tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47253919361895201012024-03-14T09:50:26.533-05:00Quinn StitchA conglomeration of food, crafts, and good times.Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-22365184553769153052013-09-21T16:11:00.000-05:002013-09-21T16:16:20.185-05:00School Things and Jam ThumbprintsHello! <br />
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I haven't forgotten about my blog, I promise! My semester at school started at the end of August, and BOY AM I BUSY! Sorry blog, I've gotta cut something out to get my other stuff done! <br />
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I found a little time the other night to make a batch of one of my favorite cookies. Jam Thumbprints courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens. They taste like childhood and rainbows. MMM...<br />
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Until next time!! Got a few classes to finish, my comprehensive exam to pass, and classes to finish TEACHING, ugh. Such is the life of a grad student.<br />
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PS: Christmas is coming!!! :)Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-42630766792868664112013-08-02T08:30:00.001-05:002013-08-02T08:30:45.503-05:00Oliver Friday: Some sad news<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For part of this summer on this blog, I had instituted a weekly photo of my cat, called Oliver Friday. When I began this, I did it with the knowledge that it would not last forever. I did it as a way to pay tribute to the sweetest cat in all the world. I knew it would be temporary because last February we found out that Oliver has cancer.<br />
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One day as Oliver was cuddling with me before bed, I noticed a lump on his ribcage under his arm. I was unsure what this was, as Oliver is a pretty big cat, and he has a lot of extra body mass rolling around his frame. It didn't seem right, so I made an appointment with the vet. After a biopsy, it was revealed that Oliver has a sort of a fibrous sarcoma. The vet was concerned, as this type of tumor is typically associated with the area in which animals are vaccinated when they are young. Apparently the vets now vaccinate in a leg or arm in case a tumor starts growing in that area, and they have the ability to amputate a limb if necessary.<br />
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Ultimately, Andy and I decided that we were not going to treat the cancer. We were going to let Oliver live the rest of his life in relative peace until it was time to let him go. He's had a long and happy life, and we did not want the end of his life to be full of medical procedures. Since then we've been monitoring him closely. It's so difficult to know how he's feeling, but there have been little signs. His meow sounds a little different, diminished, almost scratchy like he's tired. He's begun laying primarily on his left side now that the tumor has increased in size. He has smaller tumors growing under his belly, which indicates the spread of the cancer. He's eating less, but he's still eating. We've decided to let him go in a couple of weeks.<br />
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A little background on Oliver's life:<br />
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When I was about 16, I was coming home from marching band practice, and while stepping onto my front porch, I noticed a tiny gray and white kitty all alone. I quickly called to my mom and brought him inside. Concerned that this little guy had wandered away from someone's house, the next day I posted flyers around the neighborhood and surrounding area, looking for his owner. I'll never know where he actually came from, because no one claimed him. At that time we had a dog, Abby & another cat, Charles. My mom was gracious enough to let him stay, and I named him Oliver, because he was just a little orphan!<br />
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Certain memories:<br />
-My aunt predicting his eventual size from the size of his paws as a kitten. "Look at how big they are! He's going to be a big cat". Considering he's been about 18 lbs for the majority of his life, I'd say he lived up to that prediction, (and it's not all fat, I swear).<br />
-Having a sleep-over with my friends and Oliver attacking their heads while they slept, haha. :)<br />
-When he was a kitten he'd play tug of war with toys while growling like a dog, play fetch, play so hard he'd pant, and jump so high he'd soar!<br />
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In a couple of years, I successfully launched from home with my entrance into college, under the pretext that when I was able to, I'd take the cats from my mom's house (she wasn't too fond of the fur). Years went by, Abby and Charles passed on, and Oliver was the remaining animal in my mom's house. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take Oliver until a couple years ago, when I was actually living in a place that I could have my own pet. As soon as I moved into this current apartment, I immediately drove back to Michigan to pick up Oliver and bring him with me to Chicago. <br />
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At this point, Oliver was now 12 years old. I knew that I'd have him for as long as he had left, and I was determined to make the rest of his life as enjoyable as possible. Over the past two years, I've seen him grow and flourish in my home. Although he has remained a scaredy cat till the end with strangers, I have successfully worked with him to eliminate his fear of the sound of traffic, ceiling fans, the outdoors, and much more. Although he is still afraid of strangers, he is actually a lot better than he used to be and does come out to see people occasionally. I've also spoiled the crap out of him. I've got cat grass, fresh & dried cat-nip, a basket full of toys (which he mostly ignores), treats, and the best food for his old, aging body. I'll leave boxes and tissue paper on the living room floor for days/weeks because he likes to sit on them.<br />
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He's always known me and remembered me his whole life (every time I'd go to my mom's house). However, these past two years, with the absence of a cat-companion, I became Oliver's "person". He chose me to be his companion, just like he chose our family 14 years ago on our front porch. Oliver has been such a extremely exceptional pet, it's been hard to imagine him not being here anymore. I know it will take a long time to stop seeing him out the corner of my eye or to expect him to be right around the corner. I'll miss him scream/meowing at me for food/comfort/play time. I'll miss having conversations in general with him:<br />
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"MEOOOW!!!&^#*@$"</div>
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He's such a talkative, loving, and interactive cat. I keep telling people, they can have their energetic aloof cats, I'll take my old, gigantic, slow & lovey cat every day of the week. I've never met a cat like him, and I'll never find one like him again. I'm going to miss him so much. Here's to celebrating his 14 long years of life.<br />
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So last week I began hand-stitching the border in place, and I am happy to say that I've finished! It's definitely relaxing to do while watching some TV that doesn't require constant attention, such as a documentary on Netflix. I sat through almost the entirety of Ken Burns' <i>Prohibition</i> while working on the border. Here's a quick shot of the front and back of one of the corners:</div>
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And here's a look at the original seam where the bias tape edges were put together:<br />
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Looking pretty good so far! Technically, I could probably stop at this point. BUT. This is a quilt, I'm gonna finish it like a quilt and make it as good as possible. Now comes the actual "quilting" portion of the project. Basically, front and back of this blanket/quilt are not connected anywhere but the border. Quilting solves this problem and prevents shifting of the material in the middle. There are a number of options here:<br />
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1) You have tons of free time to hand-stitch awesome quilting patterns all over the blanket (not staying on the seams)<br />
2) You could attempt to machine-stitch patterns all over the blanket (at your own risk)<br />
3) You could pay someone to do this for you.<br />
4) You could make this into a "tie" quilt where you tie little pieces of the quilt together in strategic places. (I think this as more for baby blankets, am I wrong?)<br />
5) You could machine-stitch "in the ditch", meaning along the existing seams on the front.<br />
6) You can hand-stitch "in the ditch" (in the seams).<br />
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I'm goin' with #6 you guys. My reasons for this is that I've never done it before (and I'd like to try), I think it'll create a nice looking finished product, and while I may not have a LOT of time on my hands at this point, I'm pretty fast at stitching and don't think it'll take too long. So far I've stitched across two seams, and it's going fairly well. <br />
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A few issues: I don't have a quilt stabilizer thingy to stretch the quilt out nicely so I can do this. I'm basically stitching this with it in my lap. Due to the difficulty in placing each and every stitch perfectly on both sides (I'd have to keep flippin' the dang thing over!), I'm working by only looking at the stitching on the top of the quilt and using my hands (below) and my eyes (on top) to estimate the stitches coming up from the bottom layer. So, what does this mean? The stitching on the front will look perfect, and the stitching on the back will be less than perfect.<br />
