Tonight's Super Moon is known in America as
the Strawberry Moon. The Algonquin tribes gave
it this name because they knew when they saw this
moon it was time to pick strawberries.
In Europe it is know as the Rose Moon.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Elle's Kitchen: My Favorite Lunch Salad
I call this my favorite lunch salad though
I often will have it at dinner as well. The
reason I like it for lunch is I feel so good
after eating it. If I have bread or pasta at
lunch, I feel like I need a nap but this mix
of healthy ingredients makes me feel great!
Ingredients:
romaine lettuce
avocado, diced
smoked gouda, grated
dried cranberries
sunflower seeds
It is so tasty I don't need a salad dressing.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Elle's Kitchen: The Summer of Pie²
Lemon Meringue
We are at week 3 of the Summer of Pie².
This week we will be enjoying a lovely
Lemon Meringue.
Ingredients:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
4 eggs, separated
2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
zest of 2 lemons
1/4 teas. cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar, preferably bakers sugar if you have it
Preheat oven to 375ยบ F.
In a medium bowl combine crumbs,
melted butter and walnuts and mix well.
Press into bottom and sides of a 10''
deep dish pie plate and bake for
8 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove
from oven and cool completely.
(Keep oven on.)
In a medium bowl combine egg yolks,
sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice
and zest; mix well. Pour into cooled crust
and place in refrigerator.
Note: Before this step I wipe a large
bowl, spatula and mixer blades with
vinegar and then wash in hot, soapy
water. You do not want any grease
on your utensils.
In large bowl combine egg whites
and cream of tartar, beat until soft
peaks form. Gradually add sugar,
beating until stiff peaks form.
Spoon meringue onto top of lemon
filling, spread over pie being sure to
seal the meringue to the edge of the
crust. Swirl and peak meringue with
a spoon.
Bake the pie for 10 to 15 minutes or
until meringue is golden brown. Place
pie in refrigerator and chill for 4 to 6
hours before serving.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Me Time ~ June 18, 2013
Back with my friends for a little
Me Time today!
Here is a sweet little basket quilt
made with 30's fabric and with
some beautiful quilting.
Someone is working on a little
hexi piece.
A scrappy stunner from the Blue &
Yellow Princess.
A peek at some fabric that will
be arriving in the shop soon.
And this is Coco Cornell, a new
owner.
Coco just had a new pair of
hand made sandals delivered
this morning from Asia.
These dolls are Blythe dolls,
very popular these days, yet
I find them to be creepy!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Back to Work!
International Quilt Market may not be until
late October but the work has begun in
preparation for my booth. Right now I am
in love with this combination of colors. I call
it my European Folk Art style.
Today I'm making half square triangles
for a new little quilt design.
And of course, I had to take a shopping
trip to get some fabrics that inspire me...
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 42
Cats and Mice
We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's
Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.
This is how I made my block. It may
differ from the original instructions.
Fabric Requirements:
Fabric A; Yellow
1 - 3 1/2'' square
4 - 2 3/8'' squares
Fabric B: Blue
2 - 3 1/2'' squares - Mark a
diagonal line on the back.
Fabric C: Green
1 - 3 1/2'' square
Fabric D: White
1 - 6 9/16'' square - cut on
the diagonal twice.
Fabric E: Red
1 - 2 3/8'' square
2 - 2 3/16'' squares - cut
one on the diagonal
Make Half Square Triangles:
Pair 3 1/2'' squares with right sides
together in the following combinations:
1 - A/B 1 - B/C
Sew 1/4'' away from each side of drawn
line, cut on drawn line. Press seam to
the Fabric B. Use for Quarter Square
Triangles.
Make Quarter Square Triangles:
Mark a diagonal line on the back of the
A/B Half Square Triangle unit going from
the opposite corners from the seam.
Place an A/B and B/C Half Square Triangle
together with right sides together. When you
pull back the corner along the seam it should
look like the photo above. Sew 1/4'' away from
each side of the new drawn line, cut on drawn
line and press seam to the Fabric B.
Now we must square this unit to 2 3/8''.
This is a bit tricky since we now will have to
deal with small measurements. I have marked
my ruler with tape to show the intersection of
the 1 3/16'' lines which is half of 2 3/8''. Place
the point where these 2 lines intersect on the
middle of the Quarter Square Triangle (where
all the fabrics meet in the middle). Make sure
the diagonal line of the ruler is on the diagonal
seam line. Trim the top and right side.
Now rotate the block so the untrimmed
edges are on the top and right sides.
Square up the block to 2 3/8''.
Make 4 of these units.
Layout units as shown and sew together.
Press seams toward the pointed end.
Make 4 of these units.
Layout above unit and 2 large
triangles as shown and sew together.
Press seams toward the triangles.
Make 2 of these units.
Layout 2 remaining pointy units and
Fabric E 2 3/8'' square as shown and
sew together. Make 1 of this unit.
Sew triangle units to the center diagonal
unit and press seams to the triangle units.
Square to 8 1/2''.
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Sweet Dreams
When I travel I love to bring things
home that will remind me of the
wonderful places I have been. I like
useful things that I will use and not
just have to dust.
So one morning in Brussels, as Wonderful
was searching for an ATM, I popped into a
little lace shop and found a sweet lavender
sachet. It is now between my two pillows
and every time I move I smell the lovely
lavender and dream of travels to come...
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