Monthly Archives: February 2012

New Favorite Toy: Dutch Oven

I love my newest kitchen toy. Basic, multi-purpose, last a lifetime good: it’s a dutch oven. It takes up a lot of space, that i really don’t have in this apartment kitchen, but it’s worth it! Remember that delicious bread … Continue reading

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Fiber Fridays: Holey Cashmere

Both my husband and I love wearing cashmere. Most of our cashmere sweaters come from various thrift stores for cheap, and almost all have developed little holes over time. I’m mostly okay with holey sweaters, holey thrift store sweaters, that … Continue reading

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My First Felted Hat!

My friends were looking at me REALLY funny as i crocheted this giant “hat.” I mean giant. Huge. Really massive, indeed! This, in fact is what it looked like when i tried it on: No wonder they thought i was … Continue reading

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Probiotic Guacamole

It’s avocado season, which means time for guacamole! We cooked up some pork tacos last night and served it up with some shredded cabbage salad (in season) and some pro-biotic guacamole. Pork can be tricky to digest, so i like … Continue reading

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