Knitting and Cooking

I have been a lot of the above this past week. As I wrote in the previous post, I recently got my hands on a couple of Moosewood Cookbooks from the library and so I have been on fire in the kitchen. Yesterday I made the coconut rice and despite the fact that burning half of it and overcooked the other half, it was seriously yummy. Brian came home late so he did not get to partake in the rice--it was a hot commodity between the three of us. I made a spinach and potato dish to put on top of it (minus the spicy part). it was all around delicious if I do say so myself. I didn't realize this when I checked them out, but the Moosewood Cookbooks are exclusively vegetarian. As it happens, I am doing another round of readings on children's health--my children (as well as 99% of the rest of American children) don't eat enough vegetables. I have discovered recently that they will eat them if I cook them correctly and offer no other option. It is also about exposure. If I keep putting small portions in front of them, they will eventually get used to the taste and texture and give in to eating them. It feels soo good to see them going into their little bodies.


It also feels good seeing garments that I have knit on thier little bodies. i recently finished the baby hoodie by Blue Sky. I made it with the intention of it fitting H in the fall. As it turns out, it fits his perfectly now--a sweater in the dead of summer. He did get to wear it this morning though on a chilly trip to the park but sadly, I think it will be too small for the fall. Even more sadly, we will probably have PLENTY of midsummer chilly nights in Portland so he may get more wear out of it than I expect. Both of the patterns I have made from Blue Sky patterns have come out significantly smaller than expected despite the fact that I got gauge. Hmmmm. Good to know for next time.