Every now an then the planets align and I get in the mood for making my own salsa and have all the ingredients to make it as well. I have been getting a bit lazy when it comes to my cooking and I am in my "roasting phase." Pretty much everything I cook goes into the oven... easy to do and easy to clean-up (especially since I'm not the one doing the dishes). So what do you need? Please keep … [Read more...]
Not Your Granny’s Square
Remember when I made 2012 new year goals and I decided that I wanted to knit another blanket? Well this weekend I was bit by the inspiration bug. I started a blanket, although it isn't knit, its crochet! I read the most recent blog post on the Kelbourne Woolens site and it inspired me to crochet a blanket. But I decided to do something a little different, I am using all leftover lace, … [Read more...]
Congrats to the Interweave Holiday Gifts Winners + Read an interview with me!
Click here to read an interview with me on "How to Become a Professional Knitter" by Robin Hunter. Congratulations to: Sarah from Garland, TX Magdalena from Sweden Mindy from Liberty Township, OH Lynda from Canada Amy from Hudson, FL They are the five lucky winners of the Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2011 issue. … [Read more...]
Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2011 Give-away!
The good people of Interweave were very generous as to give me the last five copies of the Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2011, my first cover!!!. I have decided to pass on that generosity onto five lucky winners. All you have to do is follow me on Twitter and like me on Facebook and you will automatically be entered to win one of the last copies of this fantastic … [Read more...]
Please welcome Clotheshorse to the Scene & Give-Away!
The knitting/cyber world had buzzing about the new Clotheshorse online knitting and crochet magazine. I know what you're thinking, "Oh no, not another knitting magazine." But this one is different. I had the pleasure of seeing what was going into the magazine before it was published when I met up with Heather Dixon and Mindy Brown, co-founders of Clotheshorse magazine at TNNA in January. What … [Read more...]
Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting… mmmmmmm
A couple days ago I had a hankering for some coconut cupcakes. Yum! I went online and found a few recipes. After looking through all of them I had it narrowed down to Martha's recipe and the Barefoot Contessa's recipe. It wasn't a hard choice when I looked at the ingredients - the Barefoot Contessa wanted me to use SIX sticks of butter for 20 cupcakes! Are you kidding me? So naturally I went … [Read more...]