Since I’ve been here, I’ve made it a practice most nights to have some sort of a refreshing drink ready in the evening. I’ve been keeping busy during the day and MamaInBlue works a full day at a stressy job, so it is nice to relax with a cool drink. And sometimes water just doesn’t [...]

No pictures BUT… Sweet corn from the farmer’s market + a squeeze of lime + a sprinkle of chili powder = GOOD!

Yep! I’m back in the Midwest. In this post, I detail my current projects and what I’ve been cooking lately.

I’ve been quiet these last few months because life has been a little mundane lately. We’re going through a lot of transitions at work, not all of them good. The last six months have, on a number of levels, mostly just been about holding on and keeping things going. It was tiresome enough to live [...]

My weekdays tend to be a little unpredictable so I try to take the time to experiment in the kitchen on the weekends. Two weekends ago, it was African Chicken in Peanut Sauce, a recipe I found on CookEatShare. SO good! I would up shredding the chicken and mixing it all up with the couscous [...]

The yarnies out there will likely know that this past weekend was The NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, known simply in knitting & fiber circles as Rhinebeck. (The festival is held yearly in Rhinebeck, NY.)  I didn’t attend and yet… I managed to get some serious goodies as a result of the weekend. How did [...]

Keeping along with my semi-regular guest blogging feature, I invited the incomparable Cap’n Tom to share a bit about his new hobby of tiki carving.  I visited Tom one Saturday while he was working on one and he was kind enough to let me snap some photos. And it must be said… this is too [...]

That’s right. MORE YARN. I played hooky this afternoon–with the Boss Man’s permission–to make the 45 minute trek to Mount Dora, FL. The LYS there–the Knit & Needle Nook–is closing their doors this weekend in anticipation of opening a new location elsewhere. (They are still looking for a new storefront after their first choice fell [...]

I sometimes suffer from kitchen apathy when cooking for myself so I’ve started Cookbook Dipping. I pick a random cookbook and a random recipe from it. I think this will be a great way to try recipes I might have otherwise overlooked. This week… The Barefoot Contessa’s Fresh Corn Salad!

While I was visiting the fam in KS recently, my mom and I took a short road trip to Wamego, KS. If you’re ever in the area–which is east and a bit north of Topeka–I’d recommend stopping. At the very least, it’s a great place to stop for a cup of coffee and stretch your [...]