Thursday’s are for Poetry | 4.28.22

Thursday’s are for Poetry | 4.28.22

Today is one of my favorite days...it's Poem In Your Pocket Day! It's a day to carry a poem with you... and perhaps you will even then invite poetry into the remaining days of the year. I debated about what poem should I share this month. I contemplated Joyce Kilmer's...

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A taste of summer for a January blizzard

A taste of summer for a January blizzard

For a great portion of North America the weather outside is indeed frightful. Yet, nestled away in my freezer were some frozen bits of summer.  I pulled them out and baked them into some amazingly delicious muffins. These are sure to brighten up a cold winter’s day....

I can soufflé, can you?

I can soufflé, can you?

I am bringing the “year of making” to as many aspects of my life as I possibly can, and one very easy way for me to do this is through the meals I make. With some very simple ingredients – farm fresh eggs, milk, cheese, and some diced ham, you can have a very elegant but entirely satisfying dinner.

A Triumvirate of New – New City, New Year, New Life

As 2013 wound down, I found myself ready for a new chapter in my life. I found work to be wholly unfulfilling and as I saw the company I worked for spiraling into disaster, I made a bold decision to say goodbye and control my destiny – rather than follow something I...

Summer's Bounty

Summer's Bounty

As the days are growing ever so shorter, the bounty at the farmer's market continues in abundance. I was saddened to have gotten what is most likely the last of the local blueberries. This is my "take" on a recipe from the Red Spoon Blog's "Blueberry Gratin", and...

Beating the heat

Beating the heat

It has been a quiet week here at Casa del KatKnits, with temperatures climbing into the triple digits causing many to hibernate to an air conditioned place to beat the heat. My garden is growing nicely, even if my lawn looks like the Sahara Desert. We have had little...

Are you smarter than an 10th grader??

Are you smarter than an 10th grader??

Apparently, if you are a member of congress, you are probably not – especially if the Tea Party voted you in. Great correlation there, if you ask me – idiots voting in idiots? What spurs this topic is something I heard on NPR while getting ready for work this morning....

 

 

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