Scotch Eggs, not just for picnics, anymore

         I first discovered Scotch eggs when, on a whim, a wing and a prayer I decided to fly to  England, and live in the small town of Huncoat, in  Lancashire, to be exact,  for about a year.  One of the first things I was introduced to, and I literally mean that,  besides cider, was a Scotch egg.  I couldn't imagine eating something that had "egg" in it and wasn't  refrigerated, but there it was, this crumbly ball of breadcrumbs, filled with sausage, all nestled around a hard-boiled egg.  How was that even possible???  I took my first bite and that was it......I couldn't get over how good,  in a weird tasting kind of way, it was.  It all went together so well, you could taste some spice in the sausage layer, sage, garlic, not sure what else, but they were good, and yes, I had more than one,  and  washed them  down with a pint of cider.

A Scotch egg consists of a hard-boiled egg (with its shell removed) wrapped in a sausage meat mixture, coated in breadcrumbs or rolled oats, and deep-fried. Scotch eggs are commonly eaten cold, typically with salad. Wiki

Red Velvet Pancakes

Red Velvet Pancakes

Christmas Pan de Polvo

   Little, tiny shapes,  all covered in cinnamon sugar......, tupperware containers filled and stacked in the kitchen,  there was not a Christmas that went by, where mom didn't make a big batch of these traditional Pan de Polvo(shortening bread).  Flour, melted shortening, a bit of sugar and mixing it all with a tea made from simmered anise and cinnamon stick.....not only were these so good to eat, and hard to step away from, mind you, but the whole house smelled wonderful, and Christmas-y.

Washer Wonders

I came across this idea  using washers,  as I was literally clicking through  page after page,  looking for something different to work on, something that would provide immediate(or nearly there) results, since I do have a tendency to be impatient with certain crafts.  So here is my start with washer jewelry.....I think they're turning out pretty nice, considering my first time working with diamond glaze....If you have any tips for me, please leave a comment......my husband went to the hardware store and bought me a whole bag of washers.  Looks like I'll be making more than a few of these. Cheers!

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What Can You Make From Wine Corks? - The Crafty Crow

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craftgawker | look to inspire

craftgawker | look to inspire

Crafty jewelry: Washer Necklace Tutorial | make handmade, crochet, craft

Crafty jewelry: Washer Necklace Tutorial | make handmade, crochet, craft

Saved By Love

Thanksgiving........Family

Pumpkin Bars by Paula Deen

Ingredients

Bars:

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 15-ounce can pumpkin
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Stuffed

Goodness, so much food...I don't think I can have one more bite of stuffing!  Thankfully, we've got about four more weeks before we have to do this all over again..love it.  Hope you all had a fantastic day, I'd say, we're pretty much full of it, hehe.  Now the painful process of tapering back on all the good eats, sigh.
If you were one of the brave souls who ventured out on "Black Friday", I hope you didn't come back "Black & Blue".....I mean, c'mon, seriously....but now, I am all over this whole "cyber-shopping week" thing...yup, laptop, coffee and a credit card, now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!

Been feeling pretty crafty of late, and I really would like to make a few Christmas gifts so, I suppose ,  I better get movin' if I expect that to happen...well, I think this is going to get a whole lot easier, and I'll find one of my hopeful projects and post it, tell me what you think...anyway, Christmas is underway at the Smith household, tree is up, saw the old black and white Miracle on 34th Street...now just to get up from here and  start craftinggggg.....

Red Velvet Brownie Cheesecake

Okay, this is my first official blog and since I'm just coming off a pre-Thanksgiving dinner weekend, this was the uber dessert of the entire feast, not that that has absolutely anything to do with this blog, but well, I'm hoping to get better as I go along, or not.

I have an idea,  let me just give you the recipe,  and  we'll go from there:

Red Velvet Brownie Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter – 8 tbsp (1 stick) – melted
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
• Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – 1/4 cup