I visited my lovely cousin’s new-ish blog and discovered a great recipe for zucchini bread—one that had been tailored to be better on the sugar/insulin reaction side of things. I was inspired and made it gluten-free by using 2 cups of King Arthur Gluten-free All Purpose Flour (bless them) and a teaspoon of Xanthan Gum… I may have added a dash more baking powder too. SUCCESS! I had to use a bundt pan as I’ve not found the...

Settling in over here on the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard (or thereabouts) hasn’t been as much of a shock as you might think. And why has it been so easy? Because of knitters. Knitters, fiberfolk, friends of yore, and book-stuff. I’ve already visited (and fallen in love with) two of my local yarn stores (Uniquities nearby in Vienna, and Fiber Space via Metro in Old Town Alexandria), I’ve seen good friends who I left behind in NYC...

For those of you who are gluten-intolerant (or full-on Celiac) or just… you know… cheezed by unpronounceable food names, you might be happy to know there’s an easy way to cook Quinoa (yes, that’s keen-wah)*. Okay, so the package instructions are pretty much a no-brainer (boil water, add Quinoa, cook, turn off heat, fluff with fork). But naked Quinoa thrills me about as much as naked Couscous does (read: not at all)....

Neville finally gets some props!!! And check out the sweater he’s fighting Voldemort in! Star billing for some very nice colorwork! And, yes, I confess to an unnatural fondness for sweet Neville. He was a tough bit of casting, but he grew up so nicely.

I am not a fast knitter. Seriously, I’m not. Yes I knit Continental, which is supposed to be faster, but as far as I can tell this makes me a more secure knitter (in that I can knit and purl without looking at my hands). I realized I wasn’t a fast knitter when Wendy test knitted the Madame Defarge Stole for me and went faster than I could get instructions to her. She’s FAST. From time to time I try to focus on speed—when...

Well, we landed in Virginia a week ago and it’s been non-stop kids and getting used to living in a state with laws. Seriously. Here I need a passport and my actual social security card to get a driver’s license. In Arizona I think you just have to be able to pronounce your name. And you also should be breathing. Mostly. Right now, however, it’s nearly 3am and I’m covered in mosquito bites. Yes, I’ve been putting...