Bananas!

For some reason at work today everyone kept talking about banana pudding which put me in the mood to try a raw version of this delicious treat. I'm so glad I did because it ended up being one of the best desserts I've ever tasted!

Try it for yourself. The following recipe serves 4 and couldn't be any easier to prepare...

2 large ripe bananas
1 cup soaked cashews
1/4 cup agave
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup water

Combine everything in a blender and process until smooth. Serve with blueberries for a little added crunch.

Beardfest & Stachebash

I recently stayed up all night to pedal my jewelry at the The Bell House's Beardfest and Stache Bash event which was a great night of mingling with sexy facial hair freaks and the ladies who love them.

I created a very special beard necklace in honor of the occasion which I never want to take off my neck.

 

My reversible wooden mustache necklaces were also a crowd favorite and were my best selling piece of the night.

 

Both styles are currently available in my Etsy Shop as well as a very special beard comb necklace which can be personally stamped with the initials, phrase or numbers of your choosing.

Thanks so much to everyone who came out that night. It was a real blast!

p.s. I met many interesting and hysterical people that night, one of my favorites being the lovely lady from Love for Lumberjacks. She may even love beardies more than I do!

BFF's

Meet my good buddies, Satchel and Cleo...

 Did somebody just say they saw a squirrely?

This sweet little guy is getting old and grey, but don't tell him that! He still thinks he's a playful puppy.

Cleo loves to make herself right at home in a cardboard box or wicker basket.

Sorry folks, but "Good-Bad-Kitty" is not a fan of having her glamor shots taken at this particular moment.

Planning My Dream Kitchen

While planning my move to upstate New York I can't help but get excited about the possibilities of decorating a whole new space. My future kitchen has had me the most excited. I have a vision which includes lots of natural woods and vintage pieces with a window sill herb garden, cast iron pans, mason jars and lots of avocado green accents.

Check out my Etsy Treasury for my dream kitchen wishlist...

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and wish you a happy and healthy new year!

<3 x 2,
Christine

Let's Move to the Country

Let's move to the country
Just you and me
My travels are over
My travels are through
Let's move to the country
Just me and you...
-Smog

Joe and I visited the gingerbread cabin in the Poconos again. It was so wonderful to unplug the computers, turn off the cellphones and escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Our long weekend was filled with lots of hiking, pumpkin picking, strolling through small village shops and flea markets and driving along winding country roads while trying not to lose our place on the map as we stared out the window in amazement at the bright red, orange and yellow leaves.

Welcome to the cabin located deep in the woods of Dingman's Ferry...

 

The incredible surroundings made it hard to keep your eyes on the road while traveling through the forest and mountains...

We ate quite a few interesting foods along the way, one of the best being this warm, crispy barbecued pretzel...

Joe selected several gourds, and I fell in love with these adorable baby pumpkins...

  

I couldn't believe my eyes when I returned from buying a drink to find Joe standing in line waiting for his "Swamp Plate" to emerge from the deep-fryer. Frog legs and alligator meat piled on top of fresh cut french fries! Yikes and ewwww!

 

One of the highlights of the trip was hiking along this beautiful trail filled with waterfalls, footbridges and long wooden stairways that ran right behind the cabin...



While we didn't spot any bears this time around, we saw plenty of adorable moss and lichen covered trees all along the forest floor...

 The marriage between hot dogs and apple pie was a truly romantic love story inside Joe's stomach...

While visiting the country's largest general store, I was nearly swallowed whole by a great white shark and then did a little dance as I picked a few giant acorns...

Taking one last breath of the fresh mountain air before heading back home to the city...

Pot O' Gold Juice

I think I may have discovered exactly what that pot at the end of the rainbow may be filled with. Delicious green juice!

This healthy juice recipe was made in a standard juicer and tastes just as sweet as it sounds.

Recipe...

2 green apples

2 celery stalks

1/2 squeezed lemon

-Tasty!

Hello World It's Me...

I've been thinking long and hard about what my very first blog entry should be about and came to the conclusion that it needs to definitely involve my #1 most favorite true love in life, crocheting. I just recently started making crocheted cowls and scarves that are inspired by the classic granny stripe afghans that were my entryway into the crochet world.

Mugshots by Christine Domanic 2007

Video Games at Grandma's by Christine Domanic 2006

I still cherish the g hook that I used the day my mom taught me the craft that would soon become a total obsession. I started with the traditional granny square and made several afghans before I discovered new crochet stitches and gained the ability to increase and decrease. My exploration of crochet soon led me to create elaborate three dimensional sculptures such as a worn out old bicycle, coffee mugs with illustrations of all the sex offenders in my old Philly neighborhood and an atari 7600 console complete with joysticks, a game cartridge and an old television with an on screen display of pitfall.

crochet dream catcher by prettylilthings

Southwestern Style Crocheted Afghan by spiffyspooner

Storyville Lace Chemise by bayousalvage

delicate but strong by knitalatte

Indian Design Afghan by handylady55

Check out my Etsy Treasury filled with even more crocheted afghans, sculptures and accessories that make my heart flutter.

-That's just me and the things that make me happy.