Taggin my stash and Sippin Blackberry Smash

Taggin' my stash
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    Yesterday I was going thru all my things measuring and appropriately tagging ready for some love. It took forever but finally made it through all the small hats I had in two large sacks. I just have to stamp them now with my new stamp and add price. Not sure where they will be going yet but I'm sure they will make some little one happy! :)

Inspired by nature: The beauty of this orange Day Lily caught my eye today. It looks so peaceful glowing and basking in the sun.





    Also I have been working on the baby blanket for a friend called Soft Shells which is constructed with panels of shells and stripes. Looks like an easy and quick pattern but as I got started I found some errors in the number of stitches not adding up to the correct measurements. I managed to add more stitches and then came to the edging and even that was interesting so I am winging it and hoping for the best! Pictures soon!

    By the way, I have blackberries growing in my backyard and they are ripe for pickin'. I found two great recipes for blackberries today! Great Summer recipes!
Blackberry Smash and Blackberry Buckle.
Enjoy!

Pink Sparkle Coasters

Pink Sparkle Coasters
Originally uploaded by brittscrochetcorner

I can't have any water rings on my marble coffee table any more! LOL hehe
So I made this coaster set using pink and white crochet thread with a touch of metallic sparkle thread in center of square.
Easy to do with a granny square pattern and a shell cluster edge.

Looks great with a cool glass of watermelon spritzer on top too! :D

Watermelon Lime Spritzer by Brittany Elrod
Mix: One cup of watermelon  and juice, 2 oz of Capt'Morgan Lime Bite Rum, 1 tsp of lemon juice,1 tsp of lime juice, 2 cups of ice and blend add  a touch of sprite or any lemon/lime soda pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with lime wedge or strawberries. YUM!

Candied Plantains

mmm...so sweet and delicious
    I just created a new quick and easy recipe to apease my sweet tooth.  These candied plantains can be eaten as a snack or as a garnish to a special sundae featuring vanilla bean ice cream. I recommend using plantains and not bananas there is a difference! Bananas would become too mushy. These hold up great. :)
 (see pics and recipe below)

Candied Plantains
Ingredients:
Plantains - 2 , green or just ripened
Honey - about 2 tbsp.
Granulated Sugar - 1/4 cup
Light Brown Sugar - 1/4 cup
Cinnamon - 1-2 tsp

 

To Make: 

Slice plantains evenly (not too thin or too thick), remove skins.

  Drizzle honey in small bowl,set aside. 

Mix sugars and cinnamon together and place on a plate.

 Using a fork dip the plantain slices in honey just on one side then dip into the sugar mixture coating it liberally.

Make sure you get the edges too!

Place them on a lightly sprayed oil coated foil baking sheet and bake at 350* for 15 mins.  Then turn on the broiler for about 5 more minutes to brown the tops.

 Let cool.

 Sprinkle some more cinn/sugar on top  if you like.

Store in an airtight container or plastic baggie.

Makes a great topping on vanilla bean ice cream...

©Britt Elrod April 27, 2010

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