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I looked all over for my recent thread on striped cakes and could not find it (but I did just waste a good 20 minutes rereading a nearly 5yo thread on ombre ice cream cakes!).
Anyway, DD finally made it home to celebrate this weekend, and I defrosted the lemon raspberry pinata cake. I would say it worked quite well, but the pinata contents ended up less spill-y, having been frozen and then defrosted. It still tumbled but was less dramatic. Just from my experience moving the cake before it was frozen, I'm pretty sure that was the cause.
Even so, it got oohs and ahhs for presentation, and i must say the flavor was great. ONe good tip, if you are putting jam between layers, first make a ridge of icing to create a dam, so it does not seep out and drip down the side of the cake.
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Ta Da! My lumpy, bumpy, mismatched, first pair of socks!
Comments (17)Maybe you have found a solution for the gusset decrease "ladders" by now, but I must tell you I have the same problem. They only appear on the left side of each of my socks - the side you show so clearly in your photo. Like you, I tried tightening up on the stitch before the SSK, and on the SSK itself, with only a little improvement. Since it's only on the SSK side of the sock, not the K2tog side, I feel the problem has to do with the formation of that particular decrease...so I intend to try other decreases that lean in the same direction as the SSK. Maybe someone can suggest some I might try? So far I have found two: #1 Slip 1 as to K, K1, then pass the slipped st over the knitted one #2 Slip 2 sts (1 at a time) as if to K, move both to the left needle and P them tog thru the back loop I can't even picture how #2 would be done!, but it's my intention to try out both on a swatch. Let you know. . . . As for the regular kind of ladders that can form at the needle changes, I have found that a tug on the first stitch of the new needle is good, but adding a tug on the SECOND stitch of the new needle made a difference for me. I actually end up with a slight ridge where I used to get a ladder! Some people give the last stitch on the old needle a tug too. Like you I used to tug SO HARD on the yarn I sometimes broke the strand if it didn't have any nylon reinforcement in it. Eventually you'll figure out where and how much is just enough. Wow, I seemed to have too much to say tonight. Hope some of it is of help. Linda74...See MoreTa Da! GardenWebNewbie's BS dilemma update...
Comments (12)A2gemini, thank you for the kind words! I love your kitchen and had spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to make the Rixi work as it looks so gorgeous in your kitchen (and Ellendi's!). If you click in the picture, that should take you to a few more pictures at different angles, etc. I also showed some close ups of the edge we switched to which was more of a rounded edge with a flat bottom. We originally had a mitered edge to hide the seam somewhat better than a regular laminated edge as we have a plywood base. What I found out was that some granites chipped more than others, especially when they become paper thin at the 45 (??) angle necessary to fit the two pieces together. JP was one of those granites, so there were more epoxy areas than I had envisioned. It also bothered my elbows when sitting at the island. We also had them match the rounded aspect at the sink edge and the backsplash edge, which IMO, makes it a bit different than the 'norm.' As far as the island, for as many con's were against it, we had just as many pro's for it. I always said I wanted an island in my next house. Well, we've been here 15 years and it doesn't appear that we are moving anytime soon so we made it work. I am so glad we did, it really gets used a lot. We had to forgo the kitchen table, however we still have the dining room table if we need more or formal seating. Resale may be affected down the road, however as there isn't any sink or cook top on it, it could be very easily removed and put back to being able to fit a table. Another issue was with the existing bench seat (non removable as the wall behind the bench does not go all the way down to the slab...association rules against changing any exterior) but it's fine. I am still toying with painting the dark trim piece that is there so it fades a bit more into the background. I got a pretty basket that I set on the bench in the center to hold the daily mail and newspaper....so it doesn't function as a bench but more of an overflow space. Thanks again for your reply! I am happy to say I have not shed a single tear over this kitchen since!!...See MoreTaDa, page two appeared. :)
Comments (3)I looked at page two and mine jumps from Dec 14th to Nov 14th...See MoreTa Da!!!! Finally the chandelier is up!
Comments (19)It's unusual and fits the space well. It's quite a dramatic statement piece but the space can use that....See More- 4 years ago
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Maire, the cake plate is from HomeGoods. I tend to make smaller cakes so its the perfect size.
Lyban, the paper is by the sheet from Rifle Paper Co IIRC. Love their stuff.
Outside, i love the lemon-raspberry combo.
Oly, 2 tickets to see Trevor Noah, jewelry, and this interesting little doo-dad from Tory Burch:
This is how they describe it:.... Kira Scarf Bracelet. Layer it on with an armful of bangles or wear it as a wrap: around the neck, a ponytail or a handbag strap.
4 years agoThat’s the cutest cake!!
and the wrapping! Just have to share my DD opening her bday gifts, note my lovely “wrapping.” Birthday party in back seat of car — we went to her college to take her to lunch and she had to open gifts in the car because we had to get her back to school for practice. Oh, and I brought her cookies (from the store), no cake.
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Grammaj, the curly bow is pretty widely available, I like the matte grosgrain look it has. I forget but it may even be Hallmark. I've had it a couple of years. I lie in wait when they open gifts. The kids are still trying to lift the tape on the sides of the box, and I've already spirited off the bows to be reused.
One other birthday idea I wanted to share. I text the kids a message on their birthdays at midnight, and I have taken to including a picture from their past birthdays in my texts. They get such a kick out of it.
best all time bday cake photo though:
pudgeder