We were at the local WinCo and I spied buckwheat flour in the bulk bins. I really like buckwheat pancakes, so off to the Internet to find a recipe. I came across several that were very similar to this one I got from allrecipes.
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
3 TBSP melted butter
6 TBSP all-purpose flour
6 TBSP buckwheat flour
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 TBSP butter for frying
First thing I did was cut the baking soda in half. A teaspoon really? I cut the salt in half too. A half-teaspoon for 3/4 cup dry ingredients? I thought the liquid to dry ratio was a bit skewed also, but what the heck let's give it a try.
What I got was something crepe like. According to the crepe recipe by Alton Brown from the Food Network:
2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons melted butter
Butter, for coating the pan
That’s what I got. Not a pancake as I know them.
Here's my pancake recipe from my 1963 Pillsbury Cookbook:
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 TBSP sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup veggie oil or melted fats
I replaced half of the flour with buckwheat flour. Whisk all your dry ingredients together. Throw in all the wet ingredients at once; whisk until smooth. Using a 1/3-cup-measuring cup to scoop the batter into your pan for about 12 pancakes. Delicious!!!
So my quandary is do people not know the difference between a crepe and a pancake? Or am I confused about the difference?
Okay, I did some research. There are 2 differences; one, crepes has no leavening agent and two, crepes are very thin. So technically, the first recipe is a pancake but who wants one with a crepe consistency? Not me!
As far as I'm concerned the top recipe is a fail, eatable, after the adjustments I made. (Can you imagine what they would have tasted like with all the salt and baking soda called for in that recipe? I shudder thinking about it.) But not something I would want to repeat.
Well back to the salt mines. I have a sewing project I'm working on. Pictures when I get it finished.
Everybody have a good day!
Judy
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
knitting instead of working
While back in Kansas in November of last year, my sister asked me to knit her a hat that would stay on her head. I, of course, jumped on the opportunity to knit instead of sorting, cleaning and junking all the stuff we had left in Kansas.
We both suffer from bowling ball head and we haven't found a style of knitted hat that stays put. I suggested that an earflap hat might be the ticket for us because the back on some is longer than the front, thinking that might be what we needed. The hat still rode up but not quite as badly. So I'm still on the hunt for a knitted hat pattern that works for our round heads.
I sent my sister to find yarn she liked and to Ravelry to find a pattern. She found Short & Sweet Earflap Hat Pattern. The yarn she found was Michaels Loops & Threads Charisma in Black Raspberry. The weight of the yarn was bulky. The hat took one skein of yarn. I cast on 5 stitches for each earflap on US #8s and increased every other row until I had 15 stitches and the earflaps were 2.5 " long. I then cast-on 19 stitches using a knitted cast-on and joined the second earflap knitting until the earflaps were 4" long and the back band was 1.5". Then I cast on an additional 23 stitches for the front for a total of 72 stitches. Knitting Garter stitch in the round for another 1.5", then I switched to Stockinet and knit until the length was 4.5". Did the decreases until the hat was finished.
Because she had bought 2 skeins of yarn I suggest a pair of fingerless mitts. And she was agreeable so long as I didn't get them too tight. She has had surgery on her hands and anything-tight makes them hurt. I used the same basic pattern I used for Sister Suzy's Helix Mitts except instead of ribbing I used Garter stitch. I cast on 30 and knit a Garter stitch band of 1". I used 1 x 1 ribbing for the thumbs so they wouldn't be too loose and get in the way. If I were to do these mitts again I would go back to Michaels and get DK weight yarn as I thought these mitts were too thick in the bulky weight yarn, although my sister likes them as is.
I had Sister Suzy model the mitts. I had her giggling about something silly.
I hope everybody has a good day!
Judy
We both suffer from bowling ball head and we haven't found a style of knitted hat that stays put. I suggested that an earflap hat might be the ticket for us because the back on some is longer than the front, thinking that might be what we needed. The hat still rode up but not quite as badly. So I'm still on the hunt for a knitted hat pattern that works for our round heads.
