Category Archive: food

2015
05/04

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food
gluten-free cookng
Knitting
Life
machine embroidery
quilts

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Yes, I added another year to my age. It is terrific that I am still active and can add another year. Daughter, Jennifer sent this pretty fruit basket. Another daughter called to tell me, there is a picture book coming. Many friends from whom I rarely hear wished me a happy birthday (for your part, thank you Facebook). It was a very good day which I will end with knitting.

My friend, Mary, came over and we spent an enjoyable day in the studio embroidering these little ants for a coming quilt. Naturally, there was also much conversation and laughter.

For lunch, I made my favorite cream of Broccoli soup from the 5 Loaves cookbook I started by putting an onion and half a red pepper in the blender with a cup of water. I added 1 teas of garlic powder, l teas of savory, and 1 Tbsp of chicken-like seasoning. I brought these to a boil and simmered 10 minutes. Meanwhile I took some frozen broccoli from Costco, microwaved it 1 minute and cut into small pieces. Then I put it in with the onion and added 2 more cups of water, brought it to a boil and let it cook, maybe 10 minutes – until the broccoli was still green but nearly done. While the broccoli was cooking I put 3/4 cup raw cashews in the blender with 1/4 potato starch and 2 cups water and blended well. I poured this into the broccoli, mixed well and served. I usually make double or triple this much as it freezes so well and I love having it for those days I don’t want to cook.

I did not get the lambs we’ve been expecting for a week. But then I guess the ewe’s bodies know best.

2015
04/27

Category:
food
Life

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The sneezing has been going on since Thursday, but when it interferes with life, it’s time to take action . After seeing that another blogger was happy with this program, we watched the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead with Joe Cross and decided that might be a way to end this cold a bit sooner. Although if one does have to get all those veggies and fruits, and clean them, then prepare then, it may set one back another day. Some of his recipes are pretty good and others I can live without. It’s a good thing we have a choice. The good news is if you don’t like something, the next time you make it, use a different fruit or vegetable.

Today was our first day and though we are full since we drank a lot during the day, I am very much wanting to chew – you know, like a handful of nuts. Our goal is 5 days and day one is DONE.

2015
04/21

Category:
farming
food
Garden

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All 4 of these bee boxes are now painted. Tomorrow, I will check and see if we need to add another to either or both of the hives.

As I was weeding in preparation for planting, I found a few potatoes. I’m not sure if we missed them or if they were tiny last fall when we harvested and were left behind and have now grown.

OH, yes, and I found this little fellow, who I promptly put in a safer place. Our place is full of toads, which eat bugs. We also have the chickens, so with all these bug predators, what’s with all the bugs.

Do you know what kind of bug this is. We have a number of them both out here in the garden and in the hoop house.

By the time, I finished weeding that 20′ row, I had a large kettle of potatoes.

For lunch, we had one of our favorite dishes – scalloped potatoes, to which we added a salad with artichoke hearts, celery, carrots, capers, lettuce, and cauliflower.

2015
04/08

Category:
food
quilts

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It seemed like a great day – sunny and cool for eating at our favorite Mexican restaurant – The Rio Blanco – a nice little family owned restaurant. Bill had a vegetable burrito wrapped in corn tortillas plus rice while I had an avocado vegetable tostada. We really enjoyed it. Then we came home so I could finish this top.

I wasn’t sure how I’d like this, but I do like all these greens in a random mixture. So it will get quilted and bound and given. I have used a good share of my green scraps now (I hope). I found that some of the other drawers in that little drawer stack have other colors, so there will be other striped quilts coming up. I like them as they always seem so cheerful.

It seems the quilt tops are stacking up a bit faster than the finished ones, so may have to switch jobs for awhile.

2015
04/01

Category:
food
Life
quilts

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Have you ever thought about how much time we spend on food? Now if we could just eliminate that little detail, we’d have more time for other things. This morning we went to the grocery store, came home and put all those items away………..after, I washed all the fresh food, made about 4 gallons of fresh salad, which will only last a week. I was so hungry for fresh greens. Then it was lunch time and we ate.