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By the way, I really hate this. IT'S NOT PERFECT? AAAAAAAHHHHHCK!<br />
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Here, take a look. Below, the top seam has been quilted. Hard to see, right? You can tell compared to the bottom seam, which hasn't been quilted yet. <br />
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However, here's the back of that seam. Straight, mostly uniform, but some of the stitches are a little wonky. AAAAAACK. If I had machine stitched, the back would look perfect, but it would be HARD to get the front to look perfect. At this point, because I would rather the front look perfect with a little back issues, I've gotta just go with it. This is the side that will be against the person getting warm anyways!!!<br />
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One thing to note is how to hide the edges of the thread at the beginning. I had to call my mom on this one:<br />
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"You make a small knot in the thread, smaller than you normally would, about one or two knots. When you start your stitch you make sure the needle goes through the batting. Give it a small little tug so it goes into the middle of the quilt, and gets stuck on the batting and doesn't come out the other side."<br />
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Guys, I was amazed. This woman has a wealth of handicrafts knowledge.<br />
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Oh, and to hide the thread at the end of the hand-stitched seam:<br />
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1) Stitch to the end<br />
2) Make one last tiiiiny stitch as close to under the border as you can, but don't pull it all the way through<br />
3) Loop your needle through the loop of thread two times<br />
4) Now pull it tight.<br />
5) Stitch into the middle of the quilt and out the very edge of the quilt (to hide the little tail of thread) & cut the thread at the edge.<br />
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I'll work on getting a video or pictures up on this process, because it can be confusing! And now I'm off do do some hand-quilting. ;)<br />
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<br />Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-16900603845984897022013-07-24T14:10:00.001-05:002013-07-24T14:10:48.249-05:00The Bob Dylan Quilt Series: Batting & Border<br />
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Batting Part Two!!<br />
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I had to take a hiatus from the quilt for a couple weeks to deliberate about the batting I bought. It just didn't seem right to me and I had to consult with the "client" (HI LORI!) about it. I had chosen polyester fusible batting, but it didn't lay flat, it was too thick, and just wasn't right. After some consideration, I decided to head back to Joann's and pick up some (as thin as possible) cotton batting. This is supposed to be a light blanket, and I didn't want it to be overwhelmingly warm, but can I tell you? It is REALLY hard to find the super thin stuff. I know there is batting even thinner than the replacement batting I bought, but I couldn't find any. I went ahead and prewashed the cotton batting (it will shrink) by soaking it in hot water for 20 minutes, then air drying it on low heat. I then replaced the old batting with the new, cotton batting. Aaand we're ready to go again.<br />
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To construct the border, I made my own bias tape from the
same gray fabric as the back and front panels.
I wanted to have a finished bias tape of ½”, so I cut the fabric into
strips 2 inches wide at a 45 degree angle (on the bias). Folding and ironing the two sides into the
middle, and then folding it again in half, you have a finished product that
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You can also buy factory-made bias tape for this process
(but then it may be a different color!)
For more detailed instructions on how to construct bias tape, please
visit my previous post on <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-bib-series-make-your-own-bias-tape.html">bias tape</a> from my Bib Series.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Next it's time to attach the bias tape around the border. Start by opening the bias tape up and pinning it around the top of the quilt with right sides together. You'll want to fold the beginning of the bias tape down to make a little triangle. OF COURSE I forgot to take a picture of it, so I lovingly recreated it for you:</div>
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Keep pinning around the quilt. At the corners, bring the bias tape all the way to the edge, fold it, and continue pinning on the other edge. It looks like this:</div>
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Here's a closer look. You'll have a little triangle of fabric.<br />
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When you get back to the beginning, pin over the other bias tape reserving a couple extra inches of bias tape.<br />
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Now it’s time to sew!
Generally, you’ll want to sew on the ½” fold from the raw edge. However, since we’re working with homemade
bias tape and not factory made, here’s a little extra detail. Fun Fact:
Factory made bias tape has a short fold and a long fold. The short fold is sewed on first, and the
long fold covers the whole thing. Now MY
bias tape is completely equal on both sides.
Therefore, in order for the bias tape to cover the thread I’m sewing on
first, I’m going to sew juuuust inside the ½” fold. See?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here's a pic of it without the annotations:<br />
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To deal with the corners, remember how we had a little triangle of fabric just dangling there in space? The rule of thumb here is DON'T SEW THAT. We want that triangle to keep on danglin'. So when sewing, just go riiiiight up to where the triangle of fabric sticks up, like this:<br />
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Then stop, back stitch, cut the thread, and start again on the other side of the triangle. Understand?<br />
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See here's me squishing the dangly triangle down, with the sewn part underneath it.<br />
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Continue sewing until you go all around the quilt.<br />
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After sewing all the way around the border, now what we do is fold the bias tape into it's original shape, which covers the edge of the quilt. Pin all the way around the quilt, making sure that the thread from the line you just sewed is covered. Here's a few pictures that demonstrate this process.<br />
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This is the edge of the bias tape where we put that little triangle fold at the very beginning. By pinning down that fabric in the shape we did, we get this attractive little seam where the two edges of the bias tape meet.<br />
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Now all we have to do is attach the other side of the border. There are two ways of doing this. 1) You could top stitch the bias tape all around the border or 2) hand-sew the other edge of the bias tape on without bring the needle to the front of the quilt. I am opting for #2, because I like how you can't see the seam looks without the top-stitching, and I find it's more precise and neat. Begin by bringing the needle through the back of the bias tape so you can hide the beginning of the thread.</div>
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Sew by bringing the needle through ONLY the back layer of fabric, and through the edge of the bias tape. <br />
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Do any of you watch Masterchef? It's this show on Fox where home cooks compete to be the best amateur cook in America. Being an amateur cook/baker myself, I find it quite interesting with what these random people are able to come up with. Some of the competition revolves around coming up with their own dishes, but during something called elimination "pressure tests", the cooks must duplicate a specific item (or two or three) for the judges. A couple weeks ago, the cooks had to execute a lemon meringue pie. <br />
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This episode sparked my interest in trying this pie for a number of reasons:<br />
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1) Lemon Meringue Pie used to be my favorite pie (Before <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2012/10/banana-cream-pie.html">Banana Cream Pie</a> took over that title)<br />
2) I've never actually made this pie before, which is a travesty<br />
3) Although I've made pie and lemon curd before, I've never made meringue. Considering my previous failures with things involving egg whites (AHEM MACAROONS), I considered it a challenge.<br />
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A couple weeks ago, I had a couple lemons on hand, and was about to attempt this pie. SURPRISE, the lemon filling needs corn starch. So instead of making a traditional filling for this pie, I made a corn-starch-less lemon curd, typically reserved for lemon bars, etc. I also attempted the meringue, which wasn't THAT bad, but I was surprised on how difficult it was to wrangle when in meringue form. This is the result:<br />
