The fringe stitch is one way of finishing a piece of Hardanger embroidery. It requires a minimum of 26 threads be remaining on each side of the worked pattern. First decide how wide of fringe is appropriate; the minimum size is usually 18 threads and the maximum for a large piece is 32 threads per […]
Month: September 2013
Potato Sausage Soup
Potato Sausage Soup 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage – crumbled 1/2 lb. smoked bacon – chopped or one 3 oz. jar of prepared real bacon pieces, which I used 1 qt. water 5-6 cups chicken broth 2-3 large potatoes – scrubbed clean, sliced 2 garlic cloves – peeled, crushed 1 med. onion – peeled, chopped […]
Kissing Pillow Project
The Kissing Pillow Project is an ongoing project by the Evergreen Chapter EGA that provides hand-stitched pillows that are distributed to soldiers and their families upon deployment. The soldier and family each have their own pillows as reminders of home and their loved ones. All finished pillows – either just the tops or completed pillows […]
Swedish Pizza Salad
Swedish Pizza Salad (You can adjust the recipe according to the actual size of your cabbage. I found most are 2-3 pounds in weight. A 1-pound cabbage will only make a couple of servings once it sits overnight.) Ingredients: 1 lb cabbage, very finely shredded 1/2 cup green or red pepper, sliced thin and cut […]
Shrimp de Jonghe
Shrimp de Jonghe 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup dry sherry 3/4 cup butter – room temperature Paprika 1 T. Chopped onions 1 T. Chopped parsley 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs Salt 24 large shrimp cooked, shelled and de veined. Crush garlic to pulp in butter. Heat until melted, then remove from heat. Add onions, parsley, […]
Turkey Chili
Turkey Chili 1 T olive oil 1 medium onion diced 1 green pepper chopped 1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth low fat or fat free (or the equivalent of boxed or homemade stock) 1 cup of barley 1 can (@ 15 oz) garbanzo beans 1 can (@ 15 […]