Finished Object: Laminaria Shawl

Ravelry Link: Laminaria
Pattern: Laminaria by Elizabeth Freeman
Needles: US 4
Yarns: Knitpicks Gloss Lace in Cypress

I finished this a while ago, but here it is finally. :)

Grilled Pork Burgers with Rob's Famous Coleslaw

Believe it or not, these were the first burgers I've ever made. And they contained three different kinds of pork – ground pork, obviously, but also bacon and Mexico chorizo, as well as the thyme, cumin seeds, shallots, red onion, etc. pictured below. Back when I was a vegetarian, I would have quivered at the thought of squishing ground meat around with my bare hands. Can't exactly say I dote on it now, but I do it tolerably well.

I served them on grilled brioche buns (which I biked to Whole Foods to buy) with aioli, a slice of manchego, romesco, and mâche.

I also made mayonnaise for the first time, both garlicky for the aioli and plain for the coleslaw, which also involved red wine vinegar, honey, herbs, carrot, red onion, etc. My first attempt at the mayonnaise came out more like salad dressing, so I switched to a larger bowl and more vigorous mixing and tried again with a new egg yolk. This time it worked excellently well.

Posts yet to come in this vein: the succotash (on the right of the plate there), romesco, and dessert.

Finished Object: Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf

Ravelry Link: Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf
Pattern: Scrappy Stripey Scarf by Zona Sherman
Needles: US 9
Yarns: all different yarns!
Made For: Gayle Seely, for her birthday

A perfect project for using up bits and pieces left over from other pieces. A combination of knitted and slipped stitches make the texture look almost woven. A nice fringe saves weaving in all the ends. :)

Sunday Suppers: Wild Salmon à la Lutece with Sweet Corn, Green Cabbage, and Brown Butter Vinaigrette

This is delicious! I've made the corn and cabbage again just to eat for lunch and snacks. I would also definitely try the brown butter, vinegar, white onion sauce on other fish. I'm pretty much making every recipe in the book that involves corn cut off the cob these days. It's enough to make me contemplate the purchase of a single-purpose gadget like the "corn zipper" to keep the kernels from flying everywhere. Holding the ear of corn in a bowl helps, but that's a bit awkward.

Happy Father's Day

 

My dad likes to splash people when he's blessing things – I appreciate this about him. 

Cannibal Books Summer Sale

Matt and Katy are running a special 3 chapbooks for $12.50 and my own Like the Native Tongue the Vanquished is included in the mix. If you don't have it already, maybe now's a good time?

As they say on their site, "Summer book sale is also known as the Computer Crash Relief Fund. Both of our computer have crashed, and we're discounting books to help offset the cost, which in turn helps us make more books."

And we certainly want them making more books. :)

The others are all great, especially Keith Newton and Carolyn Guinzio.

CLICK HERE to see more!

Finished Object: AWP Swallotail Shawl

Ravelry Link: Swallowtail Shawl
Pattern: Swallowtail Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark
Needles: US 4
Yarns: Malabrigo Yarn Lace in Burgundy
Made For: me :) and I wear it regularly with black or gray dresses especially.