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I'm not even going to show a high quality version of this picture because your eyes might be scarred for life. Ok, number one, I didn't have a LOT of crust, so it's kind of hidden. And I tried piping the meringue to achieve the "peaks". Then when I transported it to it's eating destination across town, the meringue was sliding all over the place on top of the curd and ended up looking terrible. Upon eating it was TAAAART. So tart. Like, I thought I put enough sugar in it to cut the tartness of the lemon, but it sure didn't taste like it!! I was like, "so this tastes good...maybe?"<br />
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I knew that I needed to give this another try, with the correct ingredients, AND a special helper: MOM! I knew she'd be helpful, even though she claimed the first time she made this pie, she was 15 and all the neighbor kids were swarming around the kitchen and it ended up in the garden it was so bad. "The crust had holes in it, so the lemon sank through, and then the meringue was like floating in clumps!" Good for her, she claims that she has made successful lemon meringue pies since then.<br />
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I found a recipe in a cookbook of mine, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Dessert-Book-Nancy-Baggett/dp/B000GIW450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373641427&sr=8-1&keywords=The+All+American+Dessert+Book">The All American Dessert Book</a>, which I bought like 3 years ago and have not made one recipe out of it until now! With expert guidance, the right ingredients, and intense determination, here is the second pie:<br />
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Looks better, no? I did not pipe the meringue this time, and just used a spoon to make the little peaks. It may have overbrowned <i>just</i> a tad. And the taste? MUUUUCH better this time. The lemon was smooth, sweet, and not overtart. Just perfect!<br />
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The only things to improve on: The crust needs to be more uniform and maybe not fluted, so the meringue would have less of a chance to separate from the crust. (It's supposed to be touching) I THINK the consistency of the meringue is ok, but sometimes it's hard to tell! It wouldn't cut <i>perfectly</i> like the picture in the book, but it's not too bad.<br />
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Have you ever made any meringue pies before? Any tips or fellow horror stories? Let me know in the comments!!<br />
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courtesy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Dessert-Book-Nancy-Baggett/dp/B000GIW450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373641427&sr=8-1&keywords=The+All+American+Dessert+Book">The All American Dessert Book</a> by <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/">quinnstitch.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/quinnstitchprintablerecipes/lemon-meringue-pie?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">[printable recipe]</a><br />
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1 1/4 cups flour</div>
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1/4 tsp salt</div>
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1/3 cup cold butter (or half butter and half shortening)</div>
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4-5 tbsp ice cold water</div>
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<u>For Filling:</u><br />
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar (plus more if needed)<br />
6 tablespoons cornstarch<br />
pinch of salt<br />
1 2/3 cups cold water<br />
2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into bits<br />
7 large egg yolks<br />
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (plus more if needed)<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
2 tablespoons (or more) grated lemon zest<br />
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<u>For Meringue:</u><br />
5 large egg whites, completely free of yolk and at room temperature<br />
generous 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar<br />
pinch of salt<br />
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
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<u>Instructions</u><br />
<b>Pastry</b>: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.<br />
1. Mix flour & salt together. Cut in butter with pastry cutter until pea sized. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of water over the flour mixture & gently toss with fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat with 1 tbsp of water at a time until all the flour mixture is moistened. Form dough into a ball. <br />
2. Roll out dough and place into pie pan. Trim edges at 3/4". Fold the overhang under to form an edge that rests on the lip of the plate. Finish by fluting the edges or pressing into the edge with the tines of a fork. <br />
3. Prick the pastry all over with a fork.<br />
4. Spray one side of foil with non stick spray. Insert oiled side with onto the pie shell, smoothing foil over bottom and sides and folding it out over the rim to cover the pastry. Fill the foil with dried beans, spreading them so they extend up the plate sides. Bake for 25 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven. (this prevents the crust from bubbling up when baking)<br />
5. When finished, transfer pie to wire rack to cool.<br />
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<b>Filling</b>: Reduce heat of oven to 350 degrees F.<br />
1. In heavy saucepan before heating, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, & salt. Whisk in the water until completely smooth. Turn on the heat to medium high heat. Whisk constantly as you bring mixture to a boil. Lower the heat slightly, and whisk constantly until very thick, smooth, & translucent, about 2 minutes.<br />
2. Remove pan from heat. Whisk in butter until melted.<br />
3. In deep medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until blended. Slowly pour about 1/2 cup of the hot cornstarch mixture unto the yolks, whisking constantly and vigorously (you don't want the eggs to cook & scramble). Whisking vigorously, slowly add the yolk mixture back to the main saucepan cornstarch mixture until well blended.<br />
4. Return the saucepan to medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking vigorously and scraping pan bottom, until mixture boils for a full 2 minutes. Don't undercook, as the filling may thin out later. <br />
5. Remove from heat and whisk in the lemon juice and vanilla. <br />
6. If you have any cooked egg chunks in your mixture, strain filling through fine sieve. <br />
7. Whisk in lemon juice. Taste. If it needs more sugar or lemon juice, add now. Cover & set aside.<br />
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<b>Meringue</b>:<br />
1. In a completely grease and moisture free large bowl, combine the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt. <br />
2. Using a mixture (with whisk attachment) on low speed, mix until frothy. Raise speed to medium and continue beating until mixture is smooth, fluffy, & opaque, but still too soft to hold peaks. (check by stopping and lifting the beater)<br />
3. Immediately add the powder sugar 2 tablespoons at a time, beating for about 20 seconds after each addition.<br />
4. Add the vanilla.<br />
5. Raise speed to medium-high and beat for 2 1/2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Raise speed to high and beat for 1 minute longer, until meringue if fluffy and stand in firm but not dry peaks.<br />
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<b>Construct & Bake Pie:</b><br />
1. If lemon filling is too cool, warm over medium heat until hot again. Turn out filling into the pie shell, spreading to even surface. <br />
2. Spread about half of the meringue over the filling, making sure the meringue touches the pastry shell all the way around. Add the remaining meringue, mounding it slightly in the middle. Attractively swirl the meringue with the back of a large spoon.<br />
3. Bake for 12 to 17 minutes on middle rack in oven, or until the meringue is cooked through and evenly tinged with brown all over.<br />
4. Let cool for at least 2 hours and then refrigerate until completely cold before covering, this will reduce the beating and weeping of the meringue. <br />
5. The pie will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 or 4 days.<br />
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Now that I'm off vacation, it's time to resume the Bob Dylan quilt series! When we last left off, we had finished assembling the front of the quilt, and cutting the back. Now it's time to put them together with batting. I put the front and back together without batting just to cut any edges that are off so the front and back are perfectly the same size.<br />
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Now here's my batting. Soooo, I ended up buying fusible batting, which I kind of regret. It's all stiff and the wrinkles were hard to remove. I ended up having to steam and stretch it the best I could with my iron (without touching the iron to it!!!)<br />
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Here's the batting after doing the best I could to get the wrinkles out.<br />
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Now put the batting between the front and back pieces. Make sure to pin it so the front and back are as lined back up as possible. <br />
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Now trim the batting. And Voila!! We are ready for the next step!<br />
