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WARNING: These bars are hazardous to your health

Special K Bars, originally uploaded by super eggplant. So I’m on twitter, and there’s Splatgirl Lara talking about Special K Bars and how she’s craving them. I just assume she’s referring to the bars sold in the granola bar section … Continue reading

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Kinder Joy innards

Kinder Joy innards, originally uploaded by super eggplant. A few years back I got a little obsessed with the Kinder Surprise Eggs. Well, I got over it, but then I was at the German deli (Edelweiss) the other day and … Continue reading

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Nan’s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Nan’s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake, originally uploaded by super eggplant. There’s something so satisfying about making a cake in a 13×9″ pan. I mean, I love traditional layer cakes, but a sheet cake seems more group oriented or barbecuey. I … Continue reading

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The best iPhone app in all the world

I know you may be getting sick of these, originally uploaded by super eggplant. Hi. I would like to introduce you to the very best iPhone app ever created: Kittycamera. You take a picture, and then it becomes Hello Kitty-ized. … Continue reading

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The cobbler of all cobblers

Rhubarb blueberry cobbler for 4th of July, originally uploaded by super eggplant. Hello, yes, so I’m a little behind. What else is new. Last week was 4th of July, and we were supposed to go to a 4th of July … Continue reading

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seersucker summer pants

Seersucker summer pants, originally uploaded by super eggplant. So maybe not the best photo, but you get the gist. These are wide-legged, comfy pants with a side zipper (invisible zipper!) and butt darts. The pattern is from, yes, a Japanese … Continue reading

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Pentel multipencil

Pentel multipencil, originally uploaded by super eggplant. Recently I was thinking that it’d be really great if I had a multipencil. That way I could have colored lead for marking and highlighting in addition to good ol’ regular lead for … Continue reading

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Seam tracers!

Seam tracers!, originally uploaded by super eggplant. I got some more Japanese pattern books during my trip to Japan, so I have some patterns to trace. Seam allowances aren’t included in Japanese patterns, so I got some of these clever … Continue reading

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Fruit enchiladas

Fruit enchiladas, originally uploaded by super eggplant. Sam and Dave were just here in Portland, and we were lucky enough to have some very fine meals with them. They actually met in culinary school, so they are no food slouches, … Continue reading

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Thinking about sewing

Nani Iro knit, originally uploaded by super eggplant. Hi guys. I have turned into such a pathetic blogger! And really, I haven’t been knitting or sewing at all (though I did hem a bunch of skirts the other day. That … Continue reading

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