Thursday, November 30, 2006

Hi~
I've been busy crocheting lots of different projects.The first that I completed was this set of Hat, Scarf & Mittens for my little girl, who is 6 years old. Her Coat is green with a flower pattern lining in it that has lots of pinks & purples;this set was made to match her coat. I made this scarf using different stitches, each block of color is a different crochet stitch, sort of a sampler scarf. Then I made the Hat to match. The mittens were made using a ribbed stitch. This is all worst weight yarn. A variegated pinks & purple, a solid green, & a small amount of dark purple. I've been working on several other crochet projects for Holiday gifts but they will show up in later posts. Below are pictures of the hat, scarf & mittens set I finished.The mittens do match the hat & scarf perfectly in color, my little girl wanted the pink to be the main color in the mittens.




Sunday, November 19, 2006

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
Here is a Recipe for a cake that I ended up throwing together at the last minute a few weeks ago. My Kids & Husband really liked it. I like "doctoring" cake mixes & turning them into something new.



Silvia’s Pumpkin Carrot Spice Cake Recipe

This Recipe was Copyrighted on 11/19/06 By
SiLvia M. Graca RN

Ingredients:
1 package carrot cake mix
1 can (16 oz size) pumpkin
½ cup oil
3 eggs
1 tbs* Vanilla extract
1 tbs* cinnamon

Mix cake mix, pumpkin, oil, and eggs. Pour into a greased 15x10 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.(* tbs= TABLESPOON not a teaspoon)

My Cream Cheese Frosting


This Recipe was Copyrighted on 11/19/06 By
SiLvia M. Graca RN

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 TBS*. Vanilla Extract
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups), sifted

BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl w/ mixer or by hand.
ADD sugar a little at a time, until well blended after each addition. Then spread over cooled off cake.(* tbs= TABLESPOON not a teaspoon)
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