Just to let you know that I have loaded the post with part 2 of the featured block. In case anyone is viewing this as a mini mystery, I dated the post earlier than part 1 so that it will appear below it. Don't want to be a spoiler!
Part 1 is below.
Part 2 is below that.
Part 3 will be below that.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
New Year's Cyber Sew In for the Troops--1
We are doing cyber sew-in this weekend for quilts for the troops--American Hero quilts and Home of the Brave. Is it a mystery? Could be! Here is a block part and its directions. It is one of the options for block sewing to be assembled by volunteers.
From a red print or tone on tone cut a 3½ by 6½ inch rectangle.
From blue cut the same.
From white or off white cut two 3½ inch squares.
Plade a white square at the right end of the rectangle--right sides together. Stitch at a diagonal from corner to corner across the white square. (Black line.)
Stitch again ½ inch from the first line of stitching. (Blue line)
Cut apart between the lines of stitching.
You will have two parts--the rectangle portion and a half square triangle unit. Set the HST aside. It will be used for another block.
Make another of these sets using the blue.
Put the two together, matching the angle seam carefully. This yields a 6½ inch (unfinished) block part.
From a red print or tone on tone cut a 3½ by 6½ inch rectangle.
From blue cut the same.
From white or off white cut two 3½ inch squares.
Plade a white square at the right end of the rectangle--right sides together. Stitch at a diagonal from corner to corner across the white square. (Black line.)
Stitch again ½ inch from the first line of stitching. (Blue line)
Cut apart between the lines of stitching.
You will have two parts--the rectangle portion and a half square triangle unit. Set the HST aside. It will be used for another block.
Make another of these sets using the blue.
Put the two together, matching the angle seam carefully. This yields a 6½ inch (unfinished) block part.
I will leave you now to ponder how this will go together.
New Year's Cyber Sew-In for the Troops 2
Taking four of the sections from "Troops 1" , you can assemble a red star.
Can you see the alternating pattern that will appear when we put these blocks together?
Don't forget to save the half square triangle units that were left over.
New Years Cyber Sew-In for the Troops 3
If you make a bunch of these blocks and put them together, you will see the pattern emerge of red and blue pinwheel stars. If you want to make a whole top, this would be a cool one to do. Works really well scrappy, too, so it will make a good collective quilt. If you make one or a few blocks this weekend to be collected, let Julie know by Sunday at 5 p.m. Once we know what blocks we have, we will let you know where to send them for assembly into a top.
Either way, don't forget to save the half square triangle units.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Leavenworth Retreat Lotto Block
This is the block we will do for lotto at the Leavenworth Retreat this June. I thought some of the rest of you might like it as well. For our lotto, we are doing it in patriotics, but I will show some other options here.
It is very easy, very versatile, and can use up scraps and make an impressive layout so simply.
This is designed as an 8 inch finished block which is a nice size for a lotto block.
The large section is cut 4½ inches by 8½ inches. For the lotto, make it of something that reads red, white, or blue.
The pieced half is made up of 2½ squares. The easiest way would be to make two 4-patches and connect them. The colors are any patriotic in random order. You can make several by strip piecing 2½ strips and slicing them into 2½ inch sections. Join four of those to make the side.
Stitch together the two halves to get your 8 inch finished block.
Setting idea for the winner:
At retreat, one block equals one chance. The number of winners will depend on the number of blocks submitted. Lotto blocks will need to be in by Saturday afternoon to be counted up.
Here are some other ideas with the same simple block concept.
and I will do my 3-Day fundraising quilt in pinks and black.
It is very easy, very versatile, and can use up scraps and make an impressive layout so simply.
This is designed as an 8 inch finished block which is a nice size for a lotto block.
The large section is cut 4½ inches by 8½ inches. For the lotto, make it of something that reads red, white, or blue.
The pieced half is made up of 2½ squares. The easiest way would be to make two 4-patches and connect them. The colors are any patriotic in random order. You can make several by strip piecing 2½ strips and slicing them into 2½ inch sections. Join four of those to make the side.
Stitch together the two halves to get your 8 inch finished block.
At retreat, one block equals one chance. The number of winners will depend on the number of blocks submitted. Lotto blocks will need to be in by Saturday afternoon to be counted up.
Here are some other ideas with the same simple block concept.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Superbowl Sunday Cyber Sew-In
Since this is a one afternoon (or thereabouts) event, let's scale down a bit from the New Year's activity.
The poll is running toward designating what would be door prizes as "Cyber Treats", and we have several already committed from last time.
To earn a chance for a Cyber Treat--one chance each category--six chances maximum:
1. Post a recipe for a Super Bowl Sunday munchy. Posted in advance is good so we can provide for the football viewers and get into the sewing room. Everything else can wait till Sunday. (DH estimates that football will be on TV from pregame to postgame from about 10:00 a.m. till 7 p.m. Pacific Time. I'd say that gives us the whole day to sew!!)
2. Show and Tell in the photo albums.
3. Something for charity. A block or more for AHQ or a charity of your choice.
4. Share a tip, website, or project idea.
5. Finish or make substantial progress on a UFO. We all have them and you know it.
6. Participate in the Mystery.
Since Super Bowl Sunday precedes Valentine's Day by a week this year, the Mystery will be a Valentine's project. Gather up pinks and whites and reds for the project. It's a small one, so you won't need a lot. Scrappy will be fine. I'll edit to give a rough estimate of how much yardage when I figure it out.
Oops--so much for the estimate. I forgot. It should take no more that half a yard each of pinks and reds and possibly a yard of background--all can be from mixed scraps.
New edit--Keep the conversation going on the list when you take sewing breaks. Question to ponder: What would you do if you won the Vegemite?
Report your chances by Monday 8:00 pm PST using the subject line "Cyber Sew-In Report" so I don't have to search for them.
The poll is running toward designating what would be door prizes as "Cyber Treats", and we have several already committed from last time.
To earn a chance for a Cyber Treat--one chance each category--six chances maximum:
1. Post a recipe for a Super Bowl Sunday munchy. Posted in advance is good so we can provide for the football viewers and get into the sewing room. Everything else can wait till Sunday. (DH estimates that football will be on TV from pregame to postgame from about 10:00 a.m. till 7 p.m. Pacific Time. I'd say that gives us the whole day to sew!!)
2. Show and Tell in the photo albums.
3. Something for charity. A block or more for AHQ or a charity of your choice.
4. Share a tip, website, or project idea.
5. Finish or make substantial progress on a UFO. We all have them and you know it.
6. Participate in the Mystery.
Since Super Bowl Sunday precedes Valentine's Day by a week this year, the Mystery will be a Valentine's project. Gather up pinks and whites and reds for the project. It's a small one, so you won't need a lot. Scrappy will be fine. I'll edit to give a rough estimate of how much yardage when I figure it out.
Oops--so much for the estimate. I forgot. It should take no more that half a yard each of pinks and reds and possibly a yard of background--all can be from mixed scraps.
New edit--Keep the conversation going on the list when you take sewing breaks. Question to ponder: What would you do if you won the Vegemite?
Report your chances by Monday 8:00 pm PST using the subject line "Cyber Sew-In Report" so I don't have to search for them.
Adobe Chicken Wraps
Have leftover chicken? Wrap up your dinner dilemma with a few extras you probably have on hand.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 10 min
Makes: 6 wraps
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1/2 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (7 ounces) Green Giant® Niblets® whole kernel corn, drained
6 spinach or regular flour tortillas (8 to 10 inches in diameter)
1/3 cup sour cream
Additional Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa, if desired
1. In medium bowl, mix chicken, 1/2 cup salsa, the beans and corn. Divide chicken mixture among tortillas, spreading to within 2 inches of bottom of each tortilla. Top each with sour cream.
2. Fold one end of the tortilla up about 1 inch over filling; fold right and left sides over folded end, overlapping. Fold remaining end down. Serve with additional salsa.
Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens
Substitution
If you don't have leftover chicken on hand, pick up roast chicken at your supermarket deli or use canned chunk chicken.
