Paul and Cori

Things we love: cooking, photography, crocheting, reading, math and board games.

Monday, January 31, 2011

baby crochet

Most of the crochet I do is used for gifts. I'm trying to sell on etsy, it's just not working out as well as I'd hoped it would. Anyway, I LOVE crocheting gifts, especially for brand new babies (most of whom are nieces and nephews). Jeremy and Doni just had Bennett, and I'm happy to announce I made him a blanket. One I hope he will enjoy for a long long (long) time! I think it is adorable. It is a pattern of pinwheels- so cute for babies and kids, and the colors aren't "too baby," so I hope he likes it when he gets older. It is a big square that I'm sure will cover him fully well into toddlerhood. :) I washed it already, so it's soft and relaxed from delivery. I hope Jeremy and Doni like it as well. I'm planning to go to the post office to mail it today- and now that I plastered it all over the internet, I think I better stick to my plan.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

When Paul's away the mushrooms will play.

Green bean casserole. I love it, Paul doesn't. He's on a business trip until Friday, so I'm making the best of it by eating as many mushrooms as I can. Plus some other things- such as guacamole.
I make green bean casserole with soy creamer, chicken broth, sherry, a little olive oil and flour, sage, thyme, cayenne and black pepper. Mushrooms, onions, garlic and whole green beans. Slightly spicy, slightly creamy, all delicious!
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 I will eat it tomorrow with a baked chicken breast- yum! I didn't use french fried onions, because (#1) I don't think it needs them and (#2) I didn't buy any.

Today I also made (and ate) guacamole. We had left over taco meat, so I had nachos.
1 avocado, 1/2 small tomato, 1/2 small onion, 1/2 jalapeno, a little cilantro and lime juice- and you have yourself some pretty tasty guac. Adding some minced garlic certainly wouldn't hurt either.
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