Today, I bought a new phone!

Yes I know, this is supposed to be a knitting and cooking blog, but what can I say, I'm a geek. A big gadget loving geek. I'd been looking at getting a Telecom V9 Tablet. I'd done all the comparison shopping and Dan had checked it out using his awesome techy sleuthing skillz. And yeah, it was a cool thing. And so I went to buy one, and came home instead with a new phone, and I love him. He is lovely, smooth and sexy. Its a match made in heaven. He doesn't have a name yet, but I can assure you that he will have one, probably Eric.

As for knitting, its been a couple of days of slogging but I finally got 30" of cabling done and I'm decreasing for the armholes. I'd like to say that I was knitting in the round, but no... this is knit in pieces. So its just the back I'm talking about.

I don't know what I was thinking, I hate sewing! I don't think I've knit in pieces for about 4 years, I usually convert the pattern to the round with a steek. I think, though, that a garment this heavy and big needs the seams to give it structure.

I'm thinking it'll take me three weeks to get it done, luckily its a fun knit. Unfortunately, since I am such an addict, I've been snooping on Knitty and I've fallen in love with Corinne, and I mean, who wouldn't? Even my mate Susi likes it, and she has the best taste. I love the pinkness and the soft squishy garter stitch. Just lovely.

Yesterday, I got a lovely surprise, a parcel in the mail! Well, not so much a surprise, its not really a surprise when its something you ordered, but nevertheless, I got a parcel. The blokes at fishpond finally sent me New England Knits. I am so keen to knit Greenfield Cardigan. Its another lovely squishy garter stitch cardi, with cute leaf details on the front corners.

Dinner today comes to you courtesy of the Market Kitchen Cookbook. We don't eat a lot of red meat, much to Dan's disgust, but just occasionally I feel the need for a steak sarnie. So that's we had for tea tonight.


The Ultimate Steak Sandwich
by Arthur Potts Dawson


Serves 2 


1 long ciabatta loaf ( used ciabatta buns)
2 rib eye steaks
Olive oil, for brushing
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp capers, drained (Amy has loved these since she was 5 years old!)
1/2 white onion, peeled and finely sliced (I fried them a bit)
2 medium gherkins, finely sliced
4-6 piquillo peppers (from a jar) drained, and roughly chopped (what the heck are these? I grilled some capsicum)
Choice of grain mustard, tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce and horseradish, to serve

Now things get a bit fancy in the actual recipe including barbecues and such. Put simply, cook your steak to how you like it. Grill your bread till warm, maybe a bit crunchy. Choose your sauces, and make a big fat steak sandwich.

Not to put to fine a point on it, this steak sandwich was pretty damn fine. We'll be having it again, although I reckon I could probably do it without the flash recipe!