Saturday, June 23, 2012

Butterflies are Free!

My latest quilting job!!!

Friday, June 22, 2012

Want something cool and refreshing for dessert? Try this "Manderin Orange Cake"

Mandarin Orange Cake

18-1/2 oz. pkg. white cake mix
11-oz. can mandarin oranges, drained and juice reserved
3 egg whites
1/2 c. oil
2 8-oz. cans crushed pineapple
3-1/2 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
8-oz. container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 c. sweetened flaked coconut, divided

Combine cake mix, reserved juice, egg whites and oil. Blend with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, until creamy. Fold in oranges; pour into a greased and floured 13"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely. Pour pineapple and its juice into a medium bowl; stir in pudding mix. Fold in whipped topping and 1/2 cup coconut. Mix well; chill while cake is cooling. Spread over top and sides; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Serve immediately or keep refrigerated.
Serves 12.

With peaches coming on right now, I thought I would post this easy recipe


QUICK-N-EASY COBBLER






2 c. fresh peaches
3/4 c. sugar
1 stick butter
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk

Combine 2 cups peaches and 3/4 cup sugar. Let stand 20 minutes. Melt 1 stick butter in 1 1/2 quart baking dish in 350 degree oven.

Sift together flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Add 1 cup milk and stir briskly. Lumps will remain. Pour into baking dish of melted butter; top with peaches. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.



P.S. I added one egg to batter.  (One egg plus milk to make one cup.)
What a beautiful day. Temps are in the 60ties right now.
I'll be going out to lunch with "Dee" and DD today and after that who knows. :-)

Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Soup of the Day!!

Cauliflower & Wild Rice Soup,  
  Yield: 6 Servings.
  1 md Onion; chopped 1 c Thinly sliced celery 1 c Sliced fresh mushrooms 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Flour 1 qt Chicken broth 2 c Cooked wild rice 2 c Cauliflower florets; cooked 1 c Light cream Fry onion, celery and mushrooms in butter until tender. Stir in flour until well coated. Add chicken broth; cook until thickened. Add rice, cauliflower and cream; heat through.

A Tabletopper, just finished

Quilts

One of the Quilts I've been working on this summer.
O.K I haven't been here for a long time. Kind of forgot about it actually, but now I'm baaaack.