<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477</id><updated>2024-10-04T21:07:45.815-05:00</updated><category term="blogging"/><category term="holidays"/><title type='text'>What&#39;s she done now?</title><subtitle type='html'>The life and adventures of a professional mess-maker.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477.post-4126567196883733938</id><published>2013-07-20T11:43:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2013-07-20T11:43:56.069-05:00</updated><title type='text'>In which I make my first successful batch of homemade ice cream...</title><summary type="text">-pictures to come later-

I&#39;m mostly writing down the recipe here for a few friends and for myself, because this is from a library book:
101 Gourmet Ice Cream Creations for Every Craving by Wendy Paul.

I am a disaster at making homemade ice cream... until last night. Previously, I used those small-batch machines where you freeze the tub in your home made freezer, throw in the cream mix, then pop</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/4126567196883733938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-which-i-make-my-first-successful.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/4126567196883733938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/4126567196883733938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-which-i-make-my-first-successful.html' title='In which I make my first successful batch of homemade ice cream...'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477.post-7668431636404857980</id><published>2011-04-07T21:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T21:14:54.257-05:00</updated><title type='text'>... is this thing on? Hello?</title><summary type="text">Busy days = no blogs. You know how it goes.

Anyway, spring is slowly approaching... like a decomposing zombie. The nice thing is there won&#39;t be any shotguns, machetes or braiiiiiins involved. (Aside: my weapon of choice during the Zombie Apocalypse would be a large gauge shotgun... just sayin&#39;.)

Soccer and spring coughs and sneezes are underway. I&#39;m running out of picnic ideas for those evening</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/7668431636404857980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2011/04/is-this-thing-on-hello.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/7668431636404857980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/7668431636404857980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2011/04/is-this-thing-on-hello.html' title='... is this thing on? Hello?'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmuztShUyb7b39uOnV6i0Iq5-zJha8OCjDkv0uW_Q_SGot4p9a3xjxzazt3wz6W0HxyHBiD205ek6sEKD3a74ZlJt1j4pJcs_gbvq8EJVQuheGeF47sa_thaFijEy_g9rJ5SrV6oSLsE/s72-c/cell+phone+005.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477.post-97039380526183000</id><published>2010-11-23T14:37:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-23T14:37:51.172-06:00</updated><title type='text'>so behind schedule...</title><summary type="text">2 days until Thanksgiving and I&#39;m nowhere near where I should be. Bright side: the turkey is defrosting nicely, the dining room table is lovely, I scored some great Thanksgiving decorations from Walmart at a great discount, I got a good start on a couple of Christmas presents... now I need to get my kitchen clean. Yrgh. Not my favorite thing to do. The floor, especially. Don&#39;t get me wrong, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/97039380526183000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/so-behind-schedule.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/97039380526183000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/97039380526183000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/so-behind-schedule.html' title='so behind schedule...'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477.post-281579572647150705</id><published>2010-11-12T17:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-12T17:44:04.179-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Turkey dinner, turkey dinner, gather &#39;round!</title><summary type="text">I mentioned that I was going to post my Thanksgiving menu here, so I am!
This is the first year I get to have Thanksgiving dinner at my own house: my menu, my decorations, my couches to nap on. I&#39;m really excited!

Here&#39;s what&#39;s on the menu, and any recipes that may be related:

Appetizers: roasted veggies and dip, cracker and cheese trays, smoked oysters and triscuits (my personal favorite)

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/281579572647150705/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-dinner-turkey-dinner-gather.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/281579572647150705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/281579572647150705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-dinner-turkey-dinner-gather.html' title='Turkey dinner, turkey dinner, gather &#39;round!'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644252714992529477.post-5761390169391638617</id><published>2010-11-10T16:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-10T16:00:02.949-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="blogging"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="holidays"/><title type='text'>An Introduction:</title><summary type="text">Ok, internet. Here I am.

Who am I, you say? Well, I&#39;m a self-proclaimed professional mess maker.

What&#39;s that? Well, that may take a while to explain. I like to make things. Quilts, stories, socks, pies, what have you. I&#39;d say that I never met a craft that I didn&#39;t like, except that I am decidedly not a fan of counted cross-stitch. That particular craft makes me invent swear words that are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/feeds/5761390169391638617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/introduction.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/5761390169391638617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2644252714992529477/posts/default/5761390169391638617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mightymessmaker.blogspot.com/2010/11/introduction.html' title='An Introduction:'/><author><name>Miz H.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00898525302286194635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>