Ruth’s Oatmeal Bars 2/3 cups butter, softened 1/4 cup peanut butter (you can use creamy or crunchy) 1/4 cup light corn syrup (you can use dark if that’s all you have) 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cup oatmeal (you can use either the old fashioned or quick) Mix everything together and […]
Month: July 2012
Nutmeg (filling stitch) (for Hardanger)
Nutmeg (filling stitch) (for Hardanger) Weave the four bars, inserting a web (dove’s eye) in the center when you are half ways across the fourth bar. Bring the needle out in the corner of the fabric (A). Basically, this stitch is a corner to corner web with the stitches woven into the regular web by […]
Pinwheel (filling stitch) (for Hardanger)
Pinwheel (filling stitch) (for Hardanger) Weave the bars and insert three spokes. On the fourth spoke, before returning to the corner, create the pinwheel by passing the needle over the spoke, under the woven bar, over the next spoke, etc. Continue the circle of ‘over’ and ‘under’ until the desired size of the pinwheel is […]
Super Moist Banana Bread
Super Moist Banana Bread 1 and one-half cups of granulated sugar 1 cup of sour cream 2 eggs Mix well, then add one-half tsp salt 1 tsp soda 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups of flour Fold in 1 cup of mashed bananas Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted […]
Kansas City Barbeque
Kansas City Barbeque 1 pound ground beef 1/4 cup chopped onion (I added more) 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper (optional) Drain the grease and then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then salt and pepper to taste. 3/4 cup ketchup 1/2 teaspoon […]
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger)
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger) This stitch is created by doing a quarter at a time. First weave the bars and then add the divided branch from the corner to the middle of each wrapped bar. Continue around the kloster block to finish the outside. Don’t forget to stitch the eyelet in the very […]