Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Supper Menus
January 25th-30th
Monday
schezwan stir fry, jasmine rice, egg rolls
Tuesday
crispy tacos, refried beans, spanish rice
Wednesday
spaghetti, garlic bread sticks, caesar salad
Thursday
chicken tenders, fried okra, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, baked beans, dinner rolls
Friday
beef stew, country white bread, vermont maple oatmeal pie
Saturday
mexican lasagna
January 25th-30th
Monday
schezwan stir fry, jasmine rice, egg rolls
Tuesday
crispy tacos, refried beans, spanish rice
Wednesday
spaghetti, garlic bread sticks, caesar salad
Thursday
chicken tenders, fried okra, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, baked beans, dinner rolls
Friday
beef stew, country white bread, vermont maple oatmeal pie
Saturday
mexican lasagna
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
White Chili
White Chili
8 servings
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 jalapeno, diced
1 garlic clove, diced
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 4 ounce can chopped green chilies
2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup sour cream
4 ounces pepper jack cheese
Saute onion, jalapeno and garlic in oil until tender. Add broth and seasonings. Stir in beans, chilies, cooked chicken, half and half and sour cream. Heat through. Add cheese and stir until melted. Serve up steaming bowls and enjoy!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"To find someone who will love you for no reason,
and to shower that person with reasons,
that is the ultimate happiness."
~Robert Brault
illustration courtesy of www.allposters.com
"New England Winter Scene" by Currier and Ives
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Supper Menus
January 18-23rd
Monday
spicy crockpot spaghetti, olive garden salad, garlic bread sticks
Tuesday
chicken sandwiches, tator tots
Wednesday
white chili, country cornbread muffins
Thursday
out for supper
Friday
Saturday
January 18-23rd
Monday
spicy crockpot spaghetti, olive garden salad, garlic bread sticks
Tuesday
chicken sandwiches, tator tots
Wednesday
white chili, country cornbread muffins
Thursday
out for supper
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Songs
~'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus~
’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”
Refrain
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!
O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me’
Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
Refrain
Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
Refrain
I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.
Refrain
1882
Words by Louisa M. R. Stead
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Busy Day Coffee Cake
4 servings
1 1/4 cups biscuit/baking mix
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons beaten egg
3 tablespoons 2% milk
for topping
1/4 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 1/2 teaspoons cold butter
Combine baking mix and sugar. Whisk egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Spread into an 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!
I had just enough baking mix left after making the busy day bacon muffins, to make this simple little coffee cake. Mr. H. really liked it, commenting that, "It sure doesn't look like much, but it's very tasty." ;-)
Busy Day Bacon Muffins
Busy Day Bacon Muffins
9 servings
6 bacon strips, diced
2 cups biscuit/baking mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
Cook bacon according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine biscuit mix and sugar. In a small bowl, combine egg and milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bacon. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm with butter and enjoy!
Finding myself out of baking soda, but with baking mix in the pantry and some leftover pepper bacon in the fridge, I decided to try these quick muffins. Easy and yummy! :-)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
You can't catch me...
I'm the gingerbread man!
Gingerbread Cookies
2 1/2 dozen
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Decorate cooled cookies as desired.
Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.
I used the McCormick recipe. It's a good one! :-)
"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance;
the wise grows it under his feet."
~James Openheim
illustration courtesy of www.allposters.com
"Winter Scene" by Ron Jenkins
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Supper Menus
January 11th-16th
Monday
baked potato soup, country white bread
Tuesday
chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, baked beans, fried okra, dinner rolls
Wednesday
out for supper
Thursday
'breakfast for supper' - waffles, pepper bacon, hashbrown casserole, juice, milk, coffee
Friday
take out pizza
Saturday
king ranch chicken, ranch style beans
January 11th-16th
Monday
baked potato soup, country white bread
Tuesday
chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, baked beans, fried okra, dinner rolls
Wednesday
out for supper
Thursday
'breakfast for supper' - waffles, pepper bacon, hashbrown casserole, juice, milk, coffee
Friday
take out pizza
Saturday
king ranch chicken, ranch style beans
Sunday Songs
~A Beautiful Life~
Each day I’ll do a golden deed,
By helping those who are in need,
My life on earth is but a span,
And so I’ll do the best I can,The best I can.
Refrain
Life’s evening sun is sinking low,
A few more days and I must go
To meet the deeds that I have done,
Where there will be no setting sun.
To be a child of God each day,
My light must shine along the way;
I’ll sing His praise while ages roll
And strive to help some troubled soul,
Some troubled soul.
Refrain
The only life that will endure,
Is one that’s kind and good and pure;
And so for God I’ll take my stand,
Each day I’ll lend a helping hand,
A helping hand.
Refrain
I’ll help someone in time of need,
And journey on with rapid speed;
I’ll help the sick and poor and weak,
And words of kindness to them speak,
Kind words I’ll speak.
Refrain
While going down life’s weary road,
I’ll try to lift some traveler’s load;
I’ll try to turn the night to day,
Make flowers bloom along the way,
The lonely way.
Refrain
1918
Words and Music by William M. Golden
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Simple Saturday Sweetness
~sleeping in and then waking up to a temperature of 20 degrees!~
~a pot of chocolate raspberry coffee~
~NO line at the Shipley's drivethru~
(probably because nobody else was crazy
(probably because nobody else was crazy
enough to be out in the 20 degree weather!)
~making some gingerbread cookie dough,
in between house showings~
and...
~a cowboys playoff win!~
Friday, January 8, 2010
Keepin' Warm
We've been having some real winter weather around here! Twenty four hours straight of below freezing temps. If I'm not serving a soup or stew when it's cold out, it's usually Italian on the menu. It just seems like such a warming, cozy choice for supper when the wind's a blowin'. :-)
chicken parmesan
ceasar salad
and focaccia breadMmmmmm!
Roaring fire optional, but encouraged. ;-)
Stay warm! :-)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Cheese Filled Coffee Cake
Cheese Filled Coffee Cake
(from Taste of Home magazine)
4 loaves
4-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
for filling
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
for glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat the sour cream, butter and water to 120°-130°; add to dry ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
1/2 cup sugar
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
for filling
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
for glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat the sour cream, butter and water to 120°-130°; add to dry ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
In a small bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth; set aside. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; divide into four pieces. Roll each into a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle.
Spread filling to within 1/2 in. of edges.
Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seams to seal and tuck ends under. Place, seams side down, on two greased baking sheets. With a sharp knife, make deep slashes across the top of each loaf. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm loaves. Cool. Refrigerate leftovers and enjoy!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Cheese Savories
(from The Laura Ingalls Wilder Country Cookbook)
about 18 pieces
1/4 pound sharp cheddar cheese, cut in small cubes
1/4 cup butter, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup flour
pinch of salt
paprika
Cream cheese and butter in food processor. Add flour and salt and process until combined. From cheese mixture into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and refrigerate several hours. Sprinkle with paprika and bake at 450 for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy!
I don't have a food processor, so I grated the cheese and butter and blended it with the flour and salt. I did have to add about 1 tablespoon of milk to get the balls to form.
I served these to my family for breakfast with bacon and potatoes o'brien. They gobbled them right up!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Supper Menus
January 4th-9th
Monday
out for supper
Tuesday
beef stew, big daddy biscuits
Wednesday
out for supper
Thursday
mexican lasagna, guacamole, tortilla chips, sangria punch
Friday
chicken parmesan, focaccia bread, casear salad
Saturday
texas chili, country white bread
January 4th-9th
Monday
out for supper
Tuesday
beef stew, big daddy biscuits
Wednesday
out for supper
Thursday
mexican lasagna, guacamole, tortilla chips, sangria punch
Friday
chicken parmesan, focaccia bread, casear salad
Saturday
texas chili, country white bread
Sunday Songs
~This Is My Father's World~
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world: He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass;He speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world: the battle is not done:
Jesus Who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and Heav’n be one.
Words by Maltbi D. Babcock
Music by franklin L. Sheppard
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Daily Bible Reading 2010
Please join me!
Today's reading -
Genesis 1-2
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Matthew 1-2
"But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night."
Psalms 1:2
