We're in Day #3 of my corned beef. Day #1 was right out of the slow cooker with cabbage and taters and carrots. Served with horseradish. Yum. Because of the carb-thing I didn't make soda bread this year because you can't eat what you don't have.
Day #2 was a few leftover slices on pumpernickle with some swiss cheese and sauerkraut- a Ruben sandwich. Luckily I happened to have some thousand island dressing on hand, not a usual occurence. I can eat seventeen Rubens if given a chance but only had a few slices. Next year I buy two corned beefz.
And finally, this morning to celebrate Day #3, I fried up a few tiny taters and an onion and threw in the rest of the shredded beef for hash. I let it get crispy and added a few eggs. Oh my my my. What a way to end the supply! And so, it's now back to our usual diet of roasted chicken, chicken sandwiches, chicken salad, and finally chicken soup. I'm on my third bag of bones in the freezer so the next batch of stock will be copious.
Last night I celebrated finishing up that damn quilt by having some friends in for dinner- that ended up taking most of the day but I did manage a few short hours in the studio in the morning. I didn't want to get too deeply involved so did some picking up and putting away of the accumulated supplies, and then decided to hang the final flannel sheet ont the double homesote. A king sheet covers the 8x8' design wall perfectly, but this section stands along on the left wall and the guy who hung it for me put it up higher. Reaching the top to staple to the edge was really hard from my three step ladder, but I did manage to finish it. Now all the new walls are done and the place is bright again with all the white. I can't wait to get back today to get down to the two projects left that are chewing on my brain. One is nearly done, the other barely started. naturally the one that is barely started is the first one due.
Appropriate to one of the projects. the one that I have cut up four old red and white tops (!), in today's Wall Street journal there is an article, 'What's Red and White and Quilted All Over?' about an exhibit of one woman's (Joanna Rose) collection of all red and white quilts spanning three centuries. It's free and up until the end of March so hurry over to the Park Avenue Armory to see an amazing display of design both in the quilts and in the hanging display. It's sponsored by the Folk Art Museum.
Good thing I didn't get a hold of these or I'd have cut them up too.
Good thing I didn't get a hold of these or I'd have cut them up too.
In addition, poke around this WSJ and look for an article that discusses Deutsche bank's art collection. It's illustrated by a picture of Samuel Fosso's work, a (self) portrait with pattern on top of pattern in front of pattern! OMG, I love this! Exactly what I am playing with right now with the red and white piece. Wouldn't you know, he is from Camaroon so he is utilizing the same African influences that grabbed me in my little photograph. Very interesting circle is closing for me...
Also, while you're in there, there is also an announcement of Sheila Hicks' exhibit opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. That show will be up through the summer so it's not urgent to get there immediately BUT it is very important to see as it's her first major retrospective and spans fifty years of her amazing fiber art. If you don't know Hicks' work, she is one of our fore-mothers and Very Important for blazing trails for us into contemporary fiber. So go. And get a Philly Cheese Steak afterwards. It isn't corned beef, but you can't have everything.
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What? no corned beef "salad"? Chop up the meat as for hash but mix with mayo, ketchup and pickle relish as desired. Make sandwich (toasted bread) or serve on crackers or even on celery ribs. yummy! A last ditch dish from my childhood memories
Hi Mary Beth- No corned beef left after the hash! But I do this with every other piece of meat I get, love it. Hmmm, never tried ketchup though, just mustard and pickles and mayo.
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