tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10532617814725606732024-03-13T06:04:28.165-04:00Ohio ThoughtsOhiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-44283092805267847932021-10-08T10:33:00.000-04:002021-10-08T10:33:02.258-04:00Star Barn Quilt<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_Q34KGbke8oORYZgrzypfz6K70b5tEtaZFeb2iTLmq0V7kxjUhr7-56aUEquAvcZJnwcrZFxJR7cB48W-EROD8CMqDnuMIkCbEFOgv4kzAFIBFO75K6szuNVvXd2SInnEm_QqJUgWzL5/s914/1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="914" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_Q34KGbke8oORYZgrzypfz6K70b5tEtaZFeb2iTLmq0V7kxjUhr7-56aUEquAvcZJnwcrZFxJR7cB48W-EROD8CMqDnuMIkCbEFOgv4kzAFIBFO75K6szuNVvXd2SInnEm_QqJUgWzL5/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>I started quilting just a few years ago and I really love it. I've made quilts for most of my immediate family and I'm always on the lookout for a new pattern.<p></p><p>While out driving on backcountry roads with the hubby I saw a barn quilt. We have quite a few barn quilts in our area and nearby counties, so it wasn't the first I've ever seen. But since starting to quilt they have been catching my eye even more.</p><p>So finally, this last winter and with lockdowns going on I decided to paint a barn quilt for one of our pole barns. </p><p>I really love most versions of star quilt patterns so I picked a star for this barn quilt. </p><p>I find inspiration on Pinterest for recipes, crafts and parties so also went there for my barn quilt. Who else just loves Pinterest?! You really don't want to know how many pins I have, it's embarrassing!ple</p><p>Here are a couple barn quilt examples from Pinterest. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHYA1zs8t1ZUmXxqZZ9l9af25qbwc7u3A0Pd-1qhfPwxb1nQSIpmQq0T50MN6w6G_YmZauD27vGWNiZXBP3neVLqVkJIGwzd57bdIt-0_Pdk1fuSg9WoiIxX2zZ9X9JlbqluNAKzLNJZ5/s313/5ae164aa4ded65f548120cf6d6ee10bc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="236" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHYA1zs8t1ZUmXxqZZ9l9af25qbwc7u3A0Pd-1qhfPwxb1nQSIpmQq0T50MN6w6G_YmZauD27vGWNiZXBP3neVLqVkJIGwzd57bdIt-0_Pdk1fuSg9WoiIxX2zZ9X9JlbqluNAKzLNJZ5/w256-h313/5ae164aa4ded65f548120cf6d6ee10bc.jpg" width="256" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclsPG2WH2-8_RdO42mqGrM6Yn182ZlMC2tAQ1Ozod8PQgaW3b817LrGVRpTQj0k5K__VS4nxExoM29W2hL1hrQrHi2Xl1XuW7heWwP0zDa28UV4xrS8uNp-EhWHc3rApOPJIipmkVBcZy/s752/3a952e16199f7b9202dfdb3b530511bf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclsPG2WH2-8_RdO42mqGrM6Yn182ZlMC2tAQ1Ozod8PQgaW3b817LrGVRpTQj0k5K__VS4nxExoM29W2hL1hrQrHi2Xl1XuW7heWwP0zDa28UV4xrS8uNp-EhWHc3rApOPJIipmkVBcZy/w259-h312/3a952e16199f7b9202dfdb3b530511bf.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>If you haven't heard there are even barn quilt trails! Hanging barn quilts and signs on barns has been around for a long time and many Amish farms had painted signs on their barns. But in recent years it has had renewed interest and driving tour maps were even created. Now you can drive from barn to barn viewing the barn quilts in most counties in Ohio and in several states! </p><p>"The first quilt trail was created in Adams County, Ohio, in 2001 by Donna Sue Groves. She wanted to honor her mother, Maxine, and her quilting art by painting a quilt block on their tobacco barn. In talking with friends and neighbors, Donna Sue realized that the project had wide appeal and also could be beneficial to the community as a means to bring tourism and economic development. Instead of a single personal tribute, she worked with the community to create a “clothesline of quilts,” which began with an Ohio Star, dedicated in 2001." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfvPlJ0moKBpDqGgd_c_4jilK1GXvu826LTmkziW3hPA1iIRgpNkuotbOGTKM6Q_bEoK_bgmAat8CA8NOXZwEV7S0HNcLOERILfE2X5ugc0LFVGMlyvXzEPGHOhvlwFbucb8TBawU0BcS/s2048/IMG_20210106_090232145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfvPlJ0moKBpDqGgd_c_4jilK1GXvu826LTmkziW3hPA1iIRgpNkuotbOGTKM6Q_bEoK_bgmAat8CA8NOXZwEV7S0HNcLOERILfE2X5ugc0LFVGMlyvXzEPGHOhvlwFbucb8TBawU0BcS/s2048/IMG_20210106_090232145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfvPlJ0moKBpDqGgd_c_4jilK1GXvu826LTmkziW3hPA1iIRgpNkuotbOGTKM6Q_bEoK_bgmAat8CA8NOXZwEV7S0HNcLOERILfE2X5ugc0LFVGMlyvXzEPGHOhvlwFbucb8TBawU0BcS/s2048/IMG_20210106_090232145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfvPlJ0moKBpDqGgd_c_4jilK1GXvu826LTmkziW3hPA1iIRgpNkuotbOGTKM6Q_bEoK_bgmAat8CA8NOXZwEV7S0HNcLOERILfE2X5ugc0LFVGMlyvXzEPGHOhvlwFbucb8TBawU0BcS/w400-h324/IMG_20210106_090232145.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fGsCjOEUQbC8nvDPpraogMHEuovwviLSZzngeDUo3XYT6wnXAlHh0qY4E_EhYroZ3kN2ONyt-Kr9QWBfdESuwJ_n2vmcuYGC2CYGpkKWFUXH3zgJ8ABkEWiuzaTVef4qvlsi-_e1kikh/s2048/IMG_20210106_092204654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fGsCjOEUQbC8nvDPpraogMHEuovwviLSZzngeDUo3XYT6wnXAlHh0qY4E_EhYroZ3kN2ONyt-Kr9QWBfdESuwJ_n2vmcuYGC2CYGpkKWFUXH3zgJ8ABkEWiuzaTVef4qvlsi-_e1kikh/w400-h333/IMG_20210106_092204654.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So for my barn quilt, I first designed it on graph paper. I drew it up the same way I design my quilts, with each square on the graph paper representing a measurement. </p><p>For wood, I decided to use a 3/4 inch thick piece of plywood cut 4 feet by 4 feet. An 8 feet x 4 feet piece of plywood was the wrong shape for my design, and using two would have been way too big for us to even handle or be able to attach to our pole barn. A 4 feet x 4 feet size was manageable. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI7ZPDq-PiaK3C4MT1jbJ0vRzPp6Pdgnszti0T_F03Spp8lOT7QYGsX4bEuCljoaZxUfGLaJZFMvPxGkVGBZmXyFTRF634i7PvZfohyphenhyphenJtyZTe16QHTyafvTTWr0mRM5K8QEOKIQ62YR-Y/s2048/IMG_20210106_162115779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI7ZPDq-PiaK3C4MT1jbJ0vRzPp6Pdgnszti0T_F03Spp8lOT7QYGsX4bEuCljoaZxUfGLaJZFMvPxGkVGBZmXyFTRF634i7PvZfohyphenhyphenJtyZTe16QHTyafvTTWr0mRM5K8QEOKIQ62YR-Y/w295-h240/IMG_20210106_162115779.jpg" width="295" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxOklCzP6GBxqW3LF7ZXEk5OOobiU6j4COMB-hkBoKdXqj2qFaYF-Yg8zo1LsJDhRagJdoLHAQnuxv-5rJUC_alapGUgQ5xRZFvQ3xk93JLLJlK4Gf7bKDz7GGJV9Kzhfaoa0gqbQSRbG/s2048/IMG_20210108_082618926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxOklCzP6GBxqW3LF7ZXEk5OOobiU6j4COMB-hkBoKdXqj2qFaYF-Yg8zo1LsJDhRagJdoLHAQnuxv-5rJUC_alapGUgQ5xRZFvQ3xk93JLLJlK4Gf7bKDz7GGJV9Kzhfaoa0gqbQSRbG/w295-h240/IMG_20210108_082618926.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><p>After designing the star on graph paper I used colored pencils to decide on the paint colors. </p><p>I then drew the design onto the 4' x 4' plywood, first drawing squares, then marking off the design. Working with just 2 or 3 squares at a time I started painting. It took me a few days because I had to let the triangles dry before I could paint the ones next to each other. And most needed two to three coats of paint. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGInIYts0v7eQVlhspL8nvFmtZX4Hk2KSF3IP_BnmS03jVe4iqxw0UIYCkLGBx7gXgjoOvyLENrVDQfgo_S6NU_u-aipHNt_Pe9-7VegYKG6E5r6w-SCVokE4PuCbg2TO568LnBOl2YByH/s2048/IMG_20210108_104539893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGInIYts0v7eQVlhspL8nvFmtZX4Hk2KSF3IP_BnmS03jVe4iqxw0UIYCkLGBx7gXgjoOvyLENrVDQfgo_S6NU_u-aipHNt_Pe9-7VegYKG6E5r6w-SCVokE4PuCbg2TO568LnBOl2YByH/w400-h300/IMG_20210108_104539893.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearly finished painting</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtPMLwpC_6wE0kKOr477cnMvJk5YFOcdpGQjZ4oLgK11xaAHBbHReQDo7p13AoNTViZawrggN4CMEONNdKvdEZr7mgCynpEOESAqYdqY7rFx4p2blG-bRBd1O2pQinrnZ8kf2ko-bGxK4/s2048/IMG_20210108_150908980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtPMLwpC_6wE0kKOr477cnMvJk5YFOcdpGQjZ4oLgK11xaAHBbHReQDo7p13AoNTViZawrggN4CMEONNdKvdEZr7mgCynpEOESAqYdqY7rFx4p2blG-bRBd1O2pQinrnZ8kf2ko-bGxK4/w300-h400/IMG_20210108_150908980.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had lots of touch-up to do</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>When the painting was finished and dry, I gave the barn quilt 3 or 4 coats of varnish. I also finished the edges of the plywood with a frame made from 1 x 2 strips of wood. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhBU9zy9HDkrcyMsIZcqd9rmHZlgx3SFhrSohz0VctDBJ3BHXEt11BRJLvAj6V0TO5FUCtiqgruOjsrwVzNcUnPtJfXiDQf_6RX3ONg-4RfnVp828E-ZuG9hoJoB_hj9SCNNCkYqCVbLt/s2048/IMG_20210109_112125882+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhBU9zy9HDkrcyMsIZcqd9rmHZlgx3SFhrSohz0VctDBJ3BHXEt11BRJLvAj6V0TO5FUCtiqgruOjsrwVzNcUnPtJfXiDQf_6RX3ONg-4RfnVp828E-ZuG9hoJoB_hj9SCNNCkYqCVbLt/w400-h300/IMG_20210109_112125882+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the frame</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cl2NIywjn6lKDQ-Mw501ltj6IUYO5l3aD8URvJWmMAVdHMTgBKnvAtk0eDVCwkeMB4BETIPbltyhY_GVU3ljSG1O71cJUl9udwj0fbumb3ccX0Hj6KIrY3-dklw1LStPrQN-Hz6xXjyc/s2048/IMG_20210114_151050659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cl2NIywjn6lKDQ-Mw501ltj6IUYO5l3aD8URvJWmMAVdHMTgBKnvAtk0eDVCwkeMB4BETIPbltyhY_GVU3ljSG1O71cJUl9udwj0fbumb3ccX0Hj6KIrY3-dklw1LStPrQN-Hz6xXjyc/w400-h300/IMG_20210114_151050659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top coat</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Once the weather improved and spring was finally here our son Daniel came over and helped my husband hang my barn quilt on our pole barn nearest the road. And we love it! </p><p>As I do with all my quilts, I gave my barn quilt a name, it's called "Color Wheel Star Barn Quilt"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh3QzbgXMU3RE2zw1JdAsV0-FJfiOhDQK2-A_cxXly8TyWxFD-F5SSMcHhEhWPgLBqoghFzxvdrFwV-dEYodfo1B5ycJj-ycWN_m8-GK81kXSN3T1i5WJgnnBP2fBceoea3RUcGJ2s8Rv/s2048/IMG_20210109_115935480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh3QzbgXMU3RE2zw1JdAsV0-FJfiOhDQK2-A_cxXly8TyWxFD-F5SSMcHhEhWPgLBqoghFzxvdrFwV-dEYodfo1B5ycJj-ycWN_m8-GK81kXSN3T1i5WJgnnBP2fBceoea3RUcGJ2s8Rv/w480-h640/IMG_20210109_115935480.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBg47wIjICoIzPZjEiL-4k32-U528MwyuXz3hy898W7IuJvMavzyXwV-Jc6rdQ9uRdfD322CZjLGjRsi8KpCba4X1iWse2KVUfUNMd0E5QCAimbJxItEoYPwVuVqFs9fd9BHRDMcGYQU2/s2048/IMG_7591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBg47wIjICoIzPZjEiL-4k32-U528MwyuXz3hy898W7IuJvMavzyXwV-Jc6rdQ9uRdfD322CZjLGjRsi8KpCba4X1iWse2KVUfUNMd0E5QCAimbJxItEoYPwVuVqFs9fd9BHRDMcGYQU2/w640-h426/IMG_7591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoVuw1KZY8drUthgS0WydHqnApEPGmEzbC2ChCY6vtoIzXUBnh0DU4-_dbIehvs3qWxuSVamc3WrJGExqyFdGjvIY6YGbjIJKAoJtYauyjfs8CVknbN8rTvhovAJ7VCrIXRLsrRbqNqUr/s2048/IMG_7595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoVuw1KZY8drUthgS0WydHqnApEPGmEzbC2ChCY6vtoIzXUBnh0DU4-_dbIehvs3qWxuSVamc3WrJGExqyFdGjvIY6YGbjIJKAoJtYauyjfs8CVknbN8rTvhovAJ7VCrIXRLsrRbqNqUr/w640-h426/IMG_7595.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG8D617VGMm1VV2epnDG6IUULmGmuEjny58Rf3cN4A9BzOVVnrHFcOmikDU1KN3CD8tnSelc2Wqi4iGJaPCeyYC0UJX7x8maGhPDrTvv7mYJVCbgQTPrSo2mT_up32_sPRIeHOIvgzm1E/s2048/IMG_7598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG8D617VGMm1VV2epnDG6IUULmGmuEjny58Rf3cN4A9BzOVVnrHFcOmikDU1KN3CD8tnSelc2Wqi4iGJaPCeyYC0UJX7x8maGhPDrTvv7mYJVCbgQTPrSo2mT_up32_sPRIeHOIvgzm1E/w640-h426/IMG_7598.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And all my quilts have labels so I wrote on the back the quilt name, date I made it, my name, and city and state. </p><p>Now that we are nearing the end of summer I'm thinking I may paint another barn quilt for our goat barn this coming winter. That is if I don't find 20 other things on Pinterest to make, haha. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCE7xarlX7fjCFb9giOEAKZU4Jv3vwOnu03rTJjlyAz49HRlCi2kinrhYuXc6yao5nbtV5xEWU3ghavos-bXpP3PjY-ou0PIk75Sl2mwJyRXb8BDaY6lTawWvJwV-tHzzJseCPmAnFwxx9/s2048/IMG_7600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCE7xarlX7fjCFb9giOEAKZU4Jv3vwOnu03rTJjlyAz49HRlCi2kinrhYuXc6yao5nbtV5xEWU3ghavos-bXpP3PjY-ou0PIk75Sl2mwJyRXb8BDaY6lTawWvJwV-tHzzJseCPmAnFwxx9/w640-h426/IMG_7600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Hoping you've had a great summer,</p><p>Elizabeth </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0Ohio, USA40.4172871 -82.90712300000001312.107053263821157 -118.06337300000001 68.727520936178848 -47.750873000000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-43471497227847015682021-03-04T09:57:00.005-05:002021-03-10T07:14:55.622-05:00Modern Baby Quilt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96SA0n_gOdyX-wIocnY2HFgUFe2xoWAxmDSIFAcrDhSN_Lj-rbeJZfMFj8ofKYhEOiZrxVAFH-ou9dY2g7Rg7jbuDnPqUoRkd9OLpHRp11NbV8mLDw3bEORm16VrV1KzLD774Xe7RtcA5/s2048/IMG_5527.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96SA0n_gOdyX-wIocnY2HFgUFe2xoWAxmDSIFAcrDhSN_Lj-rbeJZfMFj8ofKYhEOiZrxVAFH-ou9dY2g7Rg7jbuDnPqUoRkd9OLpHRp11NbV8mLDw3bEORm16VrV1KzLD774Xe7RtcA5/w283-h213/IMG_5527.JPG" width="283" /></a></div>I made my granddaughter Kelsey a quilt called <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/easy-block-quilt-with-sashing.html" target="_blank">"The Mean Green Hulk"</a> for her high school graduation a few years ago. She is now married and was expecting her first baby so I needed to make her a baby quilt. <p></p><p>Kelsey being a young first-time mommy, I wanted the quilt to be more modern than traditional and made with beautiful bright colors. </p><p>And I decided to make this baby quilt just a little bigger than a normal baby quilt so it could also be used as a lap quilt later on. </p><p><br /></p><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I picked a pattern from the book "Easy Quilts from Precut Fabrics" by Sue Pfau. The pattern is a variation of the Crossed Square Block and definitely has a more modern feel. </p><span></span><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlbxmq_7mduDUvJ-ugKxCOB9uTtHH7Dapbth1SLYpy8aiocM0A9UHVkmEpIMOi4gjykKLf4A1y24XUtpPhWJev2Kot4CtKrOTE6we4VNkObiKk3fDrQt8LXj5fn0JvmtdfxwzK3bjfHNM/s2048/IMG_5525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlbxmq_7mduDUvJ-ugKxCOB9uTtHH7Dapbth1SLYpy8aiocM0A9UHVkmEpIMOi4gjykKLf4A1y24XUtpPhWJev2Kot4CtKrOTE6we4VNkObiKk3fDrQt8LXj5fn0JvmtdfxwzK3bjfHNM/w452-h339/IMG_5525.