Of Bakes and Stitches

I did not even realize that I missed last month's post, till it was time to post progress this month! That's how fast time seems to be flying

It's vacations everywhere but India, and many of my cousins and families are here for vacations. So, a lot of activities and get-togethers happening here

V's college re-opened in the 2nd week of June and she's in her 2nd year now. Amidst all this, we have been baking quite a bit

Here's a mango crumb bar that V baked 

Chocolate Zucchini bread has been on my to-bake list for a long time and ticked that off. I added lemon extract and some spice and topped with walnuts and blueberries. The flavours worked very well together. Here's the recipe link 

Time for a stitchy update

Here's the ORTS from last 2 month's progress. The jar has YTD progress

..and a full view before I move the qsnap. I am done 50% and am really excited how project Amma is coming up

That's from me today dear friends. Till next time.. take care.. be happy.. keep stitching.. Au Revoir!

TUSAL & some Beading

Dear friends, we continue working from home.. online school continues.. we continue to order our groceries online.. and so life goes on

 I have been making some necklaces and my stash, which was quite huge I should admit, has reduced considerably

Here's a picture of some of  the necklaces that I made recently

During the last month, I have been able to stitch for about an hour atleast 2-3 days a week on my mandala lotus

Here's the progress. I love the colours and can't wait for it to finish. ORTS from the progress are on the right

So, dear friends, that's my story tonight. Till next time.. stay safe.. take care.. be happy.. keep stitching.. Au Revoir

Lockdown.. Cooking.. Stitching

Hope all my dear blogging friends are safe and healthy

As almost everybody, we have been cooking quite a lot during the lock-down.

Cooking
Normally, we would only order things like burger, pizza, falafel etc. from a restaurant, as we think these are difficult to prepare. But only when we actually make them at home do we know how simple they actually are. In addition to a hygienic home-made meal, we also get the satisfaction of learning something new

Here are some of the dishes that we tried

Falafel sandwiches

Veggie Burger - the buns were store bought. We do want to try making the bun at home too once 

Banana chocochip cake with peanut butter frosting. Originally, we did not want to do the frosting. Then, V wanted to go the full length and decided to make that too. Wow, were we glad that we made the frosting too. What a divine combination it was. Here's the recipe link - https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/banana-chocolate-chip-cake-with-peanut-butter-frosting. 

We used flaxseed powder instead of egg and yoghurt instead of sour cream. We did not powder the sugar for the frosting, but that added a lovely crunch 

Stitchy Update

I started stitching Snowy day by Lizzie Kate

Though the progress is much slower than the earlier finishes this year, I am totally loving working on this. I picked up all floss from my stash, with shades as close as possible to the one in the picture

ORTS - the lose ORTS on the right are from progress for the month and the jar is year-to-date

So, that's from me today dear friends. Till next time.. stay safe.. stay healthy.. keep stitching.. Au Revoir!!

July TUSAL

It's new moon so soon and we have crossed the mid-year mark!

Here's a picture of July ORTS and also progress on Rose

ORTs outside are from June-July stitching. The ones in the jar are year-to-date

I love the way Rose is shaping up and how the colors are really working together. As I near the end of this piece, I have begun looking for a good and simple design for my next project. That is going to be a gift as well to another one of my cousins

That's the update from this side of the globe today friends. Till next time.. take care.. keep stitching.. be happy.. Au Revoir!!

TUSAL - July

I am late again for my TUSAL. Nevertheless, here it is

These are all from the April and May cottages.

Speaking of cottages, from the pictures I saw of May, I thought it was blue. But it turned out to be Teal. Am enjoying it :)

Till my next update.. Take care.. Be happy.. Keep stitching.. Au Revoir