Beautiful Thanksgiving

Just wanted to share the view of my Thanksgiving.  It is still snowing, making everything beautiful.  A totally fabulous Thanksgiving with yummy food and time with family.  I hope yours was as wonderful.  Blessings, Susan

The Rolls

It has warmed up to 10 and the rolls are finished.  They rose so beautifully in the warm oven, but the time sitting on the stove top for the oven to heat to 350 had them wilting in the cold a bit. However, the smell is heavenly and the recipe was so easy I just have to share!  I only got 3 dozen, but I think mine are larger then the 2 oz. they state.

Yeast Rolls

4 cups of warm water

1/4 c. yeast

1 c. sugar

Warm a large bowl with water; dump water, grease bowl and fill with the above. Stir and let ingredients work until bubbly.

Add:

1/2 c. oil

2 eggs (optional)

12 c. flour (approximately), add gradually

2 Tbsp. salt (add after some flour has been added)

Let dough rise about 1 hr.; make desired shapes and let rise and additional hour.  Bake at 350 until golden tops; about 10-12 min. Remove from oven, brush lightly with melted butter or margarine.

Makes about 4 doz. 2oz. rolls

Just risen:



Fresh out of the oven, brushed with melted butter!!

BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

It is still 20 below and the sun is sparkling off the snow.  There is ice on the insides of many of the windows in the old farm house.  Of course, today is the day I have to make rolls for Thanksgiving dinner!!!  Wondering how well they will rise when I can't get the house warmer then 60 <G> guess they will have to go in a warm oven!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with family, friends and food!  Tris, I wish you were able to celebrate the day with us instead of by yourself!  Brenna, have fun with your Texas family!  Miss you both so very much!!!

Joan's Quilt

I have been busy up in my quilting loft quilting this beautiful quilt for my customer, Joan.  I just put it in the mail to her!  Only 2 weeks on the frame...I wanted to keep it, so beautiful!!!  The recipient is a gardener, so Joan requested leaves.  She also wanted it "puffy", so I used a Hobbs poly batting and a Quilter's Dream Poly.  I love doing custom quilting, so I turned feathers into leaves by changing the shape a bit and adding a spine.   Beautifully pieced - yep, that border with the parallelogram was paper pieced!

Chicken Chalupas

This is a wonderful recipe - yes, I'm making it today to put in the freezer for my folks so when I'm back at my home, they will have lots of food in the freezer so my mom doesn't have to cook so much.

Boil 3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, when cooked through, cool, cut into bite-sized pieces
Mix with chicken:
1 1/2 pints sour cream
3 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cans diced green chilis
Then you'll need:
1 1/2 lbs. shreaded cheddar cheese
18 corn tortillas, torn

(if you want more punch, add chili power, cumin, Tobasco, whatever suits your taste)

Tear corn tortillas into pieces, putting one layer in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan, put a layer next of the chicken mixture, top with the cheese, another layer of torn corn tortillas, chicken mixture, topping again with cheese.

Cover with foil and place in refrigerator for 8 hours or over night. 

Bake 350 for 1 hour, leaving the foil on for the first 45 minutes of baking.

Enjoy!  If you come up with other additions, please let me know what they were and how they turned out!

LaDonna's quilt

This is a quilt pieced by one of my customers and she wanted the quilting to look traditional, otherwise she let me do what I wanted to.  I did lots of ruler work on this quilt - took me about 40 hours in all to quilt it.  Love the way the quilt turned out.

I WON!!!!!

I have been so blessed!  In the Fall into Fall Blog Hop I won at 2 different blogs!!!  Zarina at http://www.concerningzarina.com/ is sending me 2 skeins of her hand-dyed yarn and Lisa at http://www.quiltingkarzyblogspot.com will be sending me fat quarters, charm packs or books!  My own personal trick or treat filled with treats!!!

Thank you ladies for your generosity, I, who NEVER wins, won twice!!!  Blessings abound and return to you 6 fold.