Saturday Quilting Fun

Sounds like a magazine:  Saturday Quilting Fun - Issue 278 vol. 3 ed. 12

I guess it is sort of a magazine anyway, this blog is.  (that probably won't pass the editors!)

I am still upset about the three feet of water in my brother's house.  I cannot imagine, truly.  How there is just nothing left.  The impact of his words when he said them, We will get the skiff and go through the house to see if there is anything we can salvage.

All my pictures, my history, my life, my stuff would be gone if we had three feet of water.  I want to do something to help them, but really there is nothing.  He is not the first of my family to have water, Cousin Karen had water several years ago.  And the Northern Cousins have blizzards and snow storms to contend with.

Ok, this is supposed to be Saturday FUN!  Me and my "ever faithful companion who is never 2 steps away from me" decided we would quilt a bit on The Mystery Quilt.  It is on the frame and I chose the thread yesterday.  I actually got two whole rows done before we were called away to dinner with Press and Ann.

I was reminded of how hot it is in that dining room,  even with my bright primary color fan blowing on me.  I had purchased two of the mercury lights to replace the incandescent bulbs in the lamps attached to the frame parts.  So I changed them out.  Frank hates these new eco lights because of the danger of the mercury.  He says the disposal of them is worse than any damage to the environment and cost to the consumer from the other lights.    I just wanted a cooler burning light.

After I changed the lights, I was hungry and it is only 10 am so I ate a Morning Glory muffin.  I need to make some again, I promised Tiger to bring him some during the week.

These are like the healthiest and best things you have ever had in your mouth.  And yes, I did give you the recipe.  Click here for it again.

this time instead of vegetable oil I used coconut oil.  It is healthier and doesn't go into fat storage in your body.  I was interested in seeing what the taste would be, but there is no difference at all.  That I could taste anyway.

Try it either way.  They are worth the messy kitchen you get when you bake from scratch!

glen

Mostly Back to Normal

Whatever NORMAL is!  LOL.  I will put a quilt on the long arm tonight and maybe finish it up tonight as well.

I baked some Morning Glory muffins and got some yogurt started.  I didn't want to start yogurt and have the electricity go out.  But now we are on a roll.

Frank wanted to get out of the house, I guess spending 24 hours with me is too much for him.  So we called Ann who needed to charge her phone and iPad and headed to Jones Creek Cafe for fried shrimp poboys!  Yum.

Frank is outside cleaning up the detritus from the trees.  Mostly leaves and small branches.  I don't let him do anything with tools or ladders without an adult present.  So he is restricted to grounds work.  You never know when he is going to come inside dripping in blood and needing a quick ride to the ER. We were on first name basis with two of the ERs in the area for a while there.  Once the new rule about the adult being present, he got better.  I think he forgets he is not 25 anymore and can't bounce!

DiNozzo spent a lot of time running in the yard.  He kept coming back and standing on the table of the deck.  I think he was watching the fence, the squirrels often run along the fence when they jump out of his way as he stalks them.  They feed in the grass picking up the seeds that fall from the feeders, shoved out by the little birds.  There is quite an accumulation at the bottom.  DiNozzo and Chloe both eat the seed from the grass as well.  I can often be heard yelling, Don't eat the birdseed, stupid!)

Can you see the cardinal?  See how fat they all are?  I buy a ton of bird seed for them.  Birds on welfare.  In the right hand picture he has moved to the feeder at the top.  And his wife is on the other side.

I have a nice recipe for Sweet Potato Bread Pudding to try this weekend.  Like I am on a diet.  Right.

I will share it with you sweeties if you want.  I am lusting after the Vitamix blender.  I fear one will arrive at my doorstep soon.  But there are so many models  to choose from.  Do any of you have one?  And do you make soups in it?  Is that for real?????

Patty, is that what you do?

glen

Chocolate Yogurt and morning glory muffins

Made it Sunday night.  Cocoa powder and honey mixed to a paste, then the yogurt base as usual.  Ferment for 12 hours and you have chocolate yogurt.  I will tell you how it tastes in the morning.

I will have it with the Glorious Morning Muffins I made Sunday afternoon.  They were fabulous, Frank has already eaten 5 of them and the day is not over yet!

2 eggs
3/4 c vegetable oil (I use canola)
1/4 c milk ( I used reduced fat by Kleinpeter)
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups unbleached flour
1 c packed brown sugar (I used Brown Sugar Stevia)
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt (I use the coarse kosher salt)
1 1/2 c shredded carrots
1 c shredded apple
1/2 c coconut
1/2 c raisins
3/4 c sliced almonds (I used walnuts because I didn't have almonds)

1.  oven temp at 350.  Paper baking cups in 18 muffin slots in pans.
2.  in a large bowl beat eggs, oil milk and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended.  Add flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and stir util dry ingredients are moistened.  Stir in carrots, apple coconut raisins, and 1/2 c almonds.

3.  divide batter evenly among 18 muffin cups.  (I use individual silicone cups because I was having a hard time finding the paper ones)  Sprinkle remaining 1/4 c almonds on top of each muffin.

4.  bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of center muffins comes out clean.  Cool for 5 minutes and remove from pan.

High altitude: use 375 oven and increase flour to 2 1/4 cups and bake for 18 to 23 minutes.

This wsas on the back of the General Mills unbleached flour bag.