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Saturday, 28 October 2006
Casey and Grandma baked today
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Pumpkin Cookies
Pumpkin Cookies


Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups butterscotch morsels



Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease cookie sheets.

In a medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Stir in the pumpkin and vanilla.  Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture.  Then stir in the butterscotch morsels.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.  Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.  Allow cookies to cool for a minute on cookie sheets before removing to cool on wire racks.

Posted by knitting57039 at 5:36 AM
Updated: Saturday, 28 October 2006 7:07 AM
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Hat for Matt
Mood:  flirty
Now Playing: 1x1 Ribbed Hat
My husband is such a lucky guy. I have knit him another wool hat. I used  Lion Brand Kool Wool. I just love that yarn it is soooo soft and warm. The colors that I used were Claret, and khaky. The pattern for this hat can be found at

Posted by knitting57039 at 5:33 AM
Wednesday, 25 October 2006


Posted by knitting57039 at 7:50 AM
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Ribbed Dog Sweater
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: For my sweet baby boy Elvis
I crocheted this cute little Ribbed sweater for Elvis in a couple of days. I made it a little smaller then the pattern called for, because the one in the pattern was way to big for him. I used Red Heart yarn, the color Sierra. The pattern can be found at

Posted by knitting57039 at 6:22 AM
Saturday, 21 October 2006
Banana Bread Cookies with Nuts
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Casey and Grandma baked cookies today
BANANA BREAD COOKIES (WITH NUTS)
MAKES: 40 COOKIES

1 1/2 sticks butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp each baking soda and salt
2 eggs
1 banana, sliced
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks
1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. Beat first 4 ingredients in bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, banana, and vanilla until blended and banana is mashed. Beat in flour until blended. Stir in chocolate and nuts. Drop tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. BAKE 12 MIN. until golden brown. COOL COMPLETELY.*

Posted by knitting57039 at 4:21 AM
Updated: Saturday, 21 October 2006 7:12 AM
Friday, 20 October 2006


Posted by knitting57039 at 3:17 PM
Hat for Lexi
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Raglan Hat
I knit this cute little hat for my Great Niece Lexi. I used Red Heart yarn the color Bon bon print. I like to used variegated yarn when I knit things for children. I think that children like very colorful things. The pattern for this hat can be found at

Posted by knitting57039 at 8:03 AM
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Elvis
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: a crocheted sweater for Elvis

This was a quick cute little sweater to crochet for Elvis. It only took me about 2 hours to crochet this little sweater. It is crocheted with wool to be nice and warm for Elvis. The Pattern can be found here at

http://members.aol.com/JSchlossma/jsw.html


Posted by knitting57039 at 12:29 PM
Updated: Tuesday, 17 October 2006 12:35 PM
Slippers for Clint
Now Playing: Aunt Maggie's Slippers

I have knit a pair of slippers for my Son in law, using my very favorite slipper pattern. I have made dozens of these slippers for family and friends. They knit up very fast and are very warm when knit with two strands of wool held together. The pattern can be found at

http://bevscountrycottage.com/maggieslippers.html


Posted by knitting57039 at 5:49 AM
Saturday, 14 October 2006
I baked today !!
Mood:  hungry

My husband is a lucky guy. He is going to get a new hat today, and Colonial pumpkin bars!

The recipe is here at

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Colonial-Pumpkin-Bars/Detail.aspx


Posted by knitting57039 at 7:20 AM

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