Make do Monday

Welcome friends!  Over the next couple of week I will be sharing how to and make dos.  Today I'm sharing some homemade pancake mix.  I found this many years ago in an Amish Cook book.  Easy to put together and make very light and fluffy pancakes.  Plus it is easy on the wallet!

Pancake Mix

12 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

4 cups milk powder

2 tablespoons salt

3/4 cup baking powder

Mix together well all of the above ingredients and store the mixture in a tightly sealed container.

To Make Pancakes

To make pancakes combine the following ingredients.

1 1/2 cups of the pancake mix

1 egg, beaten

1 cup water

2 tablespoons salad oil

Mix together and cook on a hot griddle, serve with butter and homemade syrup.  Here is the link to the syrup I made last summer. 

http://basketsbyrosebasketsbyrose.blogspot.com/2010/07/chirstmas-in-july.html

 

Enjoy!

Dirtroad Team with Into the Trees and Sheonal Hamilton Grant

Welcome friends to Friday.  The Dirt Road Team is growing and I will be featuring two artist each week.  Today I have amazing artists that do very different work.  One works with palm frond and the other a pencil, plus they live in two very different places in the world.  First lets go to Florida and visit Janet from Into the Trees.  Her very colorful work is done on recycled palm frond wood.  This self taught native of Florida has been painting on palm frond for over 10 years.  Love the chef mask myself.  If you find something you love please convo her for the shipping rates, her pieces are large (4 to 5 feet long). Check out her other shop on Etsy called Sweet Lucies.  Then lets go across the world and visit Sheonal  from the Sheonal Hamilton Grant shop.  Using just pencils (like 108) you will find life like drawings.  She has capture the animals she draws so well that you can see them running across a field.   Sheonal born in Scotland, and now lives in Belgium with her family.  She worked with horses for ten years, grooming and riding them.  Half of that time she worked with an Olympic gold medalist in Germany.  Now she is raising her children and working with her pencils.  Please visit her web site and her blog.  Enjoy your visit today with these great artist.

Many members of the Dirt Road Team are having a sale this weekend.  Here is the link to get you started!

http://www.dirtroadart.com/sale.html

What is it Wednesday - with Blind Pig and the Acorn

Welcome to What is it Wednesday.  Today I have a artist and a great blog for you to visit.  Tipper is a fourth generation self taught Appalachian Folk Artist.  Making cards, treasure boxes, and journals.  Her blog and Etsy shop are called Blind Pig and The Acorn.  Her blog covers living in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, but a lot of what she writes about is also here in S.E. Michigan.  How many left the Mountains for a job with the auto industry and brought their wording and ways with them and just became part of this area.  You will find Grannyisms and vocabulary test.  How many words do you know?  Plus the blog has great music from her family, a very talented family.  The picture is the snow they just received and making  snow cream.  Take a minute to visit her blog and etsy shop and enjoy your stay and getting to know a wonderful person.  I'm sure you will come away with a new friend.

Monday Market with The Old Farmhouse Gathering

Welcome to a new year, and some more great shops from The Old Farmhouse Gathering.  Today I have just two artist for you to look at, but we will be visiting five shops on Etsy.  So on this cold day in January, get something warm to drink and lets go for a visit.  The first shop is The Quilted Pumpkin.  Laura is a busy stay at home mom, who works with quilt shop fabrics and wood.  Nothing in her shop is made in mass production a lot of care goes into her work.  When you are done looking over this shop stop by her other shop called Wild Thyme Threads.  You will find pincushions hand made.  The next shop for you to visit is Thrifty Notion.  Bette has this shop filled with patterns, pattern books, vintage items.  Looking for something new to make this year then stop by, and see what she has to offer.  Bette other shop is called  Tomorrows Treasure, filled with e-patterns.  Purchase a pattern, download it to your computer and you are off and sewing in hours.  If you do not have time to sew or know how, the visit her third shop called Handmade by Better.  Bette has this shop filled with finished items.  Love the fabric baskets and bags.  Check out the clothes pin bag.  Never to early to get one, we will have warm weather to hang clothes outside soon!  Enjoy your visit with all five shops and come back next Monday.

Blog Party Sunday

Show off your handmade items for Valentine's Day!  Stop over at the By Your Hands, enter your handmade items, then post on your blog, facebook, and twitter.  Fun!  Please family friendly items only.

Follow this link and have some fun!
http://byyourhands.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-party-sunday-show-off-your.html

Dirtroad Team - Allie Cat Beads

Welcome to a New Year!  My first shop being featured in the new year from the Dirt Road Team, is Allie Cat Beads.  Gina is a stay at home mom who does it all in taking care of her family.  She has found her creativity in making jewelry and scrapbooking.   You will find jewelry for both adults and children.  Check out the Rosaries great for the up coming Communion or new baby in 2011.  If you have your family members Rosary and they need to be repaired send Gina a convo on getting them repaired.  It is so nice to keep those in the family and past them down to the next generation, from Grandpa to Grandson, or Grandma to Granddaughter.   You will also find handmade cards from Gina.  Please remember you can type "drat dirtroadteam" into the search bar and find more wonderful shop from artist living in small towns around the world.  Enjoy your day and come back.

Handmade Hamburger Buns

Hamburger Buns in your Bread Machine  by DotM

 

Found this on the internet - good and easy!  Love it!  

1 cup water

2 eggs

1/3 cup oil plus 2 tablespoons 

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon bread machine yeast

1 egg

1 tablespoon water

sesame seed

Add ingredients in order listed, except for the egg and 1 T. Water that is for the egg wash later.

Select dough/pasta setting when cycle is complete remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface.

Divide dough into 10 - 15 balls

Press ball falt between hands.

Place on a greased cookie sheet.

Let rise 30 minutes or until double in volume

Beat egg with 1 tablespoon water , and brush on rolls.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake at 350 for 10 20 minutes