Wonderful Warbler

Design - "Spring Two"

Designer -Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Yellow linen

Fiber - Anchor floss

Started - 15 March 2008

Completed - 19 March 2008

Migration is often a time of gifts.

I heard this bird and then found it.

It was a Yellow-rump Warbler.

They are one of two winter warblers in the Willamette Valley.

But I do not often see them as they prefer the valley floor and I'm up at around 650' elevation. 

There are two subspecies of Yellow-rump Warblers. 

The most comment one is the Audubon subspecies. 

This bird was exciting as it was the far more rare Myrtle subspecies.

The white throat is indicative of a Myrtle variant.

What else might fly through?

A Bird and an Egg Recipe

I had such fun stitching my owl, I've decide to work on another one.
This owl is a bit totally a Scary Halloween Sleepy Hallow kind of bird.  
Oh well, he's going to be my next stitch anyway. 

The Tuesday Garden Party theme for today is a Seasonal Recipe using "November Foods".  I am stealing sharing a recipe my sister discovered several years ago, and makes for special holiday brunches, much to my gastronomic delight.

Mushroom Sausage Strata

1 lb. bulk pork sausage

10 slices whole wheat bread, cubed

1 can (4 oz) mushrooms, drained

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

6 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup milk

1 cup half-and-half

1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 teaspoon pepper

In a skillet, cook sausage, drain.  Place bread cubes in a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.  Sprinkle with the sausage, mushrooms, and cheeses.  In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, pour over the top of the sausage-cheese- mushroom mixture.  Cover and refrigerate over night.  

Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake uncovered at 350F for 35-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

Yield: 8-10 servings.  

Recipe from: Taste of Home Dec/Jan 2003

We are lucky in the Willamette Valley of Oregon to be able to locally source the sausage, mushrooms, bread, eggs, milk, and cheeses. 
This is a wonderful holiday brunch dish.