Menu Plan for Sunday, April 15th - Saturday, April 21st

Sunday, April 15th

Coffee and Toast
Lunch with Pactor and Big Daddy (Grandparents on Fathers Side)
Breakfast for Supper

Monday, April 16th

Homemade English Muffins with Eggs
Pizza
Birthday Celebration for the 4th BUG! Turkey Burgers, Homemade Fries, Birthday Cake and Homemade Ice Cream!!!

Tuesday, April 17th

Oatmeal and Toast
PB & J Sandwiches
All American Cheeseburger Soup with French Bread

Wednesday, April 18th

Cheesy Eggs and Toast
Inside-out Pizza with Ranch
BBQ Chicken Drumsticks, Mashed Potatoes, Chinese Green Beans and No-Knead Rolls

Thursday, April 19th

Pancakes
Noodles and Tomato Sauce
Baked Salmon, Sauteed Veggies and Salad

Friday, April 20th

Grits, Eggs and Biscuits
Hopefully Leftovers!
Baked Chicken, Veggies and Split Top Butter Bread

Saturday, April 21st

Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Homemade Whipped Cream
Sandwiches
French Bread Pizza


God Bless!

our first dewberries!!!

The bugs and I decided to go for a little walk down our driveway today and pick some flowers that are growing along the road. Take a look at what we found along the way.

DEWBERRIES!!!

How fun it is to go for a walk and find something like this growing and ready to be harvested to eat and enjoy. So, of course, we had to come home and make us a smoothie with these beautiful berries. It also gave us the perfect opportunity to try some of our kefir we have been making with our kefir grains. Here is the recipe we use to make smoothies. It comes out of the Nourishing Traditions cookbook.

Cultured Milk Smoothie

1 1/4 cups whole-milk buttermilk, kefir or yogurt

1 ripe banana or 1 cup berries(frozen or fresh)

2 tablespoons coconut oil

2 egg yolks

3-4 tablespoons maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

Smoothies made with good quality cultured milk make a wonderful snack, quick breakfast or strengthening meals for invalids. Unfortunately, most commercial smoothies contain soy protein powder and problematic sweeteners. Fortunately, smoothies are easy and quick to make at home.

Place banana or berries in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and process until well blended.

****We also add about 1/2 cup of our raw cream to this. It makes it real creamy.****

Looks like we will have as many dewberries we had last year if not more!!!

God Bless!



looky here!

We planted one strawberry plant into an old tire and its making strawberries!

We also took these ends of celery and planted them in the garden. I am hoping these little things will make more celery!

We are still waiting for our heirloom seeds to come in so we can plant them in the garden. Here is what the garden will consist of:

Blue Lake Bush Beans (string beans)
Henderson's Lima Beans
Purple Hill Speckled Cowpeas
Bull's Blood Beets
Golden Beets
Long Cucumbers
Marketmore 76 Cucumbers
Telegraph Improved Cucumbers
Orlinabel Melons
Louisiana 16 inch Long Pod Okra
Red Okra
Stewarts Zeebest Okra
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Lemon Squash
Black Beauty Zucchini
Golden Zucchini
Empress of India Nasturtiums (to make colored and flavored vinegar)
Watermelons
Cantaloupe
Yellow Sweet Corn
Lots of Tomatoes!

We order our heirloom seeds from here. They are by far the best heirloom seeds ever. They have so many varieties of any thing you want to plant.

My favorite seed is the Lemon Squash seed. We grew these little squash last year and were very surprised by them. They taste just like the yellow crookneck squash but look like lemons.

I am patiently waiting for our order! Can't wait! So ready to plant the garden and enjoy all of the beautiful vegetables and fruits that God has created!

God Bless!

The Woodcarver DVD Review and Giveaway!

About the Movie:

Matthew Stevenson is a troubled kid from a broken home. When he vandalizes the local church to get back at his parents, Matthew has to repair the damage to the church to avoid criminal charges. While working at the church, he meets Ernest (John Ratzenberger), an accomplished wood carver who created the intricate woodwork decoration that Matthew destroyed. Ernest has become something of a hermit, but reluctantly comes out of reclusion to help repair the church. Now Ernest and Matthew must work together to preserve the church's beautiful antiquity, and alone the way, they also manage to restore their faith in God and in life.

(From the Publisher)

My Thoughts:

We watched this movie for our family movie night. This movie is rated PG because of serious issues like divorce and rebellion. It is not a light-hearted movie. It also covers issues like forgiveness and reconciliation. We enjoyed this movie although the topic of divorce and all the fighting and arguing that goes along with divorce may be a little much for younger children. I did have my 4 year old and 2 year old watching and it seemed to me that they really didn't understand what was happening  as far as the divorce issue. All in all, we did enjoy the movie. It has a happy ending and also reminds us to have faith in God and everything in our lives will fall into place. You can visit this link to see the trailer.

Rules for the Giveaway:

1. Follow my blog and leave a comment letting me know.

2. Watch the trailer and  tell me what you think for a second entry.

Please remember to leave me a way of getting in touch with you in case you win and tell some of your friends. They might enjoy getting free movies as I do. Giveaway ends 3/24/2012.

God Bless!

Dana

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

meal plan for 3/4/2012 - 3/10/2012

Here is our meal plan for next week. Wish me luck!

Sunday, March 4, 2012
Omelets with Fresh Fruit
Beef Stew
Salmon Fish Cakes

Monday, March 5, 2012
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Duck Tenderloins and Potato Skins
Chicken Rice Soup

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Irish Oatmeal with Kefir
Tuna Salad Sandwiches
Breaded Chicken Breasts and Brown Rice Pilaf

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Lemon Muffins made with Homemade Buttermilk
Sliced Turkey Pitas and Popcorn for a snack
Cream of Vegetable Soup with Subs

Thursday, March 8, 2012
Sweet Potato Cookies
Rollups (meat and cheese in flour tortillas)
Spicy Meatloaf and French Potato Salad

Friday, March 9, 2012
Mexican Eggs
Meatloaf Sandwiches (made with the left overs from night before)
Chicken Patties with Homemade Buns

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Mushroom Quiche
Pizza Toasts
Fajitas with Brown Rice Pudding for dessert

I just found a new book entitled The Healing Food... A Quick Guide to Natural Healing Foods. Its tells you what kinds of Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds, Nuts, Oils, Fish, Grains, Beans, Lentils, Spices and Herbs With Healing Properties! I am going to try to post about all the things I am learning from this book along with the information about each fruit, vegetable, etc. I will also be posting one recipe with each.

God Bless!

trying to eat healthier around here!!!!!!!

A while back I purchased a book entitled "Nourishing Traditions".

 I have been a little lazy in trying to keep us eating healthy. I have tried some of the recipes and they were good although I have to admit, I have not used it like I originally planned. I am planning a menu plan to post tomorrow. On my 7 day menu plan, I will be using the Nourishing Traditions book for everything we eat starting Sunday. We are also going to start a little exercise regimen along with our new way of eating. I am hoping to learn alot from this book and how I can improve my families health. Everything from making and using bone broth to eating and enjoying fermented foods. Wish me luck!