Variation
Zest it up! Toss sprigs of fresh cilantro on top of the filling, then roll 'em up.
Nutrition Information:
1 Wrap: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 440mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 4g); Protein 20g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 10%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 3 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
© 2009 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved
Barb Shillinger, http://rainydaydoller.blogspot.com/
Home of the Brave Quilt Project
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 10 min
Makes: 6 wraps
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1/2 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (7 ounces) Green Giant® Niblets® whole kernel corn, drained
6 spinach or regular flour tortillas (8 to 10 inches in diameter)
1/3 cup sour cream
Additional Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa, if desired
1. In medium bowl, mix chicken, 1/2 cup salsa, the beans and corn. Divide chicken mixture among tortillas, spreading to within 2 inches of bottom of each tortilla. Top each with sour cream.
2. Fold one end of the tortilla up about 1 inch over filling; fold right and left sides over folded end, overlapping. Fold remaining end down. Serve with additional salsa.
Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens
Substitution
If you don't have leftover chicken on hand, pick up roast chicken at your supermarket deli or use canned chunk chicken.
Variation
Zest it up! Toss sprigs of fresh cilantro on top of the filling, then roll 'em up.
Nutrition Information:
1 Wrap: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 440mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 4g); Protein 20g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 10%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 3 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
© 2009 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved
Barb Shillinger, http://rainydaydoller.blogspot.com/
Home of the Brave Quilt Project
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation
Enchiladas
I worked all day, but, I'm home now. Just put enchiladas in the oven...we make them usually with chicken or beef...plan to try shrimp when the children move away..
Here's my recipe...
Enchiladas
¼ cup chopped onion
2 Tbs butter
3 oz package of cream cheese (softened)
1 Tbs milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground cumin
2 Cups meat (your choice, we've done them all.)
6 tortillas (eight inch.)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 eight oz carton sour cream
1 cup milk
1 can green chilies (jalapenos for a spicier dish.)
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese (but you can use any cheese you like.)
In a skillet cook onions with butter until tender, in a bowl combine cream cheese, 1 Tbs milk, salt, cumin, and cooked onion and meat. Combine well.
Spoon 1/3 cup of mixture onto each tortilla and roll and place seam-side down in a baking dish.
In a bowl combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, one cup of milk, chilies or peppers, mix well, pour evenly over tortillas. Cover with foil, bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until heated through. Remove foil, add cheese, cook an additional four to five minutes or until cheese is melted.
(And that's it … enjoy.)
I plan to sew tihs evening, but, had to start diner first.
Marie
Here's my recipe...
Enchiladas
¼ cup chopped onion
2 Tbs butter
3 oz package of cream cheese (softened)
1 Tbs milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground cumin
2 Cups meat (your choice, we've done them all.)
6 tortillas (eight inch.)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 eight oz carton sour cream
1 cup milk
1 can green chilies (jalapenos for a spicier dish.)
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese (but you can use any cheese you like.)
In a skillet cook onions with butter until tender, in a bowl combine cream cheese, 1 Tbs milk, salt, cumin, and cooked onion and meat. Combine well.
Spoon 1/3 cup of mixture onto each tortilla and roll and place seam-side down in a baking dish.
In a bowl combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, one cup of milk, chilies or peppers, mix well, pour evenly over tortillas. Cover with foil, bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until heated through. Remove foil, add cheese, cook an additional four to five minutes or until cheese is melted.
(And that's it … enjoy.)
I plan to sew tihs evening, but, had to start diner first.
Marie
Super Bowl/Valentine Mystery--border
I think that just adding a narrow red border and then another background border to the runner would make a great ending.
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But what do you think of this?
If you want to make those three inch hearts for the border, they are pretty easy.
Sew together 1½ inch strips of two reds, two pinks, a pink and a background, and a red and a background and cut them into 1½ inch sections. Put those sections into four patches as shown, then add the triangles to each side. The triangles are cut from 2 3/8 inch squares. Space the blocks with 3 by 6 inch rectangles, with a square at each end. I cannot display the pointed end with my EQ software. (Maybe someone knows how I could do that.)
I have not done this yet--the photo from the last post is how far I got before I had to plan a class for middle schoolers. You know I can't go unprepared into that battle.
So you decide on your border plan,
Super Bowl/Valentine Mystery Step 6
By now you know that you have six heart blocks.
What are you going to do with them?
You may want to take them and put them into a Valentine's snuggle quilt.
Or make a pair of three heart wall hangings?
The Mystery plan goes like this.
I cut 1½ inch strips of background fabric and stitched one to the top of all but one of my hearts. I then assembled the six hearts into a table runner like this, and added a background sashing strip on each side. (Ignore those mitered corners. I should have redone this image without them.)
Cut an 8 inch square of background, and cut it diagonally into two half square triangles. I then folded them in half and pressed so as to have a guide line for the center. I added these triangles to the ends.
My design wall is not large enough to stretch the whole thing out to get a picture, so here it is folded over to get the idea.
Think about how you would border this and finish it. I'll share some more later this evening. I'll try to schedule it, but the last one I scheduled didn't post, so it may not be up till I get home from the church--I have a class to teach.
What are you going to do with them?
You may want to take them and put them into a Valentine's snuggle quilt.
Or make a pair of three heart wall hangings?
The Mystery plan goes like this.
I cut 1½ inch strips of background fabric and stitched one to the top of all but one of my hearts. I then assembled the six hearts into a table runner like this, and added a background sashing strip on each side. (Ignore those mitered corners. I should have redone this image without them.)
My design wall is not large enough to stretch the whole thing out to get a picture, so here it is folded over to get the idea.
Super Bowl/Valentines Cyber Mystery Step 4
Make flying geese of the remaining half square triangle units. There should be six pink sets and six red.
Pair off those first step pieces with a plain square of the opposite color. Half of each with pieced piece on the left, half on the right.
Join them into squares as shown.
Pair off those first step pieces with a plain square of the opposite color. Half of each with pieced piece on the left, half on the right.
Join them into squares as shown.
Here's my recipe. Campbells never lets me down.
(Yea, Becka. It's good to hear from you!!!!)
I like to to use fresh salsa. Down here it is in great supply and I also have learned how to make it. I also use different color tortillas to make it fun. The blue ones are always neat
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese (about 1 cup)
1 cup Pace® Chunky Salsa
Tortilla chips
1.Spread the cream cheese in a 9-inch microwaveable pie plate. Sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese.
2.Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes or until the Cheddar cheese is melted. Top with the salsa. Serve with the tortilla chips.
Becka, El Paso
I like to to use fresh salsa. Down here it is in great supply and I also have learned how to make it. I also use different color tortillas to make it fun. The blue ones are always neat
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese (about 1 cup)
1 cup Pace® Chunky Salsa
Tortilla chips
1.Spread the cream cheese in a 9-inch microwaveable pie plate. Sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese.
2.Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes or until the Cheddar cheese is melted. Top with the salsa. Serve with the tortilla chips.
Becka, El Paso
Super Bowl/Valentine's Mystery Step 3
Assemble three half square triangles with one background square as shown. You will make six each with the pink dominant and six with the red.
If you have opted to skip the first pieced step, the single square will be placed instead of the red/pink half square triangle unit.
Ooo! Do yours need squaring off as badly as mine do?
SuperBowl/Valentine's Mystery Step 2
Again, I recommend that you press all seams open. You will find out why later.
This auto-rotate glitch is annoying. Sorry--again they are sideways.If you have chosen to skip the detail work of step one, then you do not need the 12 red/pink units.
What would I do with the Vegemite?
I would feed it to my hubby. He ate in when he was in Australia for his two year mission for our church. He said it wasn't that bad.
Mary C in Walla Walla
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If I won the Vegemite, I'd hide it in some amazing recipe like 'The Secret Chef' and watch as my family ate it unknowingly.. brewhahaha
Tina
Mary C in Walla Walla
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If I won the Vegemite, I'd hide it in some amazing recipe like 'The Secret Chef' and watch as my family ate it unknowingly.. brewhahaha
Tina
Super Bowl Recipe--Fake Arby's
My Super recipe is:
Fake "Arby's" - Ham & Cheese
a package of Buns (hoagie, hanburger, or hotdog)
Slivered, sliced package of Ham (Buddig)
slices of Cheese
Put together the meat and Cheese on the bun, Micro for 1 minute.
add BBQ sauce of your choice.