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><p>For fabric colors, I chose yellow, orange, red, teal, gold, cream, and a light taupe. </p><p>Each block uses:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" light fabric strip</li><li>4 2-1/2" x 4 -1/2" light fabric rectangles</li><li>1 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" print fabric strip</li><li>1 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" matching print fabric square</li><li>4 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" matching print fabric rectangles</li><li>4 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" dark fabric squares </li></ul><p></p><p>To change the blocks from light blocks to dark reverse the fabrics. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sOdRMd4PVH6ZcUwV7HzZSYzaTBY8xXv4-8SgL18HemNvSU_ND2cY39XrPfMac1AHcJOA_WMUnLaKi7WrRH0djVV2uBDtf_Pysf2ssKvEth8W4oCJ8RqR_NwV-d2fXYXck6FES9Xy8djl/s2048/IMG_20190612_133858906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sOdRMd4PVH6ZcUwV7HzZSYzaTBY8xXv4-8SgL18HemNvSU_ND2cY39XrPfMac1AHcJOA_WMUnLaKi7WrRH0djVV2uBDtf_Pysf2ssKvEth8W4oCJ8RqR_NwV-d2fXYXck6FES9Xy8djl/w400-h300/IMG_20190612_133858906.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ62DqzPyEqQdMGp1OI7TqMVce5GrGKMeZ5gmvjDZtshyhir34qTMXpoismSrYAjlyPoqt3xO3wVeYBV4c1aE7HXKdkm4I167gCQZFLMtXiBwvdRzMnGR15GoqOVhcaSfr5ZA0aXseZqVp/s2048/IMG_20190613_152219017+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ62DqzPyEqQdMGp1OI7TqMVce5GrGKMeZ5gmvjDZtshyhir34qTMXpoismSrYAjlyPoqt3xO3wVeYBV4c1aE7HXKdkm4I167gCQZFLMtXiBwvdRzMnGR15GoqOVhcaSfr5ZA0aXseZqVp/w400-h300/IMG_20190613_152219017+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>To finish, I used a light yellow and white print fabric for the backing and a teal with multiple color birds for the binding. The topstitch pattern is bubbles. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjsmt7ZcSfZ4GutnJw6oBJ-ncosKgCSS2M_eoNtqhxTN3kMxQgl1i2rwBQVxd7jPfLLXiG6B5HptZoZe89pwh5jLYE2cvYP4UG2QSoAjtIxUm7djkmJLx2Bq3ylG5-jPQr5E2q4cjJAOQ/s2048/IMG_20190619_124356084+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjsmt7ZcSfZ4GutnJw6oBJ-ncosKgCSS2M_eoNtqhxTN3kMxQgl1i2rwBQVxd7jPfLLXiG6B5HptZoZe89pwh5jLYE2cvYP4UG2QSoAjtIxUm7djkmJLx2Bq3ylG5-jPQr5E2q4cjJAOQ/w300-h400/IMG_20190619_124356084+%25282%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4y5pShyphenhyphenZYmg_qilu6Kd1UaKAswVJYlXXeH4tCHYJXwnOdA9YQ8enkiURB2oqjOn1iCB2Urmx9qAVYdkQ4XOEKGy3LZfgXxopZmqC1sBBzSOtj0Z8pje0pTGGRval8gcd7nJqNZ5iUmio/s2048/IMG_20190619_123326216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4y5pShyphenhyphenZYmg_qilu6Kd1UaKAswVJYlXXeH4tCHYJXwnOdA9YQ8enkiURB2oqjOn1iCB2Urmx9qAVYdkQ4XOEKGy3LZfgXxopZmqC1sBBzSOtj0Z8pje0pTGGRval8gcd7nJqNZ5iUmio/w640-h480/IMG_20190619_123326216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieE08lcncU5Q-V-0-b4oQ_M_wC41gIJGqeiZk6P5az0HKi8jZKrnNrCyvqaB1eFaWURCYSn7kMFEJ95qL766-oGU7cCK1CybP_SICu_8ZaA6nRpadAvi7GeYMeXAFzLgkJPLBRMpjxnwK/s2048/IMG_20190619_123848294_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieE08lcncU5Q-V-0-b4oQ_M_wC41gIJGqeiZk6P5az0HKi8jZKrnNrCyvqaB1eFaWURCYSn7kMFEJ95qL766-oGU7cCK1CybP_SICu_8ZaA6nRpadAvi7GeYMeXAFzLgkJPLBRMpjxnwK/w480-h640/IMG_20190619_123848294_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The last thing needed to finish the quilt was a <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-to-make-quilt-label.html" target="_blank">Quilt Label</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3o5DpyvQwPNqQQoVL5URiO2FKeVJjAiDk8s4YlbHjMcVyvFrGq-4dGZkQ3PEvnKO578J1AoD1U9DdfExLtJTRD1e7V15zsP9PEaUogyxRD6LcOH9z0fsixM55OSVSJ73mXcd7y35bGr4/s2048/IMG_20190624_154901420+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3o5DpyvQwPNqQQoVL5URiO2FKeVJjAiDk8s4YlbHjMcVyvFrGq-4dGZkQ3PEvnKO578J1AoD1U9DdfExLtJTRD1e7V15zsP9PEaUogyxRD6LcOH9z0fsixM55OSVSJ73mXcd7y35bGr4/w400-h300/IMG_20190624_154901420+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Kelsey is a wonderful granddaughter and has shown herself to be a fantastic (and dedicated), mommy. </p><p>She and her husband Austin now live in Alabama, her husband's home state, which is much closer to Ohio than their previous home in Texas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But soon all indoor projects will cease as I once again begin planting my vegetable garden. I can already taste the garden-fresh tomatoes!</i></p><p><i>Elizabeth</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmqTKJ9RU4tQ3t6DipdXmc6pDQ3JdM8zfpbsw8zScr6Ct5E0K0FlI6dU9Q6T3rNuZmeojrLVjAE7AkmM_mGFDO6ETt80amWKNh_6J7v4Mph5VycdJCeeixKQjRfXEgq7pKjVJq6mzRzz_/s2048/IMG_5529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmqTKJ9RU4tQ3t6DipdXmc6pDQ3JdM8zfpbsw8zScr6Ct5E0K0FlI6dU9Q6T3rNuZmeojrLVjAE7AkmM_mGFDO6ETt80amWKNh_6J7v4Mph5VycdJCeeixKQjRfXEgq7pKjVJq6mzRzz_/w266-h400/IMG_5529.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-76489527253491099502021-02-20T18:21:00.019-05:002021-03-09T08:23:16.517-05:00Mary's Green Beans, Bacon and Leeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7X7j5kzEujHJwLKjFHZ_nb_ZV-5U6rR85h7xXpXcedzx-hE-yUUMACCxuqPDY7QCSAFTHqZKnVfSoJUbNf_o0IS6BITEYkveZiprQ1At-qkYCew8hhR-fnGk2wAWjox_KUqjF6PHyIx1/s2048/IMG_9437.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7X7j5kzEujHJwLKjFHZ_nb_ZV-5U6rR85h7xXpXcedzx-hE-yUUMACCxuqPDY7QCSAFTHqZKnVfSoJUbNf_o0IS6BITEYkveZiprQ1At-qkYCew8hhR-fnGk2wAWjox_KUqjF6PHyIx1/w271-h197/IMG_9437.JPG" width="271" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">My husband and I meet up with my husband's sister Mary and her husband Ed every September for a </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">camping trip to Pennsylvania. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have our breakfast and dinners pre-planned and we eat at our campsites, one day Mary cooks, and the next I cook. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And u</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">sually, we throw in a night of eating out.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary served us these amazing green beans with dinner one year, yum-yum! So of course I just had to have her recipe. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Truthfully I haven't really used leeks in many recipes until this one. They are really tasty.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiKCfvFxxDCov0qD5gRJPMDG4l7JZkF8rAvS09y4pXvdLy2FKyNixPuFROBr4jwiru2pQ90iMu7ppnUuKPoeQXNNxRYViTV4AQtwhupcR8w7P7MVwRBdOTMajGIaDqgJPclGrYp6VubL1/s2048/IMG_0814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiKCfvFxxDCov0qD5gRJPMDG4l7JZkF8rAvS09y4pXvdLy2FKyNixPuFROBr4jwiru2pQ90iMu7ppnUuKPoeQXNNxRYViTV4AQtwhupcR8w7P7MVwRBdOTMajGIaDqgJPclGrYp6VubL1/w640-h426/IMG_0814.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hints and Tips:</span></b><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have used frozen whole green beans in this recipe and although they work, they're not as good and come out somewhat "soggy."</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Right before serving sprinkle the top with feta cheese </span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Or sprinkle on pecans or slivered almonds</span></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></li></ul></div><h3 style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Mary’s Green Beans, Bacon, and Leeks</span></span></h3>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #313131;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oHh21uCqNukvfRvz1U_FuYzGFl-YnKdoL4bbk68dZwo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> PRINT RECIPE</a></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ingredients:</span></b></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>1
pound Bacon<br /> </span><span>2
to 3 Leeks<br /> </span><span>1
to 2 pounds fresh green beans</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>A little minced garlic to taste<br /></span>A little salt and pepper if desired</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Feta Cheese, pecans, or slivered almonds for garnish</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVoqisazmqrU_XBFx4L1tnkbkxWMDFp9HACOD5uvtGvkWVdomXEs1OFoXpOS4tKb2Im07dMYeYqtNq11stHUsckK-hTH6wj-cVJ5K6Jfqc8VlSWZyt1f_SKMxMF5KpCcFkE18j-HqQ5On/s2048/IMG_0827.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVoqisazmqrU_XBFx4L1tnkbkxWMDFp9HACOD5uvtGvkWVdomXEs1OFoXpOS4tKb2Im07dMYeYqtNq11stHUsckK-hTH6wj-cVJ5K6Jfqc8VlSWZyt1f_SKMxMF5KpCcFkE18j-HqQ5On/w400-h266/IMG_0827.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p>Directions</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
a deep skillet cook the bacon over med-high heat until crisp (about 8-10 minutes)
stirring occasionally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Remove
bacon from the pan and set aside, leaving the bacon drippings in the pan. </span><span>Let
bacon cool then tear into pieces.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZCHfysDDAuaiGljGRAIw_87L2saapgem2f8E0qGe4i5ORNbIrQTWDWwq8Q64ltbutzOAs3Osau4OaEBCtgsyBtZa5zHXCrupncdxds5mbipew3SLWRZLcjtRBsDs2PRXKopxYNV-fPYK/w200-h160/fresh-green-leeks-white-background-151368936.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sauté leeks on medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add minced garlic and stir. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can add the bacon bits back in now or after the green beans.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>While leeks are sauteing, clean the green beans, remove ends or any blemishes.</span><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>Add the green beans to the sauté leeks in the skillet.</span><span> </span><span>Sauté for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until green beans are somewhat cooked but still a little firm. </span><span> Add salt and pepper if desired. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidznCFIgmDRwJdLL6EBdu3dla0eCGmCVuZxj0id5MRPL4lqb5SYl81BRRc8Nof0DDj-uV-OX9Q6NPzU9fau2eqGfP7gXMUo02l1fN_r0-XoytxwX5QJ5fjbCO9Smtxl29jeBXoyjvfg8Hh/s2048/IMG_9431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidznCFIgmDRwJdLL6EBdu3dla0eCGmCVuZxj0id5MRPL4lqb5SYl81BRRc8Nof0DDj-uV-OX9Q6NPzU9fau2eqGfP7gXMUo02l1fN_r0-XoytxwX5QJ5fjbCO9Smtxl29jeBXoyjvfg8Hh/w400-h266/IMG_9431.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Toss
green beans with the bacon pieces, and garnish with feta cheese or nuts. Serve warm.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We
have found that leftovers chilled in the refrigerator overnight are just as
good and maybe even better the next day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8U8qcu32s0-AGkvpHmDo4LL3bjj7hI3g6-VfMN_iQ3hnJHg5PYdlbtF31-YhmRWbIJ03IU5PLxVZdNTsWLO47nha_1FlCFsxZpCfGeLenqhyphenhyphenVjpP6mboWMnjrvr5spTgJHmgfxZIOLMY/s2048/IMG_9437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8U8qcu32s0-AGkvpHmDo4LL3bjj7hI3g6-VfMN_iQ3hnJHg5PYdlbtF31-YhmRWbIJ03IU5PLxVZdNTsWLO47nha_1FlCFsxZpCfGeLenqhyphenhyphenVjpP6mboWMnjrvr5spTgJHmgfxZIOLMY/w640-h426/IMG_9437.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oHh21uCqNukvfRvz1U_FuYzGFl-YnKdoL4bbk68dZwo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PRINT RECIPE</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It's the end of February and here in Ohio, it's been snowing for about 2 weeks. Right now I'm thinking of our first camping-hiking-campfire-starry night trip. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Elizabeth</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Other Posts:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/caprese-grilled-cheese-sandwich.html" target="_blank">Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/easy-7-up-biscuits.html" target="_blank">7-UP Biscuits</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/grandma-elders-carrot-cake.html" target="_blank">Grandma Elder's Carrot Cake</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp01cdmjwKLZ2_rsV-YkthcdAodcNu4YDfcviex8R_O9UJ525hYtBhqQJ1RER3v5kH-S-bzuEBbZew0I5dVgCll_1mXrGtBfiH1CJZrPVY45nJIRd0gDyQvlsUpABVCkoj7rTZzGTkI3CB/s2048/IMG_20200918_084143855_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp01cdmjwKLZ2_rsV-YkthcdAodcNu4YDfcviex8R_O9UJ525hYtBhqQJ1RER3v5kH-S-bzuEBbZew0I5dVgCll_1mXrGtBfiH1CJZrPVY45nJIRd0gDyQvlsUpABVCkoj7rTZzGTkI3CB/s320/IMG_20200918_084143855_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-15098712832881574562017-12-27T18:22:00.037-05:002021-03-02T10:28:01.821-05:00Solstice of Sorrow<div class="separator"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="960" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAqiuGoyMO8EBhwNSXE3P2bsfJrYtTZwn8p6od82bTAvD411zDaVjcpmTu0t4lCqslhes_BH6JCIWEjyvQL99_w9oZYgypUfcPbE-ZIIt4Hyk-DWwaQEd8uprbARDApjoFg9r30YjreuJ/w274-h238/26165257_3572695522664_7698406235347340248_n.jpg" width="274" /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My youngest daughter Alexis had her first book published!! </span></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">My husband Bill and I received our first addition copy on our Anniversary, such a wonderful surprise! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">We're so proud of her, c</span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">ongrats<span> </span></span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1431300539&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/alexis.elizabeth.92?fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; text-decoration-line: none;"><span>Alexis Elizabeth</span></a></span></div><div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>My book was accepted into the Library of Congress and is available in paperback on <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FAmazon.com%2F&h=ATNhFh9LavugE2wS1NTrP4DUrubCeSvfpVXiPU1Y8cDunlDK7BKL5hasg92KIVxUeKGgXwwUE-y5FXlzDzl9cLL3prWvi-vJvarhlG0DCtjaVhFGsIZnUsObSkr0JxVHoyoa2gJkP37o9GPPkTaWNFHgSwk1Gug8nEkbbHxV28-xT-X-RIPMePu7wzHHOBd8EIgnx6VrWjnjU2J_RuhHfk5zmd8-mbx_sChAHavMz8aFXVpRgiXXEJ_BN8IWJdlcZ8Z9pqJjCujJIezjPIiW0tXQFHC4dqxDV50gsn2uIyopeiqLLQ" href="http://amazon.com/" rel="noopener nofollow">Amazon.com.</a></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><i>In a few weeks, it will be able to be purchased through Barnes and Noble and other major retailers as well.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Soon the Kindle version will be released exclusively through Amazon and sometime after that, the Audible audiobook will be available.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVazfrgZzvvdMVbWOwQPql5RPlgdVAhhsyy_XiD_lNkmO4y6kZXNB_8kzZJaHLiQsBQ30Kl28c3WoWKd_ZSEToQjtdjfe64mGU_53Okmthi73vvLDQYXpw_FBQbbWTKO1bBLW-QR3kUNJ/s2048/PhotoEditor_20181213_102137006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVazfrgZzvvdMVbWOwQPql5RPlgdVAhhsyy_XiD_lNkmO4y6kZXNB_8kzZJaHLiQsBQ30Kl28c3WoWKd_ZSEToQjtdjfe64mGU_53Okmthi73vvLDQYXpw_FBQbbWTKO1bBLW-QR3kUNJ/w300-h400/PhotoEditor_20181213_102137006.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><i>"A village at the edge of the Northern forest has lived in peace for centuries; free from the curse of their Ancestors. The attacks of the Beasts faded into the distant past; no more than myths and legends. One fateful night the full moon rises, the Beasts awaken from their long slumber and they are an unstoppable force. A champion is chosen to oppose them, and she travels into the forest, where she finds Gypsies, Beasts, and her own Daemons as well. </i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>A truly unique terror-filled journey into the deep woods of the human psyche and the condition of suffering. A macabre tale of the battle inside each of us. An emotional adventure that questions what it means to exist, and why. Solstice of Sorrow is a novella written in two parts, including poetic passages, internal dialogue, and terrifying illustrations to haunt your dreams."</i></span></div>
