Casserole Carrier

I just wanted to post a couple of pictures of the casserole carrier I made my sister in law for Christmas. I found an easy tutorial online from http://2littlehooligans.blogspot.com/2010/10/casserole-carrier-tutorial.html

I loved the fabric, it's from the Domestic Diva line designed by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake designs. It is insulated with Insul-Bright (same stuff used in hotpads) so that it will reflect the heat of the casserole back into the carrier or if you're carrying something cool it'll reflect that back as well. I've got a few more to make, one for me and some for my sisters. They're fun to make and when you find cute fabric to use it's even better! I even had enough fabric and Insul-bright left over to make some hotpads. I'm toying with making a round one for pies. I'm sure this would carry one or two just fine but it would be interesting to try to make a round one just to ensure that they don't slide around inside the carrier during transport. We'll see if I get up the time and courage to attempt it.

Baklava

Over the holiday weekend I decided to try a new recipe and challenge myself to make something I'd never done before. My cousin posted a picture of the baklava recipe he's been working on for awhile now and after one look at it my husband and I knew we had to try it. My cousin lives in another state so we haven't been able to try his but he was kind enough to forward me the recipe. It was very very yummy! It's definitely a keeper!