WILD RICE and MUSHROOM CASSEROLE 1 c. wild rice (washed, uncooked) 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3 T grated onion 1/2 c. slivered water chestnuts Combine above ingredients in skillet and brown until onions and mushrooms are tender. Add to 3 cups chicken broth in a “sprayed” casserole. […]
Year: 2011
One-Cup Cookies
One-Cup Cookies As the name implies, you use 1 cup of most of the ingredients. Plus, you can add and delete the extra goodies as you want. 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 cup white sugar 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 cup peanut butter (if using crunchy don’t add nuts later) 1 cup […]
Spider Web Stitch/Rose (embroidery)
Spider Web Stitch This needleweaving technique has many names including woven rose, woven wheel, and woven spoke. You usually begin with an odd number of spokes and then weave under and over the spokes as you progress around in a circle. It can be done with an even number of spokes to create a completely […]
Straight Stitch (embroidery)
Straight Stitch Variations Just as the name implies, it is a stitch made in a straight line that can be combined with other stitches. « Back to Stitches
Fly Stitch
The fly-stitches can be made with varying lengths of tails. « Back to Stitches
Stitcher’s Showcase: Deb Somerlot
Deb says, “I don’t have a lot of pictures of myself with my needlework, because I’m usually the one behind the camera taking all the pictures! This is one from last February when I met with my Victoria Sampler group. We meet once a month at Cross My Heart in Columbus and work on only […]