Everyone loves breakfast around our house, and often serve it for dinner. It's been a while since I've made one of my favorites, quiche. I'm so glad I pulled this recipe back out, as it is always a winner with everyone at the table, and very easy to make. The recipe calls for feta, which tastes divine, but I typically use what ever cheese I have on hand. This time it happened to be cheddar.
This is the perfect recipe to have little ones help with, but beware of sneaky hands looking for a tasty morsel of cheese!
I served our Spinach Cheddar Quiche with the most delicious Pumpkin Pie Smoothies for a perfect fall dinner.
What is your favorite meal to serve this fall? I love getting new ideas!
~ Warmly,
Susanne
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{this moment} ~ Following along with Amanda's Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a simple, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
I just got my first copy of TEND! If you've not yet heard of this quarterly downloadable magazine I recommend that you take a moment to check it out. The pages of TEND are filled with a generous offering of lovely photos and articles intended to nourish the head, heart and hands.
After perusing through the pages of Issue 3 :: Autumn 2014 I can hardly wait to dive in a savor it's contents. I love that there are several pieces of art available to print and have already chosen a couple of my favorites for our home. There are also patterns, tutorials and recipes that look deliciously perfect for the autumn season. I am especially anxious to try the Chocolate Applesauce Cake with Caramel Sauce! Doesn't that sound heavenly? This issue even includes a segment for preschool in the education section. So perfect for the stage my children are at right now.
I really feel like I've found quite a treasure with this magazine that complements my personal values of home and family so well!
I am so excited to join in on the yarn along for the first time this week! I even have a completed project to share. This Shibui Baby Hat from Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders just came off my needles last night. I've knit this hat up before for a friend's baby and was delighted that it seemed even easier the second time around. I wasn't quite sure about the yarn at first, it seemed a bit too dark for a baby, but it has really grown on me. Now it's time to cast on for some matching little socks. They'll be perfect for keeping our new baby warm when he arrives in the bitter cold of February.
As for my reading, I've started Charlotte Mason's Home Education and have been delighted with it thus far. Though I'm not very far into it yet, her suggestions seem very well grounded in common sense. I've also noticed similarities between her educational philosophy and that of others I've looked into. My daughters are still a ways from being 'school' aged, so I'm grateful to have a few more years to prepare myself for educating our children at home.
~ Happy knitting, and thank you for visiting!
We've spent the past couple of weekends cleaning, organizing and rearranging. It all started with a need to sort through all the boxes and bags of too large or too small kid clothes that have been accumulating in the basement. As we worked, I realized that with a little rearranging I could make much better use of the limited space we have in the basement, and give it another use. Because laundry, storage and food pantry just isn't enough for one little room!
I accepted the reality some time ago that very little, if any, sewing or crafting would be possible with the current location of my sewing table. Right in the living room, where little hands can reach everything! Now that I've relocated my crafting space to the basement, I've at least got a good chance of actually accomplishing something every now and then. Provided I can steal a few moments to myself.
Last night I was lucky enough to spend a couple of blissful hours alone, locked in the basement. Yes, locked! On my way down I asked Robert to *please* lock the door behind me so that no one would follow me. (Otherwise, the sound of that door opening is like a magnet pulling my children from any corner of the house to come a see who's going downstairs, and what they're doing. And of course, once they get down there, what treasures can they rummage for to bring back up.) I spent the time sorting through my sweater scraps and planning a new project. I feels so nice to be able to leave a project out and be ready to pick up right where I left off. I think I'm very much going to like my new makeshift studio. What it lacks in aesthetic, it certainly makes up for in functionality. And for now that's just right.
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{this moment} ~ Following along with Amanda's Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a simple, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
My second ever quilt is finally done! Only took me three and a half years, and that's ok. What started out as a baby quilt is really more appropriately sized for a toddler anyway. And she does love it so. Several weeks ago I pulled it out in it's quilted but unbound state to show a friend that was visiting, and Lydia was so excited that it was for her and wanted to keep and use it right away. Now that I've actually done the binding, and see how easy it was, I feel a bit silly that this quilt has been sitting for over a year awaiting this final step.
Getting the top put together was the easy part. In my pre-baby fabric purchasing frenzy I also selected a couple of charm packs from the It's a HOOT! collection by MoMo for Moda. Hours were spent sitting on the nursery floor, arranging and rearranging each little square until I had just the right combination and balance of color. All the while dreaming of the new baby, so long awaited, that would soon join our family. What would she look like? What would sort of personality would she have? What fun it will be to raise a daughter! Just as this quilt has come together bit by bit, so too is my dear Lydia growing to be such a fine little lady.
It melts my heart each time I hear her say "Mama, this is my special quilt that you made for me", and to hear in her voice that she knows it was an act of love. That's what mama crafting is really all about, isn't it? A tangible, snuggly bit of love, crafted specially for those we hold most dear.
