Thanksgiving is here. I could write a lot about what I'm thankful for, but the T'key (I'm vegetarian) is almost done and the turkey roulade I made for my hubby is out (and a little pink - I don't cook meat very often, so this is par for the course). I have washed my hands about a google times. Touching bacon (for the roulade) and turkey just made my skin crawl. Nothing a heaping pile of mashed potatoes can't fix.
Because this Thanksgiving is just the two of us and maybe some friends over for dessert, I've been enjoying the respite from 4 days of straight cooking. Other than making the pie and the cornbread last night, this has been pretty calm.
Squares
I started working on my squares yesterday. I finished two and started a third. Of course, I'd like to see how many squares I can get done and now that the cooking is done I will be able to shortly ply my knitting needles. I love the yarn I'm currently working with, the hand-dyed yarn from the Bakerloo socks. It's colorful without being too gaudy. I have a lot of left over sock yarn for this, so I probably won't run out of steam until the end of the weekend.
More Cooking
I found a pumpkin gnocchi recipe on one of my favorite recipe sites. Fat Free is a great site for vegan and vegetarian recipes. Because I'm not following a strict low-fat diet, I do use a little fat for sauteing but despite that the recipes still manage to be healthier than a lot of my other cooking.