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<span id="yiv5909284571yMail_cursorElementTracker_1514423531617" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Alexis Elizabeth Lynch lives in London, Ohio with her new husband Ray and several animals. While in college, she studied creative writing, human anatomy, and forestry. Alexis writes in many genres and styles including; poetry, travel journaling, screenplays, fantasy, children’s short stories, non-fiction essays, and horror. </i></span></div>
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<span id="yiv5909284571yMail_cursorElementTracker_1514423531617" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>She has been a guest blogger at ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com and has had poetry published in anthologies as well as the Columbus Dispatch. She has been the writer for Nikkso Productions since 2011, and is known for the story and screenplay of the horror film "Tabbott's Traveling Carnivale of Terrors.". </i></span></div>
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<span id="yiv5909284571yMail_cursorElementTracker_1514423531617" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Solstice of Sorrow" is her first published novel. She is also a beekeeper, a butcher, a lucid dreamer, and loves to travel with her family. She has no children, but she does have a Goddaughter and a very long dachshund. She writes with ink and quill, and her personal library contains an estimated 3,000 books. Her favorites are Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, and the Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R.R. Martin, as well as the writings of Edgar Allan Poe & Trent Reznor.</i></span></div>
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</div></div>Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-59764032229734387202017-10-15T14:20:00.013-04:002021-02-21T07:42:19.443-05:00Halloween Candelabra<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwy2_TQSKz2bym57ZfXCr00-eNIMn39nIPI0oNY80u5K9TFDEqaqZo327vO996bFQZ8oSAjXIYwYh0hW0ra5QmVWeV19hCegyu0aIM3ZAg9Lr6l4PDg8ijOYsx1-wyHYvmWKYioxOk_RH/s1600/IMG_20171011_115907460_HDR.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1177" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwy2_TQSKz2bym57ZfXCr00-eNIMn39nIPI0oNY80u5K9TFDEqaqZo327vO996bFQZ8oSAjXIYwYh0hW0ra5QmVWeV19hCegyu0aIM3ZAg9Lr6l4PDg8ijOYsx1-wyHYvmWKYioxOk_RH/w196-h244/IMG_20171011_115907460_HDR.jpg" width="196" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been keeping my eye out for an old brass candelabra and happen to come across one at a </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">yard sale.</span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As a teenager and young adult, I loved old haunted mansion horror movies like ones starring actor Vincent Price. </span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those old movies </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">always seemed to have a woman in a long flowing gown, descending a huge staircase at night, holding a candelabra!</span><div><br /></div><div><div>I still love fall, Halloween, pumpkins, and a good scary movie.</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I came across this old brass candelabra at a sale in Michigan, it was the end of the day and they took $1.00 for it. I knew with a facelift, it would work great for our annual fall party!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Updating the candelabra is quite simple, all you'll need is:</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black spray paint</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hanging crystals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A paint blanket</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">First I washed the candelabra, then let it dry completely.</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, I laid a blanket in my backyard, set the candelabra upside down on the blanket, and painted the bottom first. After letting it dry in the sun for 2 to 3 hours, I flipped it right side up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was going to attach the crystals last and leave them clear, but halfway through painting it, I decided to add the crystals and paint them black too. You can leave them clear or paint them, it looks great either way. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crystals can be a little pricey. I stopped at Hobby Lobby, and they just happened to have their Christmas ornaments out and I found ornaments with crystals! The ornaments were also 50% off too, Yeah!!</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">After adding the crystals to the arms of the candelabra, I took it back outside to finish painting. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I spray painted the rest of the candelabra and all the crystals, then left it to dry, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">After a couple hours, I checked it all over and touched up any areas that needed it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the candelabra was dry I added taper candles.</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used white but you can add Halloween candles in orange or purple. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love the end result! </span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The cost for a cheap plastic candelabra can run from $35 to $40.00. </span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have about $6.00 in this one, not counting the black spray paint I already had from a previous project and I also have a few crystals leftover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And this is a real candelabra, not a cheap plastic prop!</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Our annual fall party is this coming weekend so I'm busy putting up decorations. </i></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Next on my to-do list is grocery shopping and cooking! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Happy Autumn,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Elizabeth</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love chunky applesauce and fondly remember having it with meals when I was young. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">chunky Applesauce makes a great side dish, garnish is yummy with pork especially a roast but is also good served over ice cream.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">While on a girl road trip with my daughter Alexis and Daughter-in-law
Jennica, we found a small family-owned farm with a market selling various types of apples. </span></div></span><span></span><div><br /></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We bought a lot of apples with the intent of making our own Homemade Chunky
Applesauce and jam.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And oh my gosh, I'm in love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This will now be on my list to make every fall when apples are in
season!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Uses for Chunky Applesauce:</b></span><br />
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<li>On toast or biscuits</li>
<li>Topping for Cheesecake</li>
<li>For quick apple crisp</li>
<li>Mix in oatmeal or yogurt</li>
<li>Over ice cream</li>
<li>As a natural dessert for kids</li>
<li>As a side dish</li>
<li>Use as a garnish for pork or chicken</li>
<li>Use in apple danishes or other desserts</li>
<li>Give as gifts</li>
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<div>Click here for more <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html" target="_blank">Recipes</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tips:</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you're using mostly sweet apples you can cut back on the sugar.</li><li>The vanilla adds an extra wonderful nuance to the recipe.</li><li>The butter is to help stop or at least reduce foaming.</li><li>You can increase or decrease the cinnamon to desired taste</li><li>Make sure to use a good quality all-natural apple juice for the best flavor</li><li>I gave "dozen" as the measurement for apples, ours were organic small to medium apples</li><li>1 pound of apples is approximately 4 to 5 small apples</li></ul></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H92dWPoGDNNd1ppTUcwavsojcZ2EqIOJt_Tk3TOo8uw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PRINT RECIPE</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">About 4 to 5 dozen various apples</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup all-natural apple juice (I use Mott's)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups brown sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup white sugar </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring (optional)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tablespoon real butter (to reduce foaming)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wash, peel, and core the apples. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cut each apple into 8 slices.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Combine all ingredient in a large stockpot, stirring gently and mixing
well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cook over medium heat bringing the mixture to a low boil. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A low boil is when a small bubble or two will pop up to the surface every
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Mix all ingredients in a large stockpot
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reduce heat and simmer until apples are somewhat soft. </span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Using a potato masher, smash about half of the apples in the mixture or until
desired consistency. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I like lots of chunks of apples left in my applesauce! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To Freeze:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Chunky Applesauce is completely cool, pack into airtight freezer containers. Leave a 1-inch headspace and freeze. Frozen applesauce
can be stored for a year at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">To Can:</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wash and sterilize pint canning jars.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare hot water bath canner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ladle hot applesauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Place the filled jar in the prepared water canner. Repeat until all jars are
filled.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure the water in the canner covers the jars by at least 1 inch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the canner is full, bring water to a rolling boil and
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All I needed to do to turn these cabinets into signs was apply the chalkboard paint and add a brace to the back to prop them up.<br />
The results are marvelous!<br />
<b><br /></b><b>What You"ll Need:</b><br /><ul><li>Chalkboard paint</li>
<li>Painter's tape or masking tape</li>
<li>Cabinet frame or large heavy picture frame.</li>
<li>2 x 2 board for the brace</li>
<li>L bracket and drywall screws</li>
<li>Drop cloth</li></ul>
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<b>Step Two:</b><br />Tape off the area you wish to paint with chalkboard paint. Also, make sure to smooth any rough areas on the surface as best you can.<br />
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Spray paint the area you wish to be the chalkboard. It may take a couple of coats of paint.<br />
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Remove the tape.<br />
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You are now ready to decorate the sign for:<br /><ul><li>Parties </li>
<li>Parking or directions </li>
<li>Shops or stores</li>
<li>Craft shows </li>
<li>Weddings </li>
<li>Farm Markets</li>
<li>Numerous other events</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">"</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">To reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original."</span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><i><br /></i></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For our New Hive Installation party</td></tr>
