Monthly Archives: October 2010

Chicken Pot Pie & Biscuits

Posted on October 31, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Enough for a family! Fills a 9X13 baking pan, and sometimes more.  In saucepan, combine: 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup frozen corn 2 cups cubed potatoes 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cups chicken broth (feel … Continue reading →

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Old is new again

Posted on October 31, 2010 by wonkydonkey

We received a KitchenAid mixer as a wedding present from Chris’ parents almost twenty years ago. As an avid baker, I use the mixer frequently – several times a week, usually. Countless batches of cookies, cakes, breads, candy, whipped cream, … Continue reading →

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Right side in

Posted on October 30, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Here’s a picture of the Christmas stocking I’m working on, which I’m knitting inside out to help with the tension issues I generally have with fair isle projects. As you can see, I’ve passed the heel and am chugging away … Continue reading →

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Going SLS-free

Posted on October 28, 2010 by wonkydonkey

As I take my health into my own hands, I have recently added another crusade: SLS (and SLES), known as sodium laurel sulfate (and sodium laureth (laurel ether) sulfate). SLS is an inexpensive surfactant, foaming agent, and degreaser – commonly used in … Continue reading →

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Looking up

Posted on October 24, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Quite some time ago we scraped the popcorn acoustical ceiling from the kitchen. Nasty stuff to have in a kitchen. After scraping, we saw why it had been put up: cracks, raised seams, (bad) patches, and water stains. We put … Continue reading →

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Inside out

Posted on October 23, 2010 by wonkydonkey

I have learned a trick to help control tension when knitting fair isle in the round: knit inside out. Having the floats stretched along the outside helps solves the problem of too-tight stitches.

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Tiptronic

Posted on October 21, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Yesterday I had the pleasure of checking out a Zipcar and running some errands for work. While ordinarily not an event in and of itself, I chose to check out a Mazda 3, which happened to have a tiptronic transmission. … Continue reading →

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To the Needle, and beyond!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Working in the shadow of the Space Needle like I do, I visit the icon surprisingly few times each year. Saturday I trekked up there, however, to attend the etsyRAIN bazaar – a fabulous collection of etsy.com vendors that were … Continue reading →

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In a mood

Posted on October 12, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Today I have my cranky pants on, and I’m not really sure why.  Well, I know a little bit why but it’s not enough to make me feel as grumpy as I do. I suppose everyone has these days, right?  … Continue reading →

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The tile goes on

Posted on October 11, 2010 by wonkydonkey

Sunday was spent putting up the rest of the kitchen tile. It went about as expected, considering the 70 year-old house — which is to say there was plenty of swearing and sweating and awkward angles, trying to tile walls … Continue reading →

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