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Episode 129 Friday, November 24, 2023 On the Needles 1:48 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre) Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Knit Picks Felici in Beyond the Wall– DONE!! Christmas is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in We Need a Little Christmas (started December 2022, yarn 2016) Ilha by Orlane Sucche , SugarPlum Circus sock in Scorpio Explicate by Hunter Hammerson, Hue Loco Merino Sock in Blue laced red wyandotte–DONE!! On the Easel 14:51 Gouachevember Calendar prep check here for shop updates On the Table 21:15 Monster Cookies | Cup of Jo Crispy Honey Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts - Caroline Chambers Paper Plane Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf Recipe Ad hoc chicken pot pie with the BEST crust ! (used icy cold vodka instead of water). Carmelized Shallot gravy Yellow Curry Chicken turned into Handpies with leftover crust from above. Cocktail from Episode 61 New cocktail! We’re calling it The Franciscan. I part Orange Curacao, 1 part Gin, splash of ginger allspice simple syrup*, garnish with cara cara orange. *Ginger Allspice Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon allspice berries, 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped. Combine in saucepan & bring to boil. Cook till sugar is melted. Remove from heat & let steep for 30-60 minutes. Strain into a jar, cover & refrigerate. And an epic quantity of green beans! On the Nightstand 36:36 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate! You can visit our shop to find books we’ve talked about or click on the links below. The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you! Goodreads best of 2023 voting T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton (audio) Malice by Keigo Higashino, trans by Alexander O. Smith (audio) Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (audio) Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (audio) Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, trans by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (this link goes to a different version) Under the Smokestrewn Sky by A. Deborah Baker/seanan McGuire Little Thieves by Margaret Owen The Keeper’s Six by Kate Elliott 48:00 Starter Villain by John Scalzi Evil Eye by Etaf Rum August Blue by Deborah Levy Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop, trans by Sam Taylor Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse, trans by Damion Searls Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Happy Place by Emily Henry Mrs. Porter Calling by AJ Pearce The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar All Wrapped Up 1:09:19 Needles Weather or Knot Scarf Kit – The Yarnery Faux suede tags, handmade , this is the back Knitting cady yarn bowl Uncommon Goods CABLE KNIT LEATHER BANDS FOR APPLE WATCH birdie parker Nudge Brass Counter Budget version counter Handmade: knitting tags Easel Caran D’ache Bi-color set of colored pencils (unfortunately, I cannot find the set I have. Here’s an example ). Klee Marble Pencil Set from LACMA Blackwings ! Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook Talens Art Creations sketchbook Hahnemuhle Bamboo (lightweight paper) sketchbook Field Notes small sketchbooks Blick Acrylic Portrait Set Charvin Acrylic Portrait set Handmade: sketchbook ideas Table Snacking Bakes by Yossi Arefi Substack subscription State baking dish , serving dish , platter , historic map trays Diaspora & Co spices also, check Whole Foods Lucky Iron fish Big Sur Elote Salt or Maldon bucket ! Handmade: giftable spice blends Nightstand Demon Copperhead Everyman’s Pocket Classics : Scottish Stories, Garden , New York, Detective Literary women book locket necklace Tequila Mockingbird (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition): Cocktails with a Literary Twist Museum Book Shops: MFA Boston , SFMoma , DeYoung/Legion , The Met , etc. The Simple Art of Rice by Danica Novgorodoff and Joseph Johnson Here We Go Again by Tiffani Thiessen The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (boo! Not out till April!--sorry friends). Day by Michael Cunningham America’s Test Kitchen 2023 & others . Handmade: bookmarks !