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<br />Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-80472099137782781292013-07-08T17:59:00.001-05:002013-07-08T18:10:52.513-05:00Miscellaneous Monday: Lunch in Berkeley, CAIf you've been following me at all over the past week, you may already know that I'm on Vacation. Currently I am staying in Berkeley, CA. Over the past week I've been touring the area: San Francisco, Napa Valley, Berkeley, and many other really interesting places! Today we're taking it easy, as tomorrow we have a full day of traveling ahead of us. I thought I'd do a little mini restaurant review of a little lunch spot Andy and I found in Downtown Berkeley, called Slow.<br />
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The first thing I loved about the little sandwich show was the decor and general ambiance. The yellow color was eye catching and the vintage inspired furniture was quaint. Decorating the walls were pictures of vegetables and fruits that were so adorable, I might want to make a copy-cat version for my house! And, the tables had these cute little flowers for decoration:<br />
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So cute!! In addition, they boasted a rose garden patio in the back for patrons to sit. <br />
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Aside from decor, I was pleased with the overall theme of the restaurant. From their <a href="http://www.slowberkeley.com/">website</a>: "[We] create gourmet food using fresh local ingredients, serve it in a modest setting, and charge reasonable prices so everyone can enjoy slow food". I just LOVE it! <br />
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Now, on to the food. We went for lunch and ordered two sandwiches to share: The Caprese, (Organic Heirloom Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Baby Arugula, and Truffle Aioli on Croissant) and the Niman Ranch Braised Beef (Pickled Pepper and Onion, Smoked Gouda Cheese, Baby Arugula, and Aioli on ACME Batard). The ingredients were put together well, all the flavors were amazing, and the breads were great even on their own! I could have eaten that croissant all by itself.<br />
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All in all, it was a perfect lunch for a balmy day in Berkeley, and it really hit the spot. Now all I need to do is go home to Chicago and try to copy the recipes so I can enjoy it again! I was a satisfied customer.<br />
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If you live in the Bay area or are thinking of visiting, here's the info for Slow:<br />
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Slow Restaurant<br />
<a href="http://www.slowberkeley.com/">www.slowberkeley.com</a><br />
1966 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704<br />
510.647.FOOD<br />
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So, I'm on vacation this week, so this post will again be short and sweet, JUST LIKE THESE KEY LIME PIE BARS!! Haaa hahaha. OK. But seriously, these things were so delicious, I got many complements on them. Perfect for a summer day or a 4th of July party!<br /><br><br>
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1 3/4 cup finely ground graham cracker crumbs<br />
3/4 cup butter, melted<br />
2/3 cup sugar<br />
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4 large egg yolks<br />
5 teaspoons finely grated lime zest<br />
1 and 1/2 (14 oz) cans of sweetened condensed milk (about 21 ounces total)<br />
1 cup fresh key lime juice (or regular lime juice from fresh limes)<br />
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1/2 cup heavy cream<br />
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar<br />
2-3 limes, thinly sliced into half-moons<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.<br />
2. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter together until combined well. Press evenly into bottom of 9 x 11 baking pan. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten. Bake until dry and golden brown, about 10-13 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack.<br />
3. To make filling: Put egg yolks and lime zest into bowl of electric mixer with whisk attachment. Mix on high speed until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add condensed milk in a slow steady stream, mixing constantly. Raise speed to high and mix until thick, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low & add lime juice. Mix until just combined.<br />
4. Spread filling evenly over crust. Bake, rotating halfway through, until filling is just set, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.<br />
5. Cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch squares. Keep refrigerated until use.<br />
6. To make garnish: Put cream and confectioner's sugar into clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Garnish bars by piping the whipped cream, and topping with a slice of lime.<br />
7. Ungarnished bars can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days.<br />
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Last week I demonstrated how to <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-make-coconut-milk-and-how-to.html">open a coconut and make coconut milk </a>, and to continue that discussion, I thought I'd show a couple of ways to use the products you made! I was able to take the coconut milk and process it into ice cream! This is a really great way to make a sweet treat, especially if you are keeping vegan. Even if you are not vegan, this is still a sweet, delicious treat to make on a hot summer's day.<br />
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yield: about 2-3 cups of ice cream<br />
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2 cups of coconut milk (or Two 15-ounce cans full-fat coconut milk, divided)<br />
1 cup of almond milk<br />
3/4 cup simple syrup (or 1 cup of granulated sugar)<br />
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2. Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve with a sprinkle of dehydrated coconut.<br />
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It's crafting Wednesday again! Time to see how much progress I've made on the Bob Dylan T-Shirt Quilt. If you haven't seen the first two installments, <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-bob-dylan-quilt-series-set-up-prep.html">Set Up & Prep</a> and <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-bob-dylan-quilt-series-cutting.html">Cutting & Interfacing</a>, you might want to see how we got to this point. Last week, I cut out the t-shirts and interfaced them. This week I've cut out the complementary gray fabric, and started assembling the front of the quilt. As always, when making a quilt, there needs to be some alterations in the original plan as you go. First, there was a substitution in the shirts, as one shirt had a front and a back design that both fit a bit better in the design than another one. I also had to alter the side pieces of the gray border fabric. Here is an update of the plan:<br />
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Originally, I was going to have the sides be a continuous piece, 1" x 46" (and cut it 2" x 47" for seam allowance). However, when I was cutting out my fabric which was only 42" wide, I made the executive decision to change the continuous piece to three pieces fit together. This allowed easier cutting, and saved me a trip to the store to buy more gray fabric! The notations of the gray fabric and what each should be cut is noted at the top of the plan. Now I just had to get to it.<br />
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So here is my raw fabric. I did iron this after pre-washing it, I promise! Not to worry though, this will be ironed many more times, and it doesn't have to be perfect at this stage. Also, please disregard the ugly carpet. I said don't look at it!! :) Now what we have here is fabric that has a factory woven edge (on the right) and the edge that was cut by the lady at Joann's (on the bottom). <br />
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We need to make completely sure that we have a right angle, not just by cutting it. We want a right angle by the actual weave of the fabric. There is a really easy way to do this. Simply cut an inch or so into the factory side of the fabric like so:<br />
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Now grab that little tab, and PULL!<br />
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Keep pulling!!! Pull until the fabric until it reaches the other side. Now, if the fabric peeters out before it gets to the other side, cut a new tab and pull. You want to pull it until it gets completely to the other side. This also shows how bad of an angle those fabric ladies actually cut!<br />
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Here's a look at the fabric after I did this process. I did have to cut mine a couple times to get it to pull the entire way across. Your new raw edge is now squared and a perfect 90 degree angle with the factory edges on the other sides. The new raw edge will have a little wave to it, and that goes away with the simple press of an iron.<br />
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Here's a close up of the edges after ironing. I've rotated it as well.<br />
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Now it's time to cut! I have my dimensions all planned out on my blueprint (above). Below, I've started with the top and bottom pieces, measured 41" x 3". Measuring with the new squared edge, I've made three inch marks to cut along. Make sure to be as precise as possible with measuring and cutting.<br />
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I've cut out and labelled all my pieces.<br />
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Now I'm going to assemble the side pieces. I need the final product to be 47" x 2". Lay the right sides of the fabric together and sew 1/2 of an inch from the edge. By precise measuring and cutting, and sewing with a 1/2 inch seam allowance, these pieces are perfectly 47" x 2".<br />
