Sewing group - second time

[wiseheart]

Today started early; I had choir practice with the Oldies, starting at 8.30 am, as I've been invited into the smaller group that will sing Müller's Ave Maria at the Christmas concerts. It's a completely voluntary thing, I just didn't want to push myself forward, being the new kid in the box and all that. But G, the choir leader, asked me if I'd like to join, and I did, quite happily.

Choir practice escalated into a cake orgy afterwards, due to the fact that there are 4 Elizabeths among us, and a 5th one had birthday. The Oldies like to celebrate such things and quite a few of them are excellent bakers. No guys were involved today, so we didn't have champagne, but it was fun nonetheless.

Coming home I translated a bit (almost 2 pages), then I cobbled together a quick lunch (roast sausages and a salad; Mum made mashed potatoes, and we had leftover apple soup), and then it was almost time to go to the sewing group again.

I've finished the XL Elves (pictures tomorrow, or so I hope) and started on the teddy bears. They need palms and soles and the inside of their ears sewn on before I'd put them together. I chose to sew them by hand; others made lots and lots of basically identical teddies with the sewing machine - I dare to say that mine will be magnitudes cuter. But it will be a lot of work, as always.

Then one of the colleagues gave me this pattern:



She said she'd printed it out specifically for me. So I took some felt home with me so that I can make Rudolph... assuming I can. It will be delicate work, too, but an interesting challenge.

Oh, and BTW, the chocolate-peanut cookies were a hit. Here is the recipe in English, in case meathiel isn't the only one interested.


Ingredients:
120 grams of white flour
50 grams of sugar
100 grams of peanuts, roast, chopped
100 grams of dark chocolate, chopped
50 grams of peanut butter
100 grams of butter or margarine
1 egg
1 pinch of baking powder

chocolate icing to decorate it afterwards

How to make it?
- Mix flour, sugar, peanuts, chocolate and baking powder in a dish.
- Melt butter and peanut butter in a small pot and allow it to cool a little.
- Add egg, butter and peanut butter to the dry ingredients; stir it with a wooden spoon.
- Form little balls of the size of a small walnut and set them onto the baking tin (buttered or lined with baking paper). Leave enough room between cookies to expand.
- Bake it in a pre-heated oven (180°C, Gas: 2) for 20 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the tin for a few minutes.
- Melt chocolate icing and drop half a teaspoon full on top of every cookie.

It's really easy to make; it takes about 35-40 minutes altogether, including preparations, and you'll have about 20-25 cookies, depending on the size you make them.

Comments

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

It seems such a busy time, but lots of fun!

The Rudolph pattern looks very cute. I'll be interested to see the XL Elves.

Thanks for the cookie recipe. It looks very good.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

8:30 am?? But good that you're in the special group.

Cute reindeer.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

The choir group sounds so enjoyable. What? There's cake? and champagne? Extra enjoyable!
Can't wait to see the XL Efves:) And the reindeer is adorable - that nose!
I would like those cookies. If I make them, I will have to freeze them and take 2 out at a time for us, or we will eat them all and grumble about gaining weight:)

[meathiel]

Wow - practice at 8.30 a.m. is very early!!!

The little reindeer are cute. :-)

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

Ok. Now I know it is time to et a kitchen scales.. I shouldn't be eating cookies but no one said anything about making cookies. :)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I will definitely pass that recipe to Sis.

And cake orgies sound good....

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Trust me, it is exquisite - unless somebody is allergic to peanuts, that is.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Oldies start early. *g*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I have frozen what's left, too. That way there's one sort less I'll have to make for Christmas.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? :)
You are right, 8.30 am is very early - for me anyway. The regular practice starts at 9 am, and I'm still comatose by then, but we of the small group start even earlier. *sigh*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I readily admit that I eat just about everything I like. Including cookies. The difference is that I only eat them between 11am and 7pm, which is a much shorter time than munching on them until midnight. *g*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I don't believe she'd find them difficult to make. As long as one keeps the measures in mind it won't end up as one huge cookie filling the entire tin, as it happened to me once. *g*

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

My hours are from 2pm to 10 pm. I'm finding it difficult so I've started every other day. I'm gearing up to buy a scales on Amazon. The old one we have may be rustic but it's completely inaccurate. Have you weighed yourself at all? Is your special blouse fitting better yet?

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

How nice that you were asked to sing in the small group, and what a beautiful piece to sing! Out of curiosity, why can you only have champagne if guys are present? Thanks for posting the cookie recipe, I'll try to make some during the holidays :0)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It's still early days for the blouse to fit better; and no, I don't get onto any scales. It's too depressing. Last time I did so I was 100 kg, and while Mum swears up and down that I've lost weight, I still don't dare to check. *g*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The cookies are really easy to make, I made them with the kiddies at school and got them done within one hour.

As for the champagne: the guys cannot bake, so they're trying to impress us girls in different ways, that's all. *g*

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

*Smiles* That is sweet.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

Oh I get that! This whole while that I'e been gaining weight Paul has said to me on a regular basis "You look good. Are you losing weight?" lol! I guess he really can't help being a dunce.