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| Cookies; Mushrooms; BACON! |
I've got pictures of food.. but nothing I'm really thrilled with. Although, worth trying again for sure. And the cookies turned out perfect, as expected. I first made these last New Years Eve, and once we decided I was making some type of dessert for Thanksgiving these Pumpkin Whoopie Pies were Ed's first request. I followed the recipe as it was and my only "issue" was that I had too much filling than I did cookies. Not a real big problem but I hated to toss the extra. And this is extra AFTER pilling on more onto each cookie. If you end up with excess filling like that, I suggest letting them sit over night. I gave one to Ed to test and while warm, the filling went everywhere when being bit into. But the next morning it had set up and was easier to eat.
My Thanksgiving salad, I didn't even bother taking a picture of because it wasn't as pretty as it could have been. I took the easy route and bought a box of organic spring greens, and I found out when throwing it all together the greens were starting to expire already. And my pomegranate that I seeded for it was going bad as well, so it was lacking that pretty bright red also. And it's possible I forgot the cheese for it all together. I'll give it a second try another day though. Made a vinaigrette for it which I felt was a little strong on the red wine, but Ed thought it was perfect.
The mushrooms and bacon were for a Turkey Tetrazzini. Which was good, but I wasn't happy with the quality of the left over turkey I used. I was using the turkey picked from the bones after making turkey broth, instead of actual cut turkey from dinner. It did taste good, and smelled great cooking, everyone enjoyed it (and we had enough to freeze a second dish of for baking later), I think I'm just picky. I would like to make it again with better turkey.
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| Ends of the scarf. |
I finally finished the scarf I started making for Ed two months ago... I'm still not thrilled with the final results, but it is the happiest I've been with any of the attempts. You can see the picture one end is wider than the other, I still can't figure out how I manage that. Besides that.. I'm happy with it. Not sure what I want to do next. Clearly I still need practice at keeping my stitches even. I've been debating a "quilt" blanket, were I pretty much just stitch a bunch of squares (for the practice) and then stitch them all together. I wonder how much of a difference it'd make it I actually attempted to follow a pattern, but so far I'm just winging it. I would like to find someone who can actually sit and working with me on it, but most the people I know who can are in another state, or the wrong side of the mountains. I've got a bunch of black yarn, so maybe I'll just start with that.
Ed has had a break from swim lessons this week, having just the swim team and beginning life guard lessons. He's had a packet and CD-rom of some sort he got about two weeks ago, and now the lessons. He'll have the test in January and be able to actually life guard then.
Besides that, all I have is cat pictures.
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I like the scarf; maybe i wasn't looking critically but at first I didn't notice the ends being of different lengths. It's just a cool-stylistic scarf, no one has to know it was a mistake.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued with the leftover tradition of tetrazzini, but we never made it growing up. Sounds fancy though. We ate the same thing over the past couple of days because I'm working later this week, and next probably because I'm going to be in trial again (!! whee!). So, aside from skillet quinoa and mac n cheese, there just isn't a lot going on here. Though I did make this yummy vietnamese rice noodle salad that I've been taking for lunches, that I'm happy to share a recipe for, if you think it's something you'd want to make (not sure how much you guys attempt asian food).
I'd never made tetrazzini either, it was a first for me but since I got to use up turkey and turkey broth it was a good choice. And I'd say fairly easy..but Ed did most of the work.
ReplyDeleteBesides some Broccoli Beef a while back, I've never attempted Asian food. Ed's parents do a little more often though. They actually have an electric wok they use for making pad thai. But I'd enjoy a recipe regardless. :)
And yay for being in trial again! <3