It’s been a busy couple of weeks around here – lots of cooking, lots of casting on and even another FO. First, the FO – a pair of socks for Paul. Pattern: My basic toe-up recipe – 10/24/36; used Wendy’s toe-up slip stitch heel. Awesome heel – no picking up of stitches. Used a 2×1 […]
Low Fat Baked Ziti
Low saturated fat doesn’t usually go hand-in-hand with rich, gooey cheese, so I set out to make a recipe that would satisfy my cheese craving as well as my low saturated fat requirement. I started out with SkinnyTaste’s low fat baked ziti recipe, but kicked up the low fat a few notches. I also made […]
FO: Arbutus Cowl
My first FO of the year (and let’s not focus on the fact that my last FO was a pair of socks four months ago). Pattern: Arbutus by Jane Richmond Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga! bought at Rhinebeck 2010 Mods: The pattern was written for DK but the Bugga is heavy sock weight. I changed […]
Yarn FTW
I’ve been working hard on a couple UFOs, and good thing because there have been several yarn acquisitions in the past few weeks. First up, a couple purchases I made at Vogue Knitting Live yesterday. Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in the Save the Ta-Tas colorway. I swore I would get any more pink/purple/red yarn but I […]
Seven Layer Dip – omg love!
We started out with a bang for our first America’s Test Kitchen Recipe. On Sundays, we’ll often eat breakfast and then one heavier meal – and that’s it. Last Sunday we made Seven Layer Dip and planned to follow it with chicken tacos. But the dip was SO GOOD that we ate it all and […]
America’s Test Kitchen Light & Healthy Series
I ordered these books as a part of America’s Test Kitchen’s holiday book sale. I had been avoiding ATK books because their recipes are, well. not known for skimping on the heavy cream and butter. But then I saw the Light & Healthy Series and had to give them a try. Each year’s book has […]