My name is Sarai, I live in Oakland, CA and love to make things.
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Hi everyone. I really couldn’t wait to share this with all of you. For many months, I have been working on designing a small collection of sewing patterns! They aren’t quite ready yet: the patterns are all designed and graded (and will be available in sizes 0-18), but I am still working [...]
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Although it’s still pretty warm around here, we’re getting into the fall spirit with warm drinks.
Caffeine addict I may be, but I also like to stay hydrated while enjoying a delicious beverage, so I’ve been making some wonderful herbal tisanes. I love my glass teapot and cups, a gift from a friend. It’s [...]
Yesterday was Kenn’s birthday. I came home bearing a fresh bouquet of peonies, since it is that very brief season in which they do not cost 4875988492490 dollars.
I then made gnocchi alla romana and lemon roasted broccoli and coconut panna cotta with a berry coulis. The first and last recipes are [...]
We drove down to LA last weekend for family things, and I think it was one of the best LA visits ever. It almost made me love Los Angeles. I guess visiting all your favorite old haunts within a couple days will do that.
I didn’t particularly like living in LA, mainly [...]
Last night, we had a couple friends over for dinner. I made a big salad with champagne vinaigrette, roasted tomatoes stuffed with fresh mozzarella, and two pizzas. One had roasted peppers and broccoli, the other had thinly sliced potato, gruyere, and homemade pesto.
This pesto recipe from Heidi Swanson is the only one [...]
We go through a hell of a lot of granola in our house. While we normally buy it in bulk from the local co-op (why yes, I do live in san francisco), when I was a poor grad student I started experimenting with making it myself. Sometimes it was really good, sometimes… not [...]
I am a big fan of rice pudding. It’s one of those desserts that I really get strong cravings for. It’s so warm and wintery and comforting. This is sort of a variation on that theme, only way more decadent.
We were out of our usual breakfast yesterday (granola) and I didn’t feel [...]
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My posting has been spotty lately not because I have nothing to talk about, but because I have been so busy: sewing, knitting, spending time with friends, and eating well. Above is the mini french toast I made to have with some of my homemade stone fruit preserves.
Also… pumpkin butter! I followed this [...]
Ok, I didn’t make my own wedding cake. But we are lucky enough to have a very dear and generous friend who is also a pastry chef. Jojo was just amazing through the whole thing. And we are also lucky enough to have a couple of other friends who live nearby and [...]
When I came back to the trip, I had to work out some hardcore nesting instincts. So we took a trip to the farmer’s market and bought bags of beautiful stone fruit, which I cooked into some tasty preserves that should last us through winter: pluot with vanilla and black pepper, nectarine with port, [...]