I sent my sister to find yarn she liked and to Ravelry to find a pattern. She found Short & Sweet Earflap Hat Pattern. The yarn she found was Michaels Loops & Threads Charisma in Black Raspberry. The weight of the yarn was bulky. The hat took one skein of yarn. I cast on 5 stitches for each earflap on US #8s and increased every other row until I had 15 stitches and the earflaps were 2.5 " long. I then cast-on 19 stitches using a knitted cast-on and joined the second earflap knitting until the earflaps were 4" long and the back band was 1.5". Then I cast on an additional 23 stitches for the front for a total of 72 stitches. Knitting Garter stitch in the round for another 1.5", then I switched to Stockinet and knit until the length was 4.5". Did the decreases until the hat was finished.
Because she had bought 2 skeins of yarn I suggest a pair of fingerless mitts. And she was agreeable so long as I didn't get them too tight. She has had surgery on her hands and anything-tight makes them hurt. I used the same basic pattern I used for Sister Suzy's Helix Mitts except instead of ribbing I used Garter stitch. I cast on 30 and knit a Garter stitch band of 1". I used 1 x 1 ribbing for the thumbs so they wouldn't be too loose and get in the way. If I were to do these mitts again I would go back to Michaels and get DK weight yarn as I thought these mitts were too thick in the bulky weight yarn, although my sister likes them as is.
I hope everybody has a good day!
Judy
Sunday, February 23, 2014
housesitters quilt
Before I left in November I completed a quilt I had in my UFO tub for the young couple that were housesitting for us in Kansas that I thought they would like. The house in Kansas is cool at best and down right cold at times. I was pretty sure neither one of them had brought enough blankets to stay warm and I was right.
Let's just say the young lady was a prime example of Einstein's comment on stupidity. She was warned the house gets cold. She needed to find and put on warmer clothing; and she didn't. Then she couldn't figure out why she was miserable. (Walks away mutter under my breath.)
I finished the quilt at the last minute and didn't get any pictures. So my plans from EQ6 will have to do.
This is the quilt top I cut all the blocks to and didn't make a sample block to find out if the template that was published in the Kansas City Star was accurate. The block was the Apple Core. The published template is a quarter of an inch off. Needless to say I mentally kicked myself because I had been warned to make a sample block and didn't. So now you have been warned! The quilt block patterns published in print need to be double-checked, especially old newspapers.
This quilt measures 94" square, each strip is about 5" wide. The rectangular block pieces were about 2 1/2" wide. To quilt the pieced strips I used stitch-n-the-ditch. The borders and long un-pieced strips had a diamond quilted in them. So for kicks-n-grins I quilted everything with varying shades of purple as that is her favorite color. I used the thickest batting I had in my stash for the middle layer.
This quilt was a long slog to get finished. I had to really push myself to stick with it and get it done. It looked really nice when it was finished and washed. The quilt puffed up nicely but man-oh-man was it ever a struggle to finish.
I hope everyone has a good day!
Judy
Let's just say the young lady was a prime example of Einstein's comment on stupidity. She was warned the house gets cold. She needed to find and put on warmer clothing; and she didn't. Then she couldn't figure out why she was miserable. (Walks away mutter under my breath.)
I finished the quilt at the last minute and didn't get any pictures. So my plans from EQ6 will have to do.
This is the quilt top I cut all the blocks to and didn't make a sample block to find out if the template that was published in the Kansas City Star was accurate. The block was the Apple Core. The published template is a quarter of an inch off. Needless to say I mentally kicked myself because I had been warned to make a sample block and didn't. So now you have been warned! The quilt block patterns published in print need to be double-checked, especially old newspapers.
This quilt measures 94" square, each strip is about 5" wide. The rectangular block pieces were about 2 1/2" wide. To quilt the pieced strips I used stitch-n-the-ditch. The borders and long un-pieced strips had a diamond quilted in them. So for kicks-n-grins I quilted everything with varying shades of purple as that is her favorite color. I used the thickest batting I had in my stash for the middle layer.
This quilt was a long slog to get finished. I had to really push myself to stick with it and get it done. It looked really nice when it was finished and washed. The quilt puffed up nicely but man-oh-man was it ever a struggle to finish.
I hope everyone has a good day!
Judy
Sunday, February 9, 2014
I'm here, again!
Well, most of the business in Wichita is done. We left Monday before this on Tuesday:
Edit: 2 March 2014 WaaHoo! I finally got the picture to rotate!
