Madonna Owned Half-Time

Madonna was amazing! 

Completely rocked the Super Bowl! 

Best half-time show in years! 

Proof that we are getting better, not just older! 

And Ceelo - perfect! 

Half-time nourishment? 

Banh Mi 

Vietnamese Sandwich with well seasoned pork meatballs and super-spicy sauce. 

Step aside chicken wings - this hot is full of flavor, not just heat! 

 Served it up with a zucchini noodle salad

from my new favorite foodie blog 

The Ravenous Couple 

amazing Vietnamese recipes and more! 

 Beverage du jour 

Early Man 

Love the label 

hard cider from Frecon Farm, Boyertown, PA 

 And for dessert, The E-A-G-L-E-S 

This was the only way the Eagles were going to make it to the Super Bowl

Boston or Bust!

Time to catch up.

Visited Boston 2 weeks ago - for snow!

And to deliver the "stache" apron to Mike - my daughter's boyfriend.

Here it is - grid quilted and complete with faux leather pocket

He loved it!

- Let me explain -

This is Mike in costume - his Halloween costume

That thing on his head is his moustache "costume"

He made it - out of yarn!

I told you he was proud of his facial hair.

Looks fitting with the apron.

We had a perfectly gorgeous snowy day the Saturday I visited

Roamed all over Cambridge

I was on a mission

Find "Gather Here"

My new very favorite store 

I love it!!!!

A full line of knitting supplies

 An eclectic collection of fabric

including Malka Durbrowsky's collection

Kokko, Enchino, and so much more

And nothing makes me swoon like a great window display

It had it all!!!

Can't wait to return!

Mission #2 in Cambridge - 

Follow the Honey

A honey store - everything honey

I manage a farmers' market in my free time - hah!

Always on the look out for interesting foodie fodder

 

Follow the Honey had it all - lots of fodder!

A honey store complete with a tap

 Grab a jar

And fill'er up!

 We bellied on up to their "honey bar" to taste honey from around the world.

Guess where this honey is from - love the giraffe on the label

And, yes, we even tasted honey from killer bees!

The shop was full of everything honey,

Balms and butters,

Lotions and creams,

Candles and candies,

Bee inspired jewelry

and these great neck ties!

Love the graphic!

Sunday we headed to SOWA Winter Market

I'm forever exploring every farmers' market I can find 

Always looking for new ideas.

!!! Pasta !!!

My Market - East Goshen Farmers' Market - doesn't have pasta

Look at these offerings!

Yum - now I'm on the hunt

Need ... to... find ... pasta .... maker ... for ... summer ... market!!!

Closing photo

On Harvard's campus

Do you see the face

His bow tie is crooked!

- Side story -

I bought yarn - twice - on my trip to Boston.

Bought a sock project Friday night at a cute little shop on Newbury St.

Left it in the cab!

Arghhhhh!

Bought another sock project at Gather Here

Finished one sock today  - YEAH!!!

Need 2 to post - 

Give me another week, probably 2!

Pita Perfect

No - that's not my thread collection - but a girl can have her dreams! I was out shopping today with friends - the only way to shop. I love to shop for fabric - and I have many favorite fabric shops. I've decided to list all of my favorite fabric shops at this blog - one list, no playing favorites - they are all great - long live the independent fabric shop! Stay tuned for the listing.
I picked up this lovely little collection of fabric while I was out today - I'm hoping to have time tomorrow to create a table runner for my dining room table - big dinner party scheduled for Saturday and I'd love to have something new on the table - I cannot wait to share the menu with you for the dinner party!
For tonight's dinner it's vegetarian - Greek Salad Pita Sandwiches and a Celery Root, Carrot and and Beet Salad. First things first - I need to make pitas - yes - homemade pita - it is so easy. You can find the recipe at the King Arthur Flour website. Here are my ingredients all ready to go - I used 2 cups of all purpose flour and one cup of whole wheat flour. I love SAF instant yeast for all bread baking.
Meet my baking center - my favorite part of the kitchen!
I use my Kitchenaid mixer to mix and knead the dough - it comes together nicely.
Into the oven for an hour of proofing - my oven has a proofing setting - love it!
The magic of yeast - after one hour my dough has more than doubled!
The dough gets divided into 8 pieces,
and rolled out into 6 inch circles.
Here they are in the oven after 5 minutes of baking - beautifully puffy.
Mmmmm, yummy, puffy pita.
The dinner of many veggies - and, yes, we really eat like this.
Yes, this is edible - it is celery root, or celeriac. I love the mild celery flavor. It can be a bit challenging to peel, but it's well worth the effort.
Here is the salad - Celery Root, Carrot and Beet Salad - I used the leftover Kumquat dressing instead of the recipe's vinaigrette. I stuffed the pitas with a salad of cucumber, onion, radicchio, kalamata olives, radishes, parsley and feta cheese; and, topped everything with homemade tzatziki. I made the tzatziki using 1 cup of 2% Greek yogurt, 1 cup of diced English cucumber, 2 tablespoons chopped sweet onion, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon chopped dill, and 1 chopped clove of garlic.
And now for the best news of the day - the snow blower came home from it's visit to the snow blower infirmary - yea! Snow prediction for tomorrow - possibly another foot - enuf white stuff!