I found some KC materpiece that taste really good on these. They taste even better than the real Arby's Ham & cheese. I know cause I tried them on their $1 menu tonight... Not as good as mine!
Mary C in WW
Fake "Arby's" - Ham & Cheese
a package of Buns (hoagie, hanburger, or hotdog)
Slivered, sliced package of Ham (Buddig)
slices of Cheese
Put together the meat and Cheese on the bun, Micro for 1 minute.
add BBQ sauce of your choice.
I found some KC materpiece that taste really good on these. They taste even better than the real Arby's Ham & cheese. I know cause I tried them on their $1 menu tonight... Not as good as mine!
Mary C in WW
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Super Bowl/Valentine's Mystery Step One.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some pictures and a few words.
And I can also see that I left off some words. Where it says press, it should probably read trim and press. It will be helpful later in the process if you press your seams open instead of to one side.
These units are 2½ inches unfinished and are made scrappy from your various red and pink scraps. The large squares are 2½ inches and the smaller square to make the triangle corners are 1½ inch.
Sorry they're sideways. Silly camera.While you are cutting the 2½ inch squares, cut an additonal six each of pink and red, and twelve of background fabrics.
Okay--have I confused you yet?
To sum up: (2½ inches unfinished)
Six of these units with red squares and pink corners
Six with pink squares and red corners
Six plain squares each of read, pink, and 12 of background.
If you want to skip the piecing in this step, you can replace these and some piece units from the next step with plaing squares. In that case you will need a total of 18 each red and pink squares at 2½ inches and 12 of background.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Cheese and Vegemite Scrolls
Ingredients
4 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1/4 cup Vegemite
3 cups grated tasty cheese
1 egg, beaten
Method
Preheat oven to 220°C. (425º F.) Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. Place pastry, 1 sheet at a time, onto a chopping board. Spread Vegemite over pastry. Sprinkle cheese over Vegemite.
Starting from the edge nearest you, roll up pastry, 1 sheet at a time. Be careful not to roll the pastry sheets too tight.
Cut each roll into 12 equal portions. An easy way to do this is to cut each roll into quarters, then cut each quarter in 3. Brush pastry scroll tops with beaten egg.
Place scrolls, cut-side up, onto baking trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until pastry is golden and cheese is melted. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on trays before transferring to a wire rack. Serve
4 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1/4 cup Vegemite
3 cups grated tasty cheese
1 egg, beaten
Method
Preheat oven to 220°C. (425º F.) Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. Place pastry, 1 sheet at a time, onto a chopping board. Spread Vegemite over pastry. Sprinkle cheese over Vegemite.
Starting from the edge nearest you, roll up pastry, 1 sheet at a time. Be careful not to roll the pastry sheets too tight.
Cut each roll into 12 equal portions. An easy way to do this is to cut each roll into quarters, then cut each quarter in 3. Brush pastry scroll tops with beaten egg.
Place scrolls, cut-side up, onto baking trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until pastry is golden and cheese is melted. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on trays before transferring to a wire rack. Serve
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Puppy Chow (It's for people!!)
Hi, My DD gave me this one. It is for people.
1-2 cups unsalted peanuts
12 oz box cornpix or cornchex cereal
½ cup butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
About 3 cups powdered sugar (or more)
In medium microwave bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, & chocolate chips. Microwave 2-3 min stirring once until mixture is melted and smooth.
Place cereal in a large bowl. Pour melted mixture over the cereal. Stir with
spatula until cereal is thoroughly coated. Put powdered sugar in another big bowl (paper grocery bag works very good) add cereal. Shake to coat then pour onto wax paper to cool a day. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
Enjoy, Martha
1-2 cups unsalted peanuts
12 oz box cornpix or cornchex cereal
½ cup butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
About 3 cups powdered sugar (or more)
In medium microwave bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, & chocolate chips. Microwave 2-3 min stirring once until mixture is melted and smooth.
Place cereal in a large bowl. Pour melted mixture over the cereal. Stir with
spatula until cereal is thoroughly coated. Put powdered sugar in another big bowl (paper grocery bag works very good) add cereal. Shake to coat then pour onto wax paper to cool a day. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
Enjoy, Martha
Whole Wheat Pita Chips
4 Whole Wheat Pitas
2 TBLSP. Balsamic Vinegar
Sea salt & Cracked Pepper
Oven to 350 degrees
Cut Each pita into 4 pieces. Put pita pieces & vinegar into a plastic bag. Shake to coat. Arrange on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt & pepper (if desired). Bake for 15-20 minutes.
These are so yummy with hummus!
Tina
2 TBLSP. Balsamic Vinegar
Sea salt & Cracked Pepper
Oven to 350 degrees
Cut Each pita into 4 pieces. Put pita pieces & vinegar into a plastic bag. Shake to coat. Arrange on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt & pepper (if desired). Bake for 15-20 minutes.
These are so yummy with hummus!
Tina
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New Year's Weekend Cyber Sew-In Hows and Whats
This post will stay at the top till the Sew-In weekend is over. Everything will appear just below.
Participation in various activities during the weekend will earn you points in a drawing for door prizes.
1. Check in sometime between 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve and early Sunday morning (your time) and tell how you plan to have a quilty day. 1 point
2. A door prize is a prize for someone who shows up and comes in the door. That doesn’t fit a cyber retreat, does it? Come up with a better title for a cyber retreat door prize for another point.
3. Share a recipe—2 points.
4. Try one that is shared—2 points.
5. Show and tell—post a picture in the cyber retreat album of something quilty you’ve done recently. 2 points.
6. Tell a funny quilty experience or share a good joke—1 point.
7. Complete a lotto block—design TBA by Thursday evening. 2 points
8. Make something for charity. You can do a charity project of your own, or do a block for a project. 3 point each
a. 12 inch finished red white and blue block for AHQ quilt.
b. 6 inch finished block in pastels for a project Linus quilt or other
children’s charity.
9. Volunteer to collect charity blocks and assemble a top. Five points.
10. Learn something new. Teach someone a quilty skill. Five points.
11. Offer a prize. Five points.
12. Finish a project. Five points.
Report on your points by 8 p.m. Sunday evening (Pacific Time.) This does not get you any points but must be done for your points to count toward the drawings.
Mystery clues will be posted here beginning Thursday evening and regularly during the cyber Sew-In time. It is designed to be done from scraps on hand or selected fabrics in dark, medium, and light values. Fabrics will be posted shortly.
Participation in various activities during the weekend will earn you points in a drawing for door prizes.
1. Check in sometime between 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve and early Sunday morning (your time) and tell how you plan to have a quilty day. 1 point
2. A door prize is a prize for someone who shows up and comes in the door. That doesn’t fit a cyber retreat, does it? Come up with a better title for a cyber retreat door prize for another point.
3. Share a recipe—2 points.
4. Try one that is shared—2 points.
5. Show and tell—post a picture in the cyber retreat album of something quilty you’ve done recently. 2 points.
6. Tell a funny quilty experience or share a good joke—1 point.
7. Complete a lotto block—design TBA by Thursday evening. 2 points
8. Make something for charity. You can do a charity project of your own, or do a block for a project. 3 point each
a. 12 inch finished red white and blue block for AHQ quilt.
b. 6 inch finished block in pastels for a project Linus quilt or other
children’s charity.
9. Volunteer to collect charity blocks and assemble a top. Five points.
10. Learn something new. Teach someone a quilty skill. Five points.
11. Offer a prize. Five points.
12. Finish a project. Five points.
Report on your points by 8 p.m. Sunday evening (Pacific Time.) This does not get you any points but must be done for your points to count toward the drawings.
Mystery clues will be posted here beginning Thursday evening and regularly during the cyber Sew-In time. It is designed to be done from scraps on hand or selected fabrics in dark, medium, and light values. Fabrics will be posted shortly.
I think that Marge's preparation response deserves some points.
Thank you for organizing my first ever Cyber Sew-In.
preparations so far :
1.. Submit enrollment
2.. Get tractor and drag logs across track {prevent visitors and interruptions}
3.. Send husband bush with swag and tucker {eliminate unnecessary cooking}
4.. Leave computer on continual dial-up {Heaven forbid I should miss something!!}
5.. Turn mobile phone off
6.. Arrange my sleeping pattern to align with Western US time.
7.. Let Kathy know I shall donate prize and post directly to winner.
8.. Tidy sewing room ready for "open slather" {preparation for sewing olympics}
ok then girls..... getting ready; awaiting further instructions
marg
elgin
Western Australia
Posted to the list New Year's Eve--Western Australia time.
preparations so far :
1.. Submit enrollment
2.. Get tractor and drag logs across track {prevent visitors and interruptions}
3.. Send husband bush with swag and tucker {eliminate unnecessary cooking}
4.. Leave computer on continual dial-up {Heaven forbid I should miss something!!}
5.. Turn mobile phone off
6.. Arrange my sleeping pattern to align with Western US time.
7.. Let Kathy know I shall donate prize and post directly to winner.
8.. Tidy sewing room ready for "open slather" {preparation for sewing olympics}
ok then girls..... getting ready; awaiting further instructions
marg
elgin
Western Australia
Posted to the list New Year's Eve--Western Australia time.
And as Martha suggested...
But, the rules only specify a recipe.
This is from a Sportsman magazine and submitted by Catherine DiBenedetto.
Skunk be gone.......
If you or your dog falls victim to a skunks spray, forget the tomato-juice routine. Follow the recipe proven by chemists to neutralize skunk smell: 1 quart fresh hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon liquid soap. Wash with the mixture while it's still bubbling. (Guaranteed.)
Hugs, Martha in Mesa
This is from a Sportsman magazine and submitted by Catherine DiBenedetto.
Skunk be gone.......
If you or your dog falls victim to a skunks spray, forget the tomato-juice routine. Follow the recipe proven by chemists to neutralize skunk smell: 1 quart fresh hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon liquid soap. Wash with the mixture while it's still bubbling. (Guaranteed.)
Hugs, Martha in Mesa
Did you know?
Did You Know?
Sewing Machine Accessories, like the machines themselves, had their
successes and failures.
One gadget that never quite caught on was a musical sewing machine
cover, patented in 1882, that held a player-piano roll and was run by
treadle power. The treadle also activated a sewing machine fan patented
in the 1870's and marketed for a dollar.
Among wackier devices was one that actually was used in the 19th
Century England,
that is until the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Stepped in. It was a sewing machine powered by small leashed dogs
on a kind of treadmill.
Thomas Edison supposedly invented another sewing machine, tho his
biography makes no mention of it...that worked on voice power.
A membrane mounted level with the operators mouth transformed sound
waves into energy.
One pair of scissors, invented in France, boasted 18 different
uses! It supposedly served, among other things, as a straight edge and
ruler, a nail file, screw driver,a pen knife, a glass cutter, a wire cutter,
an
ink eraser, a pattern perforator, and a cigar clipper.
Jenn in Tacoma/Steilacoom
Sewing Machine Accessories, like the machines themselves, had their
successes and failures.
One gadget that never quite caught on was a musical sewing machine
cover, patented in 1882, that held a player-piano roll and was run by
treadle power. The treadle also activated a sewing machine fan patented
in the 1870's and marketed for a dollar.
Among wackier devices was one that actually was used in the 19th
Century England,
that is until the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Stepped in. It was a sewing machine powered by small leashed dogs
on a kind of treadmill.
Thomas Edison supposedly invented another sewing machine, tho his
biography makes no mention of it...that worked on voice power.
A membrane mounted level with the operators mouth transformed sound
waves into energy.
One pair of scissors, invented in France, boasted 18 different
uses! It supposedly served, among other things, as a straight edge and
ruler, a nail file, screw driver,a pen knife, a glass cutter, a wire cutter,
an
ink eraser, a pattern perforator, and a cigar clipper.
Jenn in Tacoma/Steilacoom
Mexican Cocada
I got this out of the book 'Fresh Mexico'
If you have ever been to Mexico and eaten the coconut candy (yum) you will love, love, love this recipe! I can hardly keep myself from eating it straight out of the pan with a spoon.
Mexican Cocada
14 oz. package sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Mix together. Spray a 13x9" pan with cooking spray. Spred evenly and bake for 20 minutes at 350 or until 'taosted' looking (evenly browned). These will make thin uneven squares. I keep mine in the freezer for a treat.. yum!
Tina
If you have ever been to Mexico and eaten the coconut candy (yum) you will love, love, love this recipe! I can hardly keep myself from eating it straight out of the pan with a spoon.
Mexican Cocada
14 oz. package sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Mix together. Spray a 13x9" pan with cooking spray. Spred evenly and bake for 20 minutes at 350 or until 'taosted' looking (evenly browned). These will make thin uneven squares. I keep mine in the freezer for a treat.. yum!
Tina
Back with some quilty jokes
1. What do you call two needles?
2. What is a surge protector?
3. When is a fabric stash a collection?
4. A stitch in time saves how much?
5. What does a sewer say when she pokes herself with a needle?
6. When is a bad time to sew?
7. What is a seam ripper?
8. When is a mistake a designer touch?
9. How many sewers does it take to change a light bulb?
10. What does a sewer say on her deathbed?
The answers: 1. Twin Needles. 2. A box that protects a serger. 3. When it gets out of control. 4. A stitch saves in time doesn't save any time. 5. "Ouch!" 6. Never. 7. Jack's cousin. 8. Mistakes are always designer's touches. 9. Only one because if a sewer can fix a sewing machine late at night she can change a lightbulb by herself. 10. "Just one more row before I go!"
Hugs, Martha in Mesa
2. What is a surge protector?
3. When is a fabric stash a collection?
4. A stitch in time saves how much?
5. What does a sewer say when she pokes herself with a needle?
6. When is a bad time to sew?
7. What is a seam ripper?
8. When is a mistake a designer touch?
9. How many sewers does it take to change a light bulb?
10. What does a sewer say on her deathbed?
The answers: 1. Twin Needles. 2. A box that protects a serger. 3. When it gets out of control. 4. A stitch saves in time doesn't save any time. 5. "Ouch!" 6. Never. 7. Jack's cousin. 8. Mistakes are always designer's touches. 9. Only one because if a sewer can fix a sewing machine late at night she can change a lightbulb by herself. 10. "Just one more row before I go!"
Hugs, Martha in Mesa
Butternut Squash Soup
BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons chopped onion
4 tablespoons margarine
6 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
3 cups water
4 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, saute onions in margarine until tender. Add squash, water,
bouillon, marjoram, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to boil; cook 20
minutes, or until squash is tender.
Puree squash and cream cheese in a blender or food processor in batches until
smooth. Return to saucepan, and heat through. Do not allow to boil.
Now, to go sew for awhile
Marie
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons chopped onion
4 tablespoons margarine
6 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
3 cups water
4 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, saute onions in margarine until tender. Add squash, water,
bouillon, marjoram, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to boil; cook 20
minutes, or until squash is tender.
Puree squash and cream cheese in a blender or food processor in batches until
smooth. Return to saucepan, and heat through. Do not allow to boil.
Now, to go sew for awhile
Marie
Rocky Road
One package chocolate bark melted with 1 cup crunchy peanut butter. Take off heat and add a cup of peanuts and then a bag of mini marshmallows. Stir and then spread on well greased cookie sheet. Let cool and then eat!!
Mary C in WW
Mary C in WW
Taco Soup
Taco Soup (This was a big hit at work when we did a soup and salad lunch. I was the only one who went home soupless.)
Taco Soup
2 pounds ground beef
2-3 cloves garlic
1 large onion
Brown beef,garlic and onion in soup pot then add:
2 cans pinto beans (soup can size)
2 can kidney beans
1 can chile beans
2 cans diced tomatoes with green peppers (Rotel Brand)
1 can (largest size) diced tomatoes
1 can corn (reg. size)
Note: Do not drain any of the beans or corn
Then add: 1 envelope ranch dressing and 1 envelope taco seasoning
Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes and serve
Top soup with any or all of the following: shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream and salsa
Piecefully in Kingston,
Carolyn Nannery
Taco Soup
2 pounds ground beef
2-3 cloves garlic
1 large onion
Brown beef,garlic and onion in soup pot then add:
2 cans pinto beans (soup can size)
2 can kidney beans
1 can chile beans
2 cans diced tomatoes with green peppers (Rotel Brand)
1 can (largest size) diced tomatoes
1 can corn (reg. size)
Note: Do not drain any of the beans or corn
Then add: 1 envelope ranch dressing and 1 envelope taco seasoning
Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes and serve
Top soup with any or all of the following: shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream and salsa
Piecefully in Kingston,
Carolyn Nannery
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar plus more for rolling the cookies in
1 large egg – lightly beaten with a fork
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking liners.
In a large bowl mix the peanut butter with 1 cup sugar. Stir until well blended. Add the egg, baking powder and vanilla. Stir well. Pour some additional sugar in a small bowl. Take 1 tablespoon the dough and roll in a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar and place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Take a dinner fork, stick it in the sugar and gently press down each dough ball to flatten, then turn the fork 90 degrees and gently press again, making the traditional hatch markings of a peanut butter cookie.
Bake for 10 minutes. Take out of over and let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Gently transfer the cookies to a rack to finish cooling.
Makes 24 cookies.
from Susan Parker
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar plus more for rolling the cookies in
1 large egg – lightly beaten with a fork
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking liners.
In a large bowl mix the peanut butter with 1 cup sugar. Stir until well blended. Add the egg, baking powder and vanilla. Stir well. Pour some additional sugar in a small bowl. Take 1 tablespoon the dough and roll in a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar and place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Take a dinner fork, stick it in the sugar and gently press down each dough ball to flatten, then turn the fork 90 degrees and gently press again, making the traditional hatch markings of a peanut butter cookie.
Bake for 10 minutes. Take out of over and let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Gently transfer the cookies to a rack to finish cooling.
Makes 24 cookies.
from Susan Parker
Coconut Basil chicken
This recipe is for those of you who enjoy ethnic foods. J
4 chicken breasts, cut in chunks
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 red chilies, finely chopped
1 cup fresh basil leaves chopped (I always use more!)
2 T fish sauce
1 T fresh cilantro, chopped
1 ½ tsp. brown sugar
8 ½ oz coconut cream
Lime and additional fresh cilantro for garnish
Stir fry the onions, garlic and chilies for a couple of minutes in a little
oil.
Then add the chicken and cook till the chicken is cooked through….probably
about 5 minutes is all.
Now add the T. fresh cilantro, basil leaves, fish sauce and brown sugar….fry
for one minute to mix flavors.
Then add the coconut cream and stir for about 5 minutes.
Serve over cooked Basmati rice. Garnish with lime wedges and fresh chopped
cilantro (and more basil!).
Cindy J
4 chicken breasts, cut in chunks
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 red chilies, finely chopped
1 cup fresh basil leaves chopped (I always use more!)
2 T fish sauce
1 T fresh cilantro, chopped
1 ½ tsp. brown sugar
8 ½ oz coconut cream
Lime and additional fresh cilantro for garnish
Stir fry the onions, garlic and chilies for a couple of minutes in a little
oil.
Then add the chicken and cook till the chicken is cooked through….probably
about 5 minutes is all.
Now add the T. fresh cilantro, basil leaves, fish sauce and brown sugar….fry
for one minute to mix flavors.
Then add the coconut cream and stir for about 5 minutes.
Serve over cooked Basmati rice. Garnish with lime wedges and fresh chopped
cilantro (and more basil!).
Cindy J
Puffy Pancakes
2 eggs
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
5 tablespoons butter-you can use less
Pealed thinly slices apples (optional) but I think makes it tasty
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar (optional)
2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Blend the eggs in a blender/bullet until
foamy, then add the flour, milk, and nutmeg, and blend well. Melt the
butter in a heavy ovenproof skillet or a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish in
the oven. When the butter is melted swirl it to coat the pan. Put a layer
of sliced apples on the bottom if desired, and then pour in the batter all
at once. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until puffed and golden. Sprinkle sugar
over all (if using apples, you may substitute cinnamon and granulated
sugar), and cook one minute more. Sprinkle with lemon juice if desired, cut
into wedges or squares, and serve.
Found in The Complete Tightwad Gazette.
Deloris in Seattle
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
5 tablespoons butter-you can use less
Pealed thinly slices apples (optional) but I think makes it tasty
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar (optional)
2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Blend the eggs in a blender/bullet until
foamy, then add the flour, milk, and nutmeg, and blend well. Melt the
butter in a heavy ovenproof skillet or a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish in
the oven. When the butter is melted swirl it to coat the pan. Put a layer
of sliced apples on the bottom if desired, and then pour in the batter all
at once. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until puffed and golden. Sprinkle sugar
over all (if using apples, you may substitute cinnamon and granulated
sugar), and cook one minute more. Sprinkle with lemon juice if desired, cut
into wedges or squares, and serve.
Found in The Complete Tightwad Gazette.
Deloris in Seattle
Grandma's Cheesecake:
Here's my "old family recipe"...I think my mom originally got it out of a magazine or off the box, but it is tradional for MY family and my son prefers it to a birthday cake. I can't believe he was 33 yesterday!
Grandma's Cheesecake:
Crust: 3 tablespoons butter, 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs. Melt butter, add to crumbs. Remove 2 Tablespoons of crumbs and set aside, press remaining into 9 inch springform pan, pressing up sides and along the bottom with fork tines to form a crust. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350. Cream together 12 oz Cream Cheese (the real stuff, not low cal), 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Pour into prepared crust, bake in oven till firm, 20-25 minutes. Cake should seem almost solid in the middle when you shake it a little.
Remove from oven, turn oven up to 425. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile stir together 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Spread on top of cooled cake and sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top. Bake at 425o for 5 minutes. Cool and refrigerate. Best if done a day or two ahead of time. Yum!
Barbara in Port Orchard
Grandma's Cheesecake:
Crust: 3 tablespoons butter, 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs. Melt butter, add to crumbs. Remove 2 Tablespoons of crumbs and set aside, press remaining into 9 inch springform pan, pressing up sides and along the bottom with fork tines to form a crust. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350. Cream together 12 oz Cream Cheese (the real stuff, not low cal), 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Pour into prepared crust, bake in oven till firm, 20-25 minutes. Cake should seem almost solid in the middle when you shake it a little.
Remove from oven, turn oven up to 425. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile stir together 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Spread on top of cooled cake and sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top. Bake at 425o for 5 minutes. Cool and refrigerate. Best if done a day or two ahead of time. Yum!
Barbara in Port Orchard
Blackeyed Peas with Hog Jowl and Greens
Blackeyed peas with hog jowl and
greens, served over rice, is a classic New Years dish here in the South. The
peas signify coins and rice is a universal symbol of fertility. The greens
represent money, while using a fatty cut of pork (just a small piece is ok,
toss in some extra ham, turkey ham, or even sausage) encourages
prosperity for the New Year.
I’m not a purist on preparation
but each component is cooked separately. This is a dish that is assembled on
the plate. The peas can be canned, cooked from dry, or frozen, and are cooked with
onions and ham or chicken broth, the meat, a little cumin and garlic and maybe
a jalapeno, until tender and “saucy”. The greens are also prepared with broth
(and I add a dash of smoke flavoring). I don’t add any additional salt to
anything but that’s up to you. I do add
a little vinegar to spike the flavor. Then everything is served on a bed of
plain rice (white or brown). Chopped
fresh onion and maybe bell pepper is sprinkled on the top with your favorite
hot sauce on the side (or not, your choice). Cornbread or muffins help soak up
the yummy juices.
