Amy Artisan

As I mentioned in my last post, I had hoped to start February with a blue finished object; however, the hotel knitting last week just wasn’t happening. On Monday I cast on…knit round & round, cabled, knit round & round and then discovered a problem with the first cable - so I ripped it all [...]

Oh the cold, gray days of winter…no sunshine in sight! So, on a cold, gray, snowy Sunday I whipped up a Sunshine Salad in the kitchen.

I came across this citrus salad recipe and used it as my starting point. I used a ruby red grapefruit, navel orange and blood orange. For the dressing, I mixed [...]

With all of my business travel this year I have been fairly disconnected from my girlfriends here in Chicago. On Sunday afternoon I was able to catch up with a lot of them - over a cup of Christmas tea.
As I’ve mentioned before, I find the act of afternoon tea to be a lovely “timeout” [...]

One of the things I was most looking forward to this week was being back in my kitchen & not eating out for everything. On Saturday morning I was practically giddy as I was shopping at my local produce market & picking up lots of fruits & veggies.

(these aren’t pictures of my produce, rather a mosaic [...]

After a chilly Saturday today is a spectacular spring day! The sun is bright, bulb flowers are in bloom, neighbors are mowing the grass & the birds are singing loudly. As I finish up this post the ice cream truck has just come down the street on his first run of the year.

In my front [...]