You Need:
4 pieces of white fabric, all cut the same size
Crayons (Crayola works best)
1 glue gun (For this project, I think the small one is best. Using it for this project will not change how it functions at other times as a regular glue gun. You only use the tip to melt the crayon.)
1 container that you can fit your fabric
1 foam brush (a small one, about 1 1/2" or 2" works well.)
Dye-na-flow in the background color you want, such as black. (India ink works, too.)
4+ pieces of paper that are larger than the image fabric
1 iron
1 ironing board
1. You begin with 4 pieces of white fabric that are the same size. Be sure to put something on your table to protect it.
2. Decide on your design and gather the crayons that you need for that design. Remove the papers wrappers from the crayons.
3. Heat up a glue gun. I worked with small and large one, and found that the smaller one was easier to work with.
4. Place two pieces of the fabric, one on top of the other, on the table. Feel free to draw your design on the fabric, if you like.
5. Now you create your design by using the tip of the glue gun to melt the crayon. You can make your designs with drips, or by making lines. Making lines takes a bit of practice.
6. Now you crumple your piece over a trash can. The goal here is to put cracks in the crayon without removing it all.
7. Place both of the pieces of fabric in some sort of container and paint the fabric with the background color. Black is traditional, but you can use any color you like. We used Dye-na-flow. When I did traditional batiks, I used black India ink. Apply the color with a cheap brush. The foam brush worked very well. Make sure that it is well saturated.
8. Now you are going to remove the extra crayon wax. Place several pieces of paper (newsprint will work. We used the cheap paper that is used for moving or when you buy something breakable.) Also place one of the pieces of fabric that is the same size as the others. Place the two pieces with the background color on top of that. Then put the last piece of white fabric on top of it all. It is a sandwich of sorts:
- white fabric
- fabric with the crayon melted on it
- fabric with some crayon melted on it
- white fabric
- 2+ pieces of paper
9. Heat up your iron and get ready to melt the wax. Place the iron in one spot on the fabric pile and hold it in place for a few seconds. Do not move the iron around or it may smear the design. You will know that you are successful at melting the wax by the way that it will begin to show up on the other piece of fabric. Move the iron to a new place and repeat until the entire thing is melted.
10. Once this is done, you peel the pieces of fabric apart. You will find that you have variations of your design on the paper you used to protect iron and surface, as well as all of the pieces of cloth.
When Tamera does this with kids, she simply turns the edges under and stitches them. For her own designs that she likes well enough she frames them with a frame that has two pieces of glass. I took my poppy and flag images home and washed them because I wanted to send one of the flags to Ethan, but I found that while the cloth was softer, the design was less brilliant. There was enough of a difference that I made a new set of flags.
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Turkey Tetrazzini
Casserole:
16 oz egg noodles or pasta of choice (I used spaghetti noodles. If you are going to use long noodles, such as these, be sure to break them into smaller lengths before boiling.)
(12 ounces mushrooms, sliced (about 4-5 cups)This is traditional, but I omit them.)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of milk
1/4 cup cream
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup dry sherry (or vermouth/dry white wine)
3 cups coarsely chopped cooked turkey/chicken
3 TBL. Basil, dry minced
3 TBL. Parsley, dried
1/2 tea. Garlic, minced (I used granulated garlic.)
1 cup peas
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese (I used mozzerella as I had not Swiss Cheese.)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Salt and Pepper
Ground nutmeg (optional)
Topping:
4 TBL. Butter or olive oil
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (I use Panko)
1/2 - 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/2 tea, Garlic, granulated
Freshly chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
To make the casserole:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Start heating 2 to 3 quarts of water for the pasta. Add 1 teaspoon of salt for each quart of water.(Cook the mushrooms in 3 Tbsp of the butter over medium heat, stirring, until all of the liquid the mushrooms give off has evaporated, 5-10 minutes.) Set aside.
In a large, heavy saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of butter. Stir in the flour, and cook the mixture over low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes. Put the pasta into the boiling water. Stir to prevent the noodles of sticking to each other. Cook until al dente.
Into the saucepan with the butter and flour, slowly whisk in the milk, cream, broth, the sherry, basil, parsley and garlic. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 to 8 minutes.
When the pasta is ready, drain it. In a large bowl combine the pasta, the sauce, (the mushrooms,) the turkey, and the peas. Stir in 1 cup of the Parmesan and the 1/3 cup of Swiss cheese. ( Stir in the lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a pinch of ground nutmeg if using, again to taste. Transfer the mixture to a greased 9" x 13" casserole pan that has been buttered or greased.
To make the topping:
Melt the butter/ olive oil in a skillet. Add in the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan, garlic, parsley and the bread crumbs.Stir to combine, making sure that the butter/oil has been absorbed. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the tetrazzini, and dot the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, cut into bits.
Bake the Tetrazzini in the middle rack of the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until it is bubbling and the top is golden.
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