Happy New Year's day - Cooking but no sewing

Last night we went to a gathering at Paula's new house. The previous owner built a nice garage in the yard and she is using it as her new quilting room.  When she gets it all set up, we will get some serious quilting time in!  She made some fabulous pulled pork sandwiches and I had apple pie whiskey that tasted just like an apple pie fresh out of the oven!

I'm so ready for a new year. Not that the last one was so bad but this one is going to be better an healthier with my new knee.

corn muffins

Black Eyed Peas

So in order to make it better I am cooking cabbage, ham and black-eyed peas for love health and money in 2015. The black-eyed pea's are laced with excises of ham lot pic, lots of onion and bell pepper and garlic. The ham steaks will be covered in a sauce of yellow mustard and brown sugar along with some plump juicy raisins. The rice is cooking with lots of fresh butter in the water.

I sent Frank out for some bagel chips so I'll make some hummus and some dip for potato chips.

cheesecake baking

For dessert I'm making a New York Cheesecake with amaretto cherry topping. Yesterday I made some chocolate chip pan cookies.

I have a group of people coming over today and we will all celebrate with some champagne and cheesecake. I can't think of a better meal to start the new year with.


Except maybe lots of chocolate…

Happy New Year!

.....to all my readers and followers!

I hope you all have lots of love happiness and money in 2015, and that it carries over into the future.

Tonight we will babysit the grand-dog who is fireworks challenged and McGee who is even worse.

I can't feel sorry for those who make the news bad, whose lives are troubled and who cause trouble for others.  My mantra will be, "Change something.  Get better, do something to help yourself."  In that vein, I will continue to direct my efforts toward the animals, who cannot speak for themselves and make those changes.  It is up to the humans to make the changes for them.  Humans need to take responsibility for themselves. 

I have several creative ventures coming out this year.  the first of which is the installation of the show Quilt the Swamp, curated by Michael Young.  It is nearly complete on my design wall.  I trusted the "washable" part of washable markers that was on the box. 

I also have a map to go into the show.  My first.  I have to admit, it is harder than it looks.  But I will continue to practice and add some fabrics that are better suited to making maps.

What will you do in 2015?  How can you make it better than 2014?