Hexie paper punch.

  So easy to use and I think it will be a lot cheaper than having to buy the packs. I hate to order them and then I have to wait for them to come in when you want to sew!
 For me I found this was the perfect weight and paper. Brand of color doesn't matter, your preference. It's the weight of the paper so that it's heavy enough to make your Hexie but not so heavy that it's hard to punch them out. That could break your punch.
 I think I paid $15 and I got 95 sheets. Hope to find paper cheaper someplace else. I can get 20 punched out of one sheet of paper. So that makes 1900,  I paid $20.00 for a pack of 600. At least that's almost a 30 Dollar savings or more. I can take the time to punch out my own Hexie's. If I punch out all 95 sheets it will officially pay for my punch and my Hexie's.

The brand is only a suggestion it's the weight of the paper that counts.
Mine's made by Fiskars.

Remember ladies, if you try to punch more than 1 sheet at a time
 you could break your punch.

Okay been sick!

Got the stuff that's been going around. All my joints hurt coughing, coughing, been miserable. That's why I haven't posted anything. Today's been the first decent day.
Finally felt good enough to do a little sewing. Been missing it.

German chocolate stuffed cookies

You can find this recipe on the Internet
I just added espresso to it to make it better
It will make approximately 32 cookies unfilled 

                                        First let's make the filling. It needs to cool down
                                                              for at least two hours.
                                                         ( I put mine in the freezer )

The ingredients that you're going to need

                                                           German chocolate filling

                                            One Teflon cooking pot ( easier to get out )

                                        1 16 ounce can of carnation milk
                                        1 stick of butter
                                        3 egg yolks ( lightly beat )
                                        1 cup of sugar
                                        2 teaspoons of vanilla
                                        Pinch of salt

Cooking filling

                                       After sauce is cooked add
                                       1 cup nuts
                                       1 cup coconut

 Stir together, bring to a boil on medium heat. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and add nuts and coconut stir until combined. Cool till needed.

                                                           Lets make the cookies 

The ingredients that you will need
                                              

                                       Bake at 350     Bake for 10 to 12 min on lined cookie sheet. 

                                        Cream together                                
                                        1 cup ( 2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened
                                        1 cup sugar
                                        1 cup brown sugar
                                        2 teaspoons of vanilla
                                       Add
                                       1/8 teaspoon of salt
                                       2 teaspoons of espresso coffee
                                       Mix
                                       Add
                                       2 eggs
                                       1 teaspoon baking soda
                                       2 cups of flour
                                       Mix till just combined ( do not over mix )

      Let rest in ice box for one hour.  Drop by tablespoon on lined cookie sheet, bake.  Cool on cookie pan for five min, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.

Cooling on rack

                                                              Lets fill the cookies
                                            2-3 teaspoons of filling on the bottom of a cookie                              

Filling that has been added

                                                                    Now add the top

Don't you want a bite?

                                             Its a little time-consuming. But well worth it.                

Block 5

                                                                  My raspberry pink

How about some baked chicken.

This is the ingredients I use
I created this recipe

( If you use this brand of black pepper I can attest that it'll come out right)

Keep it simple

Bake at 375.    One 1/2 hours
Bake on cookie sheet pan
Cut out backbone ( save backbone for soup )
And flatten out
Sprinkle lemon Black pepper, salt and extra fresh ground black pepper
Bake
When done let rest for 15 minutes
Serve some fresh steamed vegetables
Big Glass of ice tea
Eat

Three more corners to go.

Partial Block 1 of 4

                                                                        See I do sew.

Carrot muffins For Mr. Tim

This recipe was created by me.
The brands are only a suggestion, this is what I use.    

Bake at 350°     You will need Muffin Pan and Muffin Liners
Bake for 25 minutes.  Let cool in pan for five and then remove.
This will make approximately 20 muffins.
Enjoy

3/4 cup of wheat flour 

1 cup of flour

3/4 cup of shredded carrots

1/4 cup of raisins

3/4 cup oatmeal

1/4 cup of sweet coconut

1/2 cup of  ( walnuts or pecans)

1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of ginger

1/2 of allspice

1/4 teaspoon of cloves ( not in picture)

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon ( not in picture)

1 1/2 baking powder

1 baking soda
All combined in one bowl

3/4 cup softened butter

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar
Cream together. Then beat eggs in one at a time

2 eggs
All combined in one bowl

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup orange juice 

1/2 cup crushed pineapple ( well-drained)

2 tablespoons of molasses

2 tablespoons of vanilla
All combined in one bowl

Put contents of all 3 bowls into one.  Stir just till combined. Spoon into liners till about 3/4 full. Bake till done.

