Fireboat

June 11, 2015

When I was drawing the Corwith Cramer a few weeks ago, this little fireboat was in the water, parading around with all its jets pumping. Was it just a drill? Clearing the pumps? I have no idea, but it was so fun, I just had to make a drawing.

I set myself a Virgo season baking challenge: French macarons! And after watching many many YouTube tutorials, here are my mocha chocolate macarons with chocolate ganache. Happy Virgo season, my detail-oriented, to do list smashing fellow Virgos!
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Back in early March, I read an article that whale beaching might correlate with sunspot activity. The scientists couldn’t yet draw a definitive conclusion, but they hypothesized that sunspots create electromagnetic distortions that interfere wi

I made these last week from the NYT Perfect Black and White cookies recipe. No need to pick between chocolate and vanilla—have both!

Sunday biscuit breakfast from NYT Flaky Folded Biscuit recipe

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