White yarn and bok choi

[lblanchard]

I skittered out ahead of the alleged snowstorm to pick up the rest of the yarn for the christening blanked, and also to lay in some groceries from my new favorite store, the Big 8 market at 16th and Washington.

The yarn isn't especially fancy. It's Debbie Bliss 4 ply fingering yarn
http://www.loopyarn.com/Detail.asp?ProductID=51693

The suggested gauge calls for a #3 needle, which felt way too small, so I'm working with #5s, in the pattern called 'kimono' from the Folk Shawls book. It's a nice comfy pattern and I'm pleased to be working it.

The Big 8 has gone up a few more notches toward being my favorite store. It carries milk. Also, it takes credit cards. And it has these huge tins of low sodium biscuits from Malaysia, perfect for having with afternoon tea. I bought other tasty things -- a jar of galingale, a big bunch of cilantro, incredible quantities of baby bok choi and broccoli crowns.

I came home and made myself a soup of turkey broth (from the Christmas turkey), bok choi, onion, cilantro, and tofu, flavored with galingale and cayenne. Mmmmmmmm. A few low sodium biscuits and I am a happy camper. Now I think I'll go find a nice movie and work on the BenBen Blankie.

Comments

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I've always seen it "galangal", but Wikipedia tells me galingale is an alternate. I've NEVER seen it in a jar, though--I never looked. It's definitely good stuff. (I do have a jar of ginger, and that's what I generally use.)

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I think the jar says galangal too; galingale is how it was spelled in several medieval recipes that I've seen, and I guess that's just the way my fingers went.

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

Galingale definitely sounds medieval. I didn't know it was a medieval spice--I only learned about a few years ago.