February 8th, 2010
Easy easy dress. It took me less than three hours to make. It was all a matter of measuring and sewing, measuring and sewing. First I measured from my underarm to shoulder. Next I measured where I wanted to end the sleeve. Then I measured the hem of the dress. I added some angles and double checked each step.

It came out as this cool geometric shape. No pattern needed.

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February 4th, 2010
This sauce can go with lasagna, pasta, veggies and lots of additions to appetizers. The nutmeg in this makes it soooo savory. I literally ate it by the spoonfuls.
4 tbs. butter
4 tbs. all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 cup whipping cream
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Melt butter over medium heat in large pan. Stir in flour with wire whisk and simmer 1 minute. Pour in milk and cream and stir until smooth with whisk. Add nutmeg. Serve with parmesan cheese.
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February 2nd, 2010
I’m in the middle of doing my taxes for the first time. I made hella money in the past year but only had $1000 saved for some reason. Went through my bank statements and found where that money went. Mostly clothes and food. Must. Refrain. From. Shopping. Right after this last purchase from AA and UO! 
Here’s a graph of how most of that money was spent:
I promise to cut down on the shopping and eating out. Today for lunch I had ramen. My favorite way to have it is with part of the seasoning packet, spinach, an egg dropped into the boiling water, black pepper and crushed red pepper. Cost $1.00 but tasty.

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February 1st, 2010

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 English muffins
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups pistachios
1 1/3 cups white chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. 3. Grind English muffins in food processor to create fine bread crumbs. In a separate bowl mix flour, muffin crumbs, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Fold in nuts and white chocolate chips.
4. Divide dough into 2 equal parts. Form into logs and place on baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
4. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until very lightly brown. Cool and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices. Arrange slices on baking sheet and continue baking 10 minutes, until golden brown.

The secret is the English muffins. It adds a crunchiness you can’t get with just flour.
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January 29th, 2010
This is the first piece of clothing I’ve ever made. It could have turned out better, but learn as you go.

I took an old black vest I bought for $1 and cut along the seam lines. The cut pieces were used to trace new patterns on my fabric. There was a little trouble sewing the pieces together, something just to figure out. I hand-sewed the navy roping, constantly measuring and realigning to get it right. Final touch were added buttons. I should have lined the inside too, but I’m too lazy.



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January 25th, 2010
Mom: It’s so sweet! And you’re going to add sugar on top?!
Me: It’s not a diet dessert (duh)

Nothing but egg yolks and heavy creme. Note to self, must cook for longer time. They came out a little runny, but still good. They most definitely have to cool for 2 hours before eating to get the right texture.


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January 25th, 2010
We celebrated with homemade lasagna, yum!




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January 2nd, 2010

I’ve been trapped in the house for 2 days taking care of my lil cousins. Board games, video games, popsicles…anything to keep them and me from freaking out of boredom! I’m praying my parents get home soon. This is Princess Sushi my cuz and I made. She picked the name I swear. The dress just became a cute kimono on itself.

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December 30th, 2009

These pants were originally F21 wide leg trousers. Wasn’t looking for wide leg so I had my mom fix them up for me, yay!
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