Life really can be a picnic!

Everyone loves a picnic! This blog is about some of the things I love the most, and the term "picnic" just about covers them all. First of all, a picnic has to include food; simple food that is easy to fix. Next, you need someplace fun or different to visit; a nice, peaceful location. And of course, you always need to take along a good book to read and a well-used quilt to spread everything out on. So, there you have it! Easy recipes, good books, fun quilts along with some interesting, down-to-earth places to visit. You can even take your family or a friend or two if you want.



Sunday, October 11, 2015

October Awesomeness

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.  It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?" ~Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery



     One of the nice things about October is that the Beehive Shop Hop occurs.  The theme this year was  "A Day at . . . . . "         There were free patterns and treats and prizes at each of the stores.  





 










   

     I made it to just a few stores but the ones I went to were fun.  I have always loved going to Bennion Crafts in Kaysville.  I wish they had one closer to home.















     I was able to finish my Block of the Month quilt from a class that I took at Quilts, etc. with my friend, Patti.  The theme this year was "Get your Stitch on Route 66".  We learned all about Route 66 and the stops along the way.  Each quilter was able to put their blocks together in their own way.  Each quilt turned out very unique.  This is how my quilt turned out.....





     This is how a few of the others turned out........



























     I know I posted this recipe previously but it's such a good recipe for this time of year so I am posting it again.  We had it at the luncheon for the ladies 70 and older.

 

Dinner in a Pumpkin

1 medium sized pumpkin                                ¼ tsp. pepper
1 lb. ground beef                                             ½ tsp. garlic powder
½ cup chopped onion                                      ¼ cup soy sauce
½ cup diced celery                                          1 can cream of mushroom soup
¼ cup diced green pepper                               1- 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts
½ tsp. salt                                                       1-7 oz. can sliced mushrooms
                                                                        3 cups cooked rice

Wash the outside of the pumpkin.  Cut off the top to make a lid.  Clean out the seeds and stringy pulp.  If you wish you can draw a face on the pumpkin with a marker.  Put pumpkin on baking sheet lined with tin foil.
In a large pan, brown the ground beef.  Add onion, celery and green peppers and cook until vegetables are tender.  Add salt, pepper and garlic powder.  Add soy sauce and soup.  Cook until warmed through and add water chestnuts, mushrooms and cooked rice.  Spoon mixture into pumpkin.  Put the lid on and bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 ½ hours.  Serves 6-8 people  Enjoy eating the cooked pumpkin with the casserole.





     Here's our witch's brew (aka homemade root beer).  The ladies loved the special effects from the dry ice.


Root Beer


1 bottle root beer extract

4 lbs. (8 Cups) sugar

4 ½ gallons water

5lbs. dry ice

 
Mix sugar and extract, then add water.  Stir well to dissolve sugar.  Add dry ice and allow about 45 minutes before drinking.


  


     My daughter, my son and my husband have all been nagging me to read this book.  I have been dragging my feet in doing so because Science Fiction is not my favorite.  I finally got around to reading the first book this past week and I have to admit it was really good.  I guess I'll have to start on the others.

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