A block in addition to a edge is all that's left to quilt on the Wine Country quilt...and then, the binding, of course. Yesterday's sewing went shine every bit silk subsequently the near-empty spool debacle of the 24-hour interval before. It was a skillful thing.
Earlier inward the 24-hour interval Mike in addition to I took a drive into town to selection upward some undelivered parcels. He was expecting some "rods," that he wanted to role to delineate some cable from the dorsum to the front end of our 36-foot 5th wheel. He's installing a back-up camera. I'm telling you, the homo amazes me sometimes amongst the materials he tackles. He was expecting these "rods" on Tuesday in addition to subsequently a calendar week of dorsum in addition to forths amongst the postal service office, nosotros gave upward the care in addition to went to the postal service component division to selection them up. Yes. You powerfulness nation the mount went to Mohammed.
While nosotros were out, nosotros saw some beautiful autumn leaves. These were lining the street leading to the postal service office.
Also on our listing to selection upward was the picayune Oliso mini atomic set out 26 I ordered. It every bit good went undelivered, in addition to thus nosotros picked both upward at the same time. Did you lot read Wendy's review of the mini iron? I require keep a go iron, but it isn't a real skillful atomic set out 26 for quilting because it doesn't larn hot enough. I tin flaming almost finger press things amongst ameliorate results. Anyway...after reading Wendy's review, I decided to give it a try, but it's withal sitting inward its box downstairs. When I complete my quilting, I'll elbow grease it out spell attaching the binding.
We had dejeuner spell nosotros were out in addition to picked upward some items from the grocery store. I had such a yen for some French Onion Soup. It takes some fourth dimension to make, but hands-on prep is minimal. I had that going spell I worked on my quilting. Two to a greater extent than blocks are finished now, in addition to I promise to complete the residue today.
The belatedly afternoon lighting coming inward through my window was casting long shadows, which accounts for the weird lighting inward these 2 images.
As for the French Onion soup, it was thus tasty on a mutual frigidity evening.
My means of making this is done by in addition to large past times roasting the onions inward the oven, eliminating the hours of stirring on the stove top. This is the recipe I'm using, adapted from an America's Test Kitchens recipe.
French Onion Soup
adapted from America's Test Kitchens
Soup:
iii tablespoons unsalted butter, cutting into iii pieces
half-dozen large yellowish onions (about four lbs.), halved in addition to cutting pole to pole into 1/4-inch thick slices
Salt
1/4 loving cup water, for deglazing
1/2 loving cup dry out sherry
four cups broth (I used vegetable)
2 cups beef broth
half-dozen sprigs fresh thyme, tied amongst kitchen twine
1 bay leaf
Ground dark pepper
Cheese Croutons
1 modest baguette, cutting into 1/2-inch thick slices
8 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded (or whatever cheese you lot prefer)
For the soup: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle seat in addition to rut oven to 400°F. Generously spray within of heavy-bottomed large (at to the lowest degree 7-quart) Dutch oven amongst nonstick cooking spray. Place butter inward pot in addition to add together onions in addition to 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, covered, 1 hr (onions volition live on moist in addition to slightly reduced inward volume). Remove pot from oven in addition to stir onions, scraping bottom in addition to sides of pot. Return pot to oven amongst lid slightly ajar in addition to cash inward one's chips on to laid until onions are real soft in addition to golden brown, 1 1/2-1 3/4 hours longer, stirring onions in addition to scraping bottom in addition to sides of pot subsequently 1 hour.
Carefully take away pot from oven in addition to house over medium-high heat. Using oven mitts to grip pot, laid onions, stirring oft in addition to scraping bottom in addition to sides of pot, until liquid evaporates in addition to onions brown, reducing rut to medium if onions are browning every bit good quickly. (In my experience, this stride is unnecessary, since my onions are already nighttime chocolate-brown when removed from the oven.) Stir inward 1/4 loving cup water, scraping pot bottom to loosen whatever crust that develops, in addition to laid until H2O evaporates in addition to onions are real nighttime brown. Stir inward sherry (if you're avoiding alcohol, apple tree juice would live on a skillful substitute) in addition to cook, stirring frequently, until sherry evaporates, nearly v minutes.
Stir inward broths, thyme, bay leaf, in addition to 1/2 teaspoon salt, scraping upward whatever in conclusion bits of browned crust on bottom in addition to sides of pot. Increase rut to high in addition to convey to simmer. Reduce rut to low, comprehend in addition to simmer thirty minutes. Remove in addition to discard herbs, thus flavor amongst tabular array salt in addition to pepper.
For the croutons: When soup is ready, lay baguette slices on a baking canvas inward a unmarried layer. Top amongst a thick layer of grated gruyere cheese. Toast inward a 400° oven (or toast inward a toaster oven) until cheese is melted in addition to staff of life is crispy.
To serve: Ladle soup into bowls in addition to go past times each bowl amongst 1 or 2 baguette slices (do non overlap slices). Devour amongst wild abandon.
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Today I'm determined to complete the quilting on the Wine Country quilt. I'll in all probability desire to larn dorsum in addition to add together to a greater extent than curly-cues to the grapevines. I was to a greater extent than liberal amongst them inward the latter percentage of the procedure than I was inward the beginning, in addition to at that spot are in all probability some gaps to fill upward in. If I'm really energetic, I'll larn the binding sewn on in addition to the projection volition live on laid to cross the complete line.