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I'm not a person who has chalkboard everything in their home. </div><div>I know, I know, it's been kind of trendy. <br />
So if some of the things I repurpose or create also happen to be "vogue", well then, bonus points to me.<br />
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<i>We're enjoying the cooler weather here in Ohio and love that Fall is right around the corner!</i><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/honey-cilantro-chicken-kabobs-skewers.html" target="_blank">Honey Cilantro Chicken Kabobs</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/maple-leaf-quilt-block.html" target="_blank">Maple Leaf Quilt Block</a><br />
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<br /></div>Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-26501934892131585382017-08-30T12:43:00.023-04:002021-02-21T07:44:05.532-05:00Honey - Cilantro Chicken Kabobs <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I sometimes add quartered peaches and red bell pepper or whatever is in season from my garden.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And I usually serve a peach or strawberry salsa with this dish, along with roasted red skin potatoes or spring greens salad, yum. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 – 3 Tablespoons diced cilantro</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 - 3 Tablespoons olive oil</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3 garlic cloves, minced</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 Can Dole pineapple chunks, drained</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cut the lime into quarters or slices for garnish. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Set aside. </span>Cut chicken into chunks or cubes and then cut the onion into quarters.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a medium bowl, combine diced cilantro, honey, sea salt, olive </span>oil, lime juice, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes. </div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Add chicken breast chunks to marinade, and turn to coat </span>thoroughly. Cover and allow to marinate 1 to 2 hours, stirring 15 minutes or so.</div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Grill chicken skewers on med-low heat to medium heat for 6 to 10 minutes per side, </span>or until chicken is done and veggies are tender. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It doesn't take long, so do not overcook the chicken.</div>
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Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-35264853004013986182017-05-18T11:40:00.025-04:002021-02-21T07:45:00.558-05:00Sweet Smoky Barbecue Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5nOekD2UDt_Ee-97b3LSxkwk0e7v_QIfcK-sDTVOlavjCfHNAmTclnE2s1gXYpwk-7UzXfQuZSO0SzCa33IQLsiB_PRQNRxWvrkNYn3c_mcmEn_0TQX-q0z5xBmCeY_VXwG-aIv241Dj/s2048/IMG_7836.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5nOekD2UDt_Ee-97b3LSxkwk0e7v_QIfcK-sDTVOlavjCfHNAmTclnE2s1gXYpwk-7UzXfQuZSO0SzCa33IQLsiB_PRQNRxWvrkNYn3c_mcmEn_0TQX-q0z5xBmCeY_VXwG-aIv241Dj/w266-h197/IMG_7836.JPG" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summer is here and it's barbecuing season! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My husband purchased a smoker a couple summers ago so we love to smoke on the weekends. We even have what we call "Smokin Sundays." </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Years ago my sister Debra and her husband Phil came over on a hot summer Saturday to show us how </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to make our own homemade barbecue sauce. </span></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They supplied all the ingredients and we spent the day on our patio mixing, stirring, simmering, and tossing back a few cold adult beverages. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the barbecue sauce was thick enough, we generously brushed it on ribs and had a wonderful backyard barbecue.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I lost my sister a few years back but I'm still trying to recreate some of her recipes. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of our favorites I was able to somewhat copy is </span><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/debras-stuffed-peppers.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Debra’s Stuffed Hot Peppers.</a></div><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Now a Little BBQ Sauce History:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sauces used while smoking and marinating meat have been around for centuries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The oldest commercially made barbecue sauce that's still made today, began in 1917 when Adam Scott opened a barbecue restaurant in Goldsboro, NC. It was served in his restaurant until his son, A. Martel Scott, Sr., spiced up the mixture a bit in 1946. Scott's Family Barbecue Sauce and it's still an East Carolina classic.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Louis Maull of St. Louis was the first to bottle barbecue sauce, beating Heinz to the punch by 22 years. Heinz may have been the first in broad national distribution, but not the first in a bottle.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>In 1897 Maull began selling groceries from a horse-drawn wagon. He incorporated in 1905 and began manufacturing a line of condiments by 1920. Maull introduced his barbecue sauce in 1926. It became so popular that it’s about all they make nowadays.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One day, while searching through recipes online for <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/dry-rub-mix.html" target="_blank">dry rub mixes</a> I found one that sounded really good on <a href="http://www.theyummylife.com/" target="_blank">The Yummy Life Blog</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been 4 or 5 years now of mixing, adding, and testing my sauce creation and it just keeps improving, enough so that I think it’s ready to share. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One year I even entered my barbecue sauce in the Ohio State Fair and won a blue ribbon! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<li>Use only <u style="font-family: inherit;">real</u><span style="font-family: inherit;"> ketchup for the best results. Read the labels, most ketchup is now high </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">fructose corn syrup</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, not real ketchup. </span></li>
<li>The same is true for maple syrup. Use the real stuff, not fake for best results.</li>
<li>Use real raw honey for the best results (yikes, broken record).</li>
<li>The directions for mixing together the spices are here: <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/dry-rub-mix.html" target="_blank">Dry Rub Mix</a></li>
<li>If you want more heat, add more cayenne pepper.</li>
<li>If you want it less sweet, decrease the honey and maple syrup.</li>
<li>Don’t like the smoky flavor, leave it out.</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The great thing about barbecue sauce is you can play around with it to get the desired flavor you want. I say stick with what you love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This recipe makes approximately 7 pints, so enough to fill a canner.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1- 64-ounce bottle and 1- 28 oz bottle of <u>real</u> Ketchup (or amounts close to that)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup raw honey </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup dark brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">¼ cup Worcestershire sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup <u>real</u> maple syrup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon maple flavoring (optional)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 - 4 tablespoons hickory liquid smoke (optional)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ cup dry rub mix (all the spices)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stir well to mix all the spices then bring sauce to a slow boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 to 4 hours or to desired thickness. Stir occasionally as it cooks. You can put the lid ajar to allow the steam to escape if need be to help with cooking down and thickening a little more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups ketchup</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ cup cider vinegar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons raw honey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons dark brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons real maple syrup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ teaspoon maple flavoring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon hickory liquid smoke</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ to 1 teaspoon molasses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan or Crockpot. Stir well. Over medium heat, bring to boil; reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 2 to 4 hours. Stir occasionally as it cooks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Will store for several weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">We use this barbecue sauce on meats but the kids like to mix it up to make a copycat Raising Cane's sauce. </span><br />
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<i><br /></i> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Hurrah, Barbecue season is here!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Elizabeth</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Click here for more <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html" target="_blank">Recipes</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Other Posts:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/zucchini-bread.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/propagating-clematis-vine.html" target="_blank">Propagating a Clematis Vine </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/building-greenhouse-part-one.html" target="_blank">Building a Greenhouse</a></span><br /><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I came across a few old (old) photos from the 1990s while looking for my BBQ sauce photos! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">These are such a time capsule.....</span><br />
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Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-29064369347099021832017-05-04T10:35:00.040-04:002021-02-21T07:47:23.134-05:00Michigan's U.P. Pasty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGENzcveJz6MYnlkySbMAu0K_iCQchvXBY2DgB48MStj1A-LmhiLeiCWP-XIeiYy7kGBnd0Z0a1NnqZoi_SkOTAEDIQ0jMblMTTI8gn_T2fm6f_3v9z5anXMTrNQa9rOq9qa4ub1Ag7-c/s2048/IMG_7173.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGENzcveJz6MYnlkySbMAu0K_iCQchvXBY2DgB48MStj1A-LmhiLeiCWP-XIeiYy7kGBnd0Z0a1NnqZoi_SkOTAEDIQ0jMblMTTI8gn_T2fm6f_3v9z5anXMTrNQa9rOq9qa4ub1Ag7-c/w233-h195/IMG_7173.JPG" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">My hubby and I love to travel and one of our fav states to spend a 3 day weekend is the neighboring state of Michigan. There are tons of lighthouses, wineries, bodies of water and beaches, ATV and snowmobile trails, historic sites, beautiful scenery, and tree-lined winding roads.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Other trips we have taken to Michigan were to the <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/holland-michigan-and-tulip-festival.html" target="_blank">Holland, Michigan Tulip Festival</a> and on another, we tent camped around the big lake while doing the <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/lake-superior-circle-tour-canada.html" target="_blank">Lake Superior Circle Tour.</a> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One summer weekend trip to Michigan, we stopped at a little roadside vegetable stand and diner. We noticed many signs advertising “pasties” (pronounced pass-tee) as we came into town, but were just not sure what they were.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We ordered one at this little roadside diner and I fell in love!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Of course, I had to immediately talk to the cook and get the entire 411 on Pasties! </span> </span></div>
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According to the earliest Cornish recipe book, this is "the true Cornish way" to eat a pasty”</i></div></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: inherit;"> </i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP0GkFdDbzC8if3kRCj-rn6MVhBmMaPTALMhRt7D4cmM3tJvbu7EEiRMzTshersXDE2M8p9LUA9baEa2oD3E4EHi-T52hcPengaRj_66ktJmUmFSXzFZ7YI7XEYpgA87E_GcCaFVnH2oZ/s1600/IMG_7090.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP0GkFdDbzC8if3kRCj-rn6MVhBmMaPTALMhRt7D4cmM3tJvbu7EEiRMzTshersXDE2M8p9LUA9baEa2oD3E4EHi-T52hcPengaRj_66ktJmUmFSXzFZ7YI7XEYpgA87E_GcCaFVnH2oZ/s400/IMG_7090.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start with Carrots, Onions, Potatoes, and Rutabaga</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span>Even though the pasty was brought to the United States via Michigan's U.P. many many years ago, we couldn't find any in the lower part of the state on this trip.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">And a little travel tip here, the first time I was in the U.P I mistakenly called some Yoopers Michiganites, and boy was I quickly corrected. <i>“We are not from Michigan, we are from the </i></span></span><i style="font-family: inherit;">U.P. “ </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was corrected.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><i> </i></span> </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A traditional pasty has meat, diced rutabaga, potatoes, carrots, onion, and seasoning. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 rutabaga, peeled and cubed (some call it a turnip)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ pound ground beef</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">½ pound sausage, regular or Italian</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 -2 Tablespoon Italian seasoning, optional</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinch or roll the edges of the crust to seal</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let the mixture sit and meld together while mixing and rolling out your favorite recipe for the pie crust dough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Place pasties on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 25 to 30</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Corned beef is made from a beef brisket that is cured or pickled in brine. Brine is just salt water.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In North America, corned beef dishes are associated with traditional Irish cuisine. However, there is considerable debate about the association of the corned beef and cabbage dish with Ireland.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In the 1800s, corned beef was used as a substitute for bacon by Irish-American immigrants because it was cheap and considered a luxury in Ireland. Corned beef and cabbage is really the Irish-American version of the Irish dish of bacon and cabbage. </span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Wait, bacon and cabbage?!?! Well, now that's on my list to make!</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Irish did produce a salted beef around the Middle Ages that was the "forerunner of what we today know as Irish corned beef" and in the 17th century the English named the Irish salted beef "corned beef." </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">And Ireland did produce a significant amount of corned beef that was sold and traded to other countries from local Irish raised cattle and imported salt. Coastal cities, such as Dublin, Belfast, and Cork, created massive beef curing and packing industries, with Cork producing half of Ireland's annual beef exports by 1668. But most Irish did not eat the corned beef produced in Ireland because it was way too expensive. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Some historians say it was not until the wave of 18th century Irish immigration to the United States that much of the ethnic Irish first began to consume the corned beef dishes we know today. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In today's Ireland, the serving of corned beef is geared toward tourist consumption and most Irish in Ireland do not identify corned beef dishes as a native cuisine.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/irish-colcannon.html">Colcannon</a> (boiled new potatoes mixed with boiled cabbage, leeks, or onions, with added butter, milk, and garlic) is more likely to be considered Ireland's national dish. Or possibly even Irish Stew. </span></div>
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<li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">You can add everything in the pot at once including the cabbage if you're going to be gone all day.</span></li>
<li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Carrots are optional and many times I do not add them.</span></li>
<li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Buying the brisket with the spice package is the easiest way to make this dish.</span></li>
<li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">You can add a stout beer in place of the water, but I preferred water (and butter).</span></li>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Add water and cubed butter to the crockpot. Set crockpot temperature on high. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rinse off the corned beef brisket (if spice is packaged separately) and then place it in a crockpot. Sprinkle the spice packet over the brisket. A</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">dd onion and garlic, potatoes, and carrots.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 to 2 hours before serving, wash cabbage, and then cut into 4 to 6 wedge pieces. Cut out cabbage core. Pull apart wedges and place pieces in the crockpot. Even with a larger crockpot, the pot will be crowded. That's OK, the cabbage cooks down pretty fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The World's Longest Yard Sale is also known as The 127 Yard Sale or The 127 Corridor Sale and is a 4-day event every year. The dates are always the first Thursday of the month of August, from Thursday to Sunday. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And that's 4 whole days of yard sale heaven!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are a yard-saler, antiquer, flea-marketer, thrift store shopper, or anything in-between, you <u>will</u> love this!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 127 Yard Sale covers 690 miles of sales, through six states, from Addison, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama, and boasts thousands of vendors every year.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And it's even been featured on HGTV!</span></div></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>History Of the 127 Yard Sale:</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This original fantastic idea came from a Tennessee county executive named Mike Walker and was established in 1987. When it began, the sale route was much smaller and only followed US 127 from Covington, Kentucky, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But by 2012, the 127 Yard Sale route had extended all the way to the north of Addison, Michigan, totaling an approximate end-to-end distance of 690 miles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My husband and I have been doing the <a href="http://www.127yardsale.com/" target="_blank">127 Yard Sale</a> for only a few years and really enjoy it. Some years my daughter and her boyfriend join us too. It's always more fun to go with friends or relatives to share the excitement of finding great deals. And believe me, there are some great finds, good deals and treasures but also lots of junk. But isn't that why we do it, for the hunt?? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So far, we have driven through Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky, going in a different direction each year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Whole entire towns set up for the sale so you can park and just walk up and down main street (and some side streets too) for the sales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And flea markets along the route are open with tons of vendors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">And they're usually community groups like churches or boy and girl scouts set up along the route selling homemade food, cookies, and drinks, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We learned our lesson on our maiden trip, so now we book a hotel or campsite for stopping for the night. We then usually drive until exhausted the second day and drive home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure to bring a large enough vehicle to haul all your finds! We ended up strapping a commercial grade stainless steel table (we bought 2) and a king oak bed to the top of our van the first year because the van was so stuffed. We've taken our pick-up the last couple of years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I strongly advise taking a cooler with ice, water, and drinks, lots of snacks, your cell and charger (you'll want to text everyone about the treasures you find!), and an overnight bag. </span>There are diners and restaurants in the larger towns but they're usually really crowded so bring sandwiches or other food.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We bring along cloth bags, cardboard boxes, or a tote or two to put small items in so they don't slide around in the car. Books are always on my list and those end up everywhere if not in a container. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And again, just to remind you, all hotels are full. You may not be able to find a room so plan your route and book ahead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is a printable checklist of things to take with you: <a href="http://www.127yardsale.com/yardsalers-packing-checklist-127-yard-sale" target="_blank">Checklist</a></span></div>
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And here's a website for <a href="http://www.discoverlookoutmountain.com/yardsale.shtml" target="_blank">Lookout Mountian</a>, where the 127 Yard Sale first began.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't think you have to do the entire route. We usually don't even go 100 miles in one day, there are so many sales it's impossible to stop at them all and get very far. Yes, there's that many. </span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of our finds are antiques, metal signs, an adjustable dress form for my craft room for $13.00 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and a vintage receiver for $5.00 for my husband's mancave and his rock and roll music. (Yes, that's my handsome hubby)</span><br />
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Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-85157402828510574352017-02-17T12:18:00.006-05:002021-02-21T07:49:43.297-05:00Texas State Flag Quilt<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlovYiyhqHPbNyX33sbpCIxF3yBZTeLuWR-vFCJoZs8cLw1uBu-to7fme_zCuz_47Rpn4vqo0IPStXpvTVbJYk1rn1FpFHE1JrDBZEq85rRdzhyjesqnpjH-pZkjFEtU7qSGwCmVFBpNY/s1600/IMG_3977.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlovYiyhqHPbNyX33sbpCIxF3yBZTeLuWR-vFCJoZs8cLw1uBu-to7fme_zCuz_47Rpn4vqo0IPStXpvTVbJYk1rn1FpFHE1JrDBZEq85rRdzhyjesqnpjH-pZkjFEtU7qSGwCmVFBpNY/w232-h177/IMG_3977.JPG" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">My daughter Jami and her husband Donnie and their kids moved to Texas for a job in 2009. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I hate that they're so far away (I'm in Ohio) and that I don't get to see them much. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">But we have taken numerous trips to Texas and we think it's a nice state to visit. We've even been to the <a href="http://www.jfk.org/">Dealey Plaza</a> and the Grassy Knoll in Dallas.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I'm a new quilter, I have only been making quilts for family members for the last year. I decided to make Jami and Donnie one as a Christmas gift.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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I searched Pinterest for ideas and knew as soon as I saw it that the Texas State Flag would be the perfect quilt for them. And besides, patchwork is my favorite quilt pattern. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used 4-inch squares for this quilt (cut at 4 1/2 " for seam allowance)</td></tr>
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I did not have a pattern so to make the quilt I first needed to figure an approximate size. I say approximate because my quilt sizes are never exact. For example: If I strive for a 60 x 90 it may end up as a 64 by 92, depending on the size of the border, the pattern used, the binding, etc.</div>
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For the Texas State Flag Quilt, I decided on an 80 x 100 quilt, using a patchwork pattern, which is numerous squares sewn together.</div>
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Remember, each square has to have an extra ½ inch added for seam allowance, and although some do and some don't, I iron all my seams flat.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rows laid out to make sure no two squares of the same fabric were touching</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also number the rows so I remember which one to sew together next</td></tr>
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I chose many different prints of fabrics for each color and also laid out many rows at a time to make sure there are no matching squares next to each other. And numbering the rows helps a lot. </div>
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<b>What I Did:</b></div>
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Red Section:</div>
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I used 150 – 4-inch squares (cut at 4 ½ ) to make a 40” by 60” section. That's 10 -four-inch squares across and 15 -four-inch squares down.</div>
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Cream Section:</div>
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I used 150 – 4-inch squares (cut at 4 ½ ) to make a 40” by 60”section. That's 10 -four-inch squares across and 15 -four-inch squares down.</div>
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The squares for the blue section are 20 – four-inch squares (cut at 4 ½ ) across and 10 -four-inch squares down, (cut at 4 1/2 inch) leaving a space to add the wonky star.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My scribbles and wonky star designs on paper</td></tr>
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Now here's where it gets tricky, making the star.<br />
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The Texas state flag has a star in the center of the Blue section. I decided to make what is called a “Wonky Patchwork Star.“ It was the first time trying it and it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.</div>
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To make the star, I first drew a wonky star on paper, then used it to cut the star out of fabric. The star is cut out of different patterns of fabric stacked on top of each other. You then chose one piece from each fabric of cut out stars and sew them together to make a wonky patchwork star.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonky Star cut out of multiple fabrics then patchwork pieced back together</td></tr>
