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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

My Day To Boogie With The Chicks

I don't have a rooster cock-a-doodle-doing in my yard like Vickie does, so I had to

sew me some feathered projects. If I had a rooster, I'd want him to be like Vickie's Fonzie

He is such a stud!

Check him out HERE, along with the whole Black Tie Boogie schedule.

These guys have really gotten into this Black Tie Boogie Blog Hop.

I went looking for a rooster and found the perfect one by Julie Lynch on her "Jaunty Rooster"

pattern. He looks very handsome in some of the "Home To Roost" fabric from Red Rooster.

Right-side up look at fabric

This is a small quilt, 45" x 45"

The hubby had a shirt that matched my apron perfectly, so he became a sort-of-willing

model for me (even though it had a ruffle.) I love the chicken soup recipe on the fabric!

Aren't these just the cutest chicks!

Monday, November 18, 2013

Black Tie Boogie Begins!

Madame Samm is the queen clucker of this feathery blog hop

and Vickie has been flapping her wings all over the place to keep us on track.

Thanks to you both for all you've done to give us chicks a good time!

Thanks to Red Rooster Fabrics for sponsoring Black Tie Boogie with a

great giveaway of fabric. Check it out over at sewwequilt.com!

There's going to be so much to cock-a-doodle-do about during this hop,

you won't want to miss even one day!

Here's who's strutting their stuff during Black Tie Boogie:

Black Tie Boogie Schedule

November 19

Selina Quilts

Sew Peace To Peace

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
The Quilting Queen Online
Marla's Crafts

November 20

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Seams To Be Sew

Robins Fabric Nest

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

November 21

Pigtales and Quilts ~ Happy Birthday Thearica !

November 22

November 25

Georgia-Girl Quilter
In the Boon Docks
More Stars in Comanche

November 26

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Bumbleberry Stitches
Words & Stitches
Quilting, paper piecing and crafts

November 27

November 28

Celtic Thistle Stitches

Crafting 365 Days

Hill Valley Quilter

Thimblemouse & Spouse

November 29
Sew Incredibly Crazy

Lixie Makes It

The Quilted Cat

Sew We Quilt

Saturday, November 16, 2013

John The Chef''s Bread Pudding

With the holidays fast approaching and the weather getting cooler, I've been in the mood to do some baking. Bread pudding and it's hearty goodness is at the front of my list of cold weather food to make. A few years ago my hubby and me visited a local restaurant and got lucky when "John The Chef" shared his bread pudding recipe with us. He actually sat at our table and chatted with us while we scribbled his recipe on a small piece of paper. We both love bread pudding, so this was pretty exciting for us (our social life is quite dull, so this was a really big deal!)

With a few changes to meet both our chocolate and cinnamon demands, it turned out almost as good as John The Chef's recipe. We were lucky that The Monkey Boys were willing to jump right in to help mix it all together.

Here's the recipe we adapted for us:

John The Chef's Bread Pudding

Mix in a really large bowl:
7 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups half and half or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla (or almond) flavoring
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Add and lightly fold into egg mixture:
2 apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 c. blueberries (fruits can include, but are not limited to, strawberries, apples, bananas, blueberries, peaches, raisins--your choice, just not huge amounts)
1/2 cup large dark chocolate pieces (optional, but it makes it so good)

Really, the chocolate just MAKES this bread pudding so delicious!

Add 8 cups stale/dry bread cubed to the egg mixture. Use a variety of bread types like wheat, rye, challis, white, raisin bread, but make sure to include 2 croissants. John said we HAD to add a couple croissants...no exception to that rule!

John said it was okay to toss it with your hands, but don't let it sit too long and get soggy!

Pour mixture into lightly greased pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes and then turn up heat to 450 degrees for 7 minutes to make the top crust crispy.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Friday, November 15, 2013

For The Boys Winner

Nina!

Congratulations, Nina!

I've sent you an email for some info.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Boys, Birds, And Kona

Hey...boys sew too!

For The Boys Is Still Hopping!

This Monkey Boy knows how to give us "the look."

His aunt smeared his face with frosting...he's not thinking it was funny (but it was...LOL!)

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy is the cheerleader for this one...

she's doing an amazing job keeping us hopping all over the place!

November 14^th

I like to QuiltBlog

Marjorie's Busy Corner

My Fabric Relish

Feathered Nest Studios

Moose Stash Quilting

QuiltnQueen

Grandmama's Stories

Our Busy Little Bunch

Words and Stitches

See all the blog hop creations here:

Don't forget the giveaways!

Madame Samm has some really cool giveaways for this hop

HERE

I have a giveaway for this hop, too...look for it

HERE

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Capitol Christmas Tree In Utah

My sister called us in the middle of our dinner to say we had to hurry to go see the Capitol Christmas Tree before it got too dark. She'd heard it was in a truck and we could look through a little window to see it.

It's a small town here so of course we jumped at the chance for a little excitement,

even if it was to just look through a little window at an 88 foot Christmas tree in a truck.

There were two trucks in the parking lot of the mall. One with 80 trees for the
White House and another truck (with two windows) holding the Capitol Christmas tree.