Pumpkin spiced glazed donuts

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I found this recipe on Pinterest. Of course. It made delicious donuts.
Pillsbury Grands Pumpkin Doughnuts
I used the Pillsbury flakey layers jr biscuits. The glaze in the recipe was too thick, like a ball. So I added 1/3 cup of milk and it made it perfect. Plus now I have some left over for later. Oh, and the 4 cups of powdered surge r is a whole box of regular sized powders sugar.

I flattened my biscuits out which helped and made them perfect. Then I used a tall shot glass that I had sprayed with non-stick spray to cut out the holes, which I also fried and glazed.

I found that frying the donuts until they were LIGHT golden brown made them perfect. If you get them until they're a slightly darker golden brown it makes them more like crullers.

Then after I glazed them I left them to dry a bit on a cooking rack that I had set up over a cookie sheet that had wax paper on is so the drippings would fall on the paper and not the cookie sheet.

Adding buttons

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If you're wondering how I added the Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pintrest buttons I found a how-to page that explained how to do it all and provided the code!
Here is the website that I got the code from.

VootBeer

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I made a Root Beer cocktail by splitting a 50ml bottle of Absolut Vanilla vodka and bottle of A&W Root beer between my mom and I. It was a nice smooth, sweet drink.

Missing photos

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I just realized a lot of my photos are missing from my blog. So, once I find them on my old computer I will update those blogs.

Vegetarian crock-pot recipes

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It's very hard to find a list of vegetarian crock-pot recipes. So, I thought I'd give it a go. I want to make a list of vegetarian crock-pot meals. Once I have made a pretty good list on here, and I will continue to update it as I find more vegetarian recipes, I want to take regular crock-pot recipes and try to alter them using veggie crumbles, chick'n strips, veggie dogs, and the like. If a recipe called for chicken broth I did NOT include it in my list. However, when I remake some recipes that call for things like that and I replace them I will be making a new list that has the recipes I have made and altered, along with the original links.

Breakfast
Some times vegetarian crock-pot breakfasts can be hard to find. So, here are a few.
Easy Apple Breakfast Cobbler
Steel Cut Oats
Whole, multi-grain cereal with apple sauce
Overnight Porridge

Main Dishes
Sloppy Lentils instead of Sloppy Joes
Ratatouille
Zucchini Lasagna
Indian
Vegetable Curry
Another Vegetable Curry
Yet Another Vegetable Curry


Soups
Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup in the Slow Cooker (or on the stove-top)
Minestrone Soup
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Vegetable Broth This is great if you're trying to get away from processed foods. You can use vegetable broth in place of chicken or beef in almost every recipe!
Hearty Lentil Stew
Taco Soup Uses Morning Star Farms Ground Crumbles
Tuscan White Bean Soup
Moroccan Red Lentil Soup
Corn Chowder and Squash Soup(2 recipes on 1 page)
Split Pea Soup
Vegetable Cheese Soup


Side Dishes
Crock-pot baked potatoes
Mac and Cheese
Mac and 4 Cheeses
Non-Refried "Refried" Black & Pinto Beans Bean Dip
Pinto Beans
Greek Potatoes
Herb Roasted Potatoes
Cheesy Potatoes

Casseroles
Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole




Here is another list of vegetable crock-pot recipes. I don't know if these are vegetarian though.



Last updated: June 5, 2012

My version of a Blue Hawaiian

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Blue Hawaiian

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounce blue Curaçao
2 ounce light rum
2 ounce coconut rum
2 ounce cream of coconut(you can use the thick part of coconut milk, just don't shake the can and scoop out the thick milk)
4 ounces pineapple juice
LOTS of ice

Blend blue curaçao, rums, cream of coconut, pineapple juice and ice.
Pour into a tall glass.

Homemade red bell pepper hummus

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I cut the recipe in half and it almost filled the jar I had! It's so good!!
I got the recipe from here:
http://homemade-recipes.blogspot.de/2011/04/roasted-red-pepper-hummus-recipe.html?m=1

Broccoli cheddar soup

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I found this wonderful recipe on pintrest for a yummy broccoli cheddar soup: http://www.mangiodasola.com/2009/11/broccoli-cheddar-soup.html

I didn't have enough cheddar so I used a handful, about 1/2 cup of grated cheddar, 8oz of Velveeta, and what I had left of colby Monterey jack cheese which was about 1/4 of a cup.

