Finished lace cowl

I finished my lace cowl and added vintage buttons. I think the picture is crap. Maybe my husband will help me take better pictures of it, on me.
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Franklin Habit

I took the franklin habit class at paradise fibers today, this is what I knit.
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Tumeric dyed

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I had a Martha Stewart day

I've been listening to Caston, a podcast about knitting. Today I listened to two episodes (only 75 more to go) while adding the sleeves (finally) to my Camden sweater.

Later, I canned sweet and dill pickles, then made a wonderful dinner of corn on the cob (from the neighbor), bacon wrapped asparagus, and Caesar salad.

Pretty great day.

The offending dog

I think the skunk won.

Cats, you gotta luv them

This is what happens when your cat get a hold of your ball of yarn. Karla's cat LUVED the Dead Baby yarn and chewed it up good!

Garden of Alla

Percy

Finally, a picture of greenie beenies

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My neighbors bounty comes my way

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Isn't it Beautiful

My husband earned this on trade, for taking care of a neighbors house. Here is the email that came with it:

"Hope you don't have to wait too long for quilt! I designed the blocks for embroidery machines that use bigger hoops... the Majestic hoop for Vikings, and the Grand Dream hoop for Pfaffs. The name of the quilt is "Majestic Dream." Richard came up with that clever name.

I'll keep you posted on the quilts whereabouts. I'm sending it to Viking in Ohio on Monday, and it is going to a show (don't know where) in September."

Recipe: Two new recipes

I will post the exact ingredients later, but I modified two new recipes for calories and carbs - and both my husband and I loved them.

Sloppy Joe's and Chicken Parmesan

The Chicken Parmesan was served with zucchini pasta (zucchini sliced with a potato peeler and stir fried with garlic) and the Sloppy Joes were eaten on low carb bread.

Will definitely make these again.

Camden: making progress

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I adopted a pet

adopt your own virtual pet!

A pile of yarn

Skeined up, its 1044 yards of 2-ply sock weight (17 wpi) alpaca merino mix. Took forever to spin and longer to ply, but so very soft and fluffy. Now, what to do with it.
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Perry summer theatre

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Recipe: Pollo California

I made up a new recipe that my husband and I just love.

4 low carb (50 cal) tortillas
16 oz chicken (I grilled it then cut it up)
2/3 can chilis
1 can enchilada sauce, mild (the green kind)
8 oz onion (I pre cooked for a sweeter flavor)
2 slices Lucerne colby cheese (80 cal per slice)
Lettuce
4 T sour cream

Fill tortillas with the following ingredients (split between them): Chicken, chilis, onion and cheese

Place all into a baking dish, then pour the enchilada sauce over. Bake 400 for about 20 min (till bubbly and heated all the way through.

Top with lettuce and 2 T sour cream.

Makes 2 servings at 555cal each

Happy bday all

Recipe: "Grilled" Cheese

I love grilled cheese sandwiches. Most of your carbs in this meal come from the soup and the bread (not well rounded, but sometimes you must take care of your cravings).

I make these with 4 slices low carb bread (180 cal), 2 slices of cheese (160 cal)*, some spray pam and salt. I like to add 2 oz total of sliced ham (low carb/cal)(60cal).

Lightly spray pam on every slice and then salt (just enough to trick yourself into thinking it's butter). Now you will be cooking these on a outdoor grill. Tastes good, adds flavor and gives the proper feeling of crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Cook each sandwich with 1 oz ham, one slice cheese and two pieces of bread. Grill till you have nice grill marks.

The tomato soup is Campbell's Healthy Request (1 Cup).

*Note: I love the Lucern sliced cheese, since each slice is 3/4 of an ounce (most companies make each slice 1 ounce).

Recipe: Greenie Beanie's

I get string green beans (fresh) at Costco. They are pretty inexpensive for a very large package.

Choose and weight out as many as you can have.

Spray very lightly with Pam, then coat with Garlic Powder and Salt. Toss.

Now lay on the outdoor BBQ grill and grill till one side is black (or almost). The crispier the better - and no need to flip.

Taste great, and even okay the second day zapped in the microwave.

A perfect way to get your veggies