Saturday, March 10, 2012

Hello Friends

It’s been far, far too long.

Since my last post, I have moved. Twice. Been given a sewing machine. Got lots new kitchen stuff. Knitted a plethora of things. Taken pretty much no pictures of anything. Been back to Halifax three times. Baked numerous yummy items. Gone vegetarian. Become attached to a vegan. Been given a Derby name (Gwen Stacy).

So I’m just going to start from today.

Banana muffins.

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Vegan. Recipe from The Clean Eating Mama. I used pumpkin pie spice instead of all the individual spices because I still haven’t gone through all the spices I have since the move. Also, I have a paper bag labelled “Katie Spices” which I got at a going away party for a Derby friend where she told us to pretty much take her entire kitchen contents. The spices in said bag, are in individual bags though. Not just a mash of rosemary, thyme, crushed red pepper flakes, etc.

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Speaking of kitchens. This is mine. It’s the first time that I’ve really been able to get my kitchen the way I want it. And the table is awesome. You can’t see the stove, or sink, but they are there behind me. Trust me.

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Please excuse the mess of boxes. If you can believe it, we have already been through a garbage week and gotten rid of most of our moving boxes. What I really want to showcase is the cereal shelf. We tend to go through a whole mess of cereal. And not just the sugary crazy rot your teeth kind. There is a box of Raisin Bran, and some Almond Crunch. And there are containers of Special K and Shreddies in the actual cupboard too. It all goes well with Fruit Loops, Reece’s Peanut Butter Puffs, and Chocolate Cheerios (which I am still not 100% on).

I also made a vegan chocolate cake from a recipe I found on Instructables. Haven’t tried it yet, but we shall see. I just made an 8’ square cake, but this is supposed to be a birthday cake for the fella. He asked for a chocolate cake with cherry pie filling. I was thinking a Roll cake, but I don’t know if I can pull it off. If not, I could also do a round layer cake with cherry filling. Chocolate frosting or a glaze? Or a veganized ganache?

I hadn’t heard the animals for a while, so I went investigating.

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Found this in the bedroom, then I looked up to my right.

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He apparently didn’t like my investigation. Either that, or he just wanted a little loving.

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Let sleeping dogs lie.

 

-Cheers!

2 comments:

Carolyn said...

Welcome back! I've been checking every so often to see if you'd written anything. Any knitting to speak of?

theaudiochick said...

Nothing really of note. And no pictures. I knit a beret for a friend, finished a plain vanilla pair of socks (Aracania fingering weight in blues), a pair of plain gloves... Oh wait! I did knit the fella a pair of fingerless mitts with a Scott Pilgrim Sex-Bob-Omb on them. And then another pair with a Green Lantern logo on them. And then a pair with the Wonderwoman Logo.

But nothing much..... :P I think I should take some pictures.