Saturday, April 5, 2014
Wordle
I learned about Wordles today in a class, so I input the text of a paper I had to write recently. Nothing is so fun as making art out of homework.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Lush and Lacy Sweater
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| My new knitted sweater, Lush and Lacy from SweaterBabe.com I am so excited to finish! |
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| Detail of the lacy pattern on the sleeve. |
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| Detail of the hook fastener, my adaptation of the button they suggest. I love the antique look of the hooks; it fits with the lacy pattern of the sweater. |
This was quite a project! I got all done and started blocking it, and realized one sleeve was shorter than the other. I took it out completely and redid it. I was glad I had because the sweater came out so pretty. I followed the pattern exactly, but if I ever did this one again, I would change a few details.
I made it out of Naturally Caron Country yarn in Spruce Color. It is 75% acrylic, 25% merino, the only kind of wool I can handle well. It's super soft, and can be machine washed and dried on gentle cycle, according to the label. I haven't really tried it yet.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Another Grad School Observation:
The homework load has made blogging a very low priority. The reading load is incredible. Foucault, Mann, Buckland, Robert Taylor...
Some of it is really interesting and some is like wading through pudding. I didn't like Foucault The Archaeology of Knowledge when I read it, but I loved the ideas I gleaned from the class discussion.
We have the most amazing professor; he not only reads every post on the class online discussion board, he can remember later who posted what when he or anyone else refers to it in class. He will bring things up in class, mentioning the writer by name; if someone brings up a topic that reminds him of a post, he is able to reference the post by the writer. This one is not the stereo-type of the absent-minded professor!
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Recipes
For those who call me for Thanksgiving Recipes: Here they are! Call me anyway...maybe while the turkey's in the oven!
Basil Rub for Roasted Chicken or Turkey
Make one batch for chicken; double it for a small turkey; triple for a large turkey.
1 Tbsp Salt
2 Tsp sugar
1/4 tsp garlic (powder or fresh minced)
1/4 tsp onion powder or dried onions
1/4 tsp paprika
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp basil
2 T olive oil
Mix all ingredients together and rub all over chicken, inside and out. Roast as usual.
If you really want the flavor to get into the meat, you can put it under the skin of the breast. If you don't usually use salt in your foods, then cut the salt in half.
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cornbread
Servings: 6-9
Pan Size: 8x8 inch square
Oven Temperature: 350
Ingredients:
cooking spray
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup gluten-free flour (I use Domata Living Flour)
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup dairy-free milk (I used almond)
1 egg
3 Tbsp. honey
3 Tbsp. dairy-free margarine (I use Earthbound Farms)
Spray pan with cooking spray; set aside.
Mix all dry ingredients and cut in butter until mixture is fine crumbs. Add milk, egg, and honey, stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread into pan as evenly as possible and bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.
Original recipe (with wheat and buttermilk) from recipezaar.com; adapted to gluten free by me.
Zola Taylor's Crescent Rolls
Makes 32 rolls*
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 pkg. or 2-1/2 tsp dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter, melted
3 eggs, room temperature, beaten+
1 tsp salt
4 cups flour
Heat milk until hot but not burning to touch. You should be able to stick your finger in it without getting burned. Mix in sugar and yeast. Let stand until foamy (about 5 minutes.)**
Mix in butter, eggs, and salt. Stir in flour. Stir until dough is very stretchy and stringy.
Cover and let stand overnight.^
Divide dough in half. Using just enough flour to handle easily, roll out into two large rectangles. Cut each into four rectangles, then cut each rectangle into four triangles. Roll from widest end. Place point down onto ungreased cookie sheet; cover lightly with a towel and allow to raise at least 4 hours.
Bake just before serving at 350 deg. oven until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.^^
Serve on a pretty cloth-lined platter or in a cloth-lined bowl. Don't stack them too high. You want light, fluffy rolls, right?
* ** ^ ^^
Hints for the beginning baker
+If you forgot to get the eggs out ahead, it'll be okay. Just get them out as you gather up the ingredients. You do gather the ingredients first to make sure you have everything you need, right?
* I usually double this recipe, depending on how many people we are serving. For 8 people, 32 rolls makes 4 apiece, but they are small rolls, so that's okay. They also keep well for several hours or overnight, so extras are always good.
** If mixture doesn't foam by 5 minutes, it's either too hot, too cold, or the yeast has gone bad. Test your yeast by putting about 1/2 tsp with 1 tsp. sugar in 1/4 cup warm water. If it doesn't get bubbly, you need new yeast. If you want to do this first, then just add it to the mix, reducing milk and yeast by the amounts used in the test.
^I usually put it in the fridge overnight. The chilled dough is easy enough to work with, and to me seems less sticky. Use non-stick cooking spray on the lid or plastic wrap to keep the dough from sticking to it as it rises.
^^If you have several pans, you can't bake them all immediately before serving. You need to allow 10 minutes per pan, so start early or plan on taking rolls out of the oven all the way through dinner.
Grandma Joy's Candied Sweet Potatoes
(Joy B Jeffery)
Sweet potatoes*
1 can Coconut (the fine grated kind )
Bake potatoes in very hot oven, 450 until done. Cool and remove skins. Slice about 1/2 inch thick, or desired size. Dip in a syrup that has been prepared before hand.
