White Chocolate Fruit Tarts from my For Goodness Sake Catering blog
Since I've had a summer cold for about 3 weeks, I haven't felt much like sewing or crocheting. My cough has been so bad that I pulled something in my side, so now it hurts to cough! I haven't been sick for years, so this has been rude shock to my system. The only activity in my sewing room has been to sit and organize the recipes from this blog and my two former blogs - For Goodness Sake (my catering blog) and The Katy Rose.
You may access my recipes by clicking on the tab right under my header (or clicking here). Once you land on the Recipes page, there are categories listed so you can "jump" to each category, or you may just scroll through at your leisure. I tried in vain to make a nice blog table with thumbnails of each recipe, but it was just too time consuming, and I was lazy!
Every time I look at photos from earlier blogs, especially those from 2008-2012, I have to laugh at my attempts to create "bokeh" (blurry backgrounds), which was the rage back then, along with backlight (see above photo where I tried to do both!) So be aware the photos aren't as straightforward as my simple iPhone photos are now.
This morning I felt like trimming some HSTs for the Quilty Stars quilt by Emily Dennis. I see others post on Instagram proclaiming how fast it goes, and I'm sorry folks, it takes me for-EVER to trim HSTs! I am opting for the twin sized quilt.
In other news: We have watched storms and showers go east and west of us for weeks, but yesterday the heavens opened right on top of us, and we received .66 inches of rain - hallelujah! It's too late for my poor garden, and the trees have dropped leaves from stress, but we are so grateful.
I hope you are having a great summer!
So sorry you've been sick! That's no fun - and the cough is always the worst. I'll have to go and check out your recipes - the ones you've shared here always look so good! I'm a slow HST trimmer, too. Just not my favorite thing to do! I'll have to check out the stars QAL you're working on.
ReplyDeleteBe prepared to laugh at the photos - my attempt at being a food photographer. Lol!
DeleteFor me the words "organization" and "recipes" do not belong in the same sentence. I am duly impressed, particularly while battling a cold. Hope this finds you much better.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pattie!
DeleteI hope you’re feeling better. Summer colds are the worst! I will check out your tab. I love to read recipes— that doesn’t mean they’ll get made, but still, you never know. And I bet they are all scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteAww thanks Janine. :) If you read any recipes, you'll probably get a kick out of my attempts at photography - lol!
DeleteSounds like you used your time productively for being sick. It does feel good to clean things up that have been lurking in the back of your mind. I love reading recipes and will enjoy poking through yours. Don't worry about the photos - that is how we get better at things. Trying and trying again. Amazing to see the quality of cell phone pictures now. Julia just got a new phone and her photos are incredible now. So crazy!!
ReplyDeleteHi Bernie! Yes my iPhone is my camera now. It does save time staging and prepping!
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