by StephCat | Nov 23, 2011 | Food & Wine, Knitting
First off: Â have you guys seen the new Knitcircus yet? Â I swear, each issue is better than the last, and it’s not just because I work on them. Â I especially love the Komeeta mitts, the Confection hat (great holiday gift idea I think), French Roast, and the...
by StephCat | Dec 14, 2010 | Food & Wine
Gratuitous food pic. This is of the quiche I made a couple weeks ago. I started cutting into it before I took the picture, which is why the top looks a bit messy. The second quiche, of which I can’t find the picture, made last week, was even better. ...
by StephCat | Jul 4, 2010 | Food & Wine, Knitting, Triathlon
I hope everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July. Franklin Habit has a wonderful post for today (and I have to admit, his comment re: comments made me giggle). We (Dave, me, Rigel) met Tina for a run this morning. So many people out already at 8 a.m., walking...
by StephCat | Jun 28, 2010 | Food & Wine, Knitting, Triathlon
So….I made soup with some leftover bread (which Dave had made the day before, bread machine — a cliche wedding gift that we really have used over the past 9 (9!!!) years) and the tomatoes. I did choose to add a can of tomato paste. Ingredients: Olive oil...
by StephCat | Jun 25, 2010 | Food & Wine, Yard & Garden
I just picked 31 tomatoes off the Cherokee Purple plant.  I’m amazed at how prolific this thing is. We’re not doing anything special to it. Shoot, we’re not even watering it really. There’s only so much caprese salad you can eat. Perhaps...
by StephCat | Jun 21, 2010 | Food & Wine
…but it’s sort of tasty. I think my rennet tablets aren’t working. I have made mozzarella in the past (successfully) but this time the curds just wouldn’t form. I finally ended up cooking the milk mixture like my ricotta recipe says, trying...
