Not Boxy

I did not knit on boxy today, nor did I cook or bake or make anything else, either. In between too many late nights and early starts, I'm taking the night off.

Boxy

Boxy in bed. Goodnight!

Boxy

I took Boxy to Mom and Dad's tonight and knit while we watched a movie. At 4 balls of yarn, Boxy now measures 14 inches.

Berry Smoothie

Here's something different: my post-workout smoothie. I haven't worked out in a while, nor have I made a smoothie. Both were good :) And now that sailing season is nearly over, I'll have to transition back into my winter routine.

Boxy

I told ya this sweater would be nothing but miles and miles and miles of stockinette. At least it's working up fairly quickly :)

Boxy

It's Thursday, and Thursday is my teaching day, which also means knitting in between classes :)

Boxy is now 10 inches long, at just under 3 balls of yarn.

Made it to the last beer can

I didn't sail very many week nights this season, work was too intense this summer. I did, however, make an effort to get down in time for the last, "unofficial" beer can of the year, and it turned out to be a perfect night for a sail :)

Boxy

Only got to knit a few rows on Boxy tonight, but she is already starting to be a blanket in my lap, which means she is a perfect fall knit :)

Boxy, con't

I made it through the second ball of yarn tonight, at this rate Boxy will be done in no time!

On another note, this post makes up for last Friday's non-post, do I'm all caught up again :)

Finally, this is post #265, which means that there are only 100 more days/posts left in the year! I'm in the home stretch!!

Cream of Tomato Soup

With pasta and dill, recipe modified from Jacques Pepin. Sweet, simple, and delicious :)

Boxy

A little more on Boxy tonight, though it's going to be like this for a while..

Boxy

This is the start of Boxy (worsted version). This sweater will be nothing but miles and miles of stockinette, but it's also the first thing I've knit for myself in about 6 months. I'm really looking forward to a new sweater :)

In other news, I blocked both the lace shawl and the scarf today. Pictures tomorrow :)

Caprese Salad

Tomato, avocado, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, salt, pepper. Delicious :)

Even closer yet

I forgot to post yesterday, but progress continues in any moment I get.

Closer

Tonight, I bound off. I bound off through an episode of the Mindy Project, 2 episodes of the Colbert Report, an episode of New Girl, and 2 episodes of the Daily Show (in that order). And then I bound off some more. And I'm STILL not done, but I'm a hell of a lot closer!!

Snow Angel

This is really going to be a pretty shawl, if I ever finish it.. I'm aiming to have it done by the end of the weekend, mostly because I'm waiting to cast on a hat and a sweater and start knitting for fall.. :)

Knitting in bed

I'm exhausted and I swear the number of stitches on this shawl keeps multiplying.

Still behind one day.

Maybe tomorrow will be more accomplished?

Tortilla Soup

I'm still one day behind. Tonight I made tortilla soup, using yesterday's chicken broth, last week's tomato purée, and vegetables off my parent's grill. I sliced in scallion and avocado, and topped it with a little bit of cheese. Sooo good :)

Rosol

I'm a day behind on the blog. Sailing was cancelled today due to weather, but that ended up being ok by me. I made a big pot of rosol (chicken soup) to welcome in the cooler weather. Truly, it doesn't really get much better than this :)

Shawl Bind Off

The never-ending bind off continues...

Soba Noodles with Peanut Sauce

This was a last minute dinner tonight. The peanut sauce was good, though a bit too gooey and I couldn't get the flavor quite right. Oh well, edible nonetheless.

Binding Off

I think I'm going to be binding off forever.

Snow Angel: Bind Off

I started binding off the shawl. And though I'm nowhere near finished, as it's a picot bind off (cast on 3, bind off 5), the shawl is already starting to look so pretty :)

Lemon Pudding Cake + Spiced Blueberry Sauce

The photo doesn't really do it justice, but this dessert was amazingly delicious!! Definitely worth repeating :)

Happy Birthday Dad!! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

Mushroom + Ginger Soup

I made mushroom soup a few days ago and wasn't too happy with it. I tried again today and realized that THIS was the soup I had been craving. 

Sautéed garlic, ginger, and mushrooms for a few minutes, then poured in chicken stock and brought to a simmer. I added lemongrass and soy sauce for flavor and finished it with rice noodles and fresh scallions for a bit of a crunch. Perfect! :)

Trellis

Trellis is off the needles! All that's left is to weave in ends and block, and it's done! :)

Trellis Scarf

This is turning out to be quite massive.. hoping to finish this weekend. I'm also hoping to finish the shawl this weekend, mostly because I'm too excited and impatient to wait to cast on a new sweater.. 

Lemon Tea

I think I'm coming down with a cold, I'm drinking lemon tea as a first line of defense. Hopefully between that and a good night's rest, I'll feel better in the morning.

Tomato + Rice Soup

I'm on a soup kick. I finally ended up processing the rest of the tomato purée (about 18 cups from 12lbs of tomatoes), and finally stuck 15 cups in the freezer. Those tomatoes came out so well, I thought I'd made another soup tonight. This is one that Mom used to make for us as kids - tomato broth and rice. I simply mixed equal parts tomato purée and chicken stock (2 cups each), added cooked black rice (1/2 cup dry), and seasoned with soy sauce. Simple and perfect :)

Cream of Mushroom Soup

I had nearly a full package of mushrooms in the fridge that I didn't really know what to do with. I knew I wanted to make soup, and cream of mushroom seemed like the obvious choice. I used an onion I had bought at the farmers market; it ended up being way too sweet for the soup. Overall, the soup ended up being pretty good, but how do you tone down sweeteness/increase acidity in a cream soup? Mom? Thoughts?