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After making the star, (I practiced, making three or four) I added a border. My star ended as a 12 ½ ” by 12 ½ ” square once I added the border.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonky Star is sewn together</td></tr>
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I then started sewing all the blue squares together, making sure to add the Wonky Patchwork Star in the middle of the blue section. The Wonky Star replaced 16 of the blue squares. </div>
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Once all three sections were finished, I sewed them together.</div>
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For the backing, you can use one of the fabrics you used in the quilt front so it ties together, or use multiple fabrics to make a design. I like my quilt backing to have a design.</div>
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For the topstitching, I take it to a local lady who has a huge longarm machine. I chose stitching that has stars and what reminds me of barbed wire. Perfect for this Texas State Flag quilt.</div>
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The finishing touch was, of course, a quilt label.</div>
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For directions on making a quilt label go here: <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-to-make-quilt-label.html">How to Make a Quilt Label</a></div>
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<i>This is one of my favorite quilts I have completed so far. Truthfully, I say that every time I finish one, but I mean it this time, at least until I make the next one..........</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Texas State Flag Quilt</td></tr>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0zjo7WRRvPinlvpXuy5DJqkYVxH40_wf1rauaNchbUdjDxMdTUbSOoGcTzumHmP0qh1I08pZPvdzLqTMQNsHkATt7JOigbJfn9KfRXjX-8uSfg-U3yKM3yKYfLsaJFX3s2kaJuh12V82/s1600/IMG_5435.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0zjo7WRRvPinlvpXuy5DJqkYVxH40_wf1rauaNchbUdjDxMdTUbSOoGcTzumHmP0qh1I08pZPvdzLqTMQNsHkATt7JOigbJfn9KfRXjX-8uSfg-U3yKM3yKYfLsaJFX3s2kaJuh12V82/w184-h267/IMG_5435.JPG" width="184" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I make these cookies for many different holidays so this week they're for Valentine's Day!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Monster Cookies are not new and the recipes for making them are endless. Probably 95% of my cookies are homemade, but sometimes you just need a quick and easy recipe. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to come up with my own version of Monster Cookies which are easy and great to throw together when we have unexpected visitors or to serve at club meetings or any other last-minute function.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span></span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For me, there will always be room in my recipe collection for a few super easy and fast recipes for busy days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They're called Monster Cookies, I believe, because it's easier than saying <i>“peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal M & M super yummy cookies!”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Besides easy, did I mention they're a wonderful tasting soft chewy moist delicious cookie?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since it is almost Valentine's Day I used red, pink, and white M & M's.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can use holiday colors of M & M's like green and red for Christmas, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">brown, yellow, and orange for fall and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">green for St. Patrick's Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There's even pastel M & M's for Easter and Red White and Blue for the 4<sup>th</sup> of July! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="gmi_rp_recipeIngredients_parts_21"></a> 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="gmi_rp_recipeIngredients_parts_31"></a> 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 to 1½ cups M & M's milk chocolate candies </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a large bowl, stir together the two pouches of cookie mix and the oats. </span></div>
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A few years back I received The Pioneer Woman's first cookbook, <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/" target="_blank">The Pioneer Woman Cooks</a>, as a gift for Christmas. </div>
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I love it and have since bought for myself or received as gifts all her other cookbooks!</div>
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The Pioneer Woman or Ree Drummond also has her own blog and recently opened a shop called <a href="https://www.themercantile.com/" target="_blank">The Mercantile</a> in her hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ree and her husband Ladd purchased an old red brick building in downtown Pawhuska and had it completely remodeled. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">And the results are stunning. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I just love old red brick buildings and am always so happy to see them rescued from demolition.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">According to <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/" target="_blank">The Pioneer Woman's website</a>, the building was originally a mercantile beginning in 1910 and was known as the Osage Mercantile.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It was a place for trading goods and browsing. Ree and her family wanted to honor that legacy by recreating that shopping experience with hints to an earlier time in small-town America.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">And there seems to be construction and remodeling of other buildings going on too!</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We were told the Mercantile had 12,000 visitors on opening day, so it's great that The Pioneer Woman's business is bringing traffic again to old downtown Pawhuska and to Osage county.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We happened to be in the area because my granddaughter graduated from Army boot camp at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in December. When heading home to Ohio, my husband and I stopped in Pawhuska to see the Mercantile.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">If you love the Pioneer Woman and her recipes you're going to love this shop!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I was amazed at all the beautiful dishes, kitchen gadgets, cowboy/girl nic-nacs, fabric, clothes and of course her cookbooks.</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There was a long line to have lunch so my husband and I just did desserts, which can be found at the second-floor bakery. We tried the fruit pastries (OMG) and Oatmeal Crispies. </div>
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We visited on a Saturday and arrived around 9 or 10 am. By the time we left, a line was forming so get there early or expect a wait. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Although we just didn't have the time to see other things in the area, there are other really interesting things to do in Osage County. Click this link for more info on <a href="https://www.themercantile.com/pages/nearby-attractions" target="_blank">Nearby Attractions</a>.</div>
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<i>I'd really like to go back and spend a couple days touring the other attractions and of course shopping at The Merc. And hopefully, I'll run into the Pioneer Woman! I need her to autograph all my cookbooks! I hope and pray, that if I do see her, I remain composed and not stutter or say something completely stupid!</i></div>
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Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com2Pawhuska, OK 74056, USA36.6678426 -96.33723090000000936.6168986 -96.417911900000007 36.7187866 -96.25654990000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-2127369419784286732016-12-19T10:58:00.009-05:002021-02-21T07:52:36.540-05:00Fran's Holiday Cheese Ball <div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdys0avE86Eajv1VWAL-8ryH5l7BwyKYHDWbTisrdvXRcIenNrUpG2yJ7DccAxCIUxapPXIihJcLjtBWpgQ8HHU8ON2RJioa40T5DWWLHBzuO2pRWvlonc8Oi12Alyj3yHEUHJ3VxKdZ0/s2048/IMG_4751.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdys0avE86Eajv1VWAL-8ryH5l7BwyKYHDWbTisrdvXRcIenNrUpG2yJ7DccAxCIUxapPXIihJcLjtBWpgQ8HHU8ON2RJioa40T5DWWLHBzuO2pRWvlonc8Oi12Alyj3yHEUHJ3VxKdZ0/w198-h272/IMG_4751.JPG" width="198" /></a></div>We've purchased or made from scratch and tried many different types of cheese balls. A cheese ball is nothing more than a mixture of cheeses, maybe with chopped veggies and a few spices rolled into a ball and served as a dip with crackers.<br /><br /><div>It's an appetizer that's been in and out of popularity many times but still seems to hang in there. <div><br /></div><div>Even though a cheese ball may be considered sort of retro by some, it's one appetizer you can be sure of. And there's an entire book devoted to it. The book, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/great-balls-of-cheese-michelle-buffardi/1114170826">Great Balls of Cheese</a> by Michelle Buffardi has more than 50 savory and sweet cheese ball recipes!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>This cheese ball recipe is our favorite and was created by my sister Frances. It has great flavor and can be easily changed to make many different cheese balls.</div><div>Here are a few ways we have slightly altered this recipe in the past.<br />
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<li>Reduce the amount of mustard and horseradish</li>
<li>Double the shredded cheese amount</li>
<li>Use diced green onions in place of sweet onion</li>
<li>Use diced red onion and shredded Swiss cheese for a unique and wonderful flavor</li>
<li>Do not add the diced beef into the cheese ball mixture</li>
<li>Use various coverings in place of beef such as cranberries, nuts or just shredded cheese. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowman cheeseball: Coat with white cheese, add peppercorn eyes & mouth and carrot nose</td></tr>
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Shape the cheese ball to fit the holiday or occasion. Be creative!<br />
Examples: Christmas tree, snowman, skull, pumpkin, football, Easter egg!<br />
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We serve this cheese ball at parties throughout the year but seem to like it best at Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.<br />
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2 - 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, softened<br />
1 to 2 tablespoons yellow mustard<br />
2 tablespoons mayonnaise<br />
2 tablespoons horseradish<br />
1 small sweet onion, diced<br />
2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce<br />
2 - 2.5-ounce packages of Budig dried thinly sliced beef<br />
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I use 1 to 1 1/2 cups of cheese)<br />
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Allow cream cheese to soften at room temperature.<br />
Chop the dried beef into small pieces and set aside. Dice the onion.<br />
In a large bowl cream the cream cheese. Add all the remaining ingredients, but add only about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the diced beef.<br />
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Form mixture into a ball. Spread the remaining diced beef onto a plate or wax paper on the counter.<br />
Roll the cheese ball over the beef, making sure to cover the outside of the cheese ball completely.<br />
Chill the cheese ball in the refrigerator at least an hour before serving.<br />
Place cheese ball on a festive plate or dish and serve with crackers.<br />
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My sister Fran is a wonderful cook and I have been lucky enough to acquire a few of her recipes. She even wins numerous first-place awards and ribbons (plus second and thirds) every year for her desserts at the Ohio State Fair!</div><div><br />
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<i>Fingers crossed, I'm hoping for a white Christmas! </i><br />
<i><br /></i> <i>Elizabeth</i><br />
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<b>Other Posts:</b><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/cheesy-bacon-dip.html" target="_blank">Cheesy Bacon Dip</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/elizabeths-breakfast-casserole.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth's Breakfast Casserole</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/grandma-coys-caramel-chocolate-bars.html" target="_blank">Grandma Coy's Chocolate Caramel Bars</a><br />
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I was in a beautiful little antique store and gift shop in Grove City, Ohio, and found a basket full of cookie cutters for $1.00 each.</div>
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I decided to use them to make little vintage – Victorian-looking ornaments.<br />
I, of course, kept the old cookie cutters I didn't already have and added them to my collection.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sampling of my vintage cookie cutters</td></tr>
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First I used a drill with a very small bit and made a hole in the top of each cookie cutter. This hole is for attaching a wire ornament hanger.<br />
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Next, I used the cookie cutter to trace it's shape onto scrap booking paper. I then cut out the paper just a little smaller that the shape traced, and glued it onto the inside of the cookie cutter.<br />
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Using many different embellishments such as beads, ribbons, glitter, miniature trees, buttons, and stickers, I decorated each cookie cutter. Every Cookie Cutter ornament turned out a little different and unique.<br />
