What I've been making

Knitting

I'm very into knitting baskets at the moment! I used some homespun (drop spindle) yarn to make a somewhat lumpy but overall useful fruit basket and I'm almost done knitting a set of nesting baskets. It's a great way to use up some stash yarn. 

Spinning

I finished a skein! I wanted it to be all one color of roving and I didn't quite get there, but it's still exciting. Not sure what I'll use it for yet. I think I'm definitely getting better as far as spinning action and tension go. 

Cooking & Baking

• Orange beer-glazed chicken and onions; roasted potatoes; green salad with herbs & flowers
  • Glaze: 1 can beer, ¼ c frozen oj, dollop of chili garlic sauce, squeeze of tomato paste; reduce to syrupy and baste
  • Boil pan juices until reduced and pour over chicken
  • Potatoes: sage, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, olive oil
• Perfect blueberry muffins (Smitten Kitchen Every Day)
• Fruit compote (blueberry, strawberry, mango)
• Buckwheat baby with salted caramel syrup (SK)
  • mine did not puff up this beautifully but it was still delicious!
• R: soft shell tacos
• Peach & blueberry cornmeal cobbler (SK)
• Noodles with minced beef (Terry Tan)
• Paprika chicken pasta salad with mozzarella, tomatoes, red & green onions 
• mediterranean quinoa salad with chickpeas and spinach
  • neither of us loved this one, tbh
• Pizza with zucchini and mozzarella
• Build your own salad: greens, pecans, parmesan; hardboiled eggs, chicken (sage, oregano), onion, tomato, fruit; honey dijon dressing; chicken soup; toast (cream cheese, strawberry, nectarine, blueberry)