Someday, I want to move, so I’ve evaluated what would be the most difficult in my sewing studio to keep straight in a move. All these bits and pieces would. So this afternoon, I sewed many strips together and then cut them with the above June Taylor ruler.

It has nice slits to guide the rotary cutter. So after the pieces were 5 strips wide, I just put this ruler on them and cut away.

Then I started assembly, which is going to take a few days. The strips are only two wide at this time.

2015
03/15

Category:
food
Life
Shopping

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Lunch and shopping

There was so much rain overnight and all day today that it was necessary to “think on other things” So out to lunch we went with youngest daughter and son-in-law. They chose a Vietnamese restaurant and these are a couple of the foods we had. The one above is spring rolls.

This is a vegetable fried rice, which was also very good.

From there we went to REI in downtown Seattle. This is an adventure!. We saw the waterfalls as we went from the parking garage to the store. It is manmade, but beautiful. Then on into the store.

The children have a lovely play area. In fact the store, which is an athletic store has various types of situations so that one can try out the merchandise and see if it works for you. There is a climbing wall, some trails, a small hiking area, etc. I did not see a body of water for the kayaks though. I think they missed that one. The photo below is as close as I could get to try to show the enormity of space. This is truly a tourist adventure if one is in Seattle. What did we get? Raincoats.

2015
03/13

Category:
crochet
food
Life

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Baby blanket crochet

Lunch was Expresso enchiladas at Rio Blanco. They are loaded with vegetables: celery, onions, mushrooms, and a couple others, plus rice. They make them with corn for those who can’t have wheat. Excellent.

This really is a bit above my level. But I have been learning with this project. Tonight I looked at it again and will probably take it apart and crochet a different blanket. I really don’t care for baby blankets with such big holes in the lace as those tiny fingers find their way into them.

2015
02/12

Category:
food
Knitting
Life

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Socks and tomato sauce & yarn in

I keep hoping at least one of you will join me in making a pair of socks. Here is the latest finish,

My splurge. I had no cotton yarn and wanted to do some dish and washcloths.

It took 3 days to cook down the tomatoes (from the freezer) into sauce. I like it to cook to about 1/2 what I started with before I process it. I have 9 pints this time with more tomatoes in the freezer that will become sauce before summer comes. It is so much better to be able to do this while the weather is cool.

2015
02/10

Category:
food
Life
Sewing

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Pincushion & machine cleaning

Here is a fun scrap project, I hope some of you will enjoy. I made a 4 patch from 2.5″ squares and then had another piece of fabric 4.5″ square.

I sewed the pieces together with the pretty sides on the inside, leaving a place to turn, about 1/2 of one side. Turned, pressed and then I filled it will walnut shells.

I happened to have this bag on hand, but if you wanted to do more for gifts, try the lizard section of a pet store for a lesser price. I sewed the opening with a needle and thread.

I have done enough machine work lately that it was time to clean out the bobbin area. Of course, all of you are doing this on a regular basis. Here is a refresher for those who haven’t done it in awhile.

You will need whatever screwdriver your machine takes and possibly your manual. Remove the screws over the plate under your presser foot – and I also removed the foot.

In order not to lose the screws and foot, I put them in the thread cavity. Just be sure they are safe while you are working. Next take a small craft brush and clean the bobbin holder, then take it out and clean underneath. It is amazing how much lint gets in the area.

Check your manual, oil if it specifies and put everything back together. You should be back in business for your next major project.

BANANA update Yeah! all the bananas are either in the freezer or dehydrator. Tomorrow morning I will empty those and be done for a few months – hopefully until after canning is done.

2015
02/07

Category:
food
Life
quilts

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2014 Super Bowl mystery quilted

This 56 x 72′ quilt was Quiltbug’s 2014 Super Bowl mystery quilt. It is now quilted, but not bound. I haven’t decided yet who will get this one.. I rather like it and the print is from Mother’s collection. As soon as I decide on a label, I’ll bind this quilt. Or maybe I’ll bind all but the corner the label where the label will be placed as I like to sew the label into the binding.