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In the end, I found it very hard to choose only one for myself and ended up keeping 3 or 4!!<br />
My daughter Alexis said to me “Mom, you can't keep them all”, haha.<br />
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<li>I cook the sausage the night before then store it in the refrigerator until morning. </li>
<li>Either sage or savory sausage adds the most flavor to this recipe</li>
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<b>ELIZABETH'S BREAKFAST CASSEROLE</b></div>
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1 pound sausage</div>
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1 ½ - 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese</div>
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½ cup Bisquick baking mix</div>
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1 cup milk</div>
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6 – 8 eggs</div>
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Parsley for garnish</div>
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Cook sausage until done. Make sure to chop into small pieces while cooking. Drain.</div>
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Crumble sausage into a buttered 8 x 8-inch baking dish.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrPPTQWU1WWBQ8JL8BJoY3WeCgraMtn3ipfCRV0iORixneCZCIZADJ6jcUedevDt02wsa3kw1i32AO3mIba5GOcpeVU4jFlBSPQNw0xVjkBJpPSAB-Ktuy47gUtgZqtOCFv_ezW9Xwl9t/s2048/IMG_4205.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrPPTQWU1WWBQ8JL8BJoY3WeCgraMtn3ipfCRV0iORixneCZCIZADJ6jcUedevDt02wsa3kw1i32AO3mIba5GOcpeVU4jFlBSPQNw0xVjkBJpPSAB-Ktuy47gUtgZqtOCFv_ezW9Xwl9t/w248-h186/IMG_4205.JPG" width="248" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">This recipe came from my mother-in-law Coy. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She cut it out of a magazine years ago and has been </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">making them for holidays and her grandkids ever since. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My son Daniel especially loved these delicious cookies and Coy always made sure to bring him a special container all his own.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span>Sadly, Coy recently passed away, so I wanted to share her cookie legacy and recipe.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc4TDxRcd9sEP9VY-IgSnb-7jOwuZu0koX93InGcyv4xJRbsETo-_wPYgfT8SHE-cqexJrsXHhw-Mtm8n3SBJzZRFurIFQ0HzqautYoyrPgF6suHjo3dAz4Rx_pIKrRFFMRDkw5FmiVEG/s972/aaa.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="972" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCc4TDxRcd9sEP9VY-IgSnb-7jOwuZu0koX93InGcyv4xJRbsETo-_wPYgfT8SHE-cqexJrsXHhw-Mtm8n3SBJzZRFurIFQ0HzqautYoyrPgF6suHjo3dAz4Rx_pIKrRFFMRDkw5FmiVEG/w239-h199/aaa.jpg" width="239" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a request to do a blog post about this cheesecake because the kids think it just delicious!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I found the original recipe for this decadent cheesecake in a Paula Dean Cookbook, but for time and convenience sake, I made a few small changes to make it lots easier.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>For one of the changes, I use a pre-made graham cracker crust and I use a bottled caramel sauce instead of melting caramels. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also add a little vanilla. We just love our </span><a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/homemade-vanilla-real-vanilla-is-quite.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Homemade Vanilla</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I'm sure using real caramels would taste better but I usually just don't have the time to spend melting them!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But even with the changes, this has become one of our favorite desserts for Thanksgiving! Everyone just loves it and there's usually none left over.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div><span></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpL2Ui41fvwOuIPIFQWJ3KVYp9kOLiCdhSrU9H7rINTmh54fD89Q_waFodyMnbD4gDJ0DFLWVB284vjWDR47T0rp9mgqmuPGdLbpmYUvBiucBHAwmi8OY2Ky2F1UnCKmlUG8Ru0RQInoX/s972/bbb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="972" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpL2Ui41fvwOuIPIFQWJ3KVYp9kOLiCdhSrU9H7rINTmh54fD89Q_waFodyMnbD4gDJ0DFLWVB284vjWDR47T0rp9mgqmuPGdLbpmYUvBiucBHAwmi8OY2Ky2F1UnCKmlUG8Ru0RQInoX/w640-h534/bbb.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We do most of our prep work on Thanksgiving Eve, including making desserts. This works out great because this cheesecake needs to be chilled for a few hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1- 9-inch Gingersnap or graham cracker pie crust </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup packed brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup granulated sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 Tablespoons pumpkin pie spice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5 large eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 /2 cup Caramel sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Graham cracker or ginger snap crumbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a large mixing bowl blend together softened cream cheese, brown sugar, and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">white sugar, flour, and pumpkin pie spice until smooth.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Add eggs, one at a time, only beating just until combined. </span>Stir in pumpkin, caramel sauce, and vanilla and mix just until blended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Pour mixture into prepared pie crust and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">for 75 minutes or until cheesecake barely wiggles in the center when gently </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">shaken. Do not overbake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the salted caramel sauce, add a little sea salt to the store purchased sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Slice cheesecake, add a dollop of whip cream and then drizzle each serving with salted caramel sauce. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last, sprinkle the top lightly with graham cracker crumbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*You can but please don't skip the "toppings" part, trust me. The toppings make this cake look like it came from a high-end restaurant and will WOW your dinner guests!</span></div>
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There are many patterns of a maple leaf, the pattern is actually quite old. I almost used the one version from the Farm Girl Vintage book but decide to come up with one of my own. </div><div>By the way, I love Lori Holt's books!!<br />Lori Holt's maple leaf is super cute and really easy to make, but I wanted a more realistic one. </div><div>Here is the scrappy leaf by Lori Holt (<a href="http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/">Bee in my Bonnet</a>).<br />
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<br /><br />And here is a link to another version posted in 2010, using mostly rectangles for the leaf pieces on <a href="http://roolen.blogspot.com.es/search/label/tutorial?updated-max=2010-11-15T18:47:00%2B03:00&max-results=20&start=6&by-date=false"> Rollen Blog </a> (Patchwork Geometry). She has good diagrams of the maple leaf point template.<br />
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And here is what a real maple leaf looks like.<br />
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I decided to combine a couple of the online patterns to create my own scrappy maple leaf like that of Lori Holt's with mostly all squares, but that's shaped a little closer to the real thing. And with a stem, of course!<br />
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This diagram is working with a 2-inch grid. If you have grid paper you can draw up nearly any pattern you want. You can change the size of the quilt block simply by making the squares larger or smaller. This is a 10-inch maple leaf and when finished, I added a 2-inch background border making a 12-inch quilt block<br />
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To make it easier to cut the correct fabric for each piece, I labeled the pattern.<br />
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Here is the labeled pattern.<br />
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<li>T is Template</li>
<li>L is Leaf</li>
<li>S is stem</li>
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When cutting out each piece, make sure to add a 1/4 inch seam allowance.<br />
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The L leaf squares would be 2 1/2 inch squares.<br />
The larger rectangle background pieces are 2 1/2 by 4 1/2<br />
The leaf side points are half triangle squares.<br />
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For a fall leaf, use various shades of yellow, orange, and red.<br />
For the cute scrappy leaf-like Lori Holt's, use multiple shades of pastel and ginghams.<br />
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The stem is 2 background pieces cut at 3 1/2 inches and a brown square cut at 4 1/2 inches.<br />
Here're the directions to make the stem.<br />
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For the top part of the leaf, you will need a template;<br />
Draw a 4 inch by 4 inch square on a sheet of graph paper. Draw a line from the left top corner of the square to the middle or 2 inches down on the left-hand side of the square.<br />
Now draw a line from the top right-hand corner of the square to the bottom middle of the square (2 inches over from the left).<br />
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Here is how the template should look when drawn on a 4-inch square.<br />
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Cut out the pieces.<br />
You can either use these pattern pieces to cut out the top leaf fabric pieces, making sure to add 1/4 inch seam allowance, or you can make new pattern pieces with the seam allowance included, before cutting out the fabric.<br />
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A1 and A2 are backgrounds<br />
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Sew the pieces together and make sure to trim the edges.<br />
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Here are all the pieces cut and laid out. I used multiple shades and patterns of greens for my summer sugar maple leaf.<br />
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I have to tell you, I must have rearranged this pattern a million times to get just the look I wanted.<br />
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Wouldn't this look fabulous using fall colors for a fall maple leaf in a fall quilt!<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>I just finished a quilt to give as a Christmas gift (it's top-secret) and also just started an Autumn quilt for myself. It's a little late in the season for an Autumn quilt, but I should have it done in time to enjoy it a little before Thanksgiving. </i><br />
<i><br /></i> <i>Elizabeth</i><br />
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<b>Other Posts:</b><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/vintage-display-shelves.html">Farm Market Display Shelves</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/camper-remodel-part-one.html">Camper Remodel, Part 1</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/homemade-vanilla-real-vanilla-is-quite.html">Homemade Vanilla</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/making-patchwork-quilt.html" target="_blank">Making a Patchwork Quilt</a><br />
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Our Halloween parties started as a children's Halloween party when my kids were little but it has now evolved into a kids-adult-family party.<div>Back then I would give out prizes for the top-voted costumes but we haven't had a costume contest in years.</div><div><br /></div><div> <div><div>Well my daughter Alexis asked me to revive the costume awards tradition. So this year we had a costume contest, complete with voting jars for each category, and slips of paper and ink pens for everyone to pick their favorites.<br />
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We also decided that if you win an award in one category, you could not win in another. That rule just allows more families to take home an award, but feel free to make up your own rules.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
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The costume categories ideas:<br />
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<li>Best Girl's Costume</li>
<li>Best Boy's Costume</li>
<li>Best Man's Costume</li>
<li>Best Woman's Costume</li>
<li>Best Group or Family Costume</li>
<li>Most Original Costume</li>
<li>Funniest Costume</li>
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I wanted to come up with something fun to give out to the winners so decided to make awards.<br />
I found this idea on Pinterest and just love it and we got so many wonderful compliments!<br />
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<b>Skeleton Costume Award or Trophy</b><br />
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What You'll Need:<br />
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<li>A bag of plastic skeletons</li>
<li>Hot glue gun and glue sticks</li>
<li>Pieces of wood for the platform</li>
<li>Gold spray paint</li>
<li>Scrapbooking paper</li>
<li>Sticker embellishments (optional)</li>
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I used a 2 x 2 square piece of wood to cut 2-inch stands for the base. You can use a round rod to cut out the bases or just purchase wood cutouts at a craft store.<br />
