Recent Comments

1. about 10 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   For folks asking me to weigh in, yes Ora Zella is saluting! She (mostly, lol)?knows someone to be respected when she sees them. :)

2. about 10 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Funny story, I have a little crone doll that I’m in the process of turning into Granny Bitty! I’ve painted the face and bought the fabrics and lace for some gowns, now I just need to get to sewing!

3. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   In real life, that is what eventually happened! And now the Boy at 11 can bake a cake, brownies, banana bread, and cooks too! (With supervision, but he’s at the point where I’m just sitting with a cup of coffee watching him go!)

4. 3 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I will keep it up for as long as I can! Believe it or not, that website was all me—I’m proud of that for how not great tech I am, lol! It was quite stressful when it was the only BCN site and it began crashing with every new post (a wonderful problem to have, we’d just outgrown it and the traffic to the site on new-post days brought it down). And I never had a way to monetize it (that’s beyond my tech knowledge and I didn’t want to deal with ads on it), so it was hard to have it be the only site with the amount of work that went into it. Now I’m so happy it still exists as a piece of BCN history for all of us to go back to and visit sometimes!

5. 5 days ago on Swan Eaters

   I’ll chime in! I’m not certain I ever explained it, but it makes it easier to carry Rock Doll, since they’re so heavy and rough textured.

6. 10 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed this week of recipes for something a little different in the mid-winter doldrums, lol! I loved seeing everyone share their favorite recipes in the comments, ahhh!!

   For folks wondering about the flaxseed, as a new Mom I went through a phase where I was tossing it into EVERYTHING—recipes, cereal, smoothies—sometimes with questionable results, lol. However, I’ve come to believe that phase was necessary in my life to strike gold when I put it in the cookies. It gave them a little heartiness and chewiness that I really enjoy.

   And I saw some of the comments about the flaxseed egg substitution trick! Yes! I can endorse the flaxseed egg substitution method too. For each egg needed in a baking recipe; one tablespoon ground flaxseed mixed with three tablespoons water. Stir and let sit a few minutes until it’s thickened. It’s a really good little baking trick to have right now, with the state of eggs, anxious-lol. My sister The Intruder has been a vegan for 10+ years, and so many of my recipes—including this one!—also have vegan versions for when I want to bake for her. To veganize this one, I recommend the flaxseed egg substitution, Earth’s balance vegan butter, and Enjoy Life brand chocolate chips (which are GREAT!)

   We now return to our regularly scheduled BCN broadcasting! Let me know if you’d like this to become an occasional tradition!

7. 10 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   You’re welcome! :)

8. 12 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   I’m so delighted that folks are enjoying the recipes this week! Sometimes when I get an idea to do something like this, I’m uncertain if it’ll be a hit or not, but I go for it because it’s fun to change it up a bit here and there for just a week. And sometimes it leads to something magical, like “Our IX Lives” (which was originally going to just be a one-off!) I feel like this one could almost become a yearly tradition though, it’s been so fun!

9. 12 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Yay!! Happy birthday to your sweetie, Denny!

10. 12 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    Yes!! Also, seconding Sue Ellen’s idea to use bail or oregano instead of dill with mozzarella! I want to try that too now, Sue Ellen!