I made these cupcakes for our New Year’s Eve celebration. We played games with friends and snacked.
These Fauxtess cupcakes were the main event. They are filled with vanilla cream, just like the real things – only these are obviously 100x better because I can read the ingredient list. The recipe is from Vegan With A Vengeance.
Tags: cupcakes
I harvested the last ripe tomato of the season in October. I never imaged that I could pick a red tomato off the vine at the end of October. Overall, this year’s tomato harvest wasn’t as plentiful as last years. We grew different varieties and that obviously made all of the difference.
We had a very productive Poblano harvest this season. It’s the first time we’ve tried to grow any type of pepper. The plant grew remarkably large, but didn’t produce fruit until late in the season. We dried the peppers we couldn’t use and have been using them since in chili, tacos, and the like.
We also had successful harvests of beets, cilantro, basil, and thyme. I actually got in two beet crops this season. This photo is of the second crop. It wasn’t as big as the first but still edible and delicious.
I know I’ve been terrible about posting lately. I need to finish the promised CSA round up. But before I do that, I want to talk about the holiday gifts I knit this year. I’ve been quite the knitting machine.
I made a small cowl for my mother-in-law using a new (to me) stitch called Indian cross-stitch. It’s simple but really dramatic looking.
This cowl didn’t take long to make and it’s quite pretty. She really likes it. Score one for an awesome handmade gift. The pattern is Elis by Reiko Kuwamura (find it on Ravelry).
I also knit blue and purple toddler mitten for my niece. They match the hat I made for the baby shower. The mittens are a little big but she’ll grow into them. I forgot to take a photo before we wrapped them.
Two more knit items to talk about. I also made a matching baby hat and mitts for my husband’s cousin’s baby. I love baby items because I can knit them up so quickly. I made all of it in a day and half. The new parents were appreciative and the hat fit their 2 month old perfectly.
This is our last CSA share for the 2011 season:
The farm actually bought organic broccoli and lettuce from another grower because their harvest failed this year. They had a lack of sun and 21″ of rain in September and that held back both the broccoli and lettuce crops. They said “frankly we felt you deserved these items in your box.” I think that was quite nice of them!
I’ll post later about the great price experiment for this season’s CSA. I can say now that it’s worth it for us in a number of areas, but I want to collect my thoughts on the subject.
I’m sad this season is over. I should try to find a winter CSA…
Tags: CSA, Spiral Path Farm
We’re almost at the end of our CSA season and it shows. This week we got:
The amount of food and variety of food has decreased, which is to be expected in mid-November. Next week is our last CSA delivery. I’m sad.
Tags: CSA, Spiral Path Farm
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