Recipes and Castle SAL

It was on the cold side today; the thermometer didn't get above 30. It was the perfect day for some hot cocoa. I make my own mix using this recipe from Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.

I tried a new recipe yesterday for the church fellowship. It was Italian theme, so I made baked ziti.

On a scale of 1 to 10: 6

What I liked: It had a good flavor. It was relatively easy to make, very similar to a lasagna recipe I use. 

What I'll change for next time: I'll add some spices or use a spaghetti sauce with seasoning.

 I started this castle chart for the New Stitchy Start SAL blog. And now, because it's always more fun to stitch with friends than alone, I'm working it with Linda as our own SAL. We work on it every Sunday, so I'll start posting progress pics on Mondays.

This is where I was three Sundays ago:

And where I am now:

I'm not sure if I'll continue with the same blue this Sunday (I still have a lot of that color to do) or start filling in all those holes with the other two blues.

Today was start #46 for the SDUCJFC:

This is a freebie chart called Whoo-hoo? Me too? from Kincavel Krosses. You can click on the link to see the finished chart. The rest of my starts for this month are all freebies; I'll include the link each day.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)