Break the Cycle

Stash Report – Week 5, 2012 January 16, 2012 Did a little sewing this week – still using scraps and whatever stash I have on hand.   I’m only counting fabric after the project is finished, easier to keep track of that way.  My Feb. table runner is finished - ended up steam cleaning the kitchen floor this weekend so I could get it sandwiched, then it was beautiful outside so I sent the kids out to play and had enough time to get the entire thing quilted and bound.  Won't post a picture until Feb. 1st - but it is finished, so I get to count the yardage.   Used this Week: 3 yards Used year to Date: 5 yards Added this Week: 0 yards Added Year to Date: 0 yards Net Used for 2012: -5 yards Finished Projects for 2012 - Jan Table Runner   To see what others are working on check out Patchwork Times by Judy !

I am not a food photographer - I wish I were - because I could show how wonderfully these came out.  I used the same recipe as yesterday for the bread dough - but this time I cut the original recipe in 1/2 - for 36 instead of the original 72 servings the recipe calls for.  You'll find the dough recipe here Dee's Health Bread  While it was rising - I sauteed 3 onions with about 3 lbs of ground beef.  Also threw in some spices - sorry - I don't measure - but it was a good bit of cayenne pepper, salt and cinnamon.  (Hint, if you've never tried Vietnamese Cinnamon - I highly recommend it - I get my from Penzeys spices - excellent quality !)  After the meat was browned, I threw in a couple cans of fire roasted tomatoes and a small can of tomato paste - then I just let it simmer until almost all the liquid was gone.  TAfter the bread had risen - I separated it into about a dozen balls - then flattened each ball and stretched it into a circle - so...