Cindy from SW Florida Gulf coast
greens, served over rice, is a classic New Years dish here in the South. The
peas signify coins and rice is a universal symbol of fertility. The greens
represent money, while using a fatty cut of pork (just a small piece is ok,
toss in some extra ham, turkey ham, or even sausage) encourages
prosperity for the New Year.
I’m not a purist on preparation
but each component is cooked separately. This is a dish that is assembled on
the plate. The peas can be canned, cooked from dry, or frozen, and are cooked with
onions and ham or chicken broth, the meat, a little cumin and garlic and maybe
a jalapeno, until tender and “saucy”. The greens are also prepared with broth
(and I add a dash of smoke flavoring). I don’t add any additional salt to
anything but that’s up to you. I do add
a little vinegar to spike the flavor. Then everything is served on a bed of
plain rice (white or brown). Chopped
fresh onion and maybe bell pepper is sprinkled on the top with your favorite
hot sauce on the side (or not, your choice). Cornbread or muffins help soak up
the yummy juices.
Cindy from SW Florida Gulf coast
Mexican Cornbread Salad
Mexican Cornbread Salad
Combine and set aside
1 1 oz. pkg of Hidden Valley Dressing Mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup Mayo or use bottled ranch dressing
Combine and set aside
3 large tomatoes
1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
1/2 cup green onion (chopped)
1 pan Mexican cornbread (cooked and crumbled) or use jiffy mix
10 slices fried bacon (crumbled) or bacon bits ( I use bacon bits)
2 16 0z. cans pinto or red beans (drained)
2 16 0z. cans whole kernel corn ( drained)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Layer in this order
1/2 crumbled cornbread
1/2 beans
1/2 veggie mix
1/2 cheese
1/2 bacon
1/2 corn
1/2 dressing mix
REPEAT LAYERS
Chill at least two hours
This makes a very lot of salad. .
I often cut the recipe in half.
Joyce Callison
Combine and set aside
1 1 oz. pkg of Hidden Valley Dressing Mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup Mayo or use bottled ranch dressing
Combine and set aside
3 large tomatoes
1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
1/2 cup green onion (chopped)
1 pan Mexican cornbread (cooked and crumbled) or use jiffy mix
10 slices fried bacon (crumbled) or bacon bits ( I use bacon bits)
2 16 0z. cans pinto or red beans (drained)
2 16 0z. cans whole kernel corn ( drained)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Layer in this order
1/2 crumbled cornbread
1/2 beans
1/2 veggie mix
1/2 cheese
1/2 bacon
1/2 corn
1/2 dressing mix
REPEAT LAYERS
Chill at least two hours
This makes a very lot of salad. .
I often cut the recipe in half.
Joyce Callison
Adult Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Here is my favorite oatmeal raisin cookie recipe. The ‘twist’ is to soak
the raisins overnight in dark rum. You can, of course, omit this step and
have absolutely delicious cookies. But it makes a fun adult holiday treat!
Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
*
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
* 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
* 3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
* 1 cup raisins
Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of
electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined
flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix
well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie
sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
* Prep Time: 20 min
* Cook Time Time: 08 min
Variations
Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on
wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered. 24 BARS. VARIATIONS: Stir
in 1 cup chopped nuts. Substitute 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or
candy-coated chocolate pieces for raisins; omit cinnamon. Substitute 1 cup
diced dried mixed fruit. HIGH ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Increase flour to 1-3/4
cups and bake as directed.
Yield
4 DOZEN
from Jenn Kinney
the raisins overnight in dark rum. You can, of course, omit this step and
have absolutely delicious cookies. But it makes a fun adult holiday treat!
Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
*
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
* 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
* 3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
* 1 cup raisins
Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of
electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined
flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix
well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie
sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
* Prep Time: 20 min
* Cook Time Time: 08 min
Variations
Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on
wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered. 24 BARS. VARIATIONS: Stir
in 1 cup chopped nuts. Substitute 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or
candy-coated chocolate pieces for raisins; omit cinnamon. Substitute 1 cup
diced dried mixed fruit. HIGH ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Increase flour to 1-3/4
cups and bake as directed.
Yield
4 DOZEN
from Jenn Kinney
White Chili
This is as close as I can get to the white chili they serve in Leavenworth at the Cellar Cafe. Karen Kidd worked on the recipe and I tweeted it a bit more until I like what it has ended up as. When I have left over chicken I bag it up in pieces and put it in the freezer so when I want to make white chili I am ready!! But it can be made with canned chicken in a pinch. Several WASIQs already have this, but for those of you who don't here you go. Enjoy.
White Chili
3 (15 oz.) cans white beans, drained
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 cup onion, chopped
1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies (use a 4 oz if you don't want any heat, although this is a pretty mild chili)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp white pepper
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
Sour cream & grated Monterey Jack cheese
Combine all the ingredients, except sour cream and cheese, in a crockpot or slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or HIGH 4 to 5 hours. Stir in 3-4 ounces of grated cheese and allow to melt before serving. Ladle into bowls and top individual servings with sour cream and additional grated cheese. (Note: a little salsa added is good too!)
Joy Neal
La Conner, Mt. Vernon
White Chili
3 (15 oz.) cans white beans, drained
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 cup onion, chopped
1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies (use a 4 oz if you don't want any heat, although this is a pretty mild chili)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp white pepper
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
Sour cream & grated Monterey Jack cheese
Combine all the ingredients, except sour cream and cheese, in a crockpot or slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or HIGH 4 to 5 hours. Stir in 3-4 ounces of grated cheese and allow to melt before serving. Ladle into bowls and top individual servings with sour cream and additional grated cheese. (Note: a little salsa added is good too!)
Joy Neal
La Conner, Mt. Vernon
Crockpot Bacon and Cheese Chicken
I discovered a new-to-me blog this year, Crockpot 365
Stephanie O'Dea challenged herself in 2008 to use her crockpot everyday. I
didn't read far enough to see if she did, but she has created a cookbook
from it (recipes are also on her blog, so you don't have to buy it). I
decided I wanted to add her book to my collection. For those that are
gluten-free, all her recipes are/or adapted to be GF.
She has some really different recipes that I would never think to do in a
crockpot, and honestly, I think some would be just easier traditionally.
But nonetheless, today I am making Bacon and Cheese Chicken... link and text
copied from her site.
Mel
Crockpot Bacon and Cheese Chicken
--2 T olive oil
--4-6 chicken breast halves, or equivalent bird pieces (I used 8 breast
tenders)
--12 pieces cooked and crumbled bacon
--1/4 cup teriyaki sauce (I used Tamari's wheat-free that I found at Whole
Foods)
--1/2 cup Ranch salad dressing
--1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
The Directions.
Put the 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the bottom of your crock and spread
it around. If you are using thighs or fattier cuts of meat, this step is
probably optional.
Put the chicken in the crock on top of the oil.
In a small bowl, combine the teriyaki sauce and the ranch dressing. I kept
tasting this---the flavor is so bizarre and tasty; I've never had anything
like it.
Pour sauce over the top of the chicken. Add the shredded cheese and the
crumbled bacon to the crock, getting between the chicken pieces, if you can.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4. The cooking time
will depend on how thick your chicken pieces are, and if they are fresh or
frozen.
Since I used the tiny breast tenders (frozen) our dinner cooked in only 3
hours on high.
from Melissa Devin
Stephanie O'Dea challenged herself in 2008 to use her crockpot everyday. I
didn't read far enough to see if she did, but she has created a cookbook
from it (recipes are also on her blog, so you don't have to buy it). I
decided I wanted to add her book to my collection. For those that are
gluten-free, all her recipes are/or adapted to be GF.
She has some really different recipes that I would never think to do in a
crockpot, and honestly, I think some would be just easier traditionally.
But nonetheless, today I am making Bacon and Cheese Chicken... link and text
copied from her site.
