Knit tunic

I love this little tunic I just finished for my Josie. Very sweet, easy and cute. Find that pattern on Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fionas-top

Ice Cream

I having been wishing for an ice cream maker since last summer. Finally, I have it and am having a great time trying out recipes!
The first one was Chocolate Raspberry, a dairy free recipe made with coconut milk base. Today, Creme Fraiche, which is even better in my opinion.

Nut Burgers

Tonight, a salad made with the first tiny mesclun lettuce starts I thinned out of the garden, sweet potato fries and the delicious and nutritious NUT BURGERS! This is a seriously good recipe: http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/index.php?video_id=128

Homegrown noodles

My lovely mother came to visit this weekend. One of the things she does best is feed the family amazing, nourishing, delicious homemade food. At my request, she made pasta, and it was heavenly! We started with eggs from her own chickens, rolled out noodles and the final product was a rich tomato sausage cream sauce treat. Thanks, Mom!

Guacamole

It's Cinco de Mayo, isn't it? Guacamole time!
I spent half the morning running around to the local produce stand for pee wee avocados (18 of them!) and other ingredients, the grocery store for chips, cutting, scooping, smashing and all the rest, and in 10 minutes flat we ate our way through the majority of the batch. YUM!
I use avocado, tomato, garlic, lime juice, sea salt, cilantro and jalapenos. You can put as much or as little of each ingredient as you like.

Corned Beef

Our St. Patty's day meal... a couple weeks late. This is one of my absolute faves and I look forward to it every year! This time corned beef and cabbage as usual, and beautiful purple potatoes for a splash of color.

Gooseberry hat

This easy little hat knitted up quick and turned out cute. I modified the pattern slightly to make a 0-3 month size, and a few more knit rows after cast on to make a more substantial curled edge. Here is the link to my project on ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/steffyost/gooseberry-hat
Since I don't have the appropriate sized model... dolly got to wear it.