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Now simply iron down the seams like this. You'll want to do this with all your seams as you go.<br />
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Here are all my pieces laid out, with the sides pre-assembled.<br />
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Now it's time to start assembling the rows. Again, lay the right sides together, and pin the pieces that need to be connected. <br />
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Sew with a 1/2 inch seam allowance.<br />
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And iron down the seam when finished. Don't worry if the gray fabric stretches a bit during sewing. You can see that this happened to the piece I sewed in the picture below. Simply trim the overlying gray fabric before moving on to sewing the next piece.<br />
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Here is the finished first row. Quick measurements of the gray fabric between the t-shirt panels shows a (mostly) perfect 1" separation of gray fabric between the t-shirts. Again, this is due to precise measuring, cutting, and sewing. <br />
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All three row are assembled! Now to sew the 2" panel between the rows. When doing this, be as precise as possible to line up the columns of the t-shirts together. You can't do this with seams, as there is gray fabric between all the t-shirts. After you pin, grab a ruler or straight edge and see if the seams somewhat line up along the columns.<br />
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Here's a look at what we've got now that the columns are assembled! A (mostly) perfect 2" border between the rows. Now onto the border.<br />
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One good thing about the seams that are now along the side pieces, is that we can use these seams to line up with the seams of the t-shirts and be SUPER precise! When you are pinning two seams together, you want to pin the seams exactly where the two pieces meet on both sides. You can see the front side here, with the pin directly in the seam:<br />
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And here's the other side, again, with the pin exactly in the seam!<br />
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By doing this, after sewing and pressing, your seam should look PERFECT, and everything should line up like this:<br />
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TA DAAAAA! Here are all the front pieces, assembled! <br />
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Hmm, what's for lunch today? I had a random assortment of ingredients and leftovers which I was able to combine into this delicious meal for lunch! This recipe also includes homemade "re-fried" beans, but you can substitute your favorite canned refried beans for this, if you're not in the mood to mess with homemade. In addition, I did my grilling on my easy to use George Foreman grill. I absolutely did not fire up my lil' smokey charcoal grill to grill a few pieces of pineapple! Also, this is a variation of my previous recipe, straight up <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-make-avocado-corn-cakes.html">Avocado Corn Cakes</a>. Basically this recipe just begs to be experimented with! :)<br />
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Grilled Pineapple & Avocado Corn Cakes</h1>
by quinnstitch.blogspot.com<br />
yield: 10-14 corn cakes<br />
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<u>Ingredients:</u><br />
1 large avocado, cut into slices<br />
1/2 of a fresh pineapple, cut into thin slices<br />
1 can pinto beans (or refried beans)<br />
10-12 corn cakes (refer to<br />
chopped cilantro for garnish<br />
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<u>For the corn cakes:</u> (for visual directions, <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-make-avocado-corn-cakes.html">click here</a>)<br />
1 cup masa corn flour<br />
1 tsp cumin<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
1 tsp onion powder<br />
1/2 tsp paprika<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1 cup water<br />
1-1 1/2 cups corn oil<br />
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<u>For the refried beans:</u><br />
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed<br />
1 cup water<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1/4 tsp pepper<br />
1/2 tsp cumin<br />
1/2 tsp onion powder<br />
1/2 tsp garlic powder<br />
the juice from 1 lime<br />
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<u> Instructions:</u><br />
Corn Cakes:<br />
1. Heat corn oil in a pan to 350-375 degrees F.<br />
2. Mix masa and spices together. Add the water and mix with a fork until combined.<br />
3. Roll masa into 1 inch balls and flatten with hands. Add the corn cakes to the oil and cook for ~2-4 minutes per side. When finished, set on a paper towel to dry.<br />
4. These can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. Reheat ~20 seconds in the microwave.<br />
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<u>Refried beans</u><br />
1. Mix beans, water, lime juice and spices in small saucepan. Bring to boil, then simmer uncovered until a good deal of the water is absorbed or has evaporated, about 10-15 minutes.<br />
2. Mash with a potato masher or blend with a hand blender until the desired consistency.<br />
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<u>Assemble</u><br />
1. Grill the pineapple for about 5-7 minutes until hot.<br />
2. Assemble the corn cakes, pineapple, sliced avocado, and refried beans.<br />
3. Top with chopped cilantro. Enjoy immediately.<br />
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While perusing the grocery store recently, I made an impulse purchase. A coconut. Like a whole, unopened actual coconut. They were just sitting there, they were only $1 apiece, and I thought, "Oh, why not!!" Ok, so when getting a coconut home, the next thought that generally goes through your head is, "ummmmm, what do I do now?" After some successes and failures, I now feel that I am able to bestow some of my knowledge of coconuts upon the world! I will teach you how to open a coconut, extract the contents, make coconut milk and what you can do with the leftover pulp.<br />
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I grew interested in coconut milk in my attempt to find alternatives to regular milk for smoothies. A few <a href="http://odewire.com/334255/fabulous-fat-15-benefits-of-coconut-milk.html">sources </a>I read had listed the many benefits from coconut milk. I knew you could buy it in cans in the store, but as anything like that, it's been processed and filled with preservatives. Now that I had this whole coconut, it seemed like making my own coconut milk would be the obvious next step.<br />
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by quinnstitch.blogspot.com<br />
yield: 1 to 2 cups<br />
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<u>Materials</u><br />
needlenose pliers<br />
hammer<br />
sharp knife<br />
vegetable peeler or paring knife<br />
blender<br />
strainer or cheesecloth<br />
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<u>Ingredients</u><br />
1 coconut<br />
1-2 cups hot water<br />
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Step 1: Choosing a coconut at the store: Give it a shake. You want to hear the coconut water sloshing around to ensure it is fresh! <br />
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Step 2: Drain the coconut water: Take a look at the end of the coconut, seen below. See those three "eyes"? One of those things is your entry point. One of them is going to be softer than the others.<br />
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Take your needle-nose pliers or screwdriver or whatever you've chosen to bore into this coconut, and poke around the eyes until you find the soft one. THEN BURROW!<br />
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When you've created a hole big enough for the water to come out, drain the water into a cup.<br />
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This water is delicious, nutritious, and full of rehydrating electrolytes! You know that fancy coconut water people buy? ....ahem. Yeah, it's basically this. ANYWAY, you can drink it to make sure the coconut is fresh, or add it to the coconut milk we're going to make. Your choice!!<br />
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Step 3: Open the coconut: I accomplished this with a towel, hammer and my hands holding them. Others may want to wrap it in a towel and set the coconut on a concrete surface and give it a whack. Seeing as I'd have to walk down three flights of stairs to reach a concrete sidewalk, and I didn't want to break the tiles of my kitchen floor, I did this by hand. It took a good 15-20 swings of the hammer before the cracks started to show:<br />
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Couple more whacks will do it! And there you go:<br />
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Step 4: Begin extracting the coconut flesh by cutting into in with a sharp knife. Watch your fingers though!<br />
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Step 5: After extracting the coconut flesh, now the papery brown covering needs to be removed.<br />
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I was able to get the papery covering off with a vegetable peeler. This can also be done with a paring knife.<br />
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Give your coconut a rinse to get the rest of the husk off.<br />