Mel
Crockpot Bacon and Cheese Chicken
--2 T olive oil
--4-6 chicken breast halves, or equivalent bird pieces (I used 8 breast
tenders)
--12 pieces cooked and crumbled bacon
--1/4 cup teriyaki sauce (I used Tamari's wheat-free that I found at Whole
Foods)
--1/2 cup Ranch salad dressing
--1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
The Directions.
Put the 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the bottom of your crock and spread
it around. If you are using thighs or fattier cuts of meat, this step is
probably optional.
Put the chicken in the crock on top of the oil.
In a small bowl, combine the teriyaki sauce and the ranch dressing. I kept
tasting this---the flavor is so bizarre and tasty; I've never had anything
like it.
Pour sauce over the top of the chicken. Add the shredded cheese and the
crumbled bacon to the crock, getting between the chicken pieces, if you can.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4. The cooking time
will depend on how thick your chicken pieces are, and if they are fresh or
frozen.
Since I used the tiny breast tenders (frozen) our dinner cooked in only 3
hours on high.
from Melissa Devin
Rosemary-Walnut Shortbread
This was provided to me by a friend on Facebook - very yummy. I have not found herbal honey in this area but betting it can be found. I grind some dried herbs into a powdery substance. These are good to eat with soup. I am making some tonight to go with our black eyed peas and collard greens.
Rosemary-Walnut Shortbread
(adapted by Ann Arbor News (in 2005? now defunct) from Covered in Honey by Mani Niall, Rodale, 2003)
1 3/4 c + 2T all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c walnuts, chopped
1/4 t salt
1 c unsalted butter, cold & chopped into small pieces
1/2 c mild herbal honey (rosemary, thyme, lavender, or sage)--I used regular honey plus 1/2 t powdered rosemary.
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 t diced fresh rosemary leaves
Glaze:
1 T fresh lemon juice
2 T mild herbal honey, same as above
1. Pulse flour, nuts, and salt in processor to dice nuts. add butter and pulse to coarse crumbs. Add honey, lemon juice, and rosemary and pulse until mixture forms ball. Wrap dough in plastic as a log 1 .5" to 2" in diameter. Refrigerate 1 hr until firm but pliable.
2. To make glaze, whisk together honey and lemon juice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Cut dough into slices 1/2" thick and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 18 minutes or until golden around edges. (You might want to rotate sheets for even baking.) Carefully remove to wire cooling rack, and brush lightly with glaze.
4. When cool and glaze is dry store in an airtight container.
Makes 30.
from Jan Kusler
Rosemary-Walnut Shortbread
(adapted by Ann Arbor News (in 2005? now defunct) from Covered in Honey by Mani Niall, Rodale, 2003)
1 3/4 c + 2T all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c walnuts, chopped
1/4 t salt
1 c unsalted butter, cold & chopped into small pieces
1/2 c mild herbal honey (rosemary, thyme, lavender, or sage)--I used regular honey plus 1/2 t powdered rosemary.
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 t diced fresh rosemary leaves
Glaze:
1 T fresh lemon juice
2 T mild herbal honey, same as above
1. Pulse flour, nuts, and salt in processor to dice nuts. add butter and pulse to coarse crumbs. Add honey, lemon juice, and rosemary and pulse until mixture forms ball. Wrap dough in plastic as a log 1 .5" to 2" in diameter. Refrigerate 1 hr until firm but pliable.
2. To make glaze, whisk together honey and lemon juice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Cut dough into slices 1/2" thick and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 18 minutes or until golden around edges. (You might want to rotate sheets for even baking.) Carefully remove to wire cooling rack, and brush lightly with glaze.
4. When cool and glaze is dry store in an airtight container.
Makes 30.
from Jan Kusler
7 Can Soup
I'm not a big fan of soup, but I LOVE this. I got the recipe from a friend in Texas several years ago.
I have modified it slightly over time, so my modifications are in
parentheses)
3 cans minestrone (I only use one big one of Progresso)
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes, original flavor (Do not REPEAT do not use the
hot one with jalapeños. We love jalapeños, but it made it waaaaaay
too spicy and all you could taste was the jalapeños)
1 can minced tomatoes
1 can corn (I just throw in a big handful of frozen corn or mixed
vegetables)
1 pound hamburger (I guess if hamburger came in a can it would be
called eight can soup. LOL)
Brown the hamburger. Sometimes I chop half an onion and throw that
in, too, since it makes the kitchen smell so good. Sometimes I drain
off the grease, sometimes I don't.
Toss in the other ingredients and let simmer for a couple of hours.
Optional: make some macaroni and toss it in, too. Or just add some
extra water and cook the macaroni in the soup.
During the winter I try to keep the ingredients on hand to make this
at a moment's notice because it is so good and so easy.
from Bert in Rice WA
I have modified it slightly over time, so my modifications are in
parentheses)
3 cans minestrone (I only use one big one of Progresso)
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes, original flavor (Do not REPEAT do not use the
hot one with jalapeños. We love jalapeños, but it made it waaaaaay
too spicy and all you could taste was the jalapeños)
1 can minced tomatoes
1 can corn (I just throw in a big handful of frozen corn or mixed
vegetables)
1 pound hamburger (I guess if hamburger came in a can it would be
called eight can soup. LOL)
Brown the hamburger. Sometimes I chop half an onion and throw that
in, too, since it makes the kitchen smell so good. Sometimes I drain
off the grease, sometimes I don't.
Toss in the other ingredients and let simmer for a couple of hours.
Optional: make some macaroni and toss it in, too. Or just add some
extra water and cook the macaroni in the soup.
During the winter I try to keep the ingredients on hand to make this
at a moment's notice because it is so good and so easy.
from Bert in Rice WA
Bean Dip***
Ingredients:
1 large can refried beans
1 pkg Lowry's taco seasoning
1 container 16oz sour cream
1 lrg can Ortega chili peppers (make sure they are mild)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Green onion (diced)
Tomatoes (diced)
Olives (optional)
In large bowl mix together beans, taco seasoning and sour cream, put into glass dish, layer remaining ingredients starting with chili peppers, cheese, green onion, diced tomatoes then olives.
Serve w/tortilla chips
Enjoy!
Daisy
Imperial Highness
Fabric Fondler
***My husband makes this one, too. Kathy***
1 large can refried beans
1 pkg Lowry's taco seasoning
1 container 16oz sour cream
1 lrg can Ortega chili peppers (make sure they are mild)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Green onion (diced)
Tomatoes (diced)
Olives (optional)
In large bowl mix together beans, taco seasoning and sour cream, put into glass dish, layer remaining ingredients starting with chili peppers, cheese, green onion, diced tomatoes then olives.
Serve w/tortilla chips
Enjoy!
Daisy
Imperial Highness
Fabric Fondler
***My husband makes this one, too. Kathy***
Christmas Crack--a Reicpe
Ok, here's my favorite...and extremely easy!
Christmas Crack
2 lbs white chocolate bark
1 large bag pretzel sticks
1/2 - 1 lb pecan halfs (could probably substitute any other nuts you like)
1 large bag raisins (I use golden raisins, but regular work. haven't tried craisins, but I bet they'd work too)
Melt the white chocolate bark by your preferred method. I throw them in a large bowl and use the microwave 1 minute at a time until they're nearly all melted, then 15-30 seconds until completely melted.
While melting the bark, mix all the other ingredients together in a very large bowl.
Lay out some waxed paper or parchment paper. I tear off two lengths just as long as I can reach. Might want to tape them side by side so they don't slide apart.
Pour melted bark over the other ingredients and mix thoroughly to coat.
Pour mix out on the waxed paper. The next step is easier if you pour so that it's as spread out as possible.
Use two utensils to spread the mix out all over the waxed paper. You want to try and get it as close to single layer as you can get.
Let dry about an hour.
Use your hands to gently break the mix apart, trying to get down to individual pieces. You won't completely make it, but you're trying to get it down to bite sized pieces.
DO NOT SAMPLE WHILE BREAKING APART!!! Or you won't have a single piece left! This stuff is addictive as all get out!
