Spicy grilled chicken

Ingredients

3/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon of dried parsley

1/4 teaspoon of thyme

1/4 cup of olive oil (if you are doubling this recipe, you probably won't need to double the olive oil)

2 chicken breasts 

Directions

1. Put the chicken breasts in a bag or container.

2. Pour the olive oil over the chicken.

3. Mix all of the dry ingredients in a small bowl, and then toss the mixture into the container with the chicken.

4. Seal the bag/container and shake so that the chicken gets coated.

5. Let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

6. After some time has passed, remove the chicken from the container and cook on the grill.

7. Serve with your favorite sid

No sugar strawberry rhubarb jam

Ingredients

*6 cups strawberries

*2 cups rhubarb

*8 tablespoons of lemon juice (2 medium sized lemons)

Pomona’s pectin

Honey

Recipe

1. Wash and hull your berries.

2. Cut your rhubarb into 1 inch pieces.

3. Place in blender and blend for a couple seconds….you don’t want it to be completely smooth.

4. Add 8 tablespoons of calcium water (this comes with the pectin).

5. Pour the mixture into a stock pot.

6. Let it simmer for 30-40 min or until the mixture thickens a bit.

7. Mix 5 teaspoons of pectin powder and 1 cup honey.

8. Add honey mixture to the jam, let boil for 2 min stirring constantly.

9. Remove from heat.

10. Pour the jam in sterilized jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.

11. Remove jars from the water bath, and let sit for a full 24 hours.                 

a new thing...quilting

I go through phases in crafting...

One minute i like sewing...the next i prefer lotion making...kind of extreme opposites...

Lately i have been teaching myself to quilt...these are my second and third attempts. The first attempt i will show as soon as the person it was made for receives it! 

All three that i have made are intended for babies, so i backed them with super comfy cuddle bubble fabric. With each one I have learned new things...what to do...and what not to do (like machine sew the binding). I have really enjoyed making them. I tend to be a perfectionist. Quilting seems to be a good way to mellow my perfectionist tendencies...sometimes things just don't line up and that is okay. It adds character right? :] Overall I am very pleased with them!

The two quilts below are going to be sent to new twin babies! A boy and a girl!