Shiny and New

The time has come for my interests to occupy the same internet space. This website is the new home for all things Alisa -- welcome to AlisaTheYarnista.com! I started blogging several years ago and during that time I've had various blogs focusing on my interests. Opening Firefly Fibers in 2010 meant there would be much less time for my blogging and the posting became random, at best. [easyrotator]erc_7_1353966169[/easyrotator]

I enjoy blogging and this new home allows me to centralize everything for everyone's convenience (and my own sanity). Over time, you will see my past posts carrying over to the new site, but mostly you will find new posts on the fiber obsession that consumes nearly all of my life -- knitting, spinning and other fiber related tangents -- and also a view into my kitchen, books, music, travel and life in general.

I look forward to growing my new website and sharing with you. Cheers!

PS - Stay tuned for a giveaway later this week celebrating my new website launch!

Quick Note...

My first Jeni's experience that resulted in purchasing her cookbook (which we now carry at the store) and a Cuisinart ice cream maker. This was the beginning of many  batches of homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet.
"Lemon & Blueberries frozen yogurt, made-from-scratch Port Wine Berry Compote, fresh berries, fresh mint, and fresh-whipped cream. " jenis.com

Adventures in Yogurt Making

So, I've been pretty active the last few weeks.  I've been working on several work projects and we've been pretty busy with life in general. I've been doing a fair amount of knitting but I have also been finding time to do a little something in the kitchen.
A friend gifted a yogurt maker to me a few weeks back.  I was ecstatic and I'm pretty sure she thought I was nuts for my overwhelming enthusiasm at making my own yogurt - I get really excited sometimes.  LOL!
Here's the maker I got, it's from 1976 so it's as old as me!  It matches our kitchen counters very well, don't you think?
It came with EVERYTHING: manual, all the jars, lids and even the thermometer spoon.
I followed directions, twice, and only was able to make rotten milk.  It was very sad.  After the second trial, I admitted that this old gal may be past her prime so after some research, I ordered a new one.  This one is the Eurocuisine YM80 and it really is fabulous!
It has 7 individual serving jars and they are just the perfect size.  I am using organic skim milk, organic powdered nonfat milk and a little Greek yogurt for the starter.
We've been using it for smoothies with a banana and an orange.  Delicious!
Cheers!

Alisa