The Knit Guru

Knitting projects, patterns and inspiration


  • Cookbook Review: My Favourite Recipes {Series}

    It has been a while since I reviewed a cookbook…. so why not come back with a series? I’m not sure who else has come across this series?  I picked up the “Chicken” one early on, and ordered the rest.  Mainly as I never know what to do with meat (being a vegetarian).  The first… Read more

  • The Lunch Rush

    A lunch that didn’t quite come together as planned…. oh well.  In the containers it does look cute as. In the top we have a fritata with cheese and carrots, bagette pizza slices, strawberries, nut mix and hundreds and thousands cookies (yumo).  This bento is particularly nice because it is quite wide and it can… Read more

  • Juicing for Well-Being

    Since the diagnosis (the husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer about 6 weeks ago, and has since undergone surgery to remove 60cm of his colon) I have been juicing up a storm. Basically I started juicing fruit and vegetables because he didn’t like to eat them… crazy!  I’m a vegetarian, so basically the… Read more

  • The Lunchtime Rush

    Over the years I have found that some days of the week are just plain SHOCKING to get organised.  Rubbish/recycling day is one of them.  And days when I forget to set the alarm…. Fortunately I was rather organised this week… In the green container we have more of the lentil salad, the large square… Read more

  • A Yellow Lunch

    This lunch had my class in absolute jealous mode…. mainly over the jelly…. Here we have in the yellow container Turkish flat breads with baked beans and Swiss cheese toasted on. In the Easy Lunchbox there is lemon jelly – set into the container (a remnant of the husbands instruction to only eat clear foods… Read more

  • Danish Pastry

    I LOOOOOOVE Danish Pastry.  It has to be one of the all-time great foods.  I blame the fact that my Maternal Great-Grandparents emigrated from Denmark (obviously forsaking the fact that I am Scotish on my Father’s side, and I do not like Haggis). Anyway, I just found this recipe for Danish pastry.  It looks so… Read more

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