All Better!

I'm missing the spin-in at Wynona Studios today, so I decided I'd get my wheel out and pretend I was there. About five minutes in, Puca stuck his toothbrush in the flyer while it was spinning. The noise was terrible! He said, "A hurt!" and made me kiss his toothbrush all better. I think he should have kissed my wheel and apologized, but that's just me. 

The annual Rose City Yarn Crawl started yesterday. It is an event where you go around and visit all the participating yarn shops in the Portland area. This year there are 19! Each one has its own raffle for stopping in, but if you get your pasport stamped at ALL 19, you get entered to win a fantastic grand prize as well. 

Each of the stores have daily events including make and takes and trunk shows from local dyers and designers. I am planning on spending Saturday parked at Wynona Studios in Oregon City and on Sunday going to a couple of my other favorite shops, namely Happy Knits and Urban Fiber Arts.  I'm really looking forward this weekend!

{Knitting Spam}

Knit spam... and not the canned kind. I have a few more, but no pictures. Hopefully I can get some this week. My Ravelry is looking pretty blank without any pictures!  

Romney Kerchief shawl in my handspun Romney/Angora

ORANGE! Malabrigo Beret 

Meal Plan 2/5/12-2/11/12

This week, I have a meal plan. A pretty solid one. We've recently made some dietary changes and my little boy is on a full elimination diet while we are trying to figure out what is bothering his tummy. So right now, he is eating, chicken, rice, pears, apples and gluten free oatmeal. We already know he is allergic to dairy, but it seems there might be more going on.

The rest of us are eating the following:

2/5-2/11	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	Cereal	Stir Fry	Beef brisket & Salad
Monday	Almond butter & Banana 'cereal'	Tuna lettuce cups & pickles w/ fruit and veg	Leftovers
Tuesday	Bacon & Eggs	Chicken sausages w/ fresh veggies	Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
Wednesday	Green smoothies w/ spinach, blueberries and bananas.	Bacon/Egg Salad	Kung Pao Beef *
Thursday	Hard boiled eggs and fruit	Tuna salad @ Skate Party	Chicken Stir Fry
Friday	Omelets	Yogurt, honey & Apples	Baked citrus herb fish w/ salad
Saturday	Nuts & Fruit	BLT Wraps	Chang's lettuce cups w/ cashews

A lot of days, I skip breakfast and the kids have oatmeal or fruit, so breakfasts are there just in case I need ideas right now.

Kung Pao Beef
From Mark's Daily Apple Forums
3/4 c soy
3 tbsp vinegar
1tsp agave syrup (I will use raw turbinado sugar or palm sugar)
1tsp chili paste ( + )
1tbsp oil
1 1/2 lbs skirt steak cut into 1/8 strips
1/2 onion
3 cloves garlic
2c broccoli
2c snap peas
1 red bell pepper
6oz baby mushrooms halved
2 ribs celery

Mix 1st 4 item and set aside. Add oil to hot pan and sear meat for 2 minutes then transfer to a bowl. Add all veggies to pan and stir fry 5 minutes. Pour beef and juices back into pan and cook for another 5 minutes. Now enjoy!

15min prep and 15 cooking time