Tasty Tuesday - Carrot Souffle

My mother was very active in her church and participated in a lot of get togethers that involved food.  Every now and then something was so good the recipe got shared.  This recipe from those days.

For Easter I was going to make a cheesy carrot casserole that we like, but got a request for a non-cheese version.  This was easy to make and it held its "poofy" top for the 5-minute drive and an accidental bang onto the counter top upon arrival.

Unfortunately there are no before photos.  This is the little bit that was leftover after a dinner of leftovers the next day.  No prizes for styling, but it sure was yummy.

It was a big hit and I think everyone took some leftovers home.  Even Little S, who DOES. NOT. EAT. VEGETABLES. EVER., took a tiny bite and pronounced it "okay."  That's practically a rave review!

Without further ado....

Jane Maybray's Carrot Souffle

2 lbs cooked carrots
6 eggs
1 1/4 c sugar
6 T flour
3 t baking powder
4 t vanilla
1 stick melted butter
1/4 t cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Place all ingredients except cinnamon in blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour mixture into lightly greased 8 in square baking dish.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

This was pretty sweet.  I would use less sugar next time.

Finally Closing the Books on 2018

I was wondering what to do about the stash report being that I haven't written one on about 6 months.  The stash report really helps me focus on using fabric up and not getting anymore - HA HA HA.  I do love the math of it though.  So I am going to close the books on 2018 even though it is very late.  Then I can start "fresh" for 2019.

Even though I wasn't sewing much I was still thrifting - it's my therapy - so fabric did come in and for whatever reason I kept is all separate since I hadn't reported on it - or used it!  So getting a report wasn't too difficult even though it is low on detail.

Fabric In: 
Thrifting with College E at Thanksgiving I found a bag of 16 - 10.5" squares and 8 unsewn triangles   1.53 yds  $1.50  From the 45 degree angle joins I am guessing these were cut from a "lasagna" type quilt.  I thought about it and figured I could figure out a layout and it would be a bright and cheery donation quilt.

Pink w/ swirls, red solid, blue solid, bears w/ hearts - 3.8 yds  $3.50

Doggy print - Grown Up R asked for a quilt for her dog since I made one for a her cat a few years ago.  This will supplement my few dog prints. 0.41 yds  $0.50

Solid red - always useful  1 yard  $0.50

Cute bright pink - I have made quite a few pink quilts in the last year and this will replenish my diminishing pink stash.  0.65 yds  $0.50

Fabric Out:
Fabric for my sister to make curtains for my niece.  Label said the fabric was from France!  Those will be the nicest curtains on campus.  3.5 yds

Also during the Thanksgiving break I finished the Carpenter Star quilt for my cousin's grandson.   Backing & Binding 3.43 yards

I realized that I did not yet count out the white board "erasers" I made for our class.  25 7" 2-sided flannel squares.  The kids love them and they were the perfect use of random scraps.  0.85 yds

Giveaway - various kiddie print scraps  approx 0.50 yds

Finished the quilt for the Babs, the "GrandDog" at the very last minute before we drove to NC for a visit.  4 yds

Lasagna quilt triangles is a flimsy.  I am thinking to send it off as is to someone who will finish it and donate.  Anyone interested?  I don't have time to work on something I don't love.  I really need to stop buying other people's UFOs!! 1.53 yds

Final numbers for 2018:

Fabric Purchased since last report: 7.39 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 128.01 yards

Fabric Acquired since last report: 0 yards

Fabric Acquired YTD: 22.65 yards

Fabric Used since last report: 13.81 yards
Fabric Used YTD 2018: 167.71 yards

Total: 17.05 yards destashed 

Just about break even.  A little bit more out than in!  Good enough.  I'm glad I did the numbers.  It will be interesting to see how 2019 goes since I started it the way I ended 2018 - lots of work and not much sewing.

Linking up to QuiltPaintCreate to keep accountable.

Carpenter Star for Baby CW is Finished

Little Baby CW is the first grandson of my cousin.  Our grandfather was called CW.  It turns out Baby CW's initials being the same is a coincidence.  He was born premature at just over 1 pound and has been in the hospital gaining weight.  I can't begin to imagine how difficult that must be.

My sister asked me to make the Carpenter Star that I had made previously for her.  I am not really a fan of repeating a design so I found this design that is also called Carpenter Star, but is different.

I loved making this one.  This was all fabrics from the stash.  The top went together so quickly.

Then the quilting slowed the process down.  I have to get better at quilting since sending them out to be quilted is not in the budget.

I am very happy with how it turned out and I think maybe I really would make another of this design.  I can envision it in brights or pinks or just about anything!

My goal was December 1st since Baby CW was expected to go home in December.  I got it done by my date, but he went home early, which was very good news!!

Linking up to Confessions of a Fabric Addict to share finishes.

Happy Easter

We are having a lazy Easter afternoon.  Good Friday we drove to Savannah to visit College E since she did not get the day off and had commitments on Saturday and Sunday with church and studies.  We had lunch with her and brought back a load of things she doesn't need for the next few weeks in preparation for moving out of the dorm for the summer.  Yesterday was a major quilt finish and a walk to the beach to photograph it.  Today we had lunch with my sisters after church.  I took carrot souffle which got rave reviews -but no photos - so I'll try to post the recipe in the near future.

Three people have commented in the last two weeks about there being no blog activity for months.  Hmm.  I guess all work and no play makes Melissa a dull girl.  Or something like that!  

The new job, traveling at Christmas and Spring Break, and a surprise requirement of 120 hours of training that had to be done in 6 weeks just weren't conducive to sewing much less blogging about it.

I have had a few finishes - prior commitments that there was no backing out of and a few mending jobs for people, but mostly there has been not much sewing at all.

Now the end of the school year is approaching and I have just had a major quilt finish and a finish on the in-service hours.  I would like to catch up on the blog backlog before summer starts.

The next post should be a Friday Finish report from back in December.  I had it all written but it is missing a photo so I should be able to remedy that without too much difficulty.  

May the Blessings of Easter be with you all year!