I’m still stuck working on a monster sweater design for an upcoming book, but until that’s done, there is little other knitting going on in my life. As a consequence, I’m sharing a nifty recipe. If you aren’t glutenally challenged, but have a friend who is, they may have you canonized if you do this for them: Gluten Free Grapenuts! I’ve adapted “Mother’s Grape Nuts” from the orange (it makes a...

I was asked by a fellow blogger, Julie at Happy Catholic, if I’d want to add a 9/11 post to a portal she’s a part of and I said yes (it’s not like this is new terrain for me). Then she said, “maybe something about forgiveness” and that stopped me.

Forgiveness?

For 9/11?

You’re kidding, right?

There is something particularly special about the smell of New York when the weather is warm. The garbage left out on the street leaves a patina that some try to wash away with a hose but to little effect. Instead the smell is diminished and altered slightly, but enough lingers to lodge in your sense memory. Or at least it did in mine. Add to that the smell of fresh fruit in the corner market bins and the general smells of morning (and fish if...

This morning was the first day of school for the boys and an important one for sure. New state. New school. No friends yet. So, what’s a mom do? Ask them what they want for breakfast! (Because food is love, right?) Thing 1 is pretty easy—as long as there’s no gluten, he’s probably okay with it. Thing 2 has gotten progressively pickier over the years. We started running down the list of options last night and all the...

Gluten-Free Tuesday: Vegan Apple Doughnuts | Serious Eats : Recipes Oh, how I recall the glorious smells of the Autumnal Apple Harvest. Oh how I’ve wept for losing out on donuts. I absolutely understand I won’t suddenly find a pick-your-own-apples place that’s awesome enough to harbor gluten-free apple cider donuts, but perhaps now I can make myself a batch to take with, in some sort of insulated container or something, and...