Kitting vs crochet.

I could probably crochet in my sleep. Seriously. I love to crochet but sometimes I just can't get the look I want with crochet.
Knitting. A thorn in my side. I love the look of knitting. Love.
Knitting does not love me. I am the slowest most confused knitter. I'm trying. Again.
I think people are either good at crochet OR knitting. Not both. I am definitely a crocheter by nature. I learned both at the same time from my grandma (thank you for that grandma... So glad you passed that on to me. I see it as a gift that keeps giving) but was never very good at knitting and just took to crocheting like a fish to water.
Why? Who knows.
Will I keep trying? You bet. I don't like to admit defeat!

Here is my latest attempt. And one of the few finished knitting projects I've ever done.

things my craftiness will buy me.

and drum roll please....
next on my list of crafty purchases...

the nespresso pixie.
i love myself a latte.
i love my nespresso aeroccino milk steamer... i'm thinking it needs a friend.

tadaaaaaaa!
just have to pick a color.
i'm thinking orange.
i love the green but it will look silly with my red steamer.
orange would look good with my orange mixer.

yum! ham and cheese biscuits... a bit healthier

well not really that healthy... but i added whole wheat flour so i think they're healthy.


recipe:

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 cup margerine
pinch salt
3/4 cup milk
chopped ham (i just chopped up some leftovers - aprox 3/4 cups)
grated cheese (i grated it straight into the bowl but i'd guess about 3/4 cups)

preheat oven to 450

mix flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl
cut in margerine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
add milk and stir with a fork until soft dough forms
add cheese and ham
knead 20 times or until smooth.
pat or roll lightly until dough is about 1" thick
cut out rounds with biscuit cutter or cookie cutter (or whatever you have handy)
re roll scraps as necessary.
place on ungreased baking sheet





























bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.

enjoy!

Grapes are the new blueberries

Hugo likes to keep me guessing. Yesterday blueberries were his favorite food in the world.
Guess who just froze 6 baskets of blueberries? That's right. Me.
What did Hugo eat with his breakfast? Grapes.
Of course. He squashed the blueberries all over his tray with his water cup.
Fun!
Maybe tomorrow he will love blueberries again.
Sigh.

Two in one day?

Well this isn't really a post... Just checking out the blogger app I downloaded. Forgot to check for one and I just thought hey, a blogger app would be awesome I should see if there is one now. And bam. I search and there it is.
And I'm attaching a picture just try it out.

Ps. Love 90s on 9 on satellite radio!
Endless party in my car these days

to ketchup or not to ketchup... that is the question.

is it just me? or is ketchup on eggs gross?
every time i make eggs for fernando he HAS to have ketchup. personally i think ketchup is only good for fries and potato sort of foods.... like hashbrowns, tater tots... maybe sausage if there is nothing else... but eggs? YUCK!
am i alone on this?

yum! oatmeal pumpkin loaf

it has been a while! my blog is dusty again.
oops.

tried this recipe the other day... slightly modified from the muffin recipe it came from but we all loved this version of it.

ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup quick oats
1 egg lightly beaten
1 cup milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
3 tbsp vegetable oil

optional: chocolate chips!
of course i added these... chocolate is a must!

mix everything together just until blended.
pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 325 until toothpick comes out clean. mine took about an hour.