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I started out posing the skeletons. To do that I snapped or broke the arms and/or legs at the joint, then hot glued them into a position I wanted the skeleton to stand in.<br />
I then hot glued any joints that moved to make the skeletons stiff.<br />
Last I glued the skeletons onto the base.<br />
Once the hot glue dried, I made sure to remove any strings of glue or large glue clumps.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our friend Ashley's trophy (and her photo)<br />
for Most Original Costume!</span></td></tr>
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To make a group trophy I positioned 2 skeletons on one base.<br />
For funniest, I glued the skeleton in a funny position.<br />
I took all the completed skeletons outside to give them a good coat of gold spray paint. After the first coat dried, I checked for any spots I missed and repainted.<br />
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Once the paint dried I use Microsoft Word Doc to create the sash lettering and then printed.<br />
I cut a piece of scrapbooking paper to drape around the skeleton and hot glued in place. I used paper that had little skeletons on it so it looked really cute.<br />
I then cut out the word doc wording and glued them onto the sashes.<br />
Add a little sticker to the base if you want.<br />
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Done!<br />
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Here are a few of the winners:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Voted Best Group or Family Costume, so adorable!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Voted Most Original Costume</span></td></tr>
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<i>I hope you're enjoying the festive season as much as we are!</i><br />
<i><br /></i> <i>Elizabeth</i><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/thanksgiving-place-cards.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving Placecards</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/sausage-corn-chowder.html" target="_blank">Sausage Corn Chowder</a><br />
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<a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-to-make-quilt-label.html" target="_blank">How to Make a Quilt Label</a><br />
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So here are a few costume ideas and recent ones that have stood out at our parties.<br />
<b><br /></b></div><div><b>Men in Black:</b><br />
My son's friend Charlie created this costume and what a great idea! A black suit and tie, dark sunglasses, and a laser gun are all that's needed to create this one. But the best prop for this costume was the memory eraser!<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Edgar Allan Poe</b><br />
One of my all-time favorite costumes, because yes, I'm a Poe fan. Our Bookworms Literary Book Club even took a trip to Baltimore, Maryland last year to tour <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/baltimore-maryland-and-edgar-allan-poe.html" target="_blank">Poe sites. </a><br />
This was my nephew Adam's idea and it's another way to use the black suit, but you also need a string necktie, black mustache, and a crow.<br />
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<b>Bank Robbers:</b><br />
If you are offended by guns scroll past this costume.<br />
This is my husband and me as bank robbers. The costumes consist of black pants, striped shirts, and face masks. I used strips of black material for the mask, with holes cut for eyes. Use old pillowcases with a dollar sign painted on them for the money bags. I found cloth bags at the craft store and painted them myself. I also bought fake money as a prop.<br />
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<b>Orange is the new Black:</b><br />
This is my granddaughter Kelsey and never have we received such negative feedback as with this costume. We go to the <a href="http://www.pumpkinshow.com/" target="_blank">Circleville Pumpkin Show</a> every year and in costume and most people believed her to be a real prisoner, haha. No one wanted to go near her and mothers even pulled their children away from her! It was great!<br />
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Kelsey used a cream uniform for the prison outfit and I made the prison name tag for her, just printed it from a photo online. We added the neck tattoo and red coloring around Kelsey's eyes to give her the drug addict look. She scared people!<br />
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<b>A Bird and Egg and a Bird Catcher:</b><br />
My son's girlfriend Jennica did not have the fun of celebrating Halloween and dressing up in costumes when she was growing up but she is becoming quite creative! She came up with these really cute costumes for her and my son Daniel.<br />
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To create these costumes, Jennica sewed feathers onto a shirt, added a large stick wreath around her waist, and purchased a bird mask. My granddaughter in her belly created the egg!<br />For Daniel's costume, she searched thrift stores for the shirt, pants, and hat. She was even able to find a bird watcher book and the net.<br />
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<b>Scottish Highlander</b><br />
This is a more difficult one to create but is absolutely wonderful. This is a friend of my daughter Alexis's and he's a period re-enactor.<br />
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John purchased many of the items for his costume. But besides the Kilt, you can create a cheaper version by making the pieces homemade or else find them in second-hand stores.<br />
You will need a black vest, white shirt, and red cape and a kilt of course.<br />
John handmade his shield and a sword is highly recommended.<br />
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<b>Witch Doctor</b><br />
My daughter Alexis put this costume together with leopard skin material, furs, brown gloves with black nails glued on and a bag full of bones. She also found and decorated a large crooked stick and purchased the mask<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i><br /></i> <i><br /></i> <b>Football Player</b><br />
This is a quick and easy go-to costume if you are short on time. Any team jersey will work but since we are OSU (Ohio) fans, my son was a Buckeye. You will need a team jersey and pants. Softball pants will work if they match. Also, a helmet or toboggan hat the same team colors as the jersey.<br />
Add shoulder pads under the shirt and a little black makeup under the eyes and the costume is complete.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Enjoy the season and have fun!!</i><br />
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<i><br /></i></div>Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-37205376688986108122016-09-16T10:28:00.015-04:002021-02-21T07:59:56.143-05:00Child's Batman Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKUD3A_akMojWDPoVSWJeZSEYkmn-im8XCZQjONj3B7k_kA9RsUgDS3yJgZeWN0rLojJkCtXX1JP6tL9qpTABturUkoanQwhUWdmdf9dRQEbsJGTPnCNZn6tPA4xGP_eKQYsYh6zaEB3A/s1600/IMG_2112.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKUD3A_akMojWDPoVSWJeZSEYkmn-im8XCZQjONj3B7k_kA9RsUgDS3yJgZeWN0rLojJkCtXX1JP6tL9qpTABturUkoanQwhUWdmdf9dRQEbsJGTPnCNZn6tPA4xGP_eKQYsYh6zaEB3A/w285-h204/IMG_2112.JPG" width="285" /></a><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">My recently finished quilt was a request for a one-year little boy's Batman quilt. </div>I'm not really into Batman or any superhero fandom so after finding a batman print fabric, I used Google to come up with coordinating colors. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The original request was just no blue colors.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There are actually a few Batman costumes, with the newest one clad in all black. I'm old school and I grew up with the vintage batman.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A plain black batman quilt or a gray-black one was just not very interesting in my opinion, so this quilt is inspired by the vintage batman costume.</div>
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I started with a sort of log cabin block variation. A square and then 1 inch of fabric pieced around the square.</div>
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The batman print square was cut at 5 ½ inches square and the gray trim was cut at 1 ½ inch wide.</div>
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Sewn together the block ends up at 5 inches and the trim at 1 inch, making it a 6-inch block.<br />
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Once the blocks were finished, I cut 2 ½ inches of black <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/easy-block-quilt-with-sashing.html">sashing</a> to go around all the blocks with a 2 ½ yellow intersection square. The sashing after sewn is 2 inches and the intersection squares are 2 inches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished 6-inch block</td></tr>
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I then sewed the rows together. Once I reached the desired size quilt, I just thought the quilt needed a little extra “pop” or contrast fabric to wake it up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sew rows then sew the rows together</td></tr>
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And even though I was asked to not put blue in the quilt, I just felt the blue from the vintage Batman's costume was exactly what the quilt needed.</div>
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So I cut 1 ½ inch wide blue fabric strips for the first border to go around the quilt. (sewn it comes out to 1 inch wide)</div>
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It was exactly what the quilt needed. Lastly, I added a 2-inch batman fabric border. (cut at 2 1/2 inches)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue border added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second border added out of the batman fabric</td></tr>
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Once the quilt top was finished I needed a coordinating backing.<br />
If I'm lucky, sometimes I find the backing for the quilt when I'm buying the fabric, but not usually. The majority of the time I have to wait until the quilt top is complete to find just the right backing.<br />
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For this quilt, I picked out a black, gray and white “Starry Night” fabric, which I think goes well since bats fly at night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The finished quilt. The blue is showing up as teal in these outside photos. It's really blue, I swear</span></td></tr>
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For stitching, I chose small flying bats and the binding is solid black.</div>
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The quilt was completely done once I added the <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-to-make-quilt-label.html">quilt label</a>.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>The quilt was a gift for a birthday and they loved it, even the small blue border. </i>
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<i>I also had enough batman fabric leftover to sew a small pillow and I gave him the toy batman I used as a model.</i></div>
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Ohiothoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149619204381477520noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053261781472560673.post-78302825360476806492016-09-07T10:52:00.005-04:002021-02-21T08:03:41.058-05:00Sausage Corn Chowder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorCNwFftTB3081DM5rqPdbhqYJk1THaR1LnvygMlP9Xr6J4d9wYs7HoMCh68pT1pyz80ZTERmYpF32YlDFGvfIG7EAeuR1KFiJMldx42_4MULGaK_p-wNtEPTzPVHfVt0wRAjBTOFNaqx/s2048/IMG_6897.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorCNwFftTB3081DM5rqPdbhqYJk1THaR1LnvygMlP9Xr6J4d9wYs7HoMCh68pT1pyz80ZTERmYpF32YlDFGvfIG7EAeuR1KFiJMldx42_4MULGaK_p-wNtEPTzPVHfVt0wRAjBTOFNaqx/w255-h204/IMG_6897.JPG" width="255" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">I make this soup 3 or 4 times a year, but mostly around fall when the days are cooler and also during cold winter months. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And it's usually always a requested food for our <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/fall-barn-party.html" target="_blank">Annual Fall Party</a>.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The original recipe came from a 1992 cookbook called Campbell's Simply Delicious Recipes I found at a second-hand store. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use savory or zesty sausage for more flavor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">This recipe can be doubled or tripled</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Gluten Free soup, use chicken broth & cornstarch in place of the cream of chicken soup.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can add a little more chicken broth to make a thinner soup.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 pound pork sausage, cooked and crumbled</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 can cream of chicken soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(or use chicken broth & ¼ cup cornstarch)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 can whole <a href="http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/canning-whole-kernel-corn.html" target="_blank">kernel sweet corn</a>, undrained</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup shredded Swiss cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dash of cayenne pepper, if desired</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/3 cup sliced green onions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup sliced mushrooms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cook sausage over medium heat until browned and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">well crumbled. Drain off grease.</span></div>
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