Fall Kitchen Towel

This is again a truly red eye craft.  I completed it at 0130 this morning!

When my son and I had gone last weekend to Gifts and Gadgets I found a package of three fall colored flour sack towels, and I decided I would get them and applique leaves on them with fall fat quarters I have in my stash (fabric not cookie).

TAH DAH!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last weekend while out running errands my son and I stopped by Gifts and Gadgets in Spruce Grove.  This is such a fun place to visit.  Every kitchen thing you could image and more is found in there, and you have to ask the staff where to find things because there is so much stuff there and yet it is still clean (no dust - with the stuff they have you'd think items would be old and forgotten, but they are not)!

While there my son found a kid apron with cats on it (very similar to my oven mitts) and thought he needed this for the kitchen.  The price was reasonable and he had been good through the experience, so I agreed.  Today he had to bake and use his apron, so he made, all by himself Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies.  He even put the batter onto the cookie sheet, all I did was put them in and out of the oven.

He was so pleased with himself (and still is).

The recipe for these is:

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 cup non hydrogenated margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup mashed banana

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 cup chocolate chips (his have more - because he was mixing and measuring - I did not comment)

Mix in order of ingredients.  Bake at 350 F for about 10 minutes.

Enjoy.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Happy Thanksgiving

Last evening I went to Greenland Garden Center and made this fabulous centerpiece!

If you look closely you will see the bright orange "bowl" under the arrangement.  It's a PUMPKIN!

It's so brightly fall colored and festive for this holiday weekend.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Benefit # 12

Here is my last card of the Benefits of Benfits of Cleaning the Craft Room project.  

The teddy bear s so cute!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

 

Kathy

Benefit # 11

Here's card # 11 of my Benefits of Cleaning the Craft Room project.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Halloween Treat

On Saturday evening we went as a family to see Hotel Transylvania.  We all enjoyed it, even though we had to wait 45 minutes in line after we got our tickets to get into the theater!  I think everyone wanted to see it...

When we got home, I decided to make this popcorn treat I had seen on Pinterest, but apparently did not save the link to it.  So, I made it from memory.....

2 batches of popcorn from the popcorn popper

1 block of Bernard Callebaut white chocolate - melted over double boiler

2 handfuls of candy corn (Bulk Barn)

1 handful of purple/green/black sprinkles (Bulk Barn)

- mix together and spread out over a large piece of parchment paper

Enjoy!  This stuff is really tasty...

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

What's For Dinner???

Chili!

Last night this timeless question was asked at our house.  I defaulted to my quick dinner solution, Vegetarian Chili.

Here is the quick and very easy recipe:

Vegetarian Chili

1 small onion

1 medium carrot

- chop onion and grate carrot, saute in small amount of non-hydrogenated margarine over medium heat

- add:

1 jar pasta sauce

1 can corn niblets

1 can kidney beans

small chopped green peppers (green and red work nicely)

- heat until warmed through 

- add:

1 tbsp taco seasoning

1 tbsp chili powder

1 package Yves Veggie Ground Round

- heat until warmed through

Serve with salsa, sour cream, grated cheese and tortilla chips.  A very hearty dinner for this time of year.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy