knitting, sewing and cooking

chanda made an end of year gift for the two girls she babysits for . . 

two knitted bracelets with leftover verdant gryphon yarn . .  (well, i helped and made the purple buttoned one)

 and we listened to one of korrina's christmas gifts while sewing and knitting (c is still working on a costume for janet . . ) 

we listened and watched two lectures from the great courses: history of cooking.

 dinner this evening was lentil burgers . .

the lentils were mixed with peas, an egg, cornmeal, sautéed mushrooms and shallots and garlic, but our mix was too watery.

 i think we didn't drain the lentils well enough. it was difficult to flip them.

we ate them on a bed of lettuce leaves with lemon basil mayonnaise (diced basil leaves and grated lemon rind) . . 

back in the costume shop in the evening . . 

there's always something to add to this dress!