Craft Cook Read Repeat

Episode 192
Friday, June 19, 2026

On the Needles 1:40
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OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams, Knit Picks Felici in Silent Film

 

135-1 Limestone by DROPS design, Baa Ram Ewe Donegal Twists in Banshee and Dullahan  

 

Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam– DONE!!

On the Easel 9:20
Oil studies with R&F oil drawing sticks

Plus, the japanese color palette book

On the Table 16:22
Julia Turshen’s Sticky Chicken or sheet pan Sticky Pork

 

Pizza Beans with Rancho Gordo Caballeros beans.

Chicken & Zucchini Fritter/burger

Cookie parcels: browned butter-corn flake choc chippers, neopolitans, confetti cookies, and classic choc chippers.

Strawberry Rye cookies (from 100 Cookies; subbed strawberry for raspberry)

 

On the Nightstand 27:36
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A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo (singing hills #7)

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) (audio)

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

The Shippers by Katherine Center

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews (maggie the undying #1)

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

 

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

The Fountain by Casey Scieszka

The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (audio)

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page  (sort of JOYFUL).

 

Bingo 50:04
Starts Friday May 22, ends Mon Sept 7

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Bingo thread on Ravelry (you may need to register to view/participate but it’s free)

 

Monica’s Bingo:

Award winner: The In Crowd, The Safekeep, The Tainted Cup

Start new project:  sweater for Boy #1

Sweet & spicy: Julia Tushen sticky pork

World Cup book: the Safekeep (Holland)

Let someone cook for you: friends in San Diego 

Vacation reading/crafting: on the beach in San Diego

 

Cortney’s Bingo:

Cook for sharing–cookies

Debut author–Lady Tremaine

Monica Rec–The Other Half

New Technique–using the drawing oils under the oil paint (because I learned that the oil pastels would have been an unstable foundation for any oil sketch or painting).

Episode 191
June 4, 2026

On the Needles 1:42
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Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam

 

Cuff Club Vol. 2 Socks (march) by Summer Lee, Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks Butter Sock in why did the frog cross the road and mini: To see what the chicken was doing – DONE!!

 

OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams, Knit Picks Felici in Silent Film

On the Easel 9:07
CONNECTIONS TODAY!

 

Calendar is a GO!

Which means I’m painting envelopes this summer, and aiming for an OIL-paint theme.

 

On the Table 18:47
Rainbow Rave Cookies from Cookies by NYT

 

Strawberry Frosted Sugar Cookies - by Yossy Arefi

 

I Dream of Dinner– May cookbook

Chicken with So Much Garlic

Green Curry Meatball Soup (this is not exactly the same as the one I made from her book, but similar)

 

Simple pork tenderloin with garden rosemary

Steak marinade–24 hour.

 

On the Nightstand 31:47
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Antiquarian’s Object of Desire by India Holton

The Duke by Anna Cowan

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown 

Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson

The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell (audio)

The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews

Mostly Hero by Anna Burns

 

The Briars by Sarah Crouch

Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin

 

Bingo 52:27
Starts friday may 22, ends Mon Sept 7

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Monica’s Bingo

Debut author: lost book of elizabeth barton

Read something american: voter information pamphlet and my primary ballot!

 

Cortney’s Bingo:

Let someone else cook: Steaks on the grill

Read an award NOMINEE: Celestial Lights

Episode 190
May 21, 2026

On the Needles 2:45
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Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam

 

Cuff Club Vol. 2 Socks (march) by Summer Lee, Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks Butter Sock in why did the frog cross the road and mini: To see what the chicken was doing 

 

Sophie Scarf by PetiteKnit, AVFKW Floating in Current and Wild Bloom in Raincloud– DONE!!

On the Easel 7:19
Oil studies!

On the Table 16:08
Buffalo Salad with Blue Cheese Toasts from I Dream of Dinner by Ali Slagle

Buffalo Crudités With Blue Cheese Dip Recipe

 

A Great "Happens to Be Vegan" Korean Meal at Home Sundays with Julia video library

KIMCHI FRIED RICE WITH SCALLION SALAD from Small Victories

DUBU JORIM (BRAISED TOFU) 

GARLIC-SESAME SPINACH 

 

Successful strawberry shortcake with buttermilk biscuit

Unsuccessful sweet potato waffle

Pan-fried tofu on repeat: marinate firm tofu sticks in 1/4c tamari or soy sauce, ¼ c sake, 3T rice wine vinegar, a splash or yuzu hot sauce (optional) for at least an hour or so. Pat dry. Coat with corn starch & corn meal (¼ corn starch + 3T corn meal). Pan fry.

