I'm Back....with Muffins!

I made my mom's breakfast muffin recipe and took them to work. They were a hit! These muffins are hearty and healthy and are the perfect breakfast on the go with your morning coffee or a great mid-day snack.
Make extra and freeze them! Use your favorite dried fruit and your favorite flavor of yogurt. There are endless ways to change up this recipe.

I displayed them on an antique table runner that used to belong to my great grandmother. One of my treasures that I got when my parents moved out of my childhood home.

Fruit and Oat Breakfast Muffins


3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup Sugar

8 oz yogurt (I used strawberry)

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons oil

2 Tablespoons Milk

2 teaspoons Vanilla

1 1/2 Cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon

3 Cups Whole Oats

1 Cup Dried Fruit (I used a bit more than one cup – used cranberries and apricots)


Mix everything together in a large bowl. Spoon into muffin tins or cups and bake 350 degrees for about 15-20 mins (check often).

Vegetable Love!

I LOVE VEGETABLES!!! (especially turnips!)

Farmer's Market season is finally here! Last year I participated in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with a few friends and it was a great way to experience new vegetables, learn how to cook them and enjoy them! I had so much fun with my CSA last year that I am participating again!
I am so excited to once again be picking up my vegetable share from The Wayward Seed Farm at the Clintonville Farmer's Market every week! Saturday is like vegetable Christmas...something new and exciting every week!
My vegetable share this week contained:

- Icicle Radishes

-Hakurei Turnips

-Broccoli Raab

-Evergreen Hardy Scallions

-Mint

-Napa Cabbage

Above is a picture of my veggie yummy goodness that I cooked this morning. It contains turnips, radishes, broccoli raab, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, red wine vinigar, and orzo pasta. Great hot or cold!

If you are thinking about participating in a CSA around Columbus, I highly recommend The Wayward Seed Farm. Their vegetable quality and variety is great and they are friendly and professional!

P.S. So sorry, Blog, for ignoring you for so long. I will try to do better.

Baby Kimono

Here it is! The finished baby kimono! An adorable project from the book Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross
This is my first attempt at sewing something wearable other than a skirt. I think it turned out pretty good and only minor complications in the process.

One of the best things about baby sized clothes is that they are cheap projects. This only took a 1/2 a yard of fabric, so I could afford to buy some adorable Japanese fabric from my favorite fabric store, Sew to Speak.

Even if it doesn't fit the baby, it will be a great outfit for her dolls when she gets older!

Cat helper

I splurged on a sewing book the other day, Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross.

I buy these books and spend hours and hours looking at beautiful pictures and the great fabric, but I never make a single project from them.
Well, I can now say I made a project from my new book! I can't post pictures just yet, because it is a present I am giving tomorrow, but I will post a picture soon, as I am very proud of how it turned out!

Since there is no finished product picture yet, I will leave you with process pictures and what happens when you have a very "helpful" cat while cutting out pattern pieces.

Saturday Sandwich!

My close friends know three things about my eating and cooking.
1. I love to eat
2. I love vegetables
3. I like to cook concoctions!

Angie's Concoctions = no recipe...usually involves vegetables cooked in a skillet with some spices, often tossed with pasta or rice.

Well, today's concoction took on a sandwich form and it was yummy!! Here's what I did -
1. sauteed zucchini and red pepper slices in olive oil and garlic
2. toasted rye bread and melted organic white cheddar cheese on one slice
3. a little bit of miracle whip
4. layered raw purple cabbage, cooked zucchini, cooked red peppers
5. put the top on with the melted cheese and ATE IT!!!

YUM!

Crafty Gifts and Brilliant Friends!

Looking for a crafty keepsake gift idea? Here's a great one!
My birthday was back in September and my friends threw me a lovely party! There was great food, a "This is Your Life" picture display, plenty of friends and laughter. One of my brilliant friends taped off some squares on a big piece of cotton muslin and encouraged everyone to make a simple drawing of a memory they shared with me. Many friends contributed and she took it away, assuring me that it would come back in a different form. On the day after Valentine's day, she presented me with a beautifully stitched mini quilt/wall hanging. She had carefully embroidered every drawing!! It is amazing and an incredible keepsake!

P is for Potato Prints!

Today was a day filled with inspiration and adventure! A friend and I went to see the tea pot exhibit at the Ohio Craft Museum on 5th avenue in Grandview. If you know me, you know I have a thing for teapots, but even if you don't this exhibit is worth your time! There were beautiful ceramic teapots, metal ones and even one crafted out of twigs and vines! It was a small exhibit, perfect for an afternoon filled with multiple adventures and craft!
Later we decided to do some crafting of our own. E wanted to try potato printing and much to our surprise, it turned out fabulously! The potatoes were tricky to cut, but once we got the hang of it, it wasn't so bad. If we didn't like the design, we just cut off the top and reused the same potato, easy peasy! We found that a linoleum cutter worked the best for getting a clean design and the simpler the design the better. Below is the process in pictures!












At first I thought my star-burst design was boring, but once I repeated the design on the fabric it looked totally different. I was quite pleased with my silly little star-burst!