I also used veggie broth instead of chicken broth.

Peanut butter, marshmallow and chocolate chip sandwich

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I have a new sandwich maker that I have fallen in LOVE with!

I decided to make a dessert sandwich.
I took a piece of wheat bread, the kind with seeds in it, and put peanut butter on on side and put the plain bread side down on one side of the grill. I did the same to wonderbread on the other side of the grill. Then I put mini marshmellows and chocolate chips on top of the peanut butter. Next, I put a little bit more peanut butter on the another slice of kind of bread and put the peanut butter side down and closed the grill for about 1-2 minutes, just enought to brown the wonderbread, since you can't tell if the wheat bread is really browning.


It tasted so good!

Pesto grilled cheese

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I keep finding "grown up" versions of grilled cheese sandwiches. I love grilled cheese, but I LOVE the grown up versions I am finding now and I want to try them all.

I found this pesto grilled cheese sandwich and I had to try it!
http://www.closetcooking.com/2010/05/spinach-pesto-grilled-cheese-sandwich.html?m=1

I used slices of gruyere cheese and put the pesto between the slices. I also didn't have spinach pesto, so I just used whatever green pesto I had. Lol

OMG it tasted so good! Definitely one I'd recommend.

Spinach Saag

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I made Spinach Saag for dinner tonight from this recipe:
http://lola-elise.com/recipes/spinach-saag

I didn't have fresh ginger so I used a few "dashes," as my grandmother would say, of ground ginger powder instead.
I also didn't have coriander so I just left it out.

My take on "Chicken" roll ups

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I got the recipe from here: http://jennasjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/chicken-roll-ups.html
I used veggie "chicken" strips and cooked them in a skillet and then cut them into little pieces with kitchen scissors. The regular cresent rolls weren't enough, so I had to use half of a french loaf dough for the rest. It was amazing though!

Dog harness for my dog

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I wanted to make a halter for my dog and made this in about a hour.
This is where I found the pattern here: http://luvs-2-knit.blogspot.com/2009/07/easy-dog-harness.html?m=1

Pacifier chain

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I made this for my co-worker's son. This is the first one I've made so I want to see if she likes it or if it needs improvements.
The pattern can be found here.

Also see pattern for example of pacifier attachment.

Creation hiatus

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I haven’t created anything since about June 2011. I started a new job and have been overwhelmed with going to college full time and working full time.
I really need to crochet or sew something soon or I think I might explode! Lol
Hopefully I’ll have something new to post!
I have become addicted to pintrest.com in my spare time if you have an account find me! I’m Thimblefairy on there too!
Don’t forget I’m also on swapbot, but I haven’t been on there in months either!

Have a great day everyone!

Adipose from Dr. Who

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This is an image of the Adipose from Dr. Who.

I was so excited when I found this pattern! The pattern can be found on Ravelry, here.
When I first did the feet they came out like the foot on the left, a little off then I altered the pattern slightly and came up with the foot on the right. I re-did the other so that they matched and they looked great! Pattern for the feet is under the photo.

I found the pattern to be a bit confusing when I got to Rnd 3 of the feet, when it came to making the “toes.”

Working in back loop, sc in next 6 sts,

When it came to this part: working in both loops, [sc, trc, sc] in the
next 5 dc (toes made), I did it a bit different. I did the first sc and the trc normal, but the second sc I did differently. I inserted the hook from the back, drew up a loop and pulled it through, this made a loop over my hook and yarn that I was using, so I then pulled the hook through the large loop so that it wouldn't make a knot. I then yo and pulled through the 2 loops, finishing the sc and continued on. I did this for every second sc that was needed to make the toes.

I then continued as the pattern followed:
working in back look, sc in next 4 sts, move up marker
(22 sc, 5 trc)

All in all I LOVE how he came out! Another favorite!!

*When I sewed on the mouth I went under one stitch so it would make it look like a tooth, just like the actual Adipose from Dr. Who.

**Row counts are off by one stitch starting at rnd 5. Rnds 5-26 should have 1 more stitch than indicated. Rnds 28-31 continue with the correct counts.

Minion

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I originally got the pattern from, here, but I kept finding problems with that pattern. So I altered it. lol I know I almost always alter my patterns. But I altered this one so much, so instead of just posting the alteration I am going to post the pattern completely wiht my changes!

