Saturday Dinner

I woke up thinking about today's dinner because yesterday a friend and I visited a natural foods market and decided to purchase an exotic meat, Elk. A friendly stocker-guy  told us how he prepares it and encouraged us to try it. So when I got home the first thing I did was make a marinate and tossed the Elk meat in over night.
Marinate Recipe (this is one I love and there's really not any measuring but I'll try to simplify)

I know you can't really see the Elk but it is ready to grill.

• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• 3 to 5 teaspoons Balsamic vinegar
• salt/pepper to your liking - at this point I substitute my special mixture of fajita, pepper, Accent, garlic salt and onion salt.
• mix well then pour into a zip-loc bag and add the Elk or any game meat. This marinate also works great on flank steak, pork roast and even a roasting type hen. Marinate overnight or at least a few hours.
• Broil (500 degrees) or place on the grill (medium heat) 10 to 13 minutes each side or to your liking.
• After removed from head, allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing across the grain.

 

The morning is was still young. Looking in the frig, I stumbled upon one of my favorite veggies, so an idea struck.  I'll make an Eggplant casserole (my way, of course).

• 1 Eggplant, sliced
• 2 goose-neck squash, sliced (optional0
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup grated cheese (I use Colby/Monterey Jack but you can use whatever type that you prefer)
• 1 can spaghetti sauce

Layer Eggplant, squash, onion, cheese and sauce in baking dish sprinkling salt/pepper as you go.

Side view.

This is what it looks like before covering with foil and baking in 325 degree oven for one and a half hours.

All finished and ready to eat.....

YUMMY!!

 

Duh!

I want to thank everyone who commented on my nine patch drama. You all were so inspiring and insightful. I thought about what you all said, slept on it, worried about it and then got a notion.

It was a DUH moment for me.

Here's what I came up with.

 Light fabric for the folks who voted that way and dark fabric for the others. LOL..... I titled this post "Duh" because it suddenly dawned on me that I had enough blocks to make both quilt tops. I even managed to do one on the diagonal... a real feat for me.

Thanks again everyone!!!

Nesting Robin Round 2 & Embroidery

Here's my second portion for the Stay at home Round Robin. The block had to measure 4 by 6 inches sewn on the left side of the center block.

Remember, it you'd like to participate, pop over to Kate's blog for the rules and instructions.  Look under SAH Robin at the top of her blog.

I've also been working on filler blocks to go with the hearts I stitched out at the embroidery retreat.  I'm going with Log Cabin blocks so far but if that doesn't workout, I'll still be able to make a quilt from them.

It's a Heart

I'd love to share pattern with you. It's easy, quick and fun. There are squars and nine patches involved and that's it. I cut the squares and made the nine patches late last night and put this all together today. It's a snap. You've got to try it! I'm thinking a nice border to finish it off. I'll post the pic. when it gets done. Well, I'm on my way to a retreat in Beadias, Texas for 3 days. It's a Bed & Breakfast place with quilters in mind. It holds 10 people and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner I think. I can't wait. Let you know how it goes when next I post. (This pattern came from the book entitled "Quick & Easy Romantic Quilts" by Sandy Berry)

Night Class

Last night I was invited to sew with Patty & Kathy's group. As tired as I was, I went anyway. Always ready to sew. In a couple of hours, I managed to get 15 blocks made. Kathy put the finishing touch on her quilt which was made using "Civil War" nickel squares and tone-on tones.

(pictured)