Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

 

1-2/3 cups GF All Purpose Baking Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Soda 

1 tsp Xanthan Gum 

1/4 tsp Sea Salt 

1/4 cup Room Temp. Butter 

3/4 cup packed Brown Sugar 

1/3 cup Sugar 

2 tsp Vanilla 

1 large Egg 

1 cup Chocolate Chips (Nestle Chocolate Chunks)
1/4 cup chopped Walnuts                    

                                          

1. Mix together the first four ingredients in a bowl until they are thoroughly combined.
2. In a mixing bowl beat together room temperature butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla    and egg.
3. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients ensuring that you scrape down the sides.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
5. Spread out a sheet of plastic wrap, dump the cookie dough onto the plastic. Roll the plastic wrap over the cookie dough and shape into a log. Twist ends of plastic wrap.
6. Chill in the refrigerator for two hours or until dough is firm.
7. 10-15 minutes prior to cooking pre-heat oven to 350-degrees. Slice the dough into disks and lay on a parchment lined cookie sheet or on a Silpat. 
8. Bake cookies for 10-15 minutes. (timing depends on your oven)

  

Pet Projects by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne

I Thought that I would share my thoughts on this book. Well I love it. It pretty much doesn't get better. I absolutely love knitting for my babies and this book offered me plenty of projects from toys to blankies. I am not someone who typically raves about pattern books because I have always knitted and crocheted what came naturally from within me. But this book is well worth the asking price. I did a little research and found this book on Amazon for under $15.00. Link followed Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible

Catnip Crazy Ball

This is a simple and easy ball to make using two needles and mattress stiched together
You will need a pair of size 5 knitting needles
A small amount of worsted wool
Fiber fill for stuffing or scraps of wool !

Cast on 6 sts
Row 1 Purl
Row 2 K1 M1 repeat to end 12 sts
Row 3 Purl
Row 4 K1 M1 repeat to end 24sts
Row 5 Purl
Row 6 K3 M1 repeat to end 32 sts
Row 7 Purl
Row 8 Knit
Row 9 Purl
Row 10 Knit
Row 11 Purl
Row 12 Knit
Row 13 Purl
Row 14 Knit 2 tog repeat to end of row 16 sts
Row 15 Purl
Row 16 Knit 2 tog to end of row 8sts
Row 17 Purl
Row 18 Knit 2 tog to end of row 4sts
Row 19 Purl 2 together to end of row 2 sts
Bind off leaving 6 inch tail sew ball together stuffing as you go !

Tawashi Style Duster Pattern

I have gotten in the mood for some spring cleaning! I created this pattern to share with you, if you want to clean also. You can make them for friends and family, but please don't sell the pattern. No commercial sales are allowed
Duster size: You can adjust the pattern to fit your hand

Supplies:
Scraps of worsted weight yarn in two colors
Size 3.25mm hook

With hook, chain 16 using a tangerine color yarn (more or less stitches depending on your hand size,)
Row 1: Single crochet to end, turn.
Row 2: Loop Stitch to end of row, turn.
Continue repeating the loop stitch pattern until the tawashi is your desired width.
To finish; switch to gray yarn, crochet around the tawashi's sides using single crochet.
Make strap by crocheting four or five stitches on one side of the tawashi using gray yarn. Crochet these stitches to make a strap. You will need to crochet about 16 rows using single crochet. Sew the straps end to the other side of the tawashi.

LOOP ST Insert hook in next st, swing hook around yarn from left to right clockwise. Using head of hook, grab yarn under fingers and draw through work leaving formed loop over index finger. Drop loop to backside and pick up end of yarn, YO, draw through remaining loops on hook

Single Crochet: Insert hook in next st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, and draw through all loops on hook
Please ignore my lousy photo !

Handmade Dog Treats

My neighbor jut got a new dog to add to their long list of pets ,so I decided to make Mamma The Dog a little treat to welcome her . I thought I would share the recipe with everyone on the Good Ol Blog Recipe is as follows:

You will need to preheat the oven to 300 degrees,You will need a rolling pin ,cutting board,a large bowl,a cookie sheet ,a spatula and, a bone shaped cookie cutter

Ingredients
1 cups flour
1/8 cup HOT water
4 Beef bouillon Cubes (CRUSHED)
1cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 package of ACTIVE dry Yeast
3/4 cup of tomato juice


Pour HOT water in the bowl,yeast and bouillon let stand for about five minutes or so
add the tomato juice 1/2 cup of the flour and all of the wheat germ mix till it forms a nice satin smooth batter then mix in the remaining ingredients mixing till it form a stiff ball of dough

roll the dough on a floured cutting board about 1/4 inch thick cut out bones with your cookie cutter and bake for a hour and 15 minutes and let set for a few hours to harden .

ENJOY

Felted Mouse Pattern

This is the finished mouse I used dk yarn in pink because my Kitty wanted a pink mouse. (I asked her)

I also used size 6 needles You can use any size of yarn the finished product will be larger or smaller as a result.Mine is 4inches long x 41/2 inches wide before felting. Cast on 4 st with size 6 needles
(row 1 )Inc 1 st into 1st and last stitch of row (6 sts)
(row 2 ) purl all sts
(row3) Inc 1 st into each of the first and second sts ,k2,Inc 1 st into each of the last 2 st (10sts)
(row4) Purl all sts
(row 5) Inc 1 st into each of the first 3 sts,k4, Inc 1 st into each of the last 3 stitches (16sts)
(row 6) purl all sts
(row 7) k1, inc 1 st into each of the next 2 sts,k10,inc 1 into each of the next two sts,k1 (20 sts)
(row 8) Purl all sts
(row 9) Inc 1 st into each of the first 2 sts,k 16, Inc 1 st into each of the last 2 sts(24sts)
(row 10-24) work in stockinette st
(row 25 ) k4 , k2tog, k2tog,k8,k2tog ,k2tog,k4(20sts)
(Row 26) purl all sts
(row 27) *k2 k2tog* to end of row (15sts)
(row 28) Purl row(row 29) *K1 ,K2tog* to end of row
(row 30) Purl Row
(Row 31) K2 tog to end of row
(row 32) purl
(row 33) k2tog,k1,k2tog (3sts) Don't break yarn
Slip last 3 sts onto DPN and make a I cord at least 4-6 inches long.

Ears make two

cast on 5 sts with size 6 needles
Row 1 knit
Row 2 Purl
Row 3 k2tog ,k1, k2 tog (3 sts) leave a 4 inch tail weave through last 3 sts and sew ear to body. make ear two the same way.

Attach a 12 inch length of yarn and sew the body from nose on the angle to the belly but do not sew the belly closed.

Next attach a 12 inch length of yarn and sew the area from the tail to the belly ,Do not sew the belly closed.
Felt by hand or in the washer with hot water and a little soap .Embroider the eyes , stuff with catnip and fiberfill and sew the belly area closed and your kitty will have a new best friend

!this pattern was created by me for personal use only and the pattern can not be reproduced sold or given away and the product made from this pattern are for personal use and can not be sold!










This is the section to be sewed from the nose to the belly.








This is the section to sew from the tail to the belly.

Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

1cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
2 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp soda

mix all the ingredients together, bake at 350 for about 10 minutes thats how long it takes in my oven .