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Step 5: Blend: I chopped the coconut into cubes and dropped them into my blender. This one coconut gave me about 2 to 2 1/2 cups of raw coconut.<br />
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I boiled 2 cups of water and added it to the coconut. The amount of water you add will change the texture of the coconut milk. Less water = more creamy, more water = more milk, but a bit less creamy. Blend until there is a nice smooth texture and all of the coconut is sufficiently blended.<br />
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Step 6: Strain: After blending, you need to strain out the milk from the pulp. This is normally done with cheese cloth or a fine strainer. I ran out of cheese cloth, but my regular strainer was sufficient to separate the pulp from the milk. Squeeze as much liquid out of the pulp as you can.</div>
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And here is the finished product! Aside from the coconut extraction process, making coconut milk takes less than five minutes, and couldn't be easier!<br />
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As you can see, I added 2 cups of hot water to the coconut, and I was able to yield almost as much milk from this process, about 2 cups.<br />
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When done, store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated. I reused a spaghetti sauce jar to store mine in! :)<br />
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At this point, now you've got some extra coconut pulp. Don't throw it away! It's good to use too! Use immediately in baking, or cooking (coconut shrimp, anyone?) Or, alternatively, you can dehydrate the coconut for long-term use. If you have a dehydrator, GOOD FOR YOU, because I don't. What I do is spread the coconut pulp out on a baking sheet, and set it in my oven for a few hours. My oven has constant ambient heat from the pilot light which leaves it at about 90-100 degrees, which is perfect for this process, and I don't have to turn the oven on. If you have an oven that is able to be set at a low temperature, you can also do that.<br />
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I store my dehydrated coconut pulp in a leftover jelly jar for future baking!<br />
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Welcome to BAKING THURSDAY! Lately I've been trying out some themed days of the week for Quinnstitch. I wanted to see if I could actually keep up with it AND have a way to showcase all the different things I do for this blog and in my day to day life! So yesterday on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QuinnStitch?ref=hl">Facebook</a> page, I asked you guys what you'd like to see me bake today. Gingersnaps were thrown out there, and I thought it'd be a perfect treat for today!<br />
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So, I have a question for you. Do you ever have a recipe in mind, and then you go to the store to get some missing ingredients, and then when you get home you realize that you forgot to get something? That is the absolute WORST and I did it today! I headed to the store to get fresh ginger and molasses, not realizing that I was almost out of butter and I had no ground ginger. Luckily, I found a recipe that only uses fresh ginger and I had <i>juuuuust</i> enough butter to eke out a half recipe. And I didn't have to go back to the store, yay!<br />
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I looked around a bit for a good gingersnap recipe, seeing a lot of similarities between a lot of the recipes out there. Some use molasses, some don't. Some use just ground ginger, some use a combination of ground, fresh, & candied ginger. Today, I just used fresh ginger. I found a nice looking recipe over at <a href="http://ambikaskitchen.com/?p=2851">Ambika's Kitchen</a>. I also really liked her recipe because it had a lot of really great tips on it! I've not really worked with fresh ginger before, and her tip to put in the freezer before grating it was helpful! I pretty much just used her recipe, substituting Mace in for Nutmeg (because I own mace for ONE recipe, and I thought I could use it with these cookies quite well).<br />
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3/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)<br />
1/2 cup white sugar<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
1 egg (room temperature)<br />
1/4 cup molasses (unsulphured)<br />
2 tbsp grated fresh ginger<br />
1/2 tsp grated cinnamon<br />
1/2 tsp grated cloves<br />
a pinch of mace<br />
1/2 cup white sugar<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees<br />
2. Sift flour, baking soda, & salt together. Set aside.<br />
3. Cream butter & sugars together with hand mixer. Add egg, molasses, ginger & spices and mix well.<br />
4. Add flour mixture and combine until all flour is absorbed well.<br />
5. Chill dough for 1 hour. Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or ungreased cookie sheet)<br />
6. Form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll the dough in the white sugar so all sides are covered. Put on the cookie sheet at least 1 1/2 inches apart, as they will expand as they cook.<br />
7. Cook for 14-15 minutes, when edges start to brown. Remove to cool on a cooling rack.<br />
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<br />Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-65428332812137338292013-06-19T21:48:00.000-05:002013-06-19T21:48:40.675-05:00The Bob Dylan Quilt Series: Cutting & Interfacing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's crafting Wednesday again! Time to see how much progress I've made on the Bob Dylan T-Shirt Quilt. If you haven't seen the first installment, <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-bob-dylan-quilt-series-set-up-prep.html">Set Up & Prep</a>, you might want to see how we got to this point. This week I've been focusing on cutting out the pieces of the quilt, and getting them ready to put together. Let's take a gander back at the original plan:<br />
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You can see as before, I've mapped out how many inches I'd like the finished product to be. However, we have to cut each piece a little bigger so when we sew it together, it will still be only 40'" x 50". I'm allowing for a 1/2 of an inch seam allowance, which means with two edges, each width or length will be cut 1" wider than what I have drawn above. For example, I have each t-shirt rectangle as 12" x 14". However, I will cut the t-shirts into rectangles of 13" x 15" with the seam allowance.<br />
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In the upper right hand corner, you'll see that I have mapped out the dimensions for all the pieces of gray fabric that will be going between the t-shirts. I've noted where seams will be in the gray fabric with the red lines on the plan above. Each dimension has 1" added to give seam allowance for 1/2" on each edge. <br />
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I used my quilter's stencil plastic to make a 13" x 15" guide, so I can try to cut all of the t-shirts the exact same size. It is important with quilting to be as precise with your measuring and cutting as you can. With t-shirt fabric, it will stretch, so be careful to not stretch it too much when you're cutting, just lay it flat.<br />
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I've started by ironing the t-shirts:<br />
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Next, I cut the backs off of the t-shirts, as I won't be needing those.<br />
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Now it's time to lay the guide down and start cutting. I'm making sure that the picture is as centered as possible within the guide, and taking care not to stretch the fabric too much.<br />
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Use a straight edge to cut with your rotary cutter.<br />
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There we go! Looking good.<br />
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Now dispose of the rest of the t-shirt.<br />
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Here's all the t-shirts cut.<br />
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Now the next step is a little tricky. Because we are working with stretchy and sometimes thin t-shirt fabric, we need something to stabilize the shape. To do this we use something called fusible interfacing. I'm not going to go into the directions for you, but I'll send you to the site I googled on how to do it <a href="http://www.buzzle.com/articles/fusible-interfacing-directions.html">here</a>. I've tested a strip of the interfacing to see if it would work right by ironing it onto a scrap piece of fabric from the discarded t-shirts:<br />
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Now, iron on the interfacing to each rectangle of t-shirt, taking care to not iron the interfacing onto your ironing board cover (like I did on the first one, whoops!), and not to stretch the fabric. Try to keep it as close as possible to the original shape it was cut.<br />
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Now trim the edges:<br />
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And here's what it will look like! Now the fabric won't stretch, which will make the final product more professional looking and less messy.<br />
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Now at this point, I was going to cut out my extra pieces from the gray fabric, but then I realized that I needed to pre-shrink it. Why? Well, 100% cotton fabrics will shrink somewhere from 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch the first time it is washed. So if you construct a quilt that will be washed frequently, and the fabric has not been pre-shrunk, it will look and fit differently after the quilt is washed. Luckily I had some other fabric on hand to do this too, so I put them all in the washer and dryer under delicates and low heat. After this, I will iron out my gray fabric and cut it to the dimensions I have noted on my blueprint/plan.<br />
