A little tutorial on how to make darling flower petal fairy dolls and how to put together a kit for your little maker!
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! (This will all look and work better if you click on the actual post and do not remain on the main page.) Thinking about how to remember the process for finishing the hem I had blithely committed to on this… Read More »
Auntie Leila makes pizza: In Photos, Part II.
We left off with the dough split into four and resting. Resting is the key to good bread! Work your dough, and it will resist you. Let it rest, and it will do your bidding. Now take one piece and gently flatten it on your floured board. Use a rolling pin at first so… Read More »
Auntie Leila Makes Pizza: In Photos, Part 1
“How do you make your pizza?” “How do you make dough?” These questions are difficult to answer. Pizza dough, and dough in general, is such an intuitive process born from experimentation and ‘getting a feel for it’ through practice; it’s not something one can easily summarize for the curious. I know that I would have no… Read More »
Plum pudding, a tutorial.
Herewith, a plum pudding tutorial! {The recipe and instructions for flaming your plum pudding are at the end of this post.} Our family is so Thanksgiving-pie-oriented that by the time Christmas rolls around, we really are ready to have a dessert that is not pie. But, in the early days when we were settling our… Read More »