With temps hovering around 0. Hubby and I drove straight through to Alamogordo, NM only stopping for fuel. We wanted to get south of any ice or snow. I-40 between Grants and Flagstaff was forecasted to be freezing rain, ice and snow after 4 PM last Monday. So we hurried to get through the mountains above Alamogordo on US54 to avoid any potential bad weather up there.
We got home Tuesday evening; this is how it looks from our balcony.
I had a stroke of good luck! Hubby sit down and figured it would cost us an extra $40.00 for him to come and get me above the price of a bus ticket. Yeah baby! How fast can you get to Wichita?
The tranny looks like it's fixed in the Focus, so now we have to get it inspected and tagged in Arizona. I need to get an Arizona Driver's License, find banking here, and start looking for more permanent housing. Then we can head back to Kansas and clean out the storage room we rented. After that, when we make a run to Kansas it will be to visit family. We can make it spring or fall when the weather isn't freezing cold or blazing hot.
Hope everyone is staying warm!
Judy
Saturday, January 4, 2014
I'm back; sort of
I'm back in Phoenix until the 15th or so. Then it's back to Kansas to finish tying up the loose ends. However long that takes! Later.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
heads up
I'm headed back to Wichita to take care of some business. I won't have any computer access until I get back sometime in the middle of December.
Everyone take care!
Judy
Everyone take care!
Judy
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
not a whole lot going on
As you can tell from the lack of posts not a whole lot going on. I have a quilt setting in the sewing machine not being quilted. Mentally I have moved on to the next quilt, which will be a T-shirt quilt for Sister Suzy. My new sweater is setting in my knitting bag waiting for me to pick it up and finish the collar so I can get the sleeves knitted on.
Hubby brought a cold home from work. I am at the beginning stages so I'm going to have to stay on it. With my asthma I can't ignore it and just ride it out. I have to be proactive or I could end up with pneumonia. I don't even want to go there again. So hubby is suppose to bring home some Vitamin C and some Guaifenesin (an expectorant) tonight.
I have baked my mother's oatmeal-raisin cookies for Hubby's lunch bucket. Here's the recipe:
MOTHER’S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
With my changes
1 cup butter, softened or shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. molasses
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup raisins
1 cup coconut, flaked
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 deg. Yield is 4 dozen 2 1/2 to 3 inch cookies.
Grind raisins in meat grinder or food processor. Beat together butter, sugar, molasses, and raisins until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with wet glass bottom. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet then remove to wire rack.
Notes: If you choose to not grind your raisins you will need to add another ½ cup sugar to have the same level of sweetness. Also, if you want to use brown sugar replace half of the granulated sugar and molasses with half brown sugar.
I didn't have any flaked coconut so I left it out and the other change was I used chopped dates in place of the raisins out of curiosity. The dates gave the cookies a very mellow taste not the sharper raisin taste. I would do that again. Oh! The dough is just as good raw as I remember it as a kid. :>)
Everybody have a good day!
Judy
Hubby brought a cold home from work. I am at the beginning stages so I'm going to have to stay on it. With my asthma I can't ignore it and just ride it out. I have to be proactive or I could end up with pneumonia. I don't even want to go there again. So hubby is suppose to bring home some Vitamin C and some Guaifenesin (an expectorant) tonight.
I have baked my mother's oatmeal-raisin cookies for Hubby's lunch bucket. Here's the recipe:
MOTHER’S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
With my changes
1 cup butter, softened or shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. molasses
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup raisins
1 cup coconut, flaked
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 deg. Yield is 4 dozen 2 1/2 to 3 inch cookies.
Grind raisins in meat grinder or food processor. Beat together butter, sugar, molasses, and raisins until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with wet glass bottom. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet then remove to wire rack.
Notes: If you choose to not grind your raisins you will need to add another ½ cup sugar to have the same level of sweetness. Also, if you want to use brown sugar replace half of the granulated sugar and molasses with half brown sugar.
I didn't have any flaked coconut so I left it out and the other change was I used chopped dates in place of the raisins out of curiosity. The dates gave the cookies a very mellow taste not the sharper raisin taste. I would do that again. Oh! The dough is just as good raw as I remember it as a kid. :>)
Everybody have a good day!
Judy
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