How to Roast A Chicken

How does one roast a chicken? Well, one could do it with stuffing. Without. Rubbing butter on the skin. Marinading. Stuffing the chicken with a duck stuffed with a pigeon (if you're not into the whole brevity thing). After this last foray into chicken roasting, however, I've become firmly convinced that the best method is the simplest one of all.

Theater Costumes

I learned to sew by apprenticing as a costume designer in our high school theater department. Blissfully, our director leaned more toward "provoking the Central Texan establishment" than "put on Oklahoma!", which meant a lot of fun experimentation for the creative teams behind the scenes. After apprenticing for the first few years, I became head of the department for the last two, during which time we put on A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1930's Romeo and Juliet, 1984 and Woyzeck. 

The Galveston

Peter and I celebrated our first anniversary on the 19th, and since we'd been tripping the light fantastic for the past weekend, we decided to keep things low-key and treat ourselves to a nice homemade brunch to celebrate. And when I think brunch, the first place I turn to is The Black Dog Tavern Cookbook. 

Romeo Jacket: We Cut!

And now...the most exciting photo collection EVER TO HIT THIS BLOG!

But really, it is a day to celebrate. Cutting a pattern is always one of the most nail-bitingly stressful parts of starting a garment, especially if you're working from your own pattern. What if you run out? What if you accidentally clip something you shouldn't? How much is future Bailey going to be swearing at past Bailey while she's trying to fit all these mismatched seams together? Why can't I follow someone else's pattern like a normal person?

Pepperoni Rolls

On tonight's agenda: The Oscars and its associated drinking games, fun times with a good friend and her baked goods...and these pizza rolls, which I spotted recently on Bon Appetit and have been dying to try ever since. I wish that pepperoni was its own food group.

Lego Man Marries a Unicorn

The other day my good friend Katie texted me. "Hey Bailey," she said. "Can you draw me a picture of a Lego man marrying a unicorn?" "Okay," I replied. And here's how that went.

Steampunk and Lace: Masquerade 2012

This costume retrospective takes us back to the companion piece to Peter's Masquerade jacket. Portland's annual Masquerade Ball (thrown by Peter's band, Just People) is just about as much fun as a group of pals can have. Photo booths? Stilt walkers? Hula hoopers? Fantastic live music? Everybody dressed up to the nines with masks, facepaint and body art? Check, check and check.