The Pots!

Ready to get the drain holes drilled and then ready to be picked up and planted. 

 

Recipes for the "pot" party lunches

Friday's menu: Mini Muffulettas, Ryan's Cole Slaw, Mexican Parfaits, Mini Cheesecakes with blueberry topping, Cajun Lemonade.
The same on Saturday with the addition of Cucumber Provencale, Frozen White Sangria and Chicken Nuggets (Thanks Dale and Irene!).

 Mini Muffulettas from Southern Living Magazine September 2011
I drained the vegetables before putting them in the food processor.

 Mexican Parfaits from Cuisine at home
Use any small glass you have around the house: votive candle holders, cordial glasses etc. I didn't use the plastic bag, just filled the glasses with the mixtures and that worked just fine.

Ryan's Ramen Cabbage Salad Recipe (Irene & Dale's son)
2 packages shredded cabbage or shred a head of cabbage
2 packages Ramen noodles (discard the flavor packages) break the noodles up into small pieces
4 oz slivered almonds (I had sliced almonds and used them)
4-6 green onions, sliced thin
1/8 cup sesame seeds
6 tablespoons butter
In large skillet melt the butter, add noodles, almonds and sesame seeds stir until golden brown, cool.
In jar combine
3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2/3 cup sugar
Shake until sugar is melted.
Just before serving mix all ingredients.

Alice had a great idea for single people: keep all ingredients separate and mix enough for one or two servings so the noodles stay crunchy. Thanks Alice!

 Cajun Lemonade (easy) from Southern Living Magazine September 2011

 Frozen White Sangria (don't remember where I got the recipe)

2 cups fresh pineapple pieces, frozen
2 oranges, sectioned, frozen
2 cups white wine, chilled
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup orange flavored liquor (triple sec)
1 cup crushed ice

Put everything into a blender and blend until smooth. I doubled the recipe and had to make several small batches because not everything fit into blender at once.

The recipe is very flexible, you could use any fruit you like (peaches, nectarines, etc. and liquor you like, flavored vodkas, Chambord, Gran Marnier, Midori etc.

Cucumber Slices Provencal (fancy name, easy to make) 

Mini Cheesecakes made in muffin pans, any fruit topping, pie filling

12 vanilla wafers

2- 8 oz packages cream cheese

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix until smooth and fluffy

Line muffin tin with paper or foil liners, drop wafer in bottom. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full, bake @ 350 15 - 18 minutes, cool, put in refrigerator overnight.
Top with fresh fruit or pie filling of your choice.

Pot "making" Parties - success!

Armin and I hosted two pot parties (Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, 2012. We used the same recipe for hypertufa pots from Martha Stewart we used two years ago.

Friday's pot makers where Kathleen, Marge and Sandee. 

Sandee is busy making pots, Marge and Armin are checking the pots from last year.

Kathleen hard at work.

Great job ladies

Loie, Lisa and Alice

On Saturday Becky, Irene, Alice, Lisa, Linda, Loie, Terri and Janet joined us.

Terri, Janet and Linda

Becky, Lisa, Irene and Loie

Janet and Linda

Becky, Irene and Loie

Some of the forms waiting to be filled.

Looking GREAT!

The pots have to "cure" for a few days, Armin has to drill the drainage holes and the ladies can come back and pick up their master pieces!

Soooo cute!

Beautiful Fall Colors next door

Our neighbor has a Persimmon tree that is showing off its best colors.

OOOOH new yarn

Red Heart yarns, well known for the plastic yarn called Super Saver has released new yarns that are so much fun to use.
The yarns have different colors and/or textures in one skein.
Watch this video to see the yarn named "changes".
I made scarves with "cream" and "aquamarine" and really like the way they look.

CREAM

AQUAMARINE not the true colors due to the flash

The pattern by Veronica O'Neill is called Magz Bias Scarf and works really well with this yarn. A long, slinky scarf worn in many different ways.

Boye Needlemaster needles made into fixed circular needles

I have had this Boye Needlemaster set forever! Well at least for a really long time and it was always a pain to keep the needles attached to the cables no matter how much hubby tightened them.

After seeing this blog I decided it was time for hubby to make needles I could use and LIKE.

We ordered the ridged tubing from amazon and he found everything else at the hardware store. It was not an easy job for him and he has very strong hands (auto mechanic for 40 years) and questioned that a woman could do the job.

The cable lengths are around 40" because I wanted to be able to use them for two socks at a time (Yeah right!) Some day ~ maybe LOL

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