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Coming up this next week, I will start assembling the quilt together!<br />
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Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-39141451430620888482013-06-18T15:02:00.003-05:002013-06-18T15:03:13.303-05:00Vegan Quinoa & Black Beans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So a few weeks ago, I bought this gigantic bag of organic quinoa at Costco. Considering that I've never really cooked with quinoa before, I was hesitant to get started, so I put if off and off and off! NOT TODAY. I finally did something with it! Since I've been attempting to eat <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/why-im-not-a-vegan/">vegan before six</a> over the past few weeks, I thought this would be a perfect way to keep on track. I googled "quinoa recipes" and I came across <a href="http://allrecipes.com/video/930/quinoa-and-black-beans/?src=mer1083" target="_blank">this one</a> that had a great mixture of all my favorite flavors. Black Beans? yes. Corn? yes. <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/2013/01/cumin-overload.html" target="_blank">CUMIN</a>? A<i>lright, sign me up!</i><br />
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1 tbsp olive oil</div>
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2 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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1/2 onion, chopped</div>
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1/4 cup + 2 tbsp quinoa</div>
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3/4 cup vegetable broth (or water, if need be)</div>
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1/2 tsp cumin</div>
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1/8 tsp cayenne pepper</div>
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salt & pepper to taste</div>
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1/3 cup frozen corn (or fresh from the cob)</div>
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1 can black beans, rinsed</div>
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1/4 cup cilantro, chopped<br />
the juice of 1/2 lime<br />
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1. Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic after a couple of minutes. </div>
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2. Rinse quinoa. Add quinoa to pan and cook with onions for about 1-2 minutes. </div>
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3. Add broth to pan. Add spices. Bring to boil. Turn to low, cover & simmer for about 20 minutes.</div>
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4. Add corn to pan, mix in and cook for a few more minutes.</div>
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5. Add rinsed black beans. Stir and cook for a couple more minutes until heated.</div>
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6. Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro. Sprinkle with lime juice.</div>
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<i><br /></i>Lauriequinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441645318126879173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725391936189520101.post-41355178695206370312013-06-17T13:16:00.000-05:002013-06-17T13:17:04.440-05:00State of the Garden 2013: "Things like to LIIIIIIIVE!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So around the homestead (of my apartment) this past week I've seen an explosion of LIFE. First, let me talk about the bugs. THE BUGS. BUUUUUUUGS!<br />
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I remember when I was a kid, I would have to go through a desensitizing process every spring to becoming comfortable with the presence of bugs. During the long winter, there may be the occasional centipede or something you find in your bathtub that's been attempting to not freeze, but not that many. As a kid who loved to play outdoors, I was able to get used to this pretty quick. As an adult, this desensitization process is not necessarily needed, as I expect the arrival of the bugs, and also, <i>I'm an adult</i>. But just yesterday, I exclaimed out loud (and this is a literal quote from my mouth), "I AM SO SICK OF BUGS CRAWLING ON ME!" <br />
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So, my building has an ant problem. Living on the top floor of this building has greatly decreased the incidence of centipedes (which are my mortal enemy), which is nice. However, the ants are rising in this hierarchy of hate of disgusting crawly creatures. The ants literally live in the brick and in the outdoor walls of the buildings. I know this because 1) I've seen it up close in one of the other buildings, and 2) how else would I get ants on the top floor? In the past couple years, we've been able to control them by setting ant traps near the back where they like to appear, but this year... (hold on I'm trying to not dry heave) they've been popping up all over. Almost every day over the past week an ant has crawled over my body at some point. I'm like sitting on the couch and an ant goes crawling across my chest like, "hey, don't mind me large person, I'm just trying to get over there, and I thought this was the best way to go, right across your boobs". And just yesterday, I also had interaction (all out battles) with flies, a spider, little green bugs, and weird tiny gray things making a home in my <i>indoor </i>thyme plant. (OK DRY HEAVING NOW)<br />
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Moral of the story: I need to ramp up my defense against the attack of the ants. I need to get desensitized again! Good thing though, I am not squeamish to crush these tiny ants between my two fingers. Always with an exclamation of, "SEE YA, SUCKER!"<br />
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OK, now on to the things I WANT to be growing and thriving in my apartment. This week the plants in my garden have decided that they really do enjoy living and started growing at an exponential rate. Like, I didn't go back there for a couple days, and then I saw my tomatoes and went OH MY GLOB, what happened?! They're like mutant tomatoes!! The stalks of the tomatoes have grown so fast, I've had to make sure the little stakes I put up for them were loose enough to accommodate the increased girth. (mmmmeehh heh heh... I know the teenage boy in you wants to make an inappropriate joke here, but c'mon!) They've been falling over by the weight of their own stalks & leaves (not even any tomatoes yet!)<br />
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This growth has been helped by a number of thunderstorms rolling through here in the past couple weeks. The plants are loving the extra water and nitrogen-rich lighting (though this may be a <a href="http://www.ask.com/question/does-lightning-put-nitrogen-in-the-soil" target="_blank">myth</a>?) Also, we've FINALLY been experiencing consistently warm temperatures, which also is helping. <br />
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Now a comment on the battle between the tomato plants. The ones in pots are noticeably smaller and not as thriving as the tomato plants in the planter. BUT the tomatoes in pots have succeeded in producing the first tomato bud! The clear winner remains to be seen. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strawberries were removed from the planter because they were being choked out by the GIGANTIC tomatoes. Haven't seen many strawberries yet, but it looks healthy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chives are LOVING LIFE. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tomatoes in pots. Kinda scraggly, no? But still growing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tomatoes in the pots are boasting the first sign of a tomato, and were sprouting flowers before the tomatoes in the planter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beans growing like crazy!</td></tr>
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So rhubarb is one of my favorite "fruit" pies to eat in the spring. Is it a fruit? It's more like a stalk. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb">Wikipedia </a>says, "In culinary use, fresh raw petioles (leaf stalks) are crisp (similar to celery) with a strong, tart taste." I GUESS it's not a fruit. Growing up, we usually had rhubarb pie at some point during this time of the year, due to the GIGANTIC rhubarb plant growing in my grandpa's backyard. It just feels so weird to me to have to buy it in the store, since we never had to when I was living in Michigan. Unfortunately now since I've moved to Chicago, and I don't have a yard to plant rhubarb in, I have to make do! <br />
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Rhubarb only shows up in the grocery store at this time of the year as well, so I spontaneously bought some last week. I purchased the rhubarb not because I wanted pie necessarily, because I feel I need to cook with it every year. Oh, who am I kidding, I always want pie!<br />
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Now there's a couple of special tools I used to make these mini-pies. First, I used a mini-tart pan. "But Laurie, you called these PIES, not tarts!". YES YES YES I know, but in my mind a tart doesn't have a top crust and these do. Semantics! These 4 x 1 inch tart pans will work beautifully for these pies anyway. If you don't have this, you can make a regular sized pie, or even use muffin tins to get the mini-pie effect.<br />
