4/16/14 email repeat - with OUR EXHIBIT blogs & THE brownie recipe

Hi

Our exhibit on blogs  - 

Helen Klebesadel's

Linda Brazill's

4/16

The previous week  Ann started talking to Mary Kraat at the next table (80+)

who brought in 2 huge embroideries that she had done.  The red work signature piece was begun in 1952 & included friends and family & her husbands co workers as they traveled for his jobs.  Beautifully stitched & a large bed size cross stitch quilt tops.

Kris Shultz from the knitter's group gave us several embroidery hoops as a gift! 

THANK YOU.

Cynthia demonstrated a Yo-yo maker & Sherri's husband Jeffery made a yo-yo.

On Saturday  on quilting arts they demonstrated the yo yo maker too!

Ann brought her Tribute to Mary Gates made with her hankies and single earrings.

We discussed having a "Mom Memorial" exhibit for Mother's day NEXT year.

& invite others to join us.  Ideas for where to have it??

Small world - One of the knitters, Freddie, had bought a quilt from me in @ 1978 which had the flying toothbrush fabric I'd made in college. One of my embroideries in our exhibit had the flying toothbrush image, which my daughter had tattooed to represent me!

Then a delightful & packed reception  including delicious treats - thank you all!

Bobbie said she had altered her mother's brownie recipe by adding MORE chocolate. & her mom said how she'd ruined it because now when you eat 3 - you feel kinda sick. :-)     Well I only had one and it was terrific.

AND she gave us the recipe!!

Bobbie’s Adult Brownies

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.

4 sqs. Unsweetened chocolate (Ghiradelli works really well)

2 sticks of butter

Combine these in double boiler over hot water. DON’T do in a microwave. It changes the flavor for this recipe—been there, done that, and threw the batch away.

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

Beat by hand.

Combine chocolate and egg/sugar mix.

1 1/3 cups flour

1 scant tsp. baking powder

Sift together and stir into above mix.

1 bag 60% cocoa or other dark chocolate chips

1 tsp. vanilla

Add to mixture above.

Spread in pan and top with large amount crushed walnuts.

Bake til barely done, about 30 minutes. These freeze well in pan. Generally, cut only as many as you are serving or eating, and leave the rest in the pan, covered, til you’re ready to devour more—keeps ‘em moist.

ENJOY