June knitting Projects

Well this Month is a big birthday month in my Family. There are three birthdays one after another. So I made them something. Well expect for my Dad I still haven't gotten his gift done yet.


For my cousin I made him a drink cozy and put it on a bottle of soda that he likes. I used a variegated yearn that was kind of a bright rainbow. My Dad helped me by cutting the buttons from a piece of Salt Cedar.

 For my Aunt I also made her a drink cozy with Salt Cedar buttons. This one was also made from a variegated yarn, and I think the yarn color was called Wildflowers.  I put the cozy on a water that she could use at work or while in her garden.

They both seemed to like the cozy's.

Have a Creative Day,
Cera

12 Egg Pound Cake

Yesterday I made a TWELVE Egg Pound Cake! Now you might think I am crazy, but I have twelve Hens and they give me LOTS of eggs, and I got tired of always making breakfast foods. Plus I don't like eating eggs all that much I really have to be in the mood for them. So I started my quest for any recipe that used a lot of eggs and I found this one.

Original Recipe from: Just a Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

1lb. Unsalted Butter, softend
3 1/2 Cups Sugar
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Powder
12 Eggs
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
4 Cups All-Purpose Flour, Sifted

 

Directions

1. In a large bowl cream butter thoroughly, gradually add sugar, beat until light and fluffy, add vanilla mix well.

2. In a medium bowl mix baking powder and salt with flour. Add 3 tablespoons flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture; beat well.

3. Add remaining flour and eggs alternating between the two until all the flour and eggs have been incorporated starting and ending with flour. 

4. Buttered and flour two 10 inch bunt pans. (I like to use a nonstick spray that already has flour in it) Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit  for 1 hour. Cakes are done when knife comes out clean from middle of cake.

This cake is very tasty and for me it is a good way to use lots of eggs without having to make breakfast food!

Have a Yummy Day,

Cera

Recent Projects

Okay so I am finally posting!!!!!!!!!!!! Well it's because I don't want my Aunt to have a bone to pick with me the next time I see her ;-p

Here's what I've made recently..........

A bag for my Niece's 8th birthday. I found a pattern here, Elisa Nest Tote. I made it my own though by using an Open Star Stitch.

A scarf for my Cousin's birthday. I used a pattern from the book The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch by Sally Melville. I have also made a second scarf using the same pattern using  four different shades of  purple.

There are a couple more things that I have made, but I need to get some pictures to post. I've made a drink cozy, a baby blanket, and I am currently working on something for my Grandma Kitty's birthday. Although I think I will have to give her an IOU card because I started the project a little late and I don't know that I will have it done in four days...... 

Well I hope everyone has a great day,
Cera

Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Today I am experimenting with making Sourdough dinner rolls, by request from my Dad.

So far the experiment has turned out fairly well. The dough is proofing and it looks good.

I looked at a lot of recipes online and I was getting pretty frustrated, because all the recipes I was coming across used Active or Rapid-Rise Yeast! I don't want to use yeast because I am using a sourdough starter. So the search continued. Finally I found it! A recipe for sourdough dinner rolls that didn't call for yeast, only the starter.

I found it on Sourdough Companion. I used a tiny bit more milk then what is called for and my dough looked great! 

I'll post an update about this experiment with some pictures of the finished product later.

Have a Yummy Day!

Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Yesterday we had a really nice Sunday dinner after Church.
We had Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Roasted Asparagus and Crock Pot Potatoes and Rainbow Carrots! YUM!

For The Chicken I cut some boneless skinless breast and thigh meat into chunks. Seasoned with salt and Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper. Cut each piece of bacon in half, then wrapped the chicken and placed it on a sheet pan. Baked at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. To crisp up the bacon place it back in the oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.

For the Asparagus I just trimmed them and put them on a sheet pan seasoned with salt and pepper and baked at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.

For the potatoes and rainbow carrots I cut them into chunks and placed in a crock pot cooker with one small onion. Seasoned them with Salt and Mrs. Dash Table blend. Cook on high for about 3 hours or until tender.

I also made a gravy from the drippings of the chicken and bacon. So it was a chicken bacon lemon pepper gravy. I added a little chicken broth to the drippings after removing them from the pan, seasoned with a little Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper and brought it to a boil. Thickened with a rue of flour and water. It was so GOOD!

Knitting adventures.

For those of you who have been following my blog, you know that I am terrible at posting!
Well I had a thought........ I'll change the name of my blog and I'll start posting not only about food, but also about knitting.

I taught my self how to knit the end of 2011 beginning of 2012 and I really enjoy it.

Here are some pictures of a scarf that I've knitted.



Model courtesy of M&Em's Sweetspot.

Sourdough Adventure!

I was given some Sourdough starter by a friend, so I decided to turn it into an adventure!

The adventure starts by researching Sourdough recipes. So far I've found three that I am trying right away. The first is Sourdough Soft Pretzels. The second is Oatmeal Sourdough Bread. The third is Sourdough Pizza Crust. I picked these recipes because they are things that everyone in my Family will eat or at least try even though not everyone likes Sourdough Bread.

The adventure begins on Thursday! I'll keep you posted about the results of this adventure. Have a yummy day!