The Knit Guru

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  • Muffin Tin Monday … errr…. I mean Thursday

    I blame jet-lag… or New Years Idiocy…. or something.  But here is my really last minute, feeble effort for the week. 1.  Fresh peas in pods from the garden2.  Mini crackers with swiss cheese feet3.  Orange segments4.  Carrot sticks5.  Hard boiled, free range egg6.  Cucumber, also from the garden I call this “Stuff I had Read more

  • Nouvelle-Calédonie…. bon appétit

    Wow!  After a wonderful trip to New Caledonia, I am inspired to eat! Sort of. There were a couple of things I discovered early on in my journey.  I can read French reasonably well… better than I had even imagined possible. And the worst part, the French don’t really do much for vegetarians. This second Read more

  • New Years Resolutions

    Happy 2011 bloggers! This year should be fantastic, but don’t they all sound brilliant at the start of the year. After a totally busy November writing, and December traveling, it is so time to get my gastronomical life back on track.  So here are my New Years Resolutions for food: Cook one new recipe a Read more

  • Enchilada’s and Waffles

    Okay, so the combination sounds all kinds of awful…. but other than seeming very yellow and red, was mucho tasty. The bottom layer has 2 enchilada’s (second added after photo was taken) with refried beans, carrots, and onions. The top layer has waffles with strawberry jam, and 3 fruit leathers folded into circle holders, carrying Read more

  • Blogging and Bagels

    With NaNoWriMo done and dusted, I can once again get back into blogging. YAY!  (And my novel is now completed.  Yes.) Here we have an avocado, lettuce and tomato wholemeal bagel….. lettuce fresh from the garden.Bottom layer has fresh strawberries (from the garden also), almonds and ginger.  Noms. Read more

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