theraineysisters knitting and so much more

I really appreciate all the thoughtful responses to my “To Be or Not To Be” dilemma.  [I seem to have had a few dilemmas lately].  Many of you recommended that I teach Kayla to knit — and offered some creative ideas.  I did teach Kayla to knit last year.  My favorite memory of last Thanksgiving was the Friday after when my husband had to work and Laura, Jena, Kayla and I were all sitting in front of the fireplace, knitting and watching movies.  The best time ever!! 

I think what I will do is think about it a bit more and recommend to Laura that we pick out some pretty yarn to make Kayla something less involved.  If Kayla is still around next year, maybe I’ll go for something bigger.  Teens tend to move in and out of friendships — if it lasts, we’ll see.

A wonderful thing came out of the “knit worthy” discussion.  June shared a comment, so I visited her blogsite and found a recipe for Hamantaschen.  I practically broke my neck getting to the store fast enough to make these lil cuties.  And they taste even better than they look.  These pastries are a traditional part of the celebration of Purim in the Jewish faith. 

Where have you been all my life?  I took them to work and “the crowd went wild.” 

The minor changes I made to the recipe: June said she used the zest of two oranges (the recipe calls for 1 tsp of zest).  I used 1 T. and it took the zest of one orange.  I used an entire can of Wilderness ‘More Fruit’ cherry filling.  I made 3″ circles because the 2-1/2 inch size was a tad small. 

I highly recommend these for any occasion and thank you, June, for the fantastic recipe.  It’s already a family favorite — oops, it would be a family favorite if they got to eat any of them ;).