I used a 3MM crochet hook.
-Body-
In yellow
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- increase in each sc around (12)
Rnd 3- "sc 1, increase in next sc" around (18)
Rnd 4- "sc 2, increase in next sc" around (24)
Rnd 5-15: sc around
Rnd 16- "decrease, then sc 2" around (18)
Rnd 17- "decrease, then sc 1" around (12)
--stuff
Rnd 18- decrease in each sc around (this end fits into the pants to hide it.)

-Pants-
In blue
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- "increase in each sc around" (12)
Rnd 3- "sc 1, increase in next sc" around (18)
Rnd 4- "sc 2, increase in next sc" around (24)
Rnd 5- increase 2, sc in the rest of the sts (26)
Rnd 6-9- sc around (26)
Rnd 10- slip st 6, double crochet 7, slip st 6, double crochet 7, fasten off

-Suspenders-
chain 10, tie onto pants.

-Arms-
In Yellow
Row 1- Chain 6, in the 2nd sc from the hook sc, then sc in the next 3 st's (5)
Rows 2-4- ch 1, sc across (4)
Finish off, but leave a long tail
In black
On the short side of you rectangle, 2 rows of black with 4 st in each
Finish off, leaving a long tail
Roll the rectangle so the black is on one end and the yellow is on the other.  Sew the outer edges together using the appropriate color.

-Legs-
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- increase 3, and sc in the rest of the sts (9)
Finish off, and switch to blue
Rnd 3- sc in back loops
Rnd 4-5- sc around
Finish off leaving a tail

-Eye/ Goggle-
With white
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
switch to grey
Rnd 2- increase in each sc around (12)
for the pupil tie a knot and attach it to the center of the white circle

-Goggle Strap-
In black
chain enough st to wrap around your minions head, then attach to the goggle
Tie ends onto goggle. Sew the finished goggle onto the body, where appropriate.

Hello Kitty

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I think Hello Kitty is so cute! I found this pattern, here. I altered it, of course. lol I have mostly seen HK in red and pink, so those are the colors that I used. I also attached 2 small yellow buttons. I fashioned her after this image:

The eyes I followed the pattern for the nose, magic ring of 6 sc, which I sewed onto the face making an oval as I sewed it on.
For the whiskers I used yarn instead of felt. I made a sort of "cross" shape by tying one short string to another in the middle and cut one end to make a short to T shape. I then pulled the strings through stitchs to make the whiskers.

I didn't like the bow that came with the pattern so I made this one up:
-Bow-
Row 1: ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across: 7 sc
Rows 2-3: ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each sc across: 11 sc
Border: do not turn, sc in along side of each row, in each ch across bottom, and along other side of each row.
Slip stitch until the middle of the bow, about the 4th sc in from the side, cut yarn, leaving long tail with last slip stitch on your hook still. After you cut the yarn, pull it through the slip stitch. Wrap tail around bow and tie in a knot. Then wrap the tail around the bow until it is the desired size pull tail under all of the loops you just made, this will secure it. With the remaining tail sew bow on.

The body I also altered:
-Body-
(In red)
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Round 3: sc in next st, 2 sc in next sc, around (18)
Round 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next sc, around (24)
Round 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next sc, around (30)
Round 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next sc, around (36)
Round 7: sc around (36)
Round 8: sc in next 4 sts, dec over next 2 sts, around (30)
Round 9-10: sc around (30)
(switch to Pink)
Round 11: sc in next 3 sts, dec over next 2 sts, around (24)
Round 12-14: sc around (24)
Round 15: sc in next 2 sts, dec over next 2 sts, around (18)
Round 16: sc around (18)
F/O leaving long tail to attach to head

Australian Koala

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I love koalas, I don't know why but I do. They're so cute! I found this pattern, here. It came out so cute, but I thought he needed to be holding something. So, I printed 2 AUS flags and glued them onto a toothpick. Then I sewed the flag between his hands.

Washclothes

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These are the first washclothes I have ever crocheted. I like how they came out.
The pink circle one I used 100% cotton, it has little strings sticking out so I thought that would be good for scrubbing. The pattern can be found, here.
The pink, purple and white square I used a cotton blend; 50% cotton, 20% flax, 25% viscose, 5% acrylic. I can't find the pattern now though, but it was a dc and hdc pattern. I also made one of a sc and dc pattern, which is this patter, here.