This evening we had another box of bananas that were ripe enough to put in the freezer plus 1/2 of the dehydrator trays. I’m guessing the other 3 boxes will be ready tomorrow and possibly Monday morning.

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Category Archive: food

My friend, Mary, came over and we spent an enjoyable day in the studio embroidering these little ants for a coming quilt. Naturally, there was also much conversation and laughter.

I did not get the lambs we’ve been expecting for a week. But then I guess the ewe’s bodies know best.

Today was our first day and though we are full since we drank a lot during the day, I am very much wanting to chew – you know, like a handful of nuts. Our goal is 5 days and day one is DONE.

All 4 of these bee boxes are now painted. Tomorrow, I will check and see if we need to add another to either or both of the hives.

As I was weeding in preparation for planting, I found a few potatoes. I’m not sure if we missed them or if they were tiny last fall when we harvested and were left behind and have now grown.

OH, yes, and I found this little fellow, who I promptly put in a safer place. Our place is full of toads, which eat bugs. We also have the chickens, so with all these bug predators, what’s with all the bugs.

Do you know what kind of bug this is. We have a number of them both out here in the garden and in the hoop house.

By the time, I finished weeding that 20′ row, I had a large kettle of potatoes.

For lunch, we had one of our favorite dishes – scalloped potatoes, to which we added a salad with artichoke hearts, celery, carrots, capers, lettuce, and cauliflower.

It seems the quilt tops are stacking up a bit faster than the finished ones, so may have to switch jobs for awhile.

Someday, I want to move, so I’ve evaluated what would be the most difficult in my sewing studio to keep straight in a move. All these bits and pieces would. So this afternoon, I sewed many strips together and then cut them with the above June Taylor ruler.

It has nice slits to guide the rotary cutter. So after the pieces were 5 strips wide, I just put this ruler on them and cut away.

Then I started assembly, which is going to take a few days. The strips are only two wide at this time.

There was so much rain overnight and all day today that it was necessary to “think on other things” So out to lunch we went with youngest daughter and son-in-law. They chose a Vietnamese restaurant and these are a couple of the foods we had. The one above is spring rolls.

This is a vegetable fried rice, which was also very good.

From there we went to REI in downtown Seattle. This is an adventure!. We saw the waterfalls as we went from the parking garage to the store. It is manmade, but beautiful. Then on into the store.

Lunch was Expresso enchiladas at Rio Blanco. They are loaded with vegetables: celery, onions, mushrooms, and a couple others, plus rice. They make them with corn for those who can’t have wheat. Excellent.

This really is a bit above my level. But I have been learning with this project. Tonight I looked at it again and will probably take it apart and crochet a different blanket. I really don’t care for baby blankets with such big holes in the lace as those tiny fingers find their way into them.

I keep hoping at least one of you will join me in making a pair of socks. Here is the latest finish,

My splurge. I had no cotton yarn and wanted to do some dish and washcloths.

Here is a fun scrap project, I hope some of you will enjoy. I made a 4 patch from 2.5″ squares and then had another piece of fabric 4.5″ square.

I sewed the pieces together with the pretty sides on the inside, leaving a place to turn, about 1/2 of one side. Turned, pressed and then I filled it will walnut shells.

I happened to have this bag on hand, but if you wanted to do more for gifts, try the lizard section of a pet store for a lesser price. I sewed the opening with a needle and thread.

I have done enough machine work lately that it was time to clean out the bobbin area. Of course, all of you are doing this on a regular basis. Here is a refresher for those who haven’t done it in awhile.

You will need whatever screwdriver your machine takes and possibly your manual. Remove the screws over the plate under your presser foot – and I also removed the foot.

In order not to lose the screws and foot, I put them in the thread cavity. Just be sure they are safe while you are working. Next take a small craft brush and clean the bobbin holder, then take it out and clean underneath. It is amazing how much lint gets in the area.

Check your manual, oil if it specifies and put everything back together. You should be back in business for your next major project.

BANANA update Yeah! all the bananas are either in the freezer or dehydrator. Tomorrow morning I will empty those and be done for a few months – hopefully until after canning is done.

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