1/2 cup water
1 cup light brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
1 block (1/2 cup) butter
1 tsp cinnamon (or allspice if Momm is coming to dinner)
1 tsp lemon juice
Put in pan and boil. After bringing to a boil, turn heat down to low. Cook until it thickens. Dep slices of potatoes in syrup one by one; be sure to turn them over, then place slices of potato in baking dish. First lengthwise, then crosswise. Put coconut between layers. Pour remaining syrup over them. Be sure syrup is thick. Put coconut and marshmallows on top and brown in oven.
Take out of oven when brown and let stand for an hour or so before serving. Leftovers are excellent chilled from the refrigerator or reheated in oven.
* I don't know how many but she usually brought a 6x6 casserole dish filled to the brim, so maybe 3 or 4? 4?
Basil Rub for Roasted Chicken or Turkey
Make one batch for chicken; double it for a small turkey; triple for a large turkey.
1 Tbsp Salt
2 Tsp sugar
1/4 tsp garlic (powder or fresh minced)
1/4 tsp onion powder or dried onions
1/4 tsp paprika
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp basil
2 T olive oil
Mix all ingredients together and rub all over chicken, inside and out. Roast as usual.
If you really want the flavor to get into the meat, you can put it under the skin of the breast. If you don't usually use salt in your foods, then cut the salt in half.
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cornbread
Servings: 6-9
Pan Size: 8x8 inch square
Oven Temperature: 350
Ingredients:
cooking spray
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup gluten-free flour (I use Domata Living Flour)
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup dairy-free milk (I used almond)
1 egg
3 Tbsp. honey
3 Tbsp. dairy-free margarine (I use Earthbound Farms)
Spray pan with cooking spray; set aside.
Mix all dry ingredients and cut in butter until mixture is fine crumbs. Add milk, egg, and honey, stir until thoroughly mixed. Spread into pan as evenly as possible and bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.
Original recipe (with wheat and buttermilk) from recipezaar.com; adapted to gluten free by me.
Zola Taylor's Crescent Rolls
Makes 32 rolls*
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 pkg. or 2-1/2 tsp dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter, melted
3 eggs, room temperature, beaten+
1 tsp salt
4 cups flour
Heat milk until hot but not burning to touch. You should be able to stick your finger in it without getting burned. Mix in sugar and yeast. Let stand until foamy (about 5 minutes.)**
Mix in butter, eggs, and salt. Stir in flour. Stir until dough is very stretchy and stringy.
Cover and let stand overnight.^
Divide dough in half. Using just enough flour to handle easily, roll out into two large rectangles. Cut each into four rectangles, then cut each rectangle into four triangles. Roll from widest end. Place point down onto ungreased cookie sheet; cover lightly with a towel and allow to raise at least 4 hours.
Bake just before serving at 350 deg. oven until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.^^
Serve on a pretty cloth-lined platter or in a cloth-lined bowl. Don't stack them too high. You want light, fluffy rolls, right?
* ** ^ ^^
Hints for the beginning baker
+If you forgot to get the eggs out ahead, it'll be okay. Just get them out as you gather up the ingredients. You do gather the ingredients first to make sure you have everything you need, right?
* I usually double this recipe, depending on how many people we are serving. For 8 people, 32 rolls makes 4 apiece, but they are small rolls, so that's okay. They also keep well for several hours or overnight, so extras are always good.
** If mixture doesn't foam by 5 minutes, it's either too hot, too cold, or the yeast has gone bad. Test your yeast by putting about 1/2 tsp with 1 tsp. sugar in 1/4 cup warm water. If it doesn't get bubbly, you need new yeast. If you want to do this first, then just add it to the mix, reducing milk and yeast by the amounts used in the test.
^I usually put it in the fridge overnight. The chilled dough is easy enough to work with, and to me seems less sticky. Use non-stick cooking spray on the lid or plastic wrap to keep the dough from sticking to it as it rises.
^^If you have several pans, you can't bake them all immediately before serving. You need to allow 10 minutes per pan, so start early or plan on taking rolls out of the oven all the way through dinner.
Grandma Joy's Candied Sweet Potatoes
(Joy B Jeffery)
Sweet potatoes*
1 can Coconut (the fine grated kind )
Bake potatoes in very hot oven, 450 until done. Cool and remove skins. Slice about 1/2 inch thick, or desired size. Dip in a syrup that has been prepared before hand.
1/2 cup water
1 cup light brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
1 block (1/2 cup) butter
1 tsp cinnamon (or allspice if Momm is coming to dinner)
1 tsp lemon juice
Put in pan and boil. After bringing to a boil, turn heat down to low. Cook until it thickens. Dep slices of potatoes in syrup one by one; be sure to turn them over, then place slices of potato in baking dish. First lengthwise, then crosswise. Put coconut between layers. Pour remaining syrup over them. Be sure syrup is thick. Put coconut and marshmallows on top and brown in oven.
Take out of oven when brown and let stand for an hour or so before serving. Leftovers are excellent chilled from the refrigerator or reheated in oven.
* I don't know how many but she usually brought a 6x6 casserole dish filled to the brim, so maybe 3 or 4? 4?
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