Friday, March 27, 2009

Russian Ethnic Cooking Class


Our monthly cooking class. We all helped prepare a Russian meal. Basturma{ Marinated Beef on a stick}. Combine 1/4 cup chopped onion, 2Tbsp. fresh Basil or 1 Tbsp. dried Basil,1/2 tsp. black pepper, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar,1 kg stewing beef chunks. Mix all together and marinate for 5-6 hrs.Put on skewers pressing firming together. Preheat broiler,broil 4 inches from broiler or barbecue till well done about 15 minutes.

Ukrainian Potato Babka Puff.Yummy recipe: 2 eggs, separated , 2 cups mashed potatoes, 1/3 cup hot cream. 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 Tbsp. butter. salt to taste. Beat egg yolks into potatoes. Add the remaining ingredients except the egg whites. Beat vigorously until light. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks, fold into mixture. Spoon the potatoes lightly into a buttered baking 9x13.Bake in a hot oven 400 for 15 minutes until puffed and lightly brown.

Berry Kissel Dessert Recipe: 1/2 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. cornstarch, 1/4 tsp.salt, 2 cups water, 5 cups blackberries,4 cups raspberries, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice. Method: Whisk sugar , cornstarch,and salt together.In a saucepan simmer water and 2/8 cup of each type of berry 2 minutes,Drain mixture in a sieve set over a bowl, reserving liquid. Transfer cooked berries to a large bowl and stir in remaining berries. Gradually whisk reserved hot liquid into sugar mixture until smooth. Pour into a pan bring mixture to a boil whisking and simmer whisking ,3 minutes. Immediately pour mixture through a sieve into berries and stir well. Stir in lemon juice. Chill kissel, covered for 2 hrs.until cold

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

T-Shirt Dresses




These I made for the Humanitarian Center to send to Orphanage's around the world.They are easy and fun to sew. Just add gathered skirt and walla you have a T- shirt dress.I bought another 20 t-shirts at Walmart today for $2 and $3 to make a lot more of these.I use donated cute fabric from the Humanitarian Center for the skirts.

Happy Birthday to the Great Grand kids



We went to our Great Grandsons birthday had a great visit with their family.They were 4 and 5 years I think. You know Grandmas forget in their old age.They all grow up so fast.

Pillow Case Dresses






Once a month I have Sewing classes in my home. This month helped Mothers learn to sew their kids clothes. Well, we made cute sundresses for the hot weather coming soon. They were made out of a pillowcase.You can use your creativity and create even cuter dresses.We had a fun time doing these dresses.I didn't know pillowcases had ruffles but found these at Goodwill. See photos.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake


Here is a quick chocolate cake just for two.Make it in your coffee mug in the microwave in 3 minutes on high. Recipe as follows: 4 Tbsp. flour 4 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. cocoa 1 egg 3 Tbsp.milk 3 Tbsp.oil 3 Tbsp.chocolate chips {optional} splash of vanilla extract 1 large coffee mug (Microwave safe}

Add dry ingredients into mug,then milk and egg and oil, mix well.
Add chocolate chips and vanilla, mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

allow to cool a little, and tip out on to a plate. EAT! Can serve 2.


Why this the most dangerous cake in the world?

Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night.!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Free Massages


My Massage Therapist wanted me to make her a quilt, out of her sons old football tee shirts.So she bartered by giving both of us free massages once a month until May. It would be a Graduation gift for her son this year. She gave me a year to complete this quilt.She wanted specific colors, his school colors of course. Well I had never made a quilt out of old tee shirts. So I checked it out on the Internet,and got instructions how to make it. I knew that tee shirts stretch when you sew them so I needed to know I to keep them from stretching, to make them come out square.The trick is to sew a thin piece of cotton fabrics on the back of the shirt.Then you add the borders to the edges to make it square. His colors were gold and forest green and black.It has a black back.I couldn't quilt it for her because of my back problems.So she would get someone else to do that for her. Well its finally DONE.Yeah!!Here is a photo of it. We are enjoying the massages.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Service At The Humanitarian Center






This week I made a lot of things, for the needy to be sent world wide.I finished 85 baby bibs,2 cute pink teddy bears,a wall hanging for orphanges.I cut out quilt squares to make quilts.I cut out another 50 baby bibs. Cut and stuffed 10 small balls also for the children at the orphanges to play with. I repaired a old Mrs. Beasley doll from 1955.She was the little girl named Buffy on the T>V> Show called Family Affair.I cleaned restuffed and remade her felt shoes.Then I made her some clothes a new dress.I had lots of fun sewing at the Humanitarian Center today.