Cream Crackered Chicken ... An a Couple of Grannie Chic Cushions..

Hello there ...

 well .. Friday again ... where do the days go ... at least we had some sunshine today ... it was in fact a lovely day ... 

splendid .. super. 

Lets hope its a turning point and we have more of them ..

 it does a girl good ... 

to  have a bit of sunshine.

So last night I had that 'sewing itch' ... you know

 .. that 'making creating' thingy...

I had found a lovely bit of hand embroidery ...it was part of what once was a set of chair back covers or Antimacassars as they were called. 

The piece I had was for a settee .. a double width with two sprays of lovely wild/meadow flowers on it. 

What to do with it ... how best to display the lovely needlework?

Well ... what about a couple of cushions..

Just simple style cushion covers .. envelope backs ... the pads easily removed for laundering ... 

Pretty ... functional and the lovely work of the unknown needlewoman can live on .... and bring sweetness to someone elses home for a little longer. 

And I do so enjoy having a sew!

On to more practicle things ...and frugal ... I do so know how you love a Thrifty Snippet!

Whats for tea ... Ah ha ...

Same as yesterday ... veggie/potato -y/ cabbage-y curry ...with chick peas ..! Oh my goodness!

An explosive combination for Hubby P ... good job we were working outside today ... and there was a bit of a stiff breeze ...the less said the better.

But the curry ... lots left  to eat up .. in a Thrifty fashion... 

 So I found a chicken breast in the freezer ... I cut it into strips .. to share it between us ... and thought to coated it in some kind of crumb.

I was a bit thin on the old crumb front till I discovered the cracker tin ... do you like my little old Jacobs cracker tin ...nice garden birds on it ....

Anyway I bashed up some crackers and added a bit of flour ...and odd/old crust of bread .... 

 ...and the first spices that came to hand... paprika cumin ...and a touch of ginger I think.

Fried up in a knob of butter...

They went a treat with the curry and a blob of homemade apple jelly.

And as Hubby P said ....'that was rather good'!  

So .. what have you been up to ...enjoying the sunshine?

x