oh hay

been busy moving the last two weeks. i guess i have a lot of stuff, and downsizing is hard! an etsy update can be expected later on this week, including some beautiful vintage dresses.

i've rekindled my relationship with my holga. it's a wonderful feeling.

moving up!

within the next three weeks i'll be moving out of my current sweltering and rather sketchy apartment building and into a cozy new basement suite on the "nice side" of nanaimo street. i will finally be living in a home that i can properly organize and decorate to my heart's content. i'm feeding my interior decorating craving by frequent visits to one of my favorite design-related blogs, design sponge, to gather ideas. at the moment, i especially love the idea of tiny vases full of delicate dried flowers, such as these.

(design sponge)

sick day

today is my "sunday" and over the course of last night i've developed an awful head cold. so instead of doing the sewing work i had planned, i made myself some delicious vegan pancakes and borrowed books and movies from the library to curl up with. i signed out one of those "idiot's guide" type books about knitting, in the hopes to get a beginning grasp on the craft. i love the idea of being able to knit cardigans some day in the (distant) future!

vegan strawberry walnut pancakes for one!
(double the recipe for two)

1 cup bisquick
1/2 cup soymilk
1 "egg" - i use ener-g egg replacer
1 small handful of crushed walnuts
1/2 cup of cut up strawberries
"butter" (i use earth balance) bananas, strawberries and confectioner's sugar for topping

mix all of the ingredients in a bowl, and spoon onto a warm pan (let it heat up at medium temperature for a few minutes first) in 1/4 cup-fulls. the slower you cook them, the tastier they will be! add toppings and eat your heart out.

(via vegcooking blog)

rut

(my vintage vogue)

inspiration does not simply appear, i must seek it and grow from it.

clearly i have difficulties committing to the internet.  surprising, considering how much time i waste on it!

i've been doing a lot of baking since my previous entry, and am proud to say i succeeded with the majority of my attempts.  after trying a few cookie recipes, i'm happiest with this one for chewy chocolate chip cookies from the post-punk kitchen.  unfortunately, i ate them all before i remembered to photograph my success.  next time!

summer has flown by, and i barely had the chance to enjoy it as i would have liked.  however, chris and i are going to sechelt for labour day weekend which will be a very much appreciated (though brief) chance to catch the last of summer.  i am eagerly awaiting autumn for it's cooler weather and the opportunity to dress accordingly - my favorite!

kiss the cook

i've been struck with the sudden motivation to make food. yes, there has been many a time when the words "hate" and "cooking" came out of my mouth in the same sentence. (i paused here because a burning smell was coming from my oven. alas, my chocolate chip scones burned after a mere 11 out of 20 minutes in the oven. something must be broken!) hence the negativity toward kitchen activities. however, it will not get me down! i will persevere!

seeing as how i've been vegan for two years (vegetarian for 4.5) it's about time to quit eating plain ol' pasta 5+ meals a week. sadly, this is no exaggeration. nothing against pasta, but i'm getting a little tired of noodles covered only in pre-canned sauce this often.

perhaps it's the vegan cooking blogs i've been reading as of late. maybe it's boredom. or maybe it's just because i love eating so much. whatever it is, i like it! i will document my successes (and possibly, my failures) here. hopefully my lack of skillz in the kitchen will take a turn for the better!

on a related note, i am beginning work on a collection of vintage-inspired aprons for my mom's antique store. they will also be available in my etsy shop by the end of summer. this will definitely make kitchen activities more fun!

this week i've watched...

...and it's been a very good week!