Baby Quilts of June 2010

This was a 4' x 3' baby girl quilt made of 80% flannel, 20% cotton. The back is shown first, with a couple of patches for artistic effects. The front was made of 2" x 4" rectangles connected with 2" sashing. I used medium loft batting, so it is cuddly....machine quilted.

Kelly's Tomato-Free Pasta Sauce Recipe

One of the first things people find out about me is that I am allergic to tomatoes. Just try to go a pizza joint with your friends...

Anyway, I have successfully created a pasta sauce that ALMOST satisfies my spaghetti cravings.

Here it is

1 12 oz can of Clam Sauce
1 12 oz can of artichoke hearts
1 onion
1 T minced garlic (I used the jar of minced garlic in olive oil)
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 T olive oil
1 t sea salt
2 t ground pepper

In large skillet, add olive oil, then brown the ground beef. Add onions and garlic, salt, pepper, simmer about 10 minutes. Add clam sauce and artichoke hearts (do not drain them first), simmer 20 minutes. You can cook it longer on low heat if you want...or put it all in the crockpot for a while.

Pour over cooked pasta of your choice. 4 servings.

Feminist rant of the day

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. ~Rebecca West, "Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Stud

WHY IS THIS STILL TRUE???? It is 2010, people. Wake up and smell the feminism brewing.