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2024 blaze edit: my mom had a massive stroke last March and it left her barely able to walk. She was an incredible cook and her head is full of the most wonderful recipes. I just felt this year, it was more important than ever to share some of those recipes so that even though she isn't able to cook for others herself, she can be cheered by the knowledge her recipes are still making ppl happy.

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Okay so I’m not a langblr and I never plan to be. However. What I do know from following a ton of them is that no one talks about Minato.

Now you may be thinking, ‘What’s Minato?’. It’s a website that was recommended to me by a Japanese Studies university professor for learning Japanse at home.

It’s literally the best resource out there and it’s free (funded by the Japanese government). You can choose between self-study and tutor support-led courses.

There are courses in Hiragana, Katakana, and the general language (from levels A1 to A2), and you can download a certificate and study record after completion of a course.

Here’s the link. Or if you want to type it: https://minato-jf.jp

Ostara Honey Cake

This will be my first Ostara so I’ve been putting together my recipes for the event. The following recipe is a dairy and egg free cake with a hint of honey; a simple recipe I’ve modified. It can even be gluten free if you substitute a gluten free all purpose flour (I personally like Bob’s Mill) Perfect desert for the sabbat! It’s simple, not overly sweet, and I’ll be putting a light lemon glaze on top, but it would be wonderful plain. A perfect finish to bring in Spring/Summer.

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup honey, warmed 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 ½ tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons oil 2 cups water

Directions:

But this one had a whole section that’s just “Things on Toast”. Another that was all about putting crap in your oatmeal to make it better. Those are fairly pedestrian and don’t take forever.

I haven’t looked through the whole thing yet but so far it’s actually pretty practical. Also if you’re broke like me and don’t know how to make Dal, you should get on that. 

I also liked that there’s this at the beginning:

Also me; you know what I finished that red silk dress I should buy A Bunch of linen and make myself a Norse apron dress

That skirt, which still needs the zipper to be put in and the blouse, which is literally just cut out and sitting in pieces; bitch

1. I feel your pain

2. Sit you down while I drop some links on you that are gonna change your life

1. Linen you say? Well head on over to https://www.mcssl.com/store/gray-lines-linen-inc/solid-linen. @dancing-thru-clouds​ clued me onto this seller and it changed my life

2. Wool? Ok do you want

  2A; Broadcloth? https://www.wmboothdraper.com/index.html (This site also has linen and silk and linen thread! Now some of the broadcloth does have nylon but many are pure wool! Also has gorgeous silks)

  2B; Lighter weight wools? https://www.sohoskirts.com/ (Some are blends, but many are pure wool

You can punch in your measurements and it’ll put out how much fabric you need and how to cut it!

There’s great instructions for making the underdress on that same site.

I already have some plain unbleached linen laying around that I can make the underdress out of, though I’ll likely get more colored linen to make a fancy one too later.

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Cashmere Cape, ca. 1912

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