Big Pink Cupcake

This is a loaf of our special St. Paddy’s Day Bread made with a bottle of Guinness Extra Stout.  We made this using this great Ale Bread recipe.

It came out delicious.  The Guinness Extra Stout gave it a unique smell and flavor. We put a lot of scallions in and I was concerned the taste would bother me but they are barely noticable. The cheese is a great touch.

The recipe was really easy to make and I’m definatly going to experiment with different types of beer. Next I’ll try a Hefeweizen, probably Magic Hat’s Circus Boy. After that hopefully I’ll have a nice home brew and then I’ll get to see how the leftover yeast effects the baking process.

I recently participated in a handmade paper dress swap.  I made three dresses and sent one to three different people.  One went to California and the others went overseas to Italy and Amsterdam.  I have never sent anything outside of the country before so I was glad and surprised to hear that they arrived so quickly.

Here are the dresses I sent

These are the wonderful dresses that I received

 

  Isn’t this one the cutest with the little pocket and hanger?

I loved making these dresses so much that I made one for myself…..