On the Nightstand 32:17
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Go Gentle by Maria Semple

Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman (audio)

On the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej Balle, trans by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell

The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (audio) 

Once and Again by Rebecca Serle

Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann

How to Commit a PostColonial Murder by Nina McConigley

Last Night in Brooklyn by Xóchitl González

We Do Not Part by Han Kang, trans by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris 

Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, trans by Angela Rodel

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman

Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake

Episode 189
May 4, 2026

On the Needles 1:48
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Anker's Summer Shirt by PetiteKnit 

 

Scultura by Cecelia Campochiaro, AVFKW Floating in Ripple Effect 

 

No Pressure shawl by Stephanie Lotven, Invictus Yarns Unafraid Sock Blank in Mauve Segue

 

Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam

 

Knitted knockers cascade ultra pima– DONE!!

 

Gather hat by Tin Can Knits, Cascade 220 in Tutu– DONE!!

 

135-1 Limestone by DROPS design, Baa Ram Ewe Donegal Twists in Banshee and Dullahan

 

Cuff Club Vol. 2 Socks (march) by Summer Lee, Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks Butter Sock in why did the frog cross the road and mini: To see what the chicken was doing 

 

Beary Cozy Gnome by Sarah Schira, Forbidden Fiber Co. Gluttony Sock in Yule Log, Must Stash Yarn & Fiber Perfect Must Match in natural, Walk Collection Tough Sock  in Powder –DONE!!

 

Sophie Scarf by PetiteKnit, AVFKW Floating in Current and Wild Bloom in Raincloud

 

On the Easel 14:56
Portfolio prep

CCRR art!

On the Table 20:33
 

Crispy quinoa and asparagus salad with coriander cashew cream — Hetty McKinnon

 

Runner Bean and Raw Asparagus Salad from Rancho Gordo

 

Cornflake Choc Chippers I omitted a smidge from both the white sugar & brown sugar.

 

Beef Broccoli stirfry from America’s Test Kitchen, very similar recipe here. I used a little can of sake instead of beef stock–delicious!

 

Sweet Potato bowls with beef (onion + orange bell pepper), avocado, cheddar, cilantro, chipotle sauce, and a little sour cream.

 

On the Nightstand 29:26
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Alchemised by SenLinYu 

Second Death of Locke by V.L. Bovalino

Nobody’s Baby by Olivia Waite (Dororthy Gentleman #2)

The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke

 

Whidbey by T. Kira Madden

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Bingo 44:12
Starts friday may 22, ends Mon Sept 7

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Episode 188
April 23, 2026

 

Bingo!  Friday may 22 to monday sept 7

On the Needles 5:03
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Scultura by Cecelia Campochiaro, AVFKW Floating in Ripple Effect 

 

No Pressure shawl by Stephanie Lotven, Invictus Yarns Unafraid Sock Blank in Mauve Segue

 

Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam

 

Anker's Shirt by PetiteKnit, Cascade 220 Superwash Wave in Spectrum– DONE!

 

Knitted knockers cascade ultra pima

 

Gather hat by Tin Can Knits, Cascade 220 in Tutu

On the Easel 11:00
More Museums!

Denver Art Museum, National Gallery of Art–Washington D.C., The Phillips Collection, The Kreeger Museum, The VMFA in Richmond.

On the Table 21:30
 

Vignarola (Roman Spring Vegetable Braise) via Good Things by Samin Nosrat

 

Gnocchi with asparagus and miso butter from Simple Pasta

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026745-skillet-gnocchi-with-miso-butter-and-asparagus

 

Pepperoni Pizza Flowers 

 

Noodle Night!

Cookbook Week - April 21-25, 2026 

 

Corn flake-fortified chocolate chip cookies!! AWESOME.

On the Nightstand 41:00
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The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves (shetland #9, perez and reeves #1)

The Astral Library by Kate Quinn

The Final Problem by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, trans by Grace Frick

Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, trans by Ruth Martin (audio)

Brawler by Lauren Groff

The Keeper by Tana French  

 

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi