More Lace Edge and Kitchen Queen

Hi there!  I've added more rows of the lace edging on my shawl.. I have to say.. this is so much fun to work on!  There are 15 rows of lace and I just finished row 11 - 4 more and I'm done! So on Monday I can show you the finished shawl.

I have to say, I think everyone would love to wear a shawl with your favorite pastel brights!  It makes me feel so happy!  I already used it when we went to lunch at the Red Lobster, it was chilly in there and I had it on the whole time.  You do each row starting at the same side so you can wear it before it's done.  LOL!

It's also a fun challenge to learn new stitches used in the lace.

I was asked which colors of MoYa cotton yarn I am using - it's Cherry, Lagoon, Watermelon (main color), Coral, Shiraz, Canary and Pear.  I also added a truer green from my stash of KnitPicks cotton as the Pear green I got was very close to the yellow Canary.

I follow a Facebook group called "Dusty Old Thing" and they did a post on Hoosier cabinets, also known as Kitchen Queens.  I have the one my grandmother Shaklee used while raising her 6 kids (5 boys and 1 girl).  I saw in their post how many people have one or wish they had one and the ones with original canisters and such.  I have a book on Hoosiers and have identified mine as a Boone cabinet.  So, I got the wild hair to check eBay and see if they had any of the Boone sugar canisters and look.. they did!!  And now it's here!  My cabinet has the original flour sifter.  I'll take some photos of the cabinet with this in it soon and share with you.

Another "found object".. :-)... my friend Shirley had found a butter dish when they were antiquing and she showed it to me a few years ago.. I fell in love with it and had occasionally checked eBay and Etsy for one... and finally found one for a fair price!  It arrived yesterday.  It's Vaseline glass.  The top is embossed with "Butter Cover".. isn't that a hoot?

I just adore the green of this glass.

The bottom is embossed with "Bottom".  LOL!

Isn't this a fun piece?

Now we won't have any trouble knowing which side is up or down.  :-)

Our son Travis made homemade Mac and Cheese and Peas for our dinner last night.  It's so good!  The 6 of us polished it off.  It's a favorite of ours so I thought I'd share the recipe.  

MAMA TERESA'S HOMEMADE MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH PEAS
(NOTE: THIS RECIPE IS DOUBLED FOR A BIG GROUP, FOR A SMALLER GROUP, CUT THIS IN HALF TO FEED 6.

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

24 oz macaroni

6 TBS Butter

5 TBS Flour

1/2 tsp salt

Pepper to taste

4 Cups milk

1 1/2 lbs Velveeta

1 Can baby peas, drained

Sliced Tillamook Cheddar for the top

Bring the water to boiling - like 3 quarts, with 2 tsp of salt and with a dash of oil.

While it's coming to a boil, melt butter in saucepan and add flour and salt - stir until blended and cook for a minute or two, then add the milk and stir until slightly thickened - it won't thicken much.  Turn off heat but leave pan on burner.  Add sliced Velveeta and stir until blended, add drained peas and stir in.  When the water comes to a boil you add the pasta and stir often - check OFTEN to see if the pasta is done "al dente" which means done but chewy, (never ever overcook pasta, it turns to mush and is horrible).  When the pasta is cooked, drain in a colander.  Toss till well drained, then add to cheese mixture in a oven proof baking pot - sprinkle with pepper and stir.  Then lay cheddar slices over the top.

Bake for a half hour or up to 3 quarters of an hour until slightly browned on top and bubbly.

((hugs)), Teresa :-)