Remember Fuerig? The black baby alpaca fibre I received back in the early Spring? Well after a couple weeks of washing, carding and spinning 2 ounces of his lusciously soft and silky fibre, it turned into a gorgeous jet black skein of yarn just begging to be petted and smooshed. Trust me, ask anyone who knits or crochets what they do when they pick up a pretty skein of soft yarn and you will understand...
Last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, and as is the norm after cooking a 10lb bird for 3 people (actually I cooked for 4, but my daughter is a vegetarian), there are oodles of leftovers…..leftover. This soup is hearty and has a good zip to it with the addition of the canned tomatoes with chiles (ie. Rotel).
First order after removing the remaining meat from the bird was to put the carcass in...
I have done this dye job once before, but didn’t document it very well so figured I would have a virtual record of it this go round.
Dyeing fibres with onion skins is amazingly simple. You don’t need any mordants (Che icals that affix the dye particles to the fibres) and you can use your regular kitchen utensils (but, if you are going to use other plant based dyes or chemical dyes,...
For those knitters and fibre enthusiasts out there, you know the feeling of completing a KAL with a great bunch of like minded folk. For those that aren’t into fibre-arts, you are missing out!
For the month of September, I signed up to knit a shawl for a KAL group on Ravelry, which by the way, if...
I had a pretty good garden crop this year, especially the tomatoes. A bumper crop of the luscious round globes had me eating them in a variety of ways, especially with the extended summer heat of September. The thought of having to prepare and cook a hot meal on days where the mercury climbed above 30C had me melting into a puddle. Salads became a staple for lunches and dinners.
A favourite is this super simple and super...
Not just to me, but to my loyal readers and I hope some new ones as well. After fighting with an apparent “push” by Facebook that has derailed my newsfeed (and with no fix, reason, explanation, or CARE from FB), I will no longer be using that site.
Instead, I have invited new and old friends to receiving updates either via subscribing...
I love eggs. One of Nature’s wonders of the food world. I would love to eat them everyday, but my family history is peppered with heart health issues so I only indulge when I really, really, really have a craving for them.
Yesterday was one of those days. I came back from a bike ride and while cooling down from the physical exertion, I started having a hankering for egg salad for...
This is 2 years in the making. Well, technically dreaming of making it over the last 2 years, but the other day I finally had an epiphany about the mushrooms in this pizza.
Hubs is back working in NY state temporarily on a special project and pretty much the first thing I asked was if Uno’s Shroom Pizza is still on the menu. Sadly no, they pulled it off again. I can...
I really wish I could have met Fuerig in person. With his glossy black locks and cool demeanor, I could envision him strutting around the paddock like a camelid version of Fabio, beckoning to the ladies housed in the next pasture over with a “hello gorgeous, come here often?” line.
Since the owner sold him for breeding stock before I arrived at the ranch, the next best thing was to acquire 2 of his...
Tonight’s dinner was a snap, especially when you already have 2 of the star ingredients cooked and on hand. In this case, it was the squash and beans. I am a bean snob, I prefer to rehydrate and cook my own vs canned beans, something about starting out from scratch that has always appealed to me, in whatever I do.
Anyway, back to quesadillas! and yes, another (say it with emphasis now)…...