Category: Cooking & Entertaining
Still can’t see worth a darn. I’ve been spending the past six days watching YouTube videos on my laptop or reading my Kindle on a gigantic font. Fingers crossed that I start to experience some improvement in the blurry vision. The 4th of July at Granny’s sew-along starts today, and I am hopeful that I […]
What do you do when you are down and out? You make cookies; that is what you do. My cookie of choice was Oatmeal Raisin. I have had a craving for that cookie lately, which I happily indulged in yesterday. Eva doesn’t care for raisins, so I have not made this recipe for years. She […]
We had a terrific Easter celebration. I hope you did too, if you celebrate. This little lamb is featured most years on our Easter table. We call him the Sacrificial Lamb. He is made entirely of Rice Krispy Treats and surrounded by jelly beans. We inherited these antique lamb moulds from my husband’s mother. She […]
We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a bit early. My son-in-law, Ryan, invited us over to his house for Sunday dinner, and we enjoyed the usual corned beef and cabbage in honor of the holiday. I was asked to make dessert, and when I asked Eva her preference, she asked for a chocolate fudge cake. The […]
I don’t have much sewing to share this week, so I will try to make up for it with a delicious recipe I tried recently. This is Allrecipes’ version of Lemon Chicken and Rice Casserole, something that can be made all in one pan, from stovetop to oven. This recipe went together like a dream. […]
Like many people, we had a prime rib roast on Christmas. Ours was about 6.8 pounds and we followed the cooking instructions from our butcher. Cooking a roast is pretty simple as long as you pay attention to what your desired final internal temperature is. We like ours medium rare, and it was on the […]
Ahren has arrived and we are in full family celebration mode. We’ve been cooking and sitting around drinking wine/beer/whatever and having the best time. This is just a quick update to say all is well and we are doing fabulously. Last night we sat outside around the fire table while dinner cooked. You can tell […]
Despite an unusual setback, I made a good-sized dent in my Christmas wrapping. This year, I picked neutral wrapping paper instead of the in-your-face red and green I usually go for, and I am really liking it! I tackled the packages that were either in a box or rectangular and used my wrapping paper on […]
My Christmas shopping is just about complete, so I found time to get up to the sewing room to work on the Winter Village project. It would be nice to finish all the blocks before the holidays. The layout is pretty simple, so, with any luck (and no procrastination), I could even get the whole […]
Are you intimidated by making a soufflé? You mustn’t be. You might be surprised that after making souffles since the 70’s, my very favorite, most reliable recipe is by Julia Child! For most soufflés, you begin by making a roux, which is melted butter and flour, combined and stirred in a pan until the flour […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
