http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday Food and design blog based in Brooklyn about family life in and out of the kitchen. Photographs, recipes and musings on sweets, craft, food and design. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:01:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you know that we now have maple marshmallows? They quietly snuck in our etsy and 1000 Markets store a week or so ago, but for some reason I haven't made a mention of it here and they haven't made it to our online shop yet. They are soooo good ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/21/maple-marshmallows/ I was at New York Central Artist Supply store today after dropping off more cookies to Martha Stewart and I overheard a customer saying that NY is like a weird time warp - time just moves so fast here. It's true, you know, that things move fast and each day ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/20/standing-still-for-a-moment/ I've written about my love of Ismodern, the children's clothing line designed by my friend Tami Nguyen Rael, and her enormous generosity (Mia's flower girl dress was also an Ismodern design). Well, I just received another surprise of samples last night after placing an order for some dresses currently on ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/19/tami-does-it-again/ I don't know why/what/how, but we got swamped with orders today, both online and wholesale. It's been a little overwhelming for the last few weeks and we're trying our best to keep our heads above water. Mark's been baking non-stop - today since 7am - and he just left ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/18/a-crazy-day-one-out-of-2-promises-aint-bad/ These have been our 2 fruits of choice of late. Mia's crazy about eating pomegranates and we happily found some really big ones at Costco (a box of 6, of course). We've been going through them like mad. Claudine is intrigued by them as they look so appealing, like little ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/17/persimmons-and-pomegranates/ Mia has been wanting bubble baths lately but since Claudine didn't like going in the bubbles she hasn't had one in quite awhile. We finally got Claudine to agree that bubbles in the bath are fun, not scary and once she got over the fear, she was hooked. There ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/16/bubbly-cuddly-kids/ Just one of those days. Took a long time to get out of pajamas and just when it looks like it might clear up a bit, the rain will start up again. Don't get me wrong, I like rain, but I am pretty grumpy about health insurance so this grim ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/15/rainy-and-grim/ There are times when I have no idea what to make for dinner - kind of like writer's block, only in the kitchen. Occasionally I will ask everyone what they want to eat, but usually I get little help. When someone does give me an idea, however, I'll ... http://www.flotation9.net/sweetfineday/2008/11/14/chicken-enchiladas/