Posts Tagged ‘Quilting’

Talk about *Instant Gourmet*. This original recipe from Jen Eskridge of ReannaLily Designs would be perfected cooked ahead on a busy fall day…

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*When I dream, I cook and bake like an artist!*

Asparagus Potato Soup

HALLOWEEN MEMORY

The first big holiday of the fall, Halloween, ushers in the crisp
autumn air and the need for slow-cooker meals to fill the air with
the smells of home.  Drop all the ingredients in your slow-cooker to
make for a hearty soup, and leave time during the day for all that
quilting and sewing!

Jen Eskridge of ReannaLily Designs created this original recipe for Asparagus Potato Soup.

INGREDIENTS

1 can Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup
1 can Cheddar Cheese Soup
14.5 oz can of cut asparagus with tips (with juice)
6.5 oz sliced mushrooms (with juice)
14.5 oz milk (measured in the asparagus can)
4 small baker potatoes, cubed
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
½ cup water
2 chicken bullions

INSTRUCTIONS

Certainly you can make this on the stove, but I threw mine in the crock
pot (on low) for the day. — Jen

Ok- that’s it. Add all the ingredients into a crockpot and wait for
the magic to happen (about 6 hours). And when I say magic, should
you be cooking this on the stove- You’re really just simmering
it ’til the potatoes are tender.

COMPANY INFORMATION – ReannaLily Designs

Reannalily Designs was started by Jen Eskridge.  She found her
degree in Apparel Design and frequent moves with her husband, active
duty in the USAF, wasn’t the easiest fit.  As a result, she decided
to go into business for herself, while continuing to move all over
the world- every couple years.  She offers a small line of patterns,
products, and seamstress service. ReannaLily Designs developed the
Seamingly Accurate Seam Guide.  The product is being distributed by
Quiltwoman.com and has changed the way quilters approach the
standard Half Square Triangle.  Along with commissioned seamstress
work, quilt/sewing patterns, RD sells Seamingly Accurate for all
level of seamstresses to be used with all levels of patterns.
Definitely stop by the site to see all RD can do for your hobby.

http://www.reannalilydesigns.com

I LOVE different! I also love any kind of bread, but most especially Quick Breads so this intriguing recipe is right up my alley!

Tink

*When I dream, I cook and bake like an artist!*

Glazed Beet Bread

HALLOWEEN MEMORY

I love Halloween. Trick or Treaters to my house are greeted by my two Chihuahuas,
Mosquito and DustBunny, in costume.

I’m sharing a recipe I made long ago, lost, then found again recently. Beet Bread may not
sound terribly exciting, but the color is truly pretty spooky, and it’s a great sweet, spicy
bread in the tradition of pumpkin or zucchini bread! It’s fun to serve this and have tasters
try to guess what’s in it; an uncle once suggested I call it “Dracula’s Surprise”. I never had
much luck with the original glaze recipe, so I replaced it with this simple confectioner’s
sugar glaze.

INGREDIENTS

Makes one 9″ x 5″ loaf

Beet Bread:

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 can (16 oz.) beets
3 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated orange peel

Orange Glaze:

1 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
just enough orange
juice to make glaze thin enough to drizzle over cake.

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350″.
STEP 1 – Grease and flour loaf pan.
STEP 2 – Beat sugar, oil and eggs until light and fluffy.
STEP 3 – Drain beets, puree in blender or food processor until smooth.
STEP 4 – Stir into egg mixture
STEP 5 – Mix remaining ingredients together.
STEP 6 – Add to egg/beet mixture, mixing well.
STEP 7 – Turn batter into prepared pan.
STEP 8 – Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tests done.
STEP 9 – Let cool a few minutes, remove from pan, and cool on rack. Top cooled bread with glaze.

Orange Glaze:
STEP 1 – Stir together sifted confectioner’s sugar, grated orange peel, and just enough orange
juice to make glaze thin enough
STEP 2 – Drizzle over cake.

COMPANY INFORMATION – Six Gables Designs

My company is Six Gables Designs; I design quilt patterns for busy 21st century quilters.
One of my most recent designs, Patty Piper Pieced a Pair of Painless Pointless Pinwheels
makes two (different but coordinating) quilts at once- you can’t make just one!

Jump start your holiday gifts with two cozy cuddle quilts or a pair of twin bed size quilts. Make quilts for siblings that share a room, with border fabrics representing each child’s interests.

Like flannel quilts? Patty Piper is “flannel friendly” too!
Barbara Chojnacki

website URL: www.sixgablesdesigns.com
blog URL: undersixgables.blogspot.com