Painted wine glass. Am filling with M&M's and topping with a bow!
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Update on Kitchen Garden and seedling/sprouts
So its been over a week (just) and I have new growth from organic carrots, celery, romaine lettuce, potato, garlic and the herbs are breaking soil! yay! It will be a jungle by spring!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Confetti Painting
I did a few things I have been meaning to get to lately, painted wine glasses, vase and a coupla coffee mugs with dots to look like confetti. Neat!
Use Acrylic Enamel for glass. Dip end of paint brush into paint color and have at it. The more you add the more it looks like confetti. I like contrast and I used purple, teal, white, red, green and yellow.
Pardon my nails, they have paint on them! It's either paint or soil or flour...I do bake, cook and sew with clean hands! LOL
Indoor Organic Kitchen Garden
Finally got my shelves up at set of double windows in kitchen. I've got Sweet Potato, onion, celery, lettuce, garlic, carrots, herbs, a cactus and a sick geranium. I'm very pleased and excited ,too.Growing and gardening is such an integral part of who I am that come winter if I don't have something growing I'm out of kilter.
I used scroll brackets because they are decorative and when the weather warms just a bit the shelves will be painted a white gloss, to be cheery, clean and water repellent. It's a must that the shelf surface be wipeable since it's holding plants, both in rock and in soil, and they are watered. I have plates and spill bottoms for them all, but just in case. Plus, a kitchen surface gets greasy if not wiped thoroughly and often.
Now to make different curtain valances!
Now to make different curtain valances!
Back to Blogging
I am new to blogging and I was just blown away with work this holiday season that blogging was the furthest thing from my mind. NOT good for a blog!
So anyway's lol I'm back and should have some neat posts as soon as blogspot fixes a few errors on their part!
See ya soon.
So anyway's lol I'm back and should have some neat posts as soon as blogspot fixes a few errors on their part!
See ya soon.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Whew! Glad That's Over With! On to Pumpkin Cupcakes
Granny Turned Nanny is back! Felled by major dental work AND a back sprain, Granny is now back and in fine form and sure is glad all that is over with!
Granny's granddaughter is with her keeping the days full of Autumnal Festivities like baking, Fall flower cutting, and carving Pumpkins! Today we baked Pumpkin cupcakes, oh yum. We started out to make them with just two ingredients; pumpkin and a cake mix. Interjected here and now, is the info that Granny almost NEVER uses cake mixes, she's of the opinion that not much good can come from them. Well, er, maybe some good comes from mixes and maybe some pretty delicious treats have occasionally come from mixes but never a cake tasting like a scratch cake has been the result of using a cake mic, in Granny's humble opinion. For those of us who know the true taste and texture of a from scratch cake, mixes pall in comparison.
But on with things! My precious little one and I used a carrot cake mix and a can of Pumpkin...and a few other things. Being a baker for a long time and with pretty good success, I really had reservations about the Pinterest pin proclaiming perfect pumpkin cakes (lol, almost a tongue twister) with just two ingredients even though I know the cake mix has leavening agents, adding just pumpkin seemed a bit of a stretch for a delicious creation. Upon reading the reviews I gleaned that indeed it was what it was and came out as desired - if all one desired was a chewy pumpkin dish without as many carbs, calories, and perfect for vegetarians and dieters. What I wanted was some simplicity and to not have to measure much etc. No preciseness, if you know what I mean but large on taste and texture! So, here's our recipe and our
Pumpkin Cupcakes turned out magnifico and with just a few more ingredients, literally thrown in!
Heat oven to 350
Ingredients
Carrot Cake mix
1 can Pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1 t of cinnamon
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t allspice (as stated before in my recipes Allspice is a spice in and of itself NOT a mixture of cloves nutmeg and cinnamon - that would be pumpkin pie spice).
1/3 c brown sugar
Combine all ingredients and mix well. I did use my heavy duty mixer, but on low, and for just about 1 minute so this could easily be mixed by hand. I also guessed at the amounts of spices but after being a baker for 50 + yrs, I know a teaspoon and a half teaspoon measurement when I pour spice in my hand. And no measuring flour or baking soda and salt. Or doing the other things scratch cakes require. Like whipping egg whites till soft and then folding in etc!
So, after mixing, the mixture will be a medium thick scoop-able consistency perfect for a little child to scoop out with a 1/3 c dry measuring cup and fill cupcake liners almost full. You can spray your cupcake/muffin tins if desired or you are out of liners. This is really no stress, just whatever. I like the feel of peeling back the liner for the scrumptious treat but it's a personal choice.
Bake for about 20 minutes and they come out risen high and of a great texture and flavor. I iced with a cream cheese frosting from a carton! Wash up's a breeze too.
Enjoy!
Granny Turned Nanny is back! Felled by major dental work AND a back sprain, Granny is now back and in fine form and sure is glad all that is over with!
Granny's granddaughter is with her keeping the days full of Autumnal Festivities like baking, Fall flower cutting, and carving Pumpkins! Today we baked Pumpkin cupcakes, oh yum. We started out to make them with just two ingredients; pumpkin and a cake mix. Interjected here and now, is the info that Granny almost NEVER uses cake mixes, she's of the opinion that not much good can come from them. Well, er, maybe some good comes from mixes and maybe some pretty delicious treats have occasionally come from mixes but never a cake tasting like a scratch cake has been the result of using a cake mic, in Granny's humble opinion. For those of us who know the true taste and texture of a from scratch cake, mixes pall in comparison.
But on with things! My precious little one and I used a carrot cake mix and a can of Pumpkin...and a few other things. Being a baker for a long time and with pretty good success, I really had reservations about the Pinterest pin proclaiming perfect pumpkin cakes (lol, almost a tongue twister) with just two ingredients even though I know the cake mix has leavening agents, adding just pumpkin seemed a bit of a stretch for a delicious creation. Upon reading the reviews I gleaned that indeed it was what it was and came out as desired - if all one desired was a chewy pumpkin dish without as many carbs, calories, and perfect for vegetarians and dieters. What I wanted was some simplicity and to not have to measure much etc. No preciseness, if you know what I mean but large on taste and texture! So, here's our recipe and our
Pumpkin Cupcakes turned out magnifico and with just a few more ingredients, literally thrown in!
Heat oven to 350
Ingredients
Carrot Cake mix
1 can Pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1 t of cinnamon
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t allspice (as stated before in my recipes Allspice is a spice in and of itself NOT a mixture of cloves nutmeg and cinnamon - that would be pumpkin pie spice).
1/3 c brown sugar
Combine all ingredients and mix well. I did use my heavy duty mixer, but on low, and for just about 1 minute so this could easily be mixed by hand. I also guessed at the amounts of spices but after being a baker for 50 + yrs, I know a teaspoon and a half teaspoon measurement when I pour spice in my hand. And no measuring flour or baking soda and salt. Or doing the other things scratch cakes require. Like whipping egg whites till soft and then folding in etc!
So, after mixing, the mixture will be a medium thick scoop-able consistency perfect for a little child to scoop out with a 1/3 c dry measuring cup and fill cupcake liners almost full. You can spray your cupcake/muffin tins if desired or you are out of liners. This is really no stress, just whatever. I like the feel of peeling back the liner for the scrumptious treat but it's a personal choice.
Bake for about 20 minutes and they come out risen high and of a great texture and flavor. I iced with a cream cheese frosting from a carton! Wash up's a breeze too.
Enjoy!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Coasters From Felt - Busy Work
Busy Work
As I've mentioned earlier on this blog, I have MS. Along with some severe spine issues. And mid week last week,"out" went my back - with whom or what I don't know, but "out" it is, leaving me with tons to do and my only mobility is a wheelchair a few hours a day. Anyone who knows me knows how I hate being bored. I. Don't. Do. Well. When. Bored.
Sooo, I keep my hands busy with what my beloved Mamaw called Busy Work.
Busy Work is what you do yo keep busy and keep from going insane. Busy Work might be the work you set aside to do when more pressing things are attended to, like darning. Does anyone darn anything anymore? Well, yes, I do! lol Or replace buttons? Or repair pics on knits? Re-secure a hem? Mostly these days my busy work is finishing sewing projects that may have fallen by the wayside before being completed. I started doing coasters, too, cause they are so dang nabbit cute. I didn't plan on giving so many designs but they have become nice Busy Work for me when I have to lie flat and elevate legs. Or am in wheelchair and cannot reach sewing machine pedal.
So here are two additional designs, Maple Leaf and Penguin.
These are pretty self explanatory. I cut templates wider than glass bottoms, cut templates for eyes, tummy, and beak.. Secure with a hem stitch and you have a nice edging.
Easy Peasy
As I've mentioned earlier on this blog, I have MS. Along with some severe spine issues. And mid week last week,"out" went my back - with whom or what I don't know, but "out" it is, leaving me with tons to do and my only mobility is a wheelchair a few hours a day. Anyone who knows me knows how I hate being bored. I. Don't. Do. Well. When. Bored.
Sooo, I keep my hands busy with what my beloved Mamaw called Busy Work.
Busy Work is what you do yo keep busy and keep from going insane. Busy Work might be the work you set aside to do when more pressing things are attended to, like darning. Does anyone darn anything anymore? Well, yes, I do! lol Or replace buttons? Or repair pics on knits? Re-secure a hem? Mostly these days my busy work is finishing sewing projects that may have fallen by the wayside before being completed. I started doing coasters, too, cause they are so dang nabbit cute. I didn't plan on giving so many designs but they have become nice Busy Work for me when I have to lie flat and elevate legs. Or am in wheelchair and cannot reach sewing machine pedal.
So here are two additional designs, Maple Leaf and Penguin.
These are pretty self explanatory. I cut templates wider than glass bottoms, cut templates for eyes, tummy, and beak.. Secure with a hem stitch and you have a nice edging.
Easy Peasy
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