Chocolate Pecan Scones

I was watching this lady on Food Network today and she made scones. That was it. I couldn't stand not eating a fresh, delicious chocolate chip scone. The recipe is from Joy of Baking. Yum! I was thinking of bringing some to Allison and Richard in Boston (if there are any left over.)

Winter Is Long...

...winter is beautiful.

Flame Chevron Scarf

It's finally finished. I had been knitting and frogging, re-knitting and re-frogging the yarn I got from my 2009 share in the Juniper Moon Farm CSA, trying all the while to make the perfect scarf. Maybe the perfect scarf doesn't exist, except in my mind. I do know that the first six times I knit it, it wasn't right. Too long, too wide, too ugly, too boring, too wide again...you get the idea. Well, this time, it's practically perfect.

It's light, soft and fluffy, and I don't even mind that it curls in a bit on the edges. It goes with everything and the pattern was so easy to follow. It made a very quick knit, perfect for watching those LMN movies, like The Good Teacher. Oh, and Dad watched the whole movie, too. 

A Lot of Pictures of Food

I don't even remember making some of this stuff. I have really been enjoying having a big kitchen and a wide array of ingredients at my disposal.
Without further ado: Whole wheat bread.

Vegetable chowder. See how chock full of veggies it is?

Veggie pizza, I love youuuuuuuuuu! With a whole wheat crust.

Mushroom lasagna. Creamy and wonderful.

Zucchini, carrot and cheddar quiche. That's my favorite way to make quiche. It looks like sunshine.

Hashed brown potatoes to go with the quiche (because of the butter. Quiche and buttery potatoes go together.)

Chocolate chip cookies. I was told they taste good. I'm not eating any. (I'm trying to pretend I don't want to eat any. I feel so conflicted, like I'm not being true to myself. Whatever.)

Mushroom moussaka. This took a long time to make, and I enjoy the basic concept. However, this could benefit from more seasoning. I think I'll try another version of the recipe next time. It has potato and eggplant slices, as well as lots of tomato and mushrooms.

Up next: a post about a scarf. And winter.