Emotional Support Chicken 

I recently Crochet this Emotional Support Chicken from The Knitting Tree  for my Neighbour who keeps Chickens.

The Pattern is also available on Etsy

And Ravelry

You can also buy Knitted versions.

I used a Chunky yarn and it made a life sized Chicken.

She's quite Splendid. Just the right size to cuddle.

Applique 

Some close up pictures. Top Left the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Canvas Bag.

Bottom Right the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Gift Card.

I had so much fun making all these. The Chicken took less than a week to Crochet.

The ...

Friday night as soon as Vince had the freeze dryer pump hooked up, I stuck the loads in that had been in the freezer waiting for the new pump. It took 43 hours to complete the cycle. That’s one half gallon jar and one pint jar of the ground beef pucks. They’re actually for when...

This is such a weird story. Some of you probably think all of my stories are weird.

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Once again, I have loaded up the pages ...

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Gathering what I had, I mixed up a spice blend for more ...

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Boy did my post on Thursday touch a nerve for a lot of us. With over 50 comments in just a few hours, it is clear that most of you love blogs still. Several commenters asked me not to stop blogging, and I want to assure you that I fully intend to keep blogging. I don’t like the Instagram thing, and was pretty much ranting about the demise of bloggers over the past couple of years. But have no fear, I will be continuing to write and post. I just want to find a way to easily read the ...

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Remember that half bottle of Alfredo sauce? I hope you saved it because it will get used up in today’s recipe. We are going to make a one-pot chicken chowder. The definition of a chowder means a soup with milk or cream. We’ll get the creaminess from the Alfredo sauce without adding more dairy.

So, time to assemble some ingredients and get started.

Here’s what you need –
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 chicken thighs, no skin
1 can (15 oz) chicken broth, low sodium
1 can (15 oz ...

In the pursuit of tasty recipes for two with little left over, I am often stymied by the size of a bottled sauce. The ones most available are made for four, not two. So the challenge is how to have two meals from the same bottled sauce and have them be different. My Sweet Babboo likes Alfredo sauce on pasta, and when I make this, I only make enough for us to have one meal, with maybe enough left over for a lunch the next day for him.

For this recipe, I’ll use two cups of this shell pasta ...