Sorry for the delay in recording.

String & Sticks:

Knuckle Busters have seen the light of day...one has been completed and the right hand is about 40% done

leethal Twitter Mystery Knit-a-long! so fun I highly suggest this as a side project

Mr Greenjeans sweater I must decide on yarn. thinking i might want to try tanis fiber in the green label aran weight in Cobalt or Dream in color classy.

Airport knitting will be my Dolecetto

Food for thought:

Marinade

5 T Maple Syrup

1/2 C orange juice

1/4C ketchup

2T steak sauce (A1)

1/4t salt

1/4t pepper

1T onion powder

1T garlic powder

Put all of this into a mason jar and shake till mixed well...place protein into a ziplock bag, pour Marinade into bag and put in fridge for a few hours..grill and enjoy. I have used on chicken tights and pork chops

MY Birthday Cake

Stick & strings:

Finished my Honey Cowl

still working on my Sothia and picked back up my Knuckle Busters.

The sweater that will hit the sticks next will be Mr. Greenjeans by Amy Swenson which was in Knitty Fall 2007

Food For Thought:

Frosting (makes a great match for last shows chocolate cake)

2 1/2 Tbsp Flour

1/2 c Sugar

pinch of salt

1/2 c Milk

1/2 c Shortening

1 tsp Vanilla

On medium heat mix flour & milk in a saucepan while stirring constantly cook until thick (will be like thick glue) Let cool. In a mixing bowl cream together sugar & shortening once that is complete add the flour mixture and beat on high! for 5 full minutes. add the vanilla and stir to ensure it is added mixed together. Whenever I have add this frosting I have DOUBLED the recipe! I suggest doing this.

Mama Chicken is hatching those eggs...right now we have two babies hopefully more but we are trying to not move her very much. I believe Gerry plans on checking things out tomorrow morning.

We went to Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm yesterday for the Alpaca 101 farming class. I learned so much during the 4 hr class and truly feel based on this more detailed look at the farming life style that we could do it. I am looking to boarding cost and things like that right now.

I got some awesome alpaca yarn while visiting there store.

Stick&strings:

Still working on my Honey Cowl. Dont forget you have until april 15 to post a photo of your finished project in the thread.

I started my Sothia by Robin Ulrich. I am using size us 6 needles with my Woolen Rabbitt Harmony Sock yarn.

I am currently dreaming about two project:

Vitamin D by Heidi Kirrmaier

Hitchhiker by Martina Behm

Winning of the March Contest sponsor by Sweaterbae was WhereEweGo

Food for Thought:

Best Chocolate Cake Ever!

PreHeat oven 350 degrees

2C flour

2C white Sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking Powder

1 tsp baking soda

3/4C Cocoa powder

Mix these items together so everything is mixed well . then add-

1C oil

1C milk

1C HOT coffee

Mix everything for 2 minutes. then add

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Mix everything for another 2 minutes.

Pour into a Greased baking pan of your choice and bake for about 3o mins

Don't forget I have twitter so you can follow me on twitter @happycrafter207 and find me on facebook as Lori Shafer

Email me at happycrafter207@aol.com

AND I would love for you to leave me a iTunes review if you haven't already. Thanks for listening.

Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game!!! my new favorite thing- check it out! ANY TIPS LET ME KNOW!

I AM ON TWITTER!!! Follow me HAPPYCRAFTER207

Stick & Strings:

Dont Forgot you have until march 30 to enter the SweaterBabe Contest. Thread here

Sticks have been a little quiet this week. Still working on my Honey Cowl -you have until april 15 to post a photo of your finished cowl for the contest.

I plan on caking my yarn for the Sothia. The yarn is from the Woolen Rabbit.

That should cover it:

The awesome sundress pattern by Heather Ross. You can easily make one of these dress in about 3 hrs for sure..i have it down to about 2 hrs even with breaks.

Food for thought:

Breakfast Pie

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound breakfast sausage
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/8 cup minced green bell pepper (optional)
• 1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, combine sausage, onion and green pepper. Cook until sausage is evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
3. Separate the dough into 10 individual biscuits. Flatten each biscuit out, then line the bottom and sides of 10 muffin cups. Evenly distribute sausage mixture between the cups. Mix together the eggs and milk, and divide between the cups. Sprinkle tops with shredded cheese.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes

Podcast you should give a listen to

Foodie Knitter

The history chicks

Homestead:

Our Chickens are doing great. Did you know you could have eggs sent in the regular mail. I guess it should be a big surprise since my 1 old day chicks come in the mail...those we had to pick up at the post office however these eggs were sitting on my doorstep.

this is how the eggs come in the mail..we had 7 eggs in the package (bonus egg) Yippee!

Stick&String:

Leaflet is complete!!! I love it!

These are the few new podcast I am really enjoying

Tvkntting podcast

90% Knitting

The yarniacs

Knittin Brooklyn

Food For Thought:

Garlic & Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemons juiced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 pound trimmed green beans
• 8 small red potatoes, quartered
• 5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Stick&Stings

Finished one of my Lucky Charms Socks

I am also 98% done my Leaflet . Pictures to come

Contest: SweaterBabe.com or Sweaterbabe ravelry page tell me which pattern is your favorite-PRIZE: A pattern from sweaterbabe herself.

Food For Thought:

Ranch Sausage Stars

1 - Package Original Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix (prepared according to package directions)

1 - 10 oz package Jimmy Dean or Owens breakfast sausage, browned & drained

1 - 8 oz package Mexican 4 Cheese blend

1/2 - cup green or red bell pepper, chopped (optional)

1 - 12 oz package Wonton wrappers or (Egg rolls wrappers cut into 4ths)

Brown sausage and drain off any grease, set aside. Mix ranch dressing according to package directions. Mix the sausage, prepared dressing, bell pepper (if using) and cheese together and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place one wonton wrapper in a lightly greased standard size muffin tin. Bake 5-7 minutes until lightly golden brown. Watch them carefully so they don't get too brown.
Remove from oven and let cool a bit. When cooled add two tablespoon of the sausage mixture. Return to the oven and bake an additional 5-7 minutes until cheese melts. Let cool just a bit and serve.

Dont forget to update pictures of your Finish Honey Cowl as well for a chance to win a cool prize as well

P.S.

The type of chicken we got are golden laced wyandotte Hopefully the eggs come tomorrow-6 eggs are on their way

Congrats to saratogaknitting

Stick & Strings:

Food for thought:

Easy Shrimp Alfredo

1/4 C Butter

8oz Cream Cheese

1C Shredded Parmesan Cheese

2 Tbsp of milk (maybe more)

1tsp minced garlic

2 C of medium shrimp

Pasta-I used angel hair

Cook pasta. while pasta is cooking, melt 1/2 stick butter in skillet, add minced garlic, add 8 oz cream cheese, stirring slowly to combine, add small package shredded parmesan and then milk to thin to the right consistency.

Tastefully Simply Party: YUMMY YUMMY! FOOD!

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Here is my input: Their either open & enjoy, or require just 1 or 2 ingredients to prepare. If you cannot attend, be sure and check... out our catalog online and place an order. Go to www.tastefullysimple.com/web/s.bridges . For your order to help lori, you must shop my web page. Click "Shop our products" put in cart, when done go to check-out, you will "Find host/event ". First name Lori, Last name Shafer. alll orders placed online are with credit cards and will be shipped directly to you. You can also email me at happycrafter207@aol.com and we can place your order that way-payment by paypal, I can give you details if you need them.

Stick & Strings:

Food For Thought:

White Bread for a Bread Machine

Homestead:

Chickens are rocking! we currently have 2 Dozen eggs in the fridge and getting about 5 eggs a day.

I have been not feeling so hot for the last few days so I have been loving my kindle. I cant believe I havent gotten this sooner. Let me share a few sites with you that deal with books/kindle. I love the Kindle Deal of the day.

I love Goodreads. Be My Friend! Currently reading Mill River Recluse.

Stick & Strings:

Body of the Leaflet is complete! I did 4 leaves and 2 sets of extra increase. I need to do the sleeves and then the shawl collar.

I am now working on Clue 2 (7 Clues total)of the Mystery Sock by Knitter's brewing Company. Dont Forget about this months Contest.

I am about 80% done with the 1st of my Knuckle Busters.

I was thinking about making a couple of valentines gifts for my nephew's. Look at this pattern called Lovestruck, how CUTE!

really like how feelGR8 did it.

I also purchased myself a small treat. Left & Right stitch markers from HIDEandSHEEP. I am waiting on them to come in the mail so we can give them a test driver on my Mystery socks. Ill keep you posted.

Down On The Corner:

I was also asked to be on the Jury Selection for Fiber College. September 6-9, 2012 Searsport Maine.

Fiber College

I have applied to do a Rug hooking class during the event as well as Gerry and I will be vendoring there As Hopewood Crafts.

I have 4 yrds of Fabric I will be dyeing this weekend to test out the waters. (EXCITING!!)

Food For Thought:

Mushroom Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
• 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 ounces grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

Happy Podiversary to me!!!

I have enjoyed the past year so much. Getting the chance to meet and talk with so many new listeners has been great. I have done things over the past year I can even imagine I would have done.

1. Start a Podcast
2. Going to a knitting camp alone
3. organizing a knit in public event
4. and just putting myself out there in general

I thank all of my listenings for that. So to say thank you to all of you I have a CONTEST- I LOVE CONTEST as you may have guessed. This one is pretty special- I reached out to Wendy from Knitters Brewing Company. And she as supplied this month's prize. IT IS AWESOME!

MORE details to come about that...yes I am a tease!

Sticks & Strings:

Leaflet is well on its way. I have completed the 3rd leaf and have decided in do a 4th one to add about 4 inches of length to the cardigan. I have decided to add at least 1 extra set of increases and may do a 2nd because I am hippy.

Food for Thought:

Bacon Cheddar Quiche

3/4LBS Bacon (cooked and chopped up)

1/2C Onion

1 1/3C Cheddar cheese

1/2C Mozzarella Cheese

1C Half & Half

4 Large Eggs

1 t pepper

1t salt

1 pie crust

Place Pie crust into pie dish. Preheat oven to 400F. Mix eggs and half & half then mix in onion, bacon and cheese and seasonings. Bake Quiche for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then turn oven down to 350degrees and continue to bake for 25-30mins. ENJOY!

DYE POT:

Photo of us DYEING!

Purple Fleece shop where . I love dyeing and I have some exciting plans for dyeing up my sleeve.

Starting on the left hand side is fingering weight-hot pink & silver-grey (LOVE IT!); the middle is strawberry red color in wool worsted weight 490yrds and right hand side fingering weight in green, chestnut and some blue (probably going to be socks for Gerry)- I LOVED THIS CLASS! and plan on exploring more with color.