On the Needles: Resources & Yarn Bombers!
I recently learned to knit at an NAHS workshop at the school where I teach. @amandazukofski gave me a great start, and in her instructions to us, she strongly suggested going on YouTube to learn more techniques. I started by learning how to cast off with a video and am going to attempt to make a blanket with a cable stitch for my son this summer. I also discovered mobius and infinity scarves on ravelry, an online community you really should join if you’re at all into knitting and the fiber arts. A comment on last week’s blog post prompted me to compile a short list of resources I’ve discovered in the brief time I’ve been knitting. Feel free to add more in the comments; I’m always looking for more resources! As I mentioned,...
Everyday Vegan: Chorizo!
I love cooking magazines and while there are a few good ones for vegans, I like the challenge of reading magazines with general recipes and trying to make them vegan. Cooking Light makes this easier for its readers with The Enlightened Vegetarian section. Granted, they place these recipes at the very back of each issue, but I foil their plans to hide these great options by reading the magazine back to front! The April 2011 issues has an exceptionally large amount of vegetarian recipes that are either already vegan or easily altered. My favorite thus far is Paella with Soy Chorizo. I substituted cumin for the saffron – I don’t keep saffron in the house, am not a fan of tumeric the usual substitute for saffron, and truly believe that cumin...
Visit to the Met (Part 3)
If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 of my visit to the Met, you might want to start there. I’ve been sharing what I learned on a Fashion in Art tour I took when I recently chaperoned a trip with NAHS students. In this entry, I’m going to share what I learned about a statue from Mali: The Dogon people of Mali (18 c. – 19 c.) had no written language, so their sculpture and statutes conveyed information to members of their community. The man and woman this statue are the same height and similarly carved which echos the Dogon concept that marriage is an equal partnership in their society. However, the two figures have different roles. While you can’t see this in the picture, the man has a quiver to hold a bow and arrow on his back,...
On the Needles
I decided to “borrow” an idea from the Knitmore Girls’ podcast and start an “On the Needles” series of posts on this blog. Recently a friend referred to me as a “knitting nazi”, and while I’m not keen on that noun especially during the Passover and Easter season, I get what she’s trying to say. Enthusiastic about knitting is an understatement; it’s a new obsession! I figure knitting’s inexpensive and as my Dad likes to say, it keeps me off the streets and out of bars. So on a fairly regularly basis I’ll update my readers on what I’ve got on my needles. My Mom doesn’t normally read my blog but just in case **SPOILER** (that means stop reading now Mom). Ok, now that Mom’s...
Dining out with the Everyday Vegan
One of the most difficult aspects of being vegan is dining out. True, quite a few restaurants in our area at least try to include a vegan dish on their menu, but the majority of the time a vegan plays the game of 20 questions with the wait staff at most establishments. I was actually served a plate of plain spaghetti, no sauce, one dry lump of pasta at a shore restaurant during a banquet when I told them I needed a vegan entree. I even called ahead! So, the first piece of advice from the Everyday Vegan: avoid Doolan’s in Spring Lake. Most people know how much I love Restaurant Plan B in Asbury Park, but they aren’t open on Mondays and wonderful as Jeffrey and his staff are, variety is the spice of life! Where else can a compassionate eater...
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