First, I wrote out the names and put them in the bowl…
…then Miss E agreed to pull out a name…As you can see Mr J wanted to get in on the action too.
Finally, Miss E held out the name slip …
…and we had the name of the new owner of the Charlie Brown hand mitts! I was glad that Cinner of THINGS ABOUT WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND WHY would be the recipient when I read in her blog that the temperature had hit 40 below where she lives! Cinner, please contact me with your address!
After quite a few years away I have returned to knitting. I learned how to knit in high school in the 60’s when a very young English teacher both advised the cheerleaders and taught us knitting. We adored her and avidly took up needles.
I started with a sweater with cables for my brother…I still have the pattern…and continued on. I still have…and wear… the Irish cable knit sweater I knit 40 years ago! At some point I stopped knitting but recently I started again with a few small projects.
First, I knit a scarf using yarn I had given my sister as a gift, thinking she might enjoy learning how to knit…she didn’t and I inherited the small ball of yarn.
After the scarf was finished I decided to knit some headbands for my daughters using up some old yarn in the storeroom. I finished those in time for Christmas and then started some fingerless mitts for myself in order to use up another skein of yarn that I don’t even remember buying.
The problem came up on the second mitt…because of the variegated yarn it was a different color than the first….so I knit a third. Fortunately the third mitt matched the first and a later, fourth mitt matched the second. I guess what I am trying to explain is that I now have an extra pair of fingerless mitts that I would like to give to someone who would like them.
They are what I call Charlie Brown mitts because not one of the measurements is the the same…an amateur knit them and it looks it….If anyone would like a purplish pair of fingerless mitts let me know in the comments and I will draw a name on Friday, Feb 25.
Even though they acrylic rather than wool I can attest to their warmth and their convenience for taking photos.
I still have lots of left-over yarn so I will probably be knitting more…
I have had hearts on my mind and in the viewfinder a lot this month…
…I think it helped me think less about all that snow out there.
I can’t remember how I stumbled across this recipe for clementine cake but as soon as I read it I knew I wanted to try it…
After all, it includes a seasonal whole fruit, skin and all,…and it has only five ingredients…and it is gluten free…and I am the only one in the house that eats clementines so I don’t always go through the box fast enough. If you Google “clementine cake” you will see that many have tried this recipe from SmittenKitchen which in turn was inspired by Nigella Lawson which in turn was probably inspired by a middle eastern recipe written by Claudia Roden. I finally made it and absolutely loved the strong citrus and slightly sweet taste.
First 4-5 whole clementines are covered with water and simmered for two hours. The house smells pretty good while this is happening…
After they cool, the seeds are removed and the skins, pith, and pulp are chopped up…I used a food processor and maybe chopped them up a little too much…
Beat 6 eggs then mix in 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 1/3 cups ground almonds, and a heaping teaspoon of baking powder, and the chopped clementines. I ground the almonds in the food processor too.
Pour the batter into a greased 8 inch springform pan lined with parchment…I only have a 9 inch pan and used that without a problem.
Bake at at 375 degrees for about 40-60 minutes or when test skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if it is getting too dark but I didn’t need to. Cool in the pan on a rack and remove to a plate after cooled. The recipe call for powdered sugar or a glaze on top but I left mine plain and it was fine.
It didn’t last long in our house…Find the recipe here.
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~ Elliott Erwitt
