Re-entry Dark Days Challenge

Once again February has come to an end and I have barely posted at all. I haven't checked the archives but imagine that this would hold true in the past as well. I am not sure what it is but I guess after the whirlwind of the holidays and then the parade planning, the intense hockey schedule, the winter months and my generally busy work schedule for the beginning of the year, not much gets completed. Yes, I have cooked (using lots of local ingredients) but the meals are often simple and I don't think to document them. There has been little knitting although I am 5/8 through a pair of socks. I kind of lost my mojo for a while (and my hands were often cold and glove clad). However, I have recently caught the bug again and want to spend lots and lots of time knitting. I keep finding new projects that I want to cast on.

I have started quite a few blog entries but very few seemed to get finished. And many will never get posted because they are no longer relavent, for instance the blog entry containing this "gem":

Leap Day should be a holiday. If you work today and you get a certain amount of vacation days and holidays it means that every four years you have to work an extra day. Doesn't seem fair. It should definitely be a holiday.

Maybe I will check what is on my camera and see what is worth sharing...

The perfect answer to not enough time and too many root vegetables...

beef stew with root vegetables in the crock pot

I based this loosely on the recipe from locavore on core

I used potatoes, turnips, rutabegas, carrots, onions and garlic from my various CSAs. Yes, I have now joined more than one. I also used 1 lb of stew meat from Smith Meadows that I bought on a whim at the Farmer's Market (cooking with beef is still a rarity for this former vegetarian). You will notice that I halved the amount. The celeric and mushrooms were picked up on a rare outing to Whole Foods.

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