The Dream Swatch turned out very nicely though it blocked a fair bit longer than I was expecting. It stayed on my head just fine though I may try another at a much tighter gauge to see if it is less stretchy and perhaps one in cotton to see if that works better. Now it’s time to get back to those Sockapalooza Victorian Lace socks. The second one is cast on and I think I’ve done two repeats on the cuff so far so there’s still quite a ways to go on those.
The first sweet pea has bloomed in the garden so soon I’ll have scented bouquets for the table. I see loads of blooms just waiting to open. I also harvested the lavender from the front garden which I’ll turn into sachets to keep the nasty buggies out of my yarn stash. There’s another lavender bush around the side of the house that has longer stems. That one will be nice for lavender wands.
For dinner I made some baked rice balls. This is a great way to use leftover rice. I had been making extra rice and freezing it in individual servings so that I could quickly make lunches for Daniel after school. As he’s gone for the summer I wanted to clear those out of the freezer. I’d love to try this again with brown rice for a healthier take on it.
Baked Rice Balls
6 cups leftover rice, at room temperature
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 ounces Emmenthaler cheese, shredded
2 ounces Parmesan cheese, shredded
1/2 cup finely minced fresh parsley
1/2 cup finely minced assorted herbs
3 green onions, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup whole wheat panko bread crumbs
Preheat the oven to 450 F. Combine all ingredients except for panko in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Form mixture into 2-inch balls, dredge lightly in panko and transfer to a non-stick baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake 20 minutes at 450 F. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
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Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to try it out soon
Gorgeous Dream Swatch – must make me one too. My hair is just about getting long enough to wear something like that
I should most likely harvest my lavender too – I wonder how the spanish style would keep? And there’s this little dilemma of how to avoid the bees… how’d you do it?
The headband is beautiful…and the recipe looks really yummy. Going to make sure I make that one of these days.
Yummy recipe! The swatch looks great!
your head scarf is lovely! Great job, and great colors too : )
The Dream Swatch looks great! After seeing yours the other day I started one of my own yesterday out of some handspun.
The Dream Swatch turned out so nicely..I am off to cast one on. I could use a Twisted Flower break.
Oh, it turned out so pretty! I can just imagine that in my girls’ hair. Those baked rice balls sound delicious! I haven’t seen whole wheat panko around here yet or the regular panko whole wheat? Guess I should just go into the kitchen and read the label…hee!
The Dream Swatch came out great! I really like the thinner version.
Love the dream swatch – it looks awesome!
Wow, that is stunning! And light enough to wear in the summertime!