ratatouille

no not the rat movie silly, the food.

i was presented with a recipe for this thanks to the lovely ladies at LSG on ravelry. it was amazing. this will absolutely be made again.

its funny because Paul and i arnt veggie people, we eat steak and burgers and more steak and burgers. the last veggie i made was a potato and before that maybe some canned corn, i rarely buy fresh veggies, and i have never bought (or had that i know of) eggplant. 

this was phenomenal.

Serves 4

Serve this with a simple salad, polenta, couscous, rice, or bread.

1 large zucchini
3 large onions
1 medium eggplant
2 medium tomatoes
2 red, green, or yellow bell peppers
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup grated Romano, Pecorino Romano, or Parmesan cheese
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Cut all of the vegetables into 1-inch chunks and place them in a large bowl. You need 12 to 14 cups total. Add the garlic, toss with the olive oil, salt, and pepper, and spread on a baking sheet (or two).

Roast for 15 minutes and then stir the vegetables. Continue to roast for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring again after 20 minutes, until the vegetables are fork-tender and juicy.

While the vegetables roast, chop the basil. When the vegetables are done, put them in a serving bowl and stir in the chopped basil. Pass the grated cheese at the table.

thank you My Little Tribe youve made my day. 

Doggie poop bag holder

CO 30 stitches 

 *p1 k1* until end of row dividing to dpns

join and *p1 k1* until end of row

continue with pattern as follows until desired length (aprox. 2.5 inches) 

row 1 K1 *p1 k1*

row 2 repeat row 1

row 3 P1 *k1 p1*

row 4 repeat row 3

repeat these 4 rows for a total of 16 rows 

bind off 15 stitches 

knit remaining 15 stitches for 2 rows continuing pattern moving all st to one needle, rest of pattern will be done with 2 needles. 

3rd row after bo continue pattern 5 st in, bo 5 continue pattern for 5 more st

next row continue pattern for 5 st co 5 st 5 more st following pattern

continue on 3 rows following pattern *k1 p1* or *p1 k1* until end 

dec first and last on each of the next 3 rows until 9 stiches remain

pattern for 3 st, bo 3 st, pattern 3 st

pattern 3st co 3st bo 3 st

pattern for 2 rows 

Bind Off

you now have two button holes, one for feeding the bags through and one for a close button

knit an i-cord as per the directions here to the length of aprox 7 inches attach i cord as a handle to wrap around your leash. to finish attach a button and weave in all ends. 

FO!!!

and we've got a Finished Object!!! i think ive been on a roll lately, thats like 2 fo's in 30 days i think! 

This is a Silk Garden Beanie knitted in Noro Silk Garden, this was an amazingly quick knit, i started it last night at about 11 pm knit the 2x2 rib in about an hour, this morning i started the body, worked on it off and on, i ran a few errands, worked on it some more, cooked dinner and finished it. super duper quick! check it out here for more specs (rav link)

weekend wrap-up

well its been one heck of a couple of weeks, after i went to the doctor in the previous post i got sicker. i am convinced it was one of those sick kids that were touching everything while i waited in the pharmacy for hours. so i ended up nearly deathly ill 4th of july weekend, and i didnt want to be a wuss and go to the doctor for the third time in 3 weeks so i stuck it out, just waited figured i'd get better last thursday i started to feel a little better, then friday i was dying again, hacking, no voice, sniffles the whole thing all over again. so i gave in and called the doc. the diagnosis, i was going through round two of a pretty severe case of bronchitis, thankfully i was given the hard stuff and here we are sunday evening and i can finally breathe again, my chest still aches but nothing like the pressure i was going through last week.  i am really hoping just maybe i can get into the gym tomorrow, its been like three weeks since i've been. but i am still loosing weight. 10 pounds down since i got here. yes i know its been 6 months and 10 pounds in 6 months isnt much but its good for me. 

we took Aiko to for a drive this weekend, working on getting her used to the car, she is a baby in the car, but she seemed to enjoy our little drive saturday. 

fun at the clinic!

so i go to the doc today because i needed my stitches out from my mole removal last week. i told the nurse there were 5 because the doc used clear suture and you couldnt see them very well. so she counts them as she cuts them out. 1...2...3...4....4 i can feel her pulling on something, then says okay i got all four out, lemmie go get the doctor. i said i thought there were 5? "nope just four" and she prances out of the room. so i look at where she removed them and feel something, i was able to see a little something, so i realize i am right there are 5 and that is what she was pulling on, trying to get it out, but she couldn't so what is she just going to leave it in me? so i sit and wait, wait & wait, for the doc so i can have her finish it, after about 15 min i am still waiting. so i decide to grab the clippers she left in the room and cut it out myself. i sort of wanted to anyway.
so i took out my own stitch!!! i am so excited

Lucy Bag !! completion

i finally finished Jen's bag, it only took me two months, i hope it doesnt take that long for me to get it into the mail, that would make me a shitty friend.i made it bigger than the original, some how the straps seem shorter, but i think the will strech with use, i also made the straps wider to compensate for the bag being bigger.

note the size of this behemoth of a bag before felting. HUGENESS!

life in crochet land

i have been working on the third round of Christians blanket, i found a star pattern that is really cool and its coming along quickly, first time i think i have been truly happy with the progress, and its going quite quickly. i am very happy, very happy.