Winter Work

"All life demands struggle.  Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish and insensitive to the real values of life.  The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today." ~ Pope Paul VI

 

     There is a brand new quilt shop in Midway, Utah and I was lucky enough to go to the grand opening on January 23.  My husband drove me, my friend and her husband there last Saturday.  The four of us were very impressed with the second My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe.  The original store is in Logan, Utah.  It was very obvious that there was a lot of work involved in creating this new store.  Carmen Geddes, from Ten Sisters, was the guest demonstrator.  MGQS is famous for taking good care of the men that come through their doors.  Our husbands received "a man bag" when they entered which included a Mr. Goodbar candy bar and a water bottle.  My friend and I enjoyed the mini cupcakes, the hot chocolate bar and the cute make and take scissor holder.

 

Kris and Kim

 

     I found a very easy recipe for pork chops.  It requires just a few ingredients and is very tasty.  Perfect for those days when you just want to sit and quilt and not fuss with cooking.

 

Ranch Crock Pot Pork Chops

6 boneless pork chops

1 pkg. ranch dressing mix

2 (10. 75 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup

Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Sprinkle pork chops on both sides with a 1-ounce package of ranch dressing mix. Place pork chops in slow cooker, top with 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup mixed with ½ can of water. Cover and cook on low setting 5 to 6 hours. Serve pork chops with mushroom gravy.

To create an all-in-one dish add 6 medium potatoes that have been peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes. 

 

 

These cookies come from laurenslatest.com.  They have a light fresh lemony taste; so good.

Lemon Crinkles

½ cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoons vanilla Extract
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoons baking powder
⅛ teaspoons baking soda
1-½ cup  flour
½ cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar into a small bowl. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

 

 

    

 

     This book by David McCullough was very informative and inspiring to me.  I learned so much about the Wright brothers and the history of the first flying machines.  Orville and Wilbur had such an incredible work ethic.  They dedicated their whole lives to their work and never doubted that they could invent a flying machine.