I didn’t wait on that poll I made, contrasting tail for this bunny. I plan on making a lot more though so I’m excited to see what the people of tumblr feel.
Having PCOS is great because you'll find medical articles that are "People with PCOS are gross fat yucky hairy freaks who can't even properly have babies ://" and then continue with "they also have much higher rates of depression, for unknown reasons"
Surely it isn't due to the fact every time people with PCOS try to get help for their symptoms they instead get recommended hair laser removal over it?? Or get told weight is the problem when PCOS is specifically making any weight loss much harder??
I've straight out been called a hermaphrodite by a medical professional because I mentioned I'm not bothered by my body hair, for fucks sake
All done with these fuckass mittens!!!! It was a really lovely pattern and I learned to like magic loop! But I basically had to knit 4 mittens so I'm sick of it lol. They're double layered with an incredibly soft alpaca/cotton/wool blend on the inner layer.
As lunar new year approaches, I'd like to share my mom's Chinese new year cake recipe. It's probably more like a pudding, as definition, but we call it a cake. This makes the perfect "not too sweet" nian gao. And it also doesn't stick to your teeth like a lot of nian gao.
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 has some of the best 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.
Mom’s Chinese New Year Cake (Nian Gao)
Ingredients:
1 cup (250 ml/211 g) brown sugar
1 cup (250 ml) milk (cow milk can also be substituted for a plant-based milk if you prefer)
1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk
½ cup (125 ml) oil
3 eggs
1 bag (400g) glutinous rice flour
1 tsp (5 ml/4.5 g) baking powder
Full recipe text under cut. Download recipe pdf here. Recipe pdf includes photos of what coconut milk and rice flour I use.
Mom’s Chinese New Year Cake (Nian Gao)
Yield: 3 cakes in 7” aluminum pans
Ingredients:
1 cup (250 ml/211 g) brown sugar
1 cup (250 ml) milk (cow milk can also be substituted for a plant-based milk if you prefer)
1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk
½ cup (125 ml) oil
3 eggs
1 bag (400g) glutinous rice flour
1 tsp (5 ml/4.5 g) baking powder
Directions:
Grease three 7” pans and set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Mix together sugar, milk, coconut milk, oil, and eggs. Then stir in dry ingredients and blend until smooth. You don’t have to worry about overworking the batter as it is made with glutinous rice flour, not wheat flour.
Divide it evenly amongst three greased pans.
Bake @ 375°F (190°C) for 40-50 minutes. All three can be baked at the same time in the oven. Just rotate where they are in the oven halfway for even browning.
Notes:
Cake should have nice brown crust on top and glutinous squishy sticky core.
Tastes better the next day and once fully cool.
If you don’t want a bunch of leftover coconut milk from the can, use the entire can of coconut milk and then add enough milk to get up to a full 2 cups (500 ml) of liquid.
Don’t skimp on the coconut milk. The recipe is simple enough that you will taste the difference.
This recipe is gluten free. Glutinous rice flour isn’t related to gluten. And be sure to get glutinous rice flour, not sweet rice flour or another type. Or your cake will end up hard.
This is not a traditional nian gao. Most of them are steamed, this one is baked. I don't know where my mom got the idea to bake it. She thinks it might have been an old coworker. But we started doing it this way a decade ago and have been since this is hands down the best nian gao I have ever had and have had since.
If anyone uses an egg substitute that works well, please let me know and I will make a note in the recipe.
If you try it, let me know how it goes! My mom and I would like to see.
stumbled across a knitting pattern for this hat while i was in post limit purgatory. (with a crochet version that also exists)
it's 5 bucks which is more than i can afford to spend rn personally, given the "no income whatsoever" thing, but i figured i'd spread the word considering:
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.
All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the immigrant aid agencies who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.
(EDIT: thank you @sentient-tent for offering to buy the pattern for me!!!)
I decided to do a long term project to clear some of my stashed leftover sock yarn. Eventually it’ll be a blanket but it might take me a while to make it the size I want. Hopinf to weave in the ends as I go and let it grow with me.
Here’s my first 2 squares with their coordinating socks! The pink is something smutty from bad sheep yarn and the second one is Oxenfree from nerdy knits.
I've decided that in 2026, I'm making bingo sheets for my yearly goals :) I really like this format because it's very low pressure while still providing something to drive towards!
My friend saw this and asked if she could join in, and of course I said yes, so any time either of us gets a bingo we'll go to a yarn shop together :)
I’m giving it a go too! Might swap out some of the things I don’t like for goals that are more realistic for me but I’m excited to push myself a bit with some of these!
I think I’ll swap Tunisian crochet for brioche and amigurumi for knitted or crocheted Christmas ornaments or cat toys… I really don’t like making stuffed animals but I have a few simple things that fall a bit short of that goal and have clear uses. Lastly blanket I’ll swap for sweater.
With that I’m looking forward to working towards a yarn store visit too! There are lots of yarn stores in my community and I’m too lazy to go most of the time (Chicago is big and I’m a homebody). For this project I’ll check out a new one for each bingo!
I've decided that in 2026, I'm making bingo sheets for my yearly goals :) I really like this format because it's very low pressure while still providing something to drive towards!
My friend saw this and asked if she could join in, and of course I said yes, so any time either of us gets a bingo we'll go to a yarn shop together :)
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