Pancakes from overseas

Howdy folks!...this evening's post isn't about sewing; y'all know sometimes I throw a recipe in every now and then....as you all probably know I follow a ton of blogs and they aren't always sewing related...in doing so, I learn so many things that I may not have ran across had I not....Yesterday was no exception...I was reading a blog called Pretty Providence which is written by two lovely young ladies...the main theme to their blog is living well within a budget....they post all kinds of good stuff....Well one of the ladies was reading one of her favorite blogs and ran across a recipe for GERMAN PANCAKES....Now I know the kitchen and recipes like the back of my hand but I had never heard of "German pancakes" until yesterday.....I wasn't even going to write another blog post until I sewed something else but since I made the recipe today AND it was so cool I decided to share....
Now the recipe is very simple; super similar to homemade pancakes but with less ingredients....even mixing it up was easy-peasy because I put everything in my blender (as suggested); which made the eggs in the recipe soooo fluffy!....I baked it up and y'all it was good!!!...my guinea pig  Huny liked it too....I was supposed to be trying it for breakfast but I actually forgot about the recipe...I had written it down from the ladies' blog post yesterday....Around here we eat breakfast for dinner often so this was right on time...I should have made some smothered potatoes with it; Lawd that would have hit the spot...but I didn't even know if I would like the pancake so I didn't....Next time I definitely will....its really easy for those with a few kiddos and not a lot of time...the dish whips up so fast and its filling too...it looked so crazy when it was cooking too...the eggs (recipe calls for 6) contributed to the cool shape when it was done....the kiddos would be excited to see and eat something like this....and we were too!...okay let me share the photos of it....try it and tell me what you think....oh and if you need the recipe you can find the lovely Pretty Providence blog or let me know and I'll give it to you! Talk to you good people soon!
**MsKRS**

 reminds me of a popover a little bit....

 space aged huh?....but I'm sure its plenty retro....

 its like an inch thick all around....and of course the edges are the best.....

 the underside of the pancake...it looks a little like drop dough but its totally liquid before its baked....awesome sauce; am I right?....

yummmmm....but I NEED potatoes....the plate doesn't even look right....looks like something's missing....next time my friends, next time....

 

Chain Reaction

Good evening yall!...I said I was going to try and blog a little more; I always wear my fabulous creations but I'm hardly in the mood to take photos....I also said I was going to start a new journal for my sewing...it will probably just end up being a scrapbook full of little notes to myself and measurements though....that'll be a good thing because at this point my scribbles can be found all over the place....I was at Target one day and found something called "Wall Pops" which are stick to the wall (but peel off easy cause there's no adhesive) with the dry erase surface....I've had a skirt idea written on one of 'em since I made my first good pencil skirt...however, my huny and my babygirl always have a good time writing on them too...they literally inspect everything I put in my sewing room...and I don't mind...and I'm sure I'll get around to using my idea I wrote on the top one of these days....
Now this post involves a purty little dress I just finished whipping up this evening....the dress is a pattern I've made before but the fabric steals the show this time....I used a chain print cotton fabric that I grabbed from none other than my favorite little fabric shop: Hancock's Fabrics....I've had it in my stash for quite some time and its one of those fabrics that just feels so nice....you just have to pet it and its always a real dream to sew with....I try to keep the selvage of the fabrics that feel this way so I can track 'em down later if I want to....the pattern I used is Butterick B5815 View C....there are actually three views but view B is a tunic; I'm not all that fond of the "tunic".....I've made the top view and of course this is the second go 'round for View C.....
these are the links for the top and the first dress from this pattern (I used a cool printed knit from JoAnn's for the dress and a cool cotton fabric from Hancock's for the top):
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.493788600728262.1073741887.117668338340292&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.460035797436876.1073741872.117668338340292&type=3
I really love this pattern, I think its the sleeves....it got some pretty bad reviews too, obviously I didn't agree with the opinions I read though....bad reviews happen because I've seen some patterns that weren't my fancy at all but others raved about them....that's why sewing for me is so personal....its really all up to YOU....I put some vintage seam binding on the sleeves which made it that much more pretty; the seam binding was from 1979 I believe....I love that old stuff....the garments I add my "back in the day" stuff to always turn out nice....photo sharing time...I've been trying to learn how to take better pictures too....its all coming along nicely....(I'll try and share photos of when I wear it too; I need to improve on that)....I'll talk to you good people soon.....
~~MsKRS~~

                             my Wall Pops that my family seems to always have to write on :)....

shot of my new dress with no belt...I believe this is how I'll wear it....

Side shot....you can see the seam lace a little bit...I had to add it; I just had to....

 another shot of the pretty seam lace....I love that stuff....both the arms used it except for about 4 inches of it....I need to get some more but I want it to be vintage too....sewing girl issues I guess....

belted this time...I think it needs a snazzier belt...

Butterick Beauty.....

 

"Ugly" fabric again??!!

Good evening everybody!...I for one am glad as ever that this holiday mess is over!  (even if you don't celebrate for your own reasons) and I hope all is well....I had to cook of course; every year because it's simply tradition in my family...It would have been some LOOOOONNNNGGGGG faces around here if I didn't and they made sure their opinions were stated and also duly noted.....For all the history buffs: We've already had discussions, some of them quite heated about the who, what, how, and when of the holidays but we still get together and eat, a lot...I, personally like the "together" part.....sometimes the family accommodates for those that dine differently but usually we just have the regulars....My Mama used to be the one we would wait on to cook us up something soooo good around this time; now the responsibility is mine....and I accept....but I prefer New Year's Eve over Christmas ANYDAY.....QUE SERA SERA...and this is my first post of 2014!
Now on to my new jumpsuit....I made McCall's M6083 again, buuuuuut in some TABLECLOTH fabric???!!!.....
Click this link to see the first jumpsuit I made: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.447885711985218.1073741863.117668338340292&type=3
I will learn to stop buying fabric online without a swatch one day ....The fabric looked totally different when I was shopping and I guess me making sure exactly what it was didn't happen...and when it came in the mail it looked "tablecloth-y"; at first I was pissed with that....I even checked the receipt to see exactly what kind of fabric it really was and it said: TABLECLOTH; POLY, CHAMPAGNE...Omggggg REALLY?????!!!!!....but of course my addiction to fabric as a whole took over and I started looking at it; you know, laying it out seeing what it can actually form BESIDES a damn tablecloth....(I don't make those and at this time I'm not interested in making one either)....After checking it out and noticing that it had two equally pretty sides I started to feel a different way about the tablecloth fabric....I was going to start another dress but my jumpsuit pattern just kept calling me....I decided to use the "ugly" fabric....I'm glad I did because: My new jumpsuit is the prettiest!!!!!(IMO).... the fabric has a nice metallic sheen on both sides and I used the slightly darker side...one side was tan and the other was a couple shades darker brown...I added the pockets but omitted the sash (when I made it before I omitted the pockets and added the sash)....this time around my jumpsuit needs no sash, trust me....
Now folks still might think "so tablecloth" when they see it or maybe because I said it and helped 'em make up their minds but I just love it anyway!....I made a shirt with some "ugly" fabric a while ago but I just love that shirt too nowadays; wore it the other day with some Gray skinnies....
click this link to see my shirt: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.461821550591634.1073741874.117668338340292&type=3
and who remembers my first bolero of my sewing happiness?...well that's what's covering my shoulders in the pictures!....do you want a link to that one?...let me know....
I guess the moral of this story is that fabric you hate can end up being something you love.....Let me share the photos now because y'all know I'll start rambling! LOL talk to you guys soon....
~~MsKRS~~