If there's any left over (because I know you didn't pay attention to that last step), package it up in pretty bags, or just in ziploc bags that you can put a bow on, and hand it off to friends and the neighbors just as quick as you can, so you won't end up eating the whole batch yourself!
I've been making this stuff at christmas every year for the last 10 years, and I have neighbors who start talking about it at Halloween.
Crickett Hutchinson
Seattle, WA
Christmas Crack
2 lbs white chocolate bark
1 large bag pretzel sticks
1/2 - 1 lb pecan halfs (could probably substitute any other nuts you like)
1 large bag raisins (I use golden raisins, but regular work. haven't tried craisins, but I bet they'd work too)
Melt the white chocolate bark by your preferred method. I throw them in a large bowl and use the microwave 1 minute at a time until they're nearly all melted, then 15-30 seconds until completely melted.
While melting the bark, mix all the other ingredients together in a very large bowl.
Lay out some waxed paper or parchment paper. I tear off two lengths just as long as I can reach. Might want to tape them side by side so they don't slide apart.
Pour melted bark over the other ingredients and mix thoroughly to coat.
Pour mix out on the waxed paper. The next step is easier if you pour so that it's as spread out as possible.
Use two utensils to spread the mix out all over the waxed paper. You want to try and get it as close to single layer as you can get.
Let dry about an hour.
Use your hands to gently break the mix apart, trying to get down to individual pieces. You won't completely make it, but you're trying to get it down to bite sized pieces.
DO NOT SAMPLE WHILE BREAKING APART!!! Or you won't have a single piece left! This stuff is addictive as all get out!
If there's any left over (because I know you didn't pay attention to that last step), package it up in pretty bags, or just in ziploc bags that you can put a bow on, and hand it off to friends and the neighbors just as quick as you can, so you won't end up eating the whole batch yourself!
I've been making this stuff at christmas every year for the last 10 years, and I have neighbors who start talking about it at Halloween.
Crickett Hutchinson
Seattle, WA
Army Wives' Potluck Recipe
This recipe is one I learned as a 2nd Lt. wife... it is at every potluck or wives coffee I have ever been to in the Army. It is good and easy.
1 jar of grape jelly
1 bottle of chili sauce
1 package of frozen meatballs
Put into crock pot on high for 3 hours... stir about every hour and serve bubbling hot!!!
Dawn in Puyallup
1 jar of grape jelly
1 bottle of chili sauce
1 package of frozen meatballs
Put into crock pot on high for 3 hours... stir about every hour and serve bubbling hot!!!
Dawn in Puyallup
A New Year's Eve Recipe
When New Years' Eve is at our house, these are always on the table:
One package of Lil Smokies.
One jar of current jelly
2 TBS yellow mustard.
Warm jelly with mustard until jelly melts, add the smokies, and heat until
warmed through.
Serve with your favorite toothpick.
The hardest part of this recipe is finding the current jelly._
Kathy Nannery
One package of Lil Smokies.
One jar of current jelly
2 TBS yellow mustard.
Warm jelly with mustard until jelly melts, add the smokies, and heat until
warmed through.
Serve with your favorite toothpick.
The hardest part of this recipe is finding the current jelly._
Kathy Nannery
Final Mystery Clue --#12
Assembling the quilt.
If you have a design wall, this would be a good use of it. I have arranged these blocks in the following sequence which gives a neat wave action across the face of the quilt.
Row 1: B A C D B
Row 2: A C D B F
Row 3: C D B F D
Row 4: D B F D C
Row 5: B F D C E
Row 6: F D C E A
You might find something you like better, so go ahead and play with it before you put it together.
Here's a sketch in red white and blue:
A Baby Quilt in pastels:
Black White and Gray
Super Scrappy.
If you finish a top, or even get one on the design wall, do post a picture in the albums at WASIQ at Yahoo.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Mystery Clue #11
Organize the blocks to get ready to assemble the quilt.
There are three sets of blocks. We will divide them into six stacks to help put them in order later. The first two stacks will be of the blocks with the medium (Color #2) running through the center. They are Light/Medium/Dark or colors 321, and Dark/Medium/Light or 123. To simplify, we will call them A and B.
Next are those with the light through the center. They are DLM and MLD or 132 and 231. Henceforth: C and D.
The last stack are those with the dark through the middle. They are MDL and LDM or 213 and 312, otherwise known as E and F.
Mystery Clue #10
Assembling blocks from strips
7 9 14
The name of the block is Attic Window. I don't see it, do you?
It's easiest to make them in the same orientation. When we put them into a quilt, some will be rotated.
Where are we? four in the afternoon? There are thirty blocks to assemble, but I won't wait long to give you the finale. You don't have to peek, you know.
Mystery Clue #9
It's time to do something with those triangles. We are going to put them into strips of two triangles and one square, making a center parallelogram of the same color or value. There are thirty altogether in these configurations.
9 14 7
Press toward the center square.
Next Clue will come at 4:01.
Mystery Clue #8
After that triangle break last night, here are the rest of the square threesomes to put together.
You will need 14 each of Dark/Dark/Light and Medium/Medium/Light in the scrappy group. That's Color #1/Color #1/Color #3 and Color #2/Color #2/Color #3.
You will need 14 each of Dark/Dark/Light and Medium/Medium/Light in the scrappy group. That's Color #1/Color #1/Color #3 and Color #2/Color #2/Color #3.
Altogether you now have sixty strips of three squares.
Next clue at noon:01.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Mystery Clue #7
If I were really creative, I would have an Agatha Christie type puzzle going on in these mystery clue steps. Hercule Poirot could discover the dark triangles int he sewing room, and Miss Marple would have observed who was stepping out with the Color #2 squares.
Ah, well!
To wind up this evening, we will just have to put together some more half square triangles. You will need 23 squares of them made up of Mediums and Lights---otherwise known as Color #2 and Color #3. The sizes remain the same.
Ah, well!
To wind up this evening, we will just have to put together some more half square triangles. You will need 23 squares of them made up of Mediums and Lights---otherwise known as Color #2 and Color #3. The sizes remain the same.
Mystery Clue #6
We are going to stitch together some of the squares into sets of three.
In scrappy--Nine sets of Dark/Dark/Medium and nine sets of Light/Light/Medium will be needed.
In terms of three colors--Nine sets of Color #1/Color #1/ Color #2 and Nine of Color #3/Color #3/Color #2.
9 7
9 7
In scrappy--Nine sets of Dark/Dark/Medium and nine sets of Light/Light/Medium will be needed.
In terms of three colors--Nine sets of Color #1/Color #1/ Color #2 and Nine of Color #3/Color #3/Color #2.
9 7
An additional seven sets of three squares each in Light/Light/Dark and Medium/Medium/Dark. (Color #3/Color #3/Color #1 and Color #2/Color #2/Color #1)
The last clue of the day will come at 8:01 PM
Mystery Clue #5
#5--Further Half Square Triangles
This time the HSTs are of fabric colors #1 and #3--or scrappy darks and lights.
The measurements are the same as in Clue #1 and you will need 21 of them.
Look for your next clue this afternoon at 4:01.
Look for your next clue this afternoon at 4:01.
Joke
One Sunday after church Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. Her daughter answered "Don't be scared, you'll get your quilts."
Needless to say, mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the
Pastor stopped by for tea. Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about.
He said "Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming."
:D
Tina
Needless to say, mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the
Pastor stopped by for tea. Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about.
He said "Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming."
:D
Tina
Mystery Clue #4
#4 Still more squares
This will be the last batch of squares--I promise.
There will be 75 squares of your color #3--or scrappy lights.
Same sizes--bed size is 4 1/2, lap size is 3 1/2, baby size is 2 1/2.
Now, got that done? Watch the Rose Parade and come back for a new clue about noon.
Mystery Clue #3
#3 More Squares
You will need about 75 squares in fabrics of Color #2--or scrappy medium value pieces.
Bed size--4 1/2, Lap size 3 1/2, and baby size 2 1/2 inches.
Do not use your rotary cutter if you are sleepy. No need for mistakes or mishaps. Wake up fresh in the morning to cut.
Another clue will come in the morning.
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