Liquids

Dry Ingredients

All combined into one bowl

Fill muffin liners to 3/4 full

Let cool for 5 min

Enjoy!

Tendinitis hurting!

Wanted to work on my LE Quilt today but my wrist is killing me I guess I better stop for little while. Had to call my doctor got in so much pain. Had to ask for meds for the pain . Not fair I love what I'm doing. Have a doctors appointment on Monday hope she can tell me something good. 

Third rickrack

Third rickrack glued on and ready to sew down on LE Quilt. It's not perfect but I still love the way it's looking . The first time ever done anything like this. It's hard but not impossible. What I love is everyone that is making one is so different it's unique it's yours.  I have learned so much from doing this appliqué.
Tomorrow with luck I'll get it stitched down and start those leaves.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

This are the ingredients that you're going to need for this recipe.
( I created this recipe)
( The brands that I used, are only a suggestion )

                                      One 12 ounce can of solid white tuna ( packed in water )
                                      One 15 ounce jar of afraid of sauce
                                       1 1/2 cup of Penne Rigate macaroni
                                       1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
                                       2 tablespoons of olive oil
                                       1 small onion chopped ( sorry I didn't get it in the picture )
                                       3 garlic heads chopped
                                       2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
                                       1 tablespoon of chopped chives
                                       1 teaspoon of garlic powder
                                       1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper ( fresh pepper is better )
                                       1 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
                                       2 15 oz of water

                        In a Fryingpan sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil on med flame. When translucent add in the chopped chives and parsley. Sauté for a minute more. Then add tuna with all the water in  the can, macaroni and Alfredo Sauce. And all the spices ( salt, black pepper and garlic powder) and water. Lightly mix. Cook till noodles are done ( about 20 min). If need be add a little more water.
When noodles are done turn off-buner add cheese. Again lightly mix. Cover for 10 min.
Transfer to serving dish and enjoy.
Mr. Tim loves to take it in his Lunch and eat it cold. Silly man.

                                     

The beginning of my zigzag

The start of my third row of zigzag

For Mr. Tim

Fabric for Mr. Tim new shirt. Now if I can just find time to get it made. Love the Dragon.

Love. Entwined

Time to add another border. And leaves to my last flowerpot. Maybe then I'll get the center done. I keep putting this part off. Think it's picking out the colors.

Rounds done on these.

Yes I got quilting done.

 I got my first rounds sew on them. Pretty good for being sick all Sunday night. Didn't start to feel better until late this afternoon. I either got to much heat from helping Mr. Tim out side or I ate something bad.

New water outlets.

This is what Tim did for me over the weekend so that I would not have to drag four water hoses just to water my yard.

Aerial view

Tim took this picture while standing on top of our new den that were building.

I just love Adding new plants to our yard.

And so does Mr. Tim. Garden centers get us in trouble.

Supper

                                                        This is my Recipe for Meatloaf

This is the supper that I fix for my husband on Sunday.
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Meatloaf recipe     Preheat oven to 350°      Bake for one hour and a half
                               Line one loaf pan with Aluminum foil ( this will make it easy to remove )

  2 pounds of hamburger meat   ( not lean meat ) it will make your meatloaf to dry.
  One  package of saltine crackers   ( crushed )                 
  One 14.5 oz  can of diced tomatoes   (  well drained  )
  One 5 oz can of  carnation milk
  One small white onion  ( about 3/4 cup chopped )
  Three carrots. ( shredded )
  1 teaspoon thyme
  1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
  1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
  1 teaspoon of salt  ( kosher salt is the best to cook with )
  2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
  4 tablespoons of ketchup  ( two more tablespoons for top of meatloaf  )
  2 tablespoons of parsley

Put all the ingredients above into one bowl. Mix just until combined. Transfer into lined loaf pan.
Top for the remainder of ketchup. Bake in oven.
When done let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Transferred to a pretty serving dish.