A Valentines Recipe

Havent put in a recipe for awhile....heres a nice easy one that is sort of glamorous for Valentines Day! Enjoy

Chocolate-Raspberry Hearts

Flaky Crescents wrap around a chocolate-hazelnut filling in a love-ly heart-shaped dessert.

INGREDIENTS

1

can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet

1/3

cup chocolate-hazelnut spread

24

raspberries

2

tablespoons dark chocolate chips

1

egg, beaten

1

tablespoon powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS

• 1Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• 2Unroll dough sheet; cut into 8 squares. Place squares on cookie sheet.
• 3Spoon 2 teaspoons of the chocolate-hazelnut spread onto 1 side of each square. Top each with 3 raspberries and 4 chocolate chips. Fold dough over filling; press edges to seal. Form each into heart shape as shown by pressing indentation in center to form top of heart while rounding sides of heart with hands. Brush with egg.
• 4Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until hearts are golden brown.
• 5In small microwavable bowl, mix remaining 1 tablespoon chocolate-hazelnut spread and remaining 1 tablespoon chocolate chips. Microwave uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Spoon into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Sprinkle hearts with powdered sugar. Squeeze bag to drizzle each with chocolate mixture.

A cup of Tea Still Life....on its way!

While awaiting a piece of my sewing machine that got "stuck" at my sewing machine "fix it guy's" house...I thought I would start cutting out my new quilt.  It's in quite the disarray right now...but it is coming along...I am having a lot of fun with this one..lots of texture and color...nothing is perfect..like an impressionistic painting...so its fun! 

I love Junk Gypsy!!! Turn down the music on the right to give a listen!

Some quotes on dealing with difficult people...you know who you are.

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity”

 

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

 

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.” 

I am at a standstill in snowy Wisconsin!

I just ordered this extension table from Sears.  (Not cheap!)  When I was at the retreat I borrowed one from someone there and I found that I dont think I can sew without one now.  So....I am waiting till it comes ...supposedly on the 8th or around there.  I am taking a break from actual sewing and doing other design things till then...trying to figure out what I want to do with my new striped fabric.  I am thinking of using the traditional piecing on this one!  Can you believe it??!  I never thought I would say that...but it needs to be done that way to look good...I think. I am more scared to do this than my fusing projects...as it requires more perfection..and formal-ness..and will have very little machine quilting on it.  I dont want to take away from the stripes movement...I may just quilt in the ditch.  (attached is the picture of my striped fabric again)..but I am going to try! And I will be playing around with my still life pattern..which will be a total fusing project and machine stitching as usual....but right now I have kind of lost my MOJO...a bit!  Its so snowy too!!...too bad...I could be sewing away..what a perfect time to quilt!....but I think I am going to read now....and thats ok too!

 I have decided to combine this fabric with lots of black.....somehow.. I have this nice black imperfect linen that will be great with it.

Snow Storm Feb 1, 2011!!

"To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real."
— Winston Churchill

For those of you who like mysteries...here are the fabrics for my next two quilts...the top bunch ...is all stripes...I have never worked with stripes before and look forward to coming up with a way to use these beautiful fabrics!  I just cant wait.  I am going to set the quilt with a black border...is all I know for now!  
The last bunch of fabric is a wild variety of fabrics I have been collecting for months...with a still life in mind.  I am creating it as I go... There will be a vase in the middle with poppy like flowers...lemons in a bowl...hmmm...a mystery to even me!  Keep on watching and see what happens!  I love creating!  Makes my brain buzzz in a good way!