I’m allergic to cheese so I can’t ever just buy a bag of ravioli and whip it up for dinner. So I’ve been thinking of making my own. I figured while I was at it I should make a batch of potstickers because I’ve been pretty obsessed with them lately. I think the kind frozen at the store are only moderately good.

Anyone want to join me in a day ‘o tasty deliciousness?

I think for both of these recipes I would make the dough rather than use egg roll or potstickers wrappers.
* http://www.raviolirecipe.net/Ravioli/SpinachRavioli.htm
* http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/spinach-and-mushroom-ravioli-recipe2/index.html

Potstickers:
The problem with most dumplings are that they are made with pork. I like this recipe cause it’s veggie. Or I might just use my egg roll filling.

* http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/veggie-potstickers-recipe/index.html

• gathered clutch tutorial

• I’m in love with elastic thread. This is great way to use it. summer ruffle scarf tutorial

• pleated pouch tutorial

*I was spoiled for mothers day with a new iPad, so I spent this afternoon sewing it a new sleeve. (I’m posting this from the iPad!)

(pardon the cell quality pic.)

It’s not perfect but I’m happy with it!

*I guess it’s obvious that I’m in a sewing mood which is good because we are having a big party at Tangle on Friday to launch our sewing classes. Everyone is invited, 7-9pm.

At Tangle, we’ve spent the last two months working on a project that we unveiled this weekend. Here’s a small preview of our project.

Knit on the Corner

maaaaany more photos to come

Three Dogs

Three dogs
Three names
Three breed
Three beds
One runs
One climbs
One jumps
Three dogs…
One Dies
One goes
One stays.
One dog
I miss the other two.

Last week my friend Amy and I got together, with the help of her cousin Sarah, to make Strawberry Rhubarb jam. Amy and I are known to go a teeny bit overboard when it comes to canning (like the cherry jalapeno jam making of ’09) and this time wasn’t any different. It started with Amy growing copious amounts of rhubarb in her garden. Thinking that strawberry rhubarb jam was the way to go, I got a rain check for $1/lb strawberries at the grocery store the other day when they were on sale. So last Thursday, I loaded up a grocery cart with 20lbs of strawberries and headed over to Amys. I lost count of how many jars of jam we made, but I think we all will be set for awhile. Here’s the recipe:

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
makes about six 1/2 pints

2 cups strawberries, mashed
2 cups rhubarb, chopped
5 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 package pectin

Bring the fruit, lemon juice and pectin to a boil. Add the sugar and return to a hard boil and boil for 1 minute. Ladle into warm, sterilized jars leaving 1/4″ headspace. Cover with two part lids (boil the flats before using to sterilize and soften the seal) and turn upside down for 10 minutes. Turn the jars right side up and wait for them to seal. Process in a water bath for 10 minutes. (We now water bath everything.) Enjoy!

(The recipe says to give the jars a water bath for 10 minutes but we have great success with just turning the jars upside down to get them to seal.)

Thanks to Sarah for the pictures.

Monday: Asian Chicken noodle soup
Tuesday: potstickers w/ watercress salad
Wednesday: PT conferences so we’ll eat at our favorite Chinese restaurant close to the school.
Thursday: Hamburgers – Jim
Friday: Jim is playing a show in Rangely, I am speaking at the artist’s reception for the Art and Jazz Festival.
Saturday: Caleb’s birthday party
Sunday: fish tacos

•paper piecing string quilt tutorial – LOVE.

•homemade pop tart recipe

•how to compost at home (I’ve decided it’s time to start a compost bin.)

•I am in love with this shower curtain. If I didn’t already love my white terry cloth curtain (and know that Jim would HATE the girliness of this one for our ONLY bathroom) I’d order it.

•Ever since we started carrying Anna Maria Horner fabric at Tangle, I’ve been obsessed with her blog. I love that she has 6 kids, runs an amazing creative business and seems quite sane. She has to be my favorite fabric designer for the moment.

•Speaking of fabric, did I tell you that Tangle is teaching sewing classes now? I’m not teaching them – we hired a pair of amazing seamstresses to teach – but I sure do plan on taking them.

•I think Carrington and I need to make a batch of homemade deodorant.

•Today we are working on raising the bed of my garden. Normally we would have our garden planted, but it spent the later part of last week spitting snow… it’s been such a weird winter/spring for us here in the desert of Colorado. Hopefully we can plant next weekend. I think I’m going to simplify and just go with tomatoes, peppers and maybe green beans. I don’t have a very big space to plant all the things I’d like to preserve for the winter, so I’m just gonna go for a salsa garden and rely on the farmers market for my pantry.