We are enjoying the unexpected yellow squash.  First up is the squash casserole.  It called for a small can of green chili's.  Instead I diced one of Rick's jalapenos as small as I could and added it.

 

Next up is the squash dressing which consists of only 6 ingredients and is surprisingly good.  Seriously, I love good turkey or chicken cornbread dressing.  This squash dressing is quite a nice dish for spur of the moment.  The taste is not layered like traditional dressing but for a side dish on a week night I was very surprised by how awesome it was.



Last but not least is hubby's favorite apple cake from granny smith apples.  It seems silly but hubby and I never developed a taste for fruit.  So we are trying to change that.  When we grew up, you didn't eat fruit unless you were "well to do".  Or you lived on a farm with fruit trees.  It was expensive and poor people could not afford it.  I remember my mom's fruit salad at Christmas.  It was a big deal to her and I did not understand until I became an adult. 

It had oranges and apples with evaporated milk and sugar with pecans.  It was a pain in the butt to make but she was so happy with it.  As a child I didn't realize it cost more money than the main dish. 

This is a string blanket finished.  It's a Christmas present so that's it, other than I really like it.  Hope the recipient does too. 

In theory this one was beautiful and the pattern easy.  Yet, as I started putting it together I really did not like it and thought the design was a big waste of material.  Please understand that unlike "quilters" my skills and budget are limited.  Maybe if I was more talented I wouldn't care about the amount of materials.  Anyhow, it became a doll blanket because I could not make myself waste any more material on it.

Here's my stack of blanket tops.  As Christmas approaches I am sewing as fast as I can so the ones I love have a small fabric hug at the end of the day.  I know it's silly, and they probably don't care, but it makes me feel good.  Every time they wrap up, they are getting a hug from me.

 

Time to sign off.  Take care.