Home away from Mom

July 19, 2013

Christmas In July

Crocheted Christmas Tree
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***Update 23 July 2013

June 24, 2013

As always,,,When Sue and I get together,,,There is bound to be lots of cooking and reminiscing. This weekend we had a great time cooking out with friends at my Son, Brandons house. For this cookout,,,we decided to make Italian Snack.

This is a recipe that Mom would make for us when we were young and continues to be a family favorite....This is good hot or cold and great for any time of year. Hope you enjoy.

1 Loaf Frozen Bread

4 Egg Yolks

1/4 Cup Oil

1/2 Cup Romano Cheese
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
2 tsps. Oregano

1 Lb. Deli Pepperoni (cut at # 1-1/2)

3 to 4 Cups Mozzarella Cheese (shredded)

Whisk Egg Yolks

Add Oil, Romano Cheese, Garlic powder and Oregano to egg yolks....mix well.

If to thick, add a little more oil. Mixture should be spreadable.

Let Bread thaw using one of the directions on the package: The best way for me is to put it in the fridge overnight.

Roll the bread dough like you would be making a pizza. You are going to have to put some muscle into it and first, but don't give up...it will start to lay flat and get bigger.

Spread Egg yolk mixture on dough...

Cover with Pepperoni...

and Mozzarella Cheese....

Roll...Tuck in the edges as best as you can to keep all the goodies from spilling out.

Put on greased cookie sheet.
Bake 350* / 20-30 minutes

June 12, 2013

Knitting Project #4/ Learning how-to Purl/ Washcloth

Learn how to Purl: New project is posted with links to video tutorials by Knitpicks + a free washcloth pattern by tricksyknitter.
Click here to get started.

June 10, 2013

Finished Knitted Baby Blanket

Knitting Project #2/Baby Blanket
Finally done :)

I found out that it's not a good idea to watch Bon Jovi on palladia and knit at the same time. I ended up having to rip out about 25 rows.
I was a nervous wreck thinking I was going to have to rip out all that hard work. It sure is alot different making a mistake in knitting compared to making a mistake in crochet.
The video by Knitpicks on how to unravel your knitting makes it look easier than it was for me...But, after watching the video over and over,,, I finally learned how to unravel down to below the mistake.

I am really happy by how it turned out. Still debating on adding a border, weaving an i-cord through the openings or leaving it as is.

I increased to about 200 before starting the decrease rows. 2 skeins of Caron-One Pound Baby Yarn was more than enough yarn, with enough left over for some baby hats and booties. The finished blanket is about 34"X34". A nice size for a little bundle of joy.

Despite the time it took to unravel and reknit,,, this blanket still worked up really quick and is a great project to learn how to knit.