Learning To Knit

My Grandma taught me how to knit today!

I'm so excited! She gave me a ball of blue yarn and 2 pink knitting needles, so now I am working on a scarf.

Our next lesson will be purling. Or maybe casting off first and THEN purling.

It's really fun!

She was a great teacher too - very patient and super encouraging.

I love my Grandma!

Lunch At Grandma's House

I had lunch with my Grandma last Wednesday.

It was really fun!

And she made another great lunch, including this yummy caramel apple pie.

I had two pieces!

And then I took a nap.

Ha ha

Grandma with her yummy caramel apple pie.

Cute potato and pea boats.

Close up of caramel apple pie.

So sweet and gooey, but not too sweet.

It tasted healthy......in a good way.

Sunday Dinner At Grandma's

I had dinner at my Grandma's house on Sunday.

My whole family went to visit Grandma - all 3 of us!

My Mom brought the dinner, so Grandma wouldn't have to cook.

And so she could eat something different.

It's always nice to eat someone else's cooking occasionally.

Above is the yummy salad with avocados, peppers, feta and tons of yummy veggies.

So nice to eat something fresh in the winter!

We also had lasagna.



And this yummy Butterscotch Pumpkin pie that my Grandma made.



There's my Grandma with a slice of pie.

And my Dad eating the pie.

Lunch With Grandma

I visited my Grandma last week.

She gave me a cute brown sweater that she had knitted

and cooked a wonderful lunch.

The main meal was Tater Crust Tuna Pie, mashed potatoes and green beans.

It was so yummy!

Tater Crust Tuna Pie

Crust: 1 cup flour

1/2 cup potato flakes

1/2 cup butter

4 Tbs. ice water

1 can 2.8 oz french-fried onions - divided

Filling: 3/4 cup potato flakes

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese - divided

2 Tbs. chopped green olives

1 can 6.5 oz tuna - drained and flaked

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 egg

Combine flour and potato flakes, cut in butter until crumbly.

Add water, 1 Tbs at a time, until dough is moist enough to hold together.

Press pastry over bottom and up sides of ungreased 9 in or 10 in pie plate.

Set aside 1/2 cup of french fried onions.

Sprinkle remaining onions into pastry shell.

In a bowl, combine all fill ingredients except 1/2 cup of cheese.

Spoon filling over onions.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 mins.

or until crust is golden.

Sprinkle with reserved cheese and onions.

Bake additional 5-10 mins or until cheese is melted.

Let stand 5 mins before cutting.

6-8 servings.

Then we had a delicious squash pie.

It's just like pumpkin pie, but fluffier and lighter and made from my Grandma's homegrown squash.

And then we had blackberry/apple pie.

Hee hee!

We like pie.

My Grandma's blackberry crop was really good this year.

My Grandma with one of her giant squash.

She's 86 years young.

The squash is 4 months old.

My Grandma's food closet.

Look at that beautie!




Potatoes, onions and garlic too!