Birthdays and Things

FAVORITE THINGS:

Do you have doilies sitting around or tucked away in a box?? Here are a couple of ideas that you can do with them.....

1. Make a hair band with the tiny ones, sewing them on to a stretchable band

2. Cover a pillow

3. Stitch the small ones to a hemline on a drapery

4. Make a handbag

5. Roll a round doily up , fold it in half and roll it up for a rose. attach a leaf

My secret sister gave me this wonderful magazine called Country Living, and I just want to share everything that is in it. A great idea to do ~~ the year 40-50’s is all the rage now…..if you have an old sweater that needs refurbishing decorate it in small round yoyo’s. Cut out 4 inch circles, hem it and gather in the middle and sew on. Isn't that pretty!!

BIRTHDAYS

Laura Reimche --- April 3

Bonnie ---April 8

Jo Proctor ---April

RECIPIES:

HEARTY BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE


1/4-1/2 cup hulled raw buckwheat
10-15 almonds, soaked overnight
1/4 cup raisins or currants, soaked overnight
1 banana
1small mango (or other fruit, like papaya)
1/2 cup filtered water
additional filtered water for soaking

1) At night, soak 1/4 to 1/2 cup buckwheat in one cup of filtered water. Also soak almonds and raisins separately, using just enough water to cover.
2) In the morning, strain and rinse the buckwheat well. It will release a mucilaginous liquid, but keep rinsing until the water is clear. Drain and rinse the almonds. Strain the raisins through a colander, reserving the raisin water.
3) Heat up 1/2 cup filtered water on the stove only to the point where you can still put your finger in, and then turn off the flame. Pour the hot filtered water into the blender, add in the rest of the ingredients and blend to a cream. Thin out with some of the raisin soak water, if necessary.

Serves 1. (this is very good! Even I will eat it and I hate porridge!)


Cornmeal Pancakes

2 cups white flour
1 cup cornmeal
4 tablespoons sugar approx
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda slightly heaping
Mix dry ingredients and stir in wet ingredients just enough to mix and still lumpy
2 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
2-3 tablespoons of oil



Strawberry Jam

Any amount of frozen strawberries with appropriate amount of powdered vanilla, maybe a small amount of water.
Put in food processor and blend till fluffy
Very good on pancakes and sugarless also!!