Your Sewing Machine not working as it should.............

Just take the footplate off

(the instructions will be in your manual)

and remove the fluff. 

 Put the footplate back and carry on.........

I know what caused this, too much machining felt

Cake Board

I forgot to buy a large cake board while I was out shopping, I didn't want to go out again.......

.......so I found an old broken record

and covered it in foil!

Stuffed Mushrooms - 2

Another Stuffed Mushroom recipe

Four very large mushrooms, preferably not flat ones.

Carefully oil the base of the mushrooms, I find it easier just using my fingers and place on a baking tray.

I a pan gently soften an onion.  When soften add a tin of chopped tomatoes.

Add handful of breadcrumbs to thicken the mixture, I always keep some in the freezer.  

Fill the mushrooms

Add grated cheese

Bake till golden brown and bubbling

Almond Cake

(Click on recipe to enlarge)

I substituted almond essence for a desert spoon water and I used butter in the topping, and used Bertolli margerine to make the cake and added a few glace cherries. 

The recipe is from The Stork Wartime Cookery Book

I am selling a PDF copy of this book here

Make a winding bobbin

Take two dolly pegs

Push them together to form a cross

wind your skein of yarn around the pegs

Garlic Bread Crutons

Take half of a bought garlic bread, cube and place on a baking tray and bake as per the instructions.

When cooked, sprinkle on soup.

This is Brussel Sprout Soup - recipe can be found here.

I used milk instead of single cream

When you only have limited amount of fabric.

This is felt, but this will work with any plain identical on both sides fabric.  If you cannot draw round the template because the seams are on the outside of the item, and the templates can only be placed a certain way because you only have limited fabric.  Stick the templates well down with sticky-tape.

Carefully cut round the templates

Cary-on following the instructions

Helen, who devised these sweet little deer's Holly and Berry gives a wonderful tip.  Place glass head pins where the eyes are to be placed.  I stopped making toys a few years back because they all ended up being called Issiah, because one eye was always 'igher than t'other!

Pattern for Holly and Berry can be found here