Dragon's Orchid Garden

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers.  Specifically, turkey pot pie.  We just polished off the rest of the one I made Sunday and I forgot to take a picture of it for the blog.  Mostly because I didn't even think about blogging about that.  So, instead here's a picture of another pie I made.  Just imagine it with turkey and veggies inside, instead of what's really in it (apples). The only recipe I follow is for the pastry, and I use the one for a 2 crust 9" pie from my trusty Fannie Farmer Cookbook .  After making the dough, refrigerate it before rolling it out while you prepare the filling, as follows: 3 medium potatoes 1/2 onion 4 or 5 carrots a couple stalks of celery about a cup of broccoli (I hate peas) Chop those up into bite sized pieces and put them all into a steamer until al dente (just barely fork tender).  Make the sauce: 3 tablespoons of butter (not margarine!) 3 tablespoons of flour about a cup of chicken broth abo...

I finally got down to typing up the chart I made for the new bookmark.  It has three lace flowers surrounded by eyelets around the edges.  The fun bead I picked for the tassel echoes the flower shape of the lace.  I found out that the Windows version of CET Knitting Symbols font works almost perfectly with Apple's Pages.  Almost.  I just could not get any of the alt-codes to work, so had to improvise a "t" for the more commonly used knitting symbol for a twisted stitch.  You can find the finished charted pattern here . I love the part where I get out the pencil and graph paper and draw the design. From knitting The finished bookmark looks great with this color-way of Mini Mochi yarn.  Blocking: From knitting Finished: From knitting Fueled by homemade turkey pot pie, I was able to get through the frustration of (still) learning Apple's Pages version of working with tables as opposed to Word.  The pot pie is to die for.  I'll shar...