My friend, Sarah, put up a New Year's To-do list... for cooking and crafting things. She found some great ideas. One in particular that I wanted to do was the bleached stripe shirt. Find it here and dream of it after! With the current rain here, I think this is going to have to wait until summer...
I am also interested in learning to bleach burlap to make a picture, almost like painting with bleach. I haven't been able to find a lot of research online so I may have to go home to my papa to learn. Anyone know anything about this process?
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Spring Wreath
I wanted to make an ornament wreath such as the one below and had no luck. I couldn't find a single wire wreath so I tried to use a wreath with multiple wires and it didn't work. Then I thought maybe I could use a styrofoam wreath and attach with ribbon- that didn't work either. Oh well, next Christmas!
Since I had a styrofoam wreath and the weather has been so wonderful (minus yesterday and today!) I made this wreath with ribbon, cut out fabric flowers with rhinestone brads and paper leaves. It is hanging on my door, gladly welcoming spring if it wishes to come back.
Since I had a styrofoam wreath and the weather has been so wonderful (minus yesterday and today!) I made this wreath with ribbon, cut out fabric flowers with rhinestone brads and paper leaves. It is hanging on my door, gladly welcoming spring if it wishes to come back.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
One of my favorite cookbooks...
is a vegetarian cookbook. They really are delicious recipes, like the one below:
Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
3 medium sweet potatoes
1 Tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 cans garbanzo beans (drain and rinse)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can vegetable broth
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
Cut sweet potatoes into 1/2" cubes and microwave for 8 1/2 minutes. Meanwhile, put oil in stock pot and warm on medium heat. Add oil, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and salt.
Add garbanzo beans and tomatoes and veg broth. Mix and then add peanut butter. Once all mixed and sweet potatoes are done, add and stir in with cilantro.
*My sweet potatoes were not done from microwaving so I just cooked them longer in the stew- which I think next time (because there will be a next time because it is so delicious) I would try to cook the sweet potatoes completely in the stew.
Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
3 medium sweet potatoes
1 Tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 cans garbanzo beans (drain and rinse)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can vegetable broth
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
Cut sweet potatoes into 1/2" cubes and microwave for 8 1/2 minutes. Meanwhile, put oil in stock pot and warm on medium heat. Add oil, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and salt.
Add garbanzo beans and tomatoes and veg broth. Mix and then add peanut butter. Once all mixed and sweet potatoes are done, add and stir in with cilantro.
*My sweet potatoes were not done from microwaving so I just cooked them longer in the stew- which I think next time (because there will be a next time because it is so delicious) I would try to cook the sweet potatoes completely in the stew.
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