for dinner. Then I'll use up all the eggs and not have to face my crippling macaron fear this weekend. And also -- french toast!