Finished

 

This sock was a breeze to knit (except for the toe, which I left too late to start the shaping and had to frog, silly me). As you can see, the self-striping that Lilith dyed has behaved beautifully. I was expecting something weird to happen over the instep, but no. I think she's going to be dyeing up a storm at some point, so go check out her site real soon.

I've been trying a few other things. Such as tofu. Yep, who'd believe it. I always felt it was the food of the devil, and so did Dori and Val from the More Hip than Hippie podcast until they tried it with honey and tamari. It's amazing. Well, maybe that's taking it a bit far, but it was very tasty. Basically, get some firm tofu, soak up the extra moisture then cut into cubes. Heat some olive oil in a pan and fry tofu until it is golden brown. While still in the pan on the heat, drizzle over some honey. Cook a little longer, then splash on some tamari and stir it around a bit more.

Yum

Mayonnaise SOS

 

C'mon folks, I sure need some help here.

No matter which recipes I try, which oil I use, my mayo is always an oil slick. SO disappointing.

There is a little hope - in the form of the Pret* book that I bought recently.
Their recipe has some vinegar in it - doh! That's improved things - seems so obvious. But - here's the but - the mayo is still a bit oily. But, it's a bit vinegary too - so I don't want to add more.
What would you guys do - don't tell me to go and buy a jar of Hellmans! - add more vinegar? More Mustard? Give up ?
Answers. please, on a blog near you - well, this one, preferably.
India
* Am I right in thinking that McD's owns Pret now?

YAY!!!!!

 

got my buttons back!

How did I do it? Well, according to BLogger, MAac users are having a problem with some browsers, so it was suggested that they use Firefox. I'm on a pc, but decided to try that anyway. As you can see, it workded.Whew!

Here is a photo' of the spinilicious fibre that Mhairi gave me at last weeks meet up at The Tramway.

Also, a big thank you to my SP9 who sent me an e-card. Aren't these things great?

I am making some gingerbread and tablet today. This year I am giving the gift of time, and making some great eatbale treats for family. Mr INdia is a bit worried that some people won't 'Get the point.' Personally, that doesn't bother me. I know that I am making food with great ingredients, most of which are organic, and spending my precious time. I am sure that 9 out of 10 cats will agree that this has got to mean a lot. Off to get that tablet on the go, and in the box.