Tuesday, October 21, 2008

sometimes it's the simple things ...

saturday plans i'm already looking forward to:

farmer's market (yes ... apparently they have them thru november here! well it is still warm enough most days during the day to go without a jacket ... but JUST warm enough for that)

school group .... at the farm. and me there to help enlighten. yay ; )

making homemade pizza.............YUM.

maybe posting more of the pictures i've been snapping lately ... regrettably, didn't have the camera with at family farm day ... grrr ... depending how my Internet connection is working

spending some time at the library checking out fun books, and hopefully checking out some more movies to watch during the week at home.

................ in other news, i am thinking of becoming a candle seller. more on this later ... but it's one of those party at people's houses gigs. and it's a nice product people actually use. so i don't feel too bad about it ... but i like the idea of great flexibility and right now, despite simplifying life so much, i still need extra income to pay off debt. more on this when more on this occurs.

i won't get paid again until tuesday ... but that's when i'll visit my LYS for new wool and maybe some more materials for future knitting projects. other than that TiNY splurge i'm keeping tight rein on my cash this month. i like my overseas friends' ideas of putting something you were going to spend, i.e. craving a pizza takeout, instead put that $15 right away toward the card. we'll see how goes it for the next four weeks. no spend days are sounding great. luckily gas is cheaper here by more than $1...but really how long can we expect that to last? i shall have to become that morning person and take the bus ...

i'd like to soon post about mcmansions and suburbia. but not tonight. i don't want to be mired in ugliness, loneliness and misery! upstairs, to popcorn and annie hall and knitting!!

peace and love, all

~~karen~~

p.s. if someone could leave a good basic winter squash recipe in this comments section i would really appreciate it. i'm hoping to buy some of that saturday at market. thanks!!! remember ... i'm a vegetarian. (veg. knitter i know you have goodness up your sleeves to share here!)

p.p.s. also if you could point me in the direction of some easy, wholemeal bread recipes. i don't have a breadmaker. thanks. i will be trying this for the first time, as the weather's finally cool enough!

6 comments:

  1. For winter squash, you can't get more basic than to cut them in half, scoop out the seeds, put them cut-side down in a baking pan, add 1" water and bake at 375 until soft enough to pierce with a knife tip. Scoop the flesh out of the peel, mash, and eat like a sweet potato. Or then add to baked goods. Or puree in hot broth to make a nice soup (especially good with sauteed sliced mushrooms).

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  2. sadge: many thanks. i'd also love a recipe that involves lots of seasoning ... ; ) but i will certainly try this one,too!! YUM.

    rhonda: copied your breadmaking tutorial to my hard drive and hopefully will get to try it this weekend. thanks!!

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  3. Squash can take lots of different seasonings. Cinnamon and maple syrup on the mashed, curry powder in the mushroom soup. I'll have to look in my Vegetarian Times - I know I've got some squash recipes marked with post-its.

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  4. http://cookbad.blogspot.com/2007/05/hamilton-squash.html

    Hey Karen

    I hope this link works- it's for a recipe called Hamilton Squash by a TV chef in the UK called Jamie Oliver who is just fantastic, I've made it myself and you can adapt it to suit. If you google Hamilton Squash you should be able to get the recipe up if the link doesn't work. Also, eattheseasons.co.uk has some great ideas too, hope this helps!
    Happy Friday!

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  5. sbf: i LOVE jamie oliver. at the risk of sounding completely inane, i think he's one of the sexiest men ever. perhaps his accent (we here in the U.S. adore British accents) and the fact that he's an amazing off the cuff cook factor into that greatly! THANKS for the link!

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  6. sbf: i LOVE jamie oliver. at the risk of sounding completely inane, i think he's one of the sexiest men ever. perhaps his accent (we here in the U.S. adore British accents) and the fact that he's an amazing off the cuff cook factor into that greatly! THANKS for the link!

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