I've been having fun in the kitchen. Not everything I'm making is gifts but a few things will be. A couple of days ago I made three batches of hot cocoa mix. For Vince's batch, I used Allulose instead of the powdered sugar and instead of regular white chocolate chips, I used Libby's that were sweetened with stevia. I've already shared some of this so there's only a few jars ...
Cabbage Rolls
This post contains Amazon affiliate link, meaning that if you purchase through the link, I get a small percentage as commission. Cabbage rolls are one thing I love to eat but do not love to make. When I do make them, I try to make enough for several meals and freeze them but then I have to exercise a bit of discipline so we don't eat them too often. My cabbage in the garden has all ...
Fresh Milled Sandwich Bread
This is another one of those posts when I feel the need for a disclaimer of sorts. It's frustrating to me when I have something I REALLY want to share and, as the post develops in my head, I'm thinking it sounds a bit like virtue signaling. Believe me, my road to fantastic whole wheat bread has been long and winding. Most every Monday starts with wheat being milled for two loaves of bread. ...
Another Finish – Cardinals
This was actually a new start and a finish! I started it late Saturday night and finished it last night! The reason I started a new project is that I wanted to finish using the space on the linen below Red Bird Sampler. Do I really believe every time I see a cardinal that I'm being "visited" by someone who has passed away? No. But, when I see a cardinal, I do think about the saying and it ...
Redbird Sampler Really Finished!
This finish was not without issues. When I shared this photo on Friday, a reader left a comment telling me that there was an error in the chart and one of the flowers in the arbor had been left off. She was absolutely correct. If you look on the arbor over the buildings, the second flower/leaf set from the bottom on the left has a missing coral colored flower. As I've done before, I thought ...
For the Love of Nature
The next WIP I'll work on is For the Love of Nature by Teresa Kogut. This is an older photo I found on the blog. The house has all the red stitched but nothing else has changed. I started this one in December, 2021 so it's time this one got finished. There's the cover so you can see I still have a lot of stitching. The border is all done except for a bit of filling in the hearts but ...