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Second, I used a pastry cutter. You absolutely do not need this to make these pies. BUT I got it for my birthday and this was the first time getting to use it! In the past, I've used a pizza cutter, or just a knife to make my upper-crust lattice.<br />
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<u>For Crust:</u> (or you can use pre-made dough)<br />
1 1/4 cups flour</div>
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1/4 tsp salt</div>
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1/3 cup cold butter (or half butter and half shortening)</div>
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4-5 tbsp ice cold water</div>
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2 cups diced rhubarb & strawberries</div>
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1/3 cup sugar</div>
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2 tbsp all purpose flour</div>
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1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 375F</div>
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2. For filling: Mix fruit, sugar, flour & cinnamon together in medium bowl.</div>
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3. For crust: Mix flour & salt together. Cut in butter with pastry cutter until pea sized. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of water over the flour mixture & gently toss with fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat with 1 tbsp of water at a time until all the flour mixture is moistened. Form dough into a ball.<br />
4. Divide dough in half Divide that one half into half again. (at this point, you should have two quarters and 1 half of dough) Roll out both quarter pieces of dough and line the bottom of tart pans. Trim the edges of dough so there is no overhang.</div>
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5. Pour the filling into the dough-lined tart pans (as much as you can).</div>
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6. Roll out the remaining half of the dough and cut lattice pieces with pastry cutter. Weave the lattice on the top of the mini-pies, and tuck the ends into the bottom crust.</div>
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7. Place pies on foil lined baking sheet (they will boil over a bit). Bake for 25 minutes or until dough is cooked and filling is bubbly.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll out the remaining half of the dough and cut your lattice pieces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start to weave the lattice like so.</td></tr>
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I was commissioned by my friend Lori over at <a href="http://www.foxeslovelemons.com/" target="_blank">FoxesLoveLemons</a> to make a special birthday present for her mom, Jan. Now Jan has been a very big Bob Dylan fan for a long time, and over the years she has accumulated quite a few t-shirts from various concerts. Jan decided that she'd like to take all these t-shirts and turn them into a nice throw for her to sit under during the winter months. Naturally, this is such a great idea! Turning something you love into something else, to increase the use you can get out of it!<br />
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Now, I am attempting to be very careful with this project, as some of these shirts are no doubt vintage, and I won't be able to make any cutting mistakes. So, I am taking no chances and setting this up properly. I have to decide on the size of the squares of the t-shirts, the design of the border, the colors of the accent fabrics, and the placement of the t-shirts. Just roughly setting the t-shirts down into squares, I get something like this:<br />
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As you can see, there is a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and designs that I am working with. It's important to arrange these out so there's a balance to all of this. Most notably, I believe the colors should be balanced, with the white shirts on opposite sides, the brown shirts on opposite sides, and the two darkest shirts on opposite sides. This placement will most likely be changed around until I'm happy with the final balance. I'm really liking the starburst pattern with just the words "Bob Dylan" in the middle. It's so simple and symmetrical. Plus, there is really no other shirt like it in the bunch, in terms of design, so it will do well by itself in the middle.<br />
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In addition, I need to decide on accent colors for the sides and back of the quilt. I was envisioning a neutral gray for the back and border. I'm playing with possibly adding a strip of cream fabric between the t-shirts and the gray border (or maybe in between the shirts). These are all things that need to be decided!<br />
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Here's a rough vision of those two options:<br />
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I need to gather the things I'm going to need for this project:<br />
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2 yards accent fabric (gray)<br />
1-1<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">½</span> yards border fabric (cream, optional)<br />
matching thread (gray & cream)<br />
1-2 yards lightweight interfacing<br />
sewing machine<br />
fabric scissors<br />
cutting mat<br />
rotary cutter<br />
yard stick<br />
measuring tape<br />
quilter's stencil plastic (to make stencils)<br />
needles<br />
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Now Jan originally wanted the quilt to be 28" x 48", but looking at the design of the t-shirts, the minimum width could be no less than 40". Here's a rough plan of what it should look like:<br />
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Now it's time to make the hard decisions, wo(man) up, and start cutting into these t-shirts!<br />
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In the effort to eat more veggies (and use things up that are in the refrigerator), I'm going to be posting a few vegetarian and vegan dishes in the future. So, over the past weekend I was travelling back to my grand-ol' home state of <i>Michigan</i>, and I was fortunate enough to return home with a bunch of baby carrots. Now, I don't usually buy baby carrots, because they can get all weird and dry and/or slimy in the fridge. I typically buy normal sized carrots and cut them up myself. However, I wanted to find something to do with these,and not waste them!<br />
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Luckily, I visited my favorite place in Michigan to get spices, Holiday Market in Royal Oak, Mi. Buying spices in bulk there is so much less expensive than buying them in the small containers in the grocery store. Whenever I happen to be in that area and need spices, I tend to go a little overboard. I bought chili powder, cardamom, curry, onion powder, garlic powder, caraway seeds, oregano, coriander, & crushed red pepper flakes on this trip, all for about 10-12 dollars. Can't beat that!!<br />
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I've really never worked with curry before, so I thought I'd give it a go on these carrots. And WOW did it work out great!! And, for better measure, it was sooooo easy! This would make a great side dish to any meal.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Roasted Curried Baby Carrots</span><br />
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1 small package of baby carrots (1 lb)<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
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1 tsp garlic powder<br />
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I recently decided to experiment with coconuts. In like, I bought an ACTUAL coconut and broke it open. As someone who decided as a child that she hated coconut, but as an adult actually really likes it, I really do not have that much experience with coconut. So when I came across a <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/how-to-make-coconut-milk/">recipe</a> to make homemade coconut milk, I decided that that would be the first thing I should do! And it was so flippin' easy. But, I had all this coconut pulp left over that was still good! So I decided to try it in these cookies, I'd like to call "C to the power of 5"... but I won't, cause that might be a little too nerdy.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Coconut Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies</span><br />
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by <a href="http://quinnstitch.blogspot.com/">quinnstitch.blogspot.com</a><br />
yield: 2 dozen<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/quinnstitchprintablerecipes/coconut-cinnamon-chocolate-chip-cookies?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1" target="_blank">[printable recipe]</a><br />
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<u>Ingredients</u><br />
1 1/4 cups flour<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
3/4 cup brown sugar<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1 cup shredded coconut<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350F<br />
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.<br />
3. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until creamy and smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth.<br />
4. Gradually beat in flour mixture.<br />
5. Stir in coconut and chocolate chips<br />
6. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto parchment paper.<br />
7. Bake 11-13 minutes or until the edges are set. Wait a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely.<br />
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