Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas 2013 Day 1

oyster dressing
Oyster Dressing

homemade bread
Rustic Homemade Bread

Gingerbread Boys and Girls
Gingerbread Boys and Girls

Gingerbread Midriff Bearing Shirt, French Sailor, Bib-Necklace
Gingerbread Midriff Bearing Shirt, French Sailor, Bib-Necklace

Gingerbread Office Worker, White Lace Dress, V-Neckline, 60s Vertical Stripe Trousers and Boots
Gingerbread Office Worker, White Lace Dress, V-Neckline, 60s Vertical Stripe Trousers and Boots

Dressed-up Gingerbread Boys and Girls
Dressed-up Gingerbread Boys and Girls

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Sunday, November 3, 2013

honey-vanilla cookies bearing a stylized Napoleonic bee by orlan and the bee

Napoleonic Bee Cookie
honey-vanilla cookie by orlan and the bee

orlan and the bee honey-vanilla cookies

wrapped orlan and the bee honey-vanilla cookie

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Happy 14th Birthday!

Beautiful Orlan sits in the sun.


Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Orlan This Fall

Orlan in the Fading Light

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Introducing Gabriel and Elijah

Gabriel and Elijah
These are my new cousins Gabriel, orange and white, and Elijah, black and white.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Ado and the Bee

Ado and the Bee
Ado Assists in Packaging Cookies
Ado and Honey-Vanilla Cookie

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Caterpillars Feast on Bronze Fennel

caterpillar on bronze fennel
I identified these caterpillars as papilio polyxenes larva.
Ado needs a closer look.
These caterpillars will turn into Black Swallowtail butterflies.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Original Ink Drawings: Whimsical Bird Collection

Monday, September 16, 2013

Pear Pie


Homemade Pear Pie

Friday, August 30, 2013

Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing

Coconut Flour/Brown Rice Flour Cookies
Honey-Vanilla Cookie

Honey-Vanilla Cookie


Decorated Cookies: Lemon-Rosemary, Lemon-Anise, and Gingerbread

Mehendi Inspired Piping on Lemon-Rosemary and Lemon-Anise Dipping Cookies
decorated gingerbread cookies
Piping on Gingerbread Cookies
decorated lemon-rosemary cookies
Lemon-Rosemary and Lemon-Anise Dipping Cookies
Please, visit my cookie blog for orlan and the bee.

I now sell cookies on Etsy.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Handmade Asparagus Sushi

The first sushi I've made.

Asparagus Sushi
I did my best to teach myself how to make sushi today.  The photos above are of my homemade asparagus sushi.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Day Out in New Orleans, Louisiana

Maison Blanche Building
Fried Squash Blossoms at Domenica

French Empire Chandelier at the Roosevelt Hotel, Barrone Street
The Sazerac Bar, Roosevelt Hotel
Enjoying a Drink at The Sazerac Bar
Detail of Church Door, Barrone Street

Detail of Brass Elevator Door, First National Bank of Commerce, Barrone Street, New Orleans

Brass Elevator Doors, First National Bank of Commerce, Barrone Street, New Orleans


Lovely Cappuccino, Antoine's Annex, French Quarter

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Father's Day Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Chocolate Cake

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Blueberry Muffins

Muffins made with blueberries from the yard.

Muffins made with sweet blueberries Mom picked.