Chocolate Cheesecake for a Sewing Break

No sewing post today, but I believe every sewist needs a slice or two of good chocolate cheesecake once in a while :)

If you are looking for a good chocolate cheesecake recipe, I recommend Gino Cofacci's on Williams-Sonoma's website. It works great with or without rum. I usually use 1.5 times the ingredients and bake a 9-inch cake for a party and 8 muffin-cup size ones for my family.

You can cheat this recipe a little bit: The recipe instructs you to warm the mixture over a pan of simmering water but I always skip this step and the cake comes out fine. You can also use microwave to melt chocolate.



Until next time, cheers to you all!

On my Sewing Table: Vogue 1177

Hello, everyone! It has been a while since my last post. Here is an update on what I have been up to. I have been working on Vogue 1177 Anna Sui dress. So far I cut all the pattern pieces and did my usual petite alteration.

Vogue 1177 Anna Sui Dress

Meanwhile this Milly poppy print voile was washed and ready to be cut.

Since I have been very busy keeping up with my school work, I can not spare even thirty minutes sewing time a day these days... The pattern pieces have been sitting on the table for days. It is not a good sight. Obviously somebody thought something had to be done. Yesterday I caught Leo studying the instruction!

It's so easy, a kitty can do it!

Was he trying to sew for his mommy?! Maybe:D Since this kitty scoops water with his paw from his water bowl to drink, my instruction sheets have some water marks now. He definitely should not work on silks.

I hope I can sew sometime soon. Until then, cheers to you all!

UPDATE: You can read Vogue 1177 in progress here: Vogue 1177 Pleats Please