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HAPPY THANKSGIVING – Praise to Our God for Family – Friends – and Bountiful Provision – Blessings to All –
Psalm 147:7-12 – The Bible (KJV) – Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Bountiful Provision, Family, Food, Friends, Praise, Praise to God, Provision, Sing Praise, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, turkey
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Party Time Again – We Are Preparing to Host a Group Get-together – My Blog Posting Time Has Been Interrupted – When the Party’s Over – Blog Posting Will Increase –
We will party with our friends again! We are the hosting couple this time, and Steve will be shining. He loves to host the group. I’m learning to love it, but I’m still a little overwhelmed at the task. Steve helps … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged brass pots and pans, Food, Fun, Group Event, Group Get-together, Hanging crooked, Host, Hosting a Party, Hosting Couple, Increase in Number, Main Dish, Party, Party at Home, Party Time, Restaurants
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Steve Wanted Sausage – I Wanted Soup – Hurrah for Sausage Soup – Made from Italian Sausages – Lots of Veggies – Cream Tops it Off at the End –
Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup: Ingredients: Chopped Onion Chopped Celery Chopped Carrot Chopped Mushrooms Chopped Potato Chopped Cabbage Chopped Red Bell Pepper Chicken Stock or Broth Spices – Optional – a little of each – dried basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food
Tagged Cabbage, Carol Ann Hoel, carrot, Celery, Chicken Broth, chicken stock, cream, Food, Italian Sausage, Mushrooms, onion, Potato, red bell pepper, Sausage Soup Recipe, Spices
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Who Satisfies Your Mouth with Good Things so that Your Youth Is Renewed Like the Eagle’s – Bless the LORD – Oh My Soul –
Psalms 103:1-5 – The Bible (KJV) – Bless the Lord, O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Food
Tagged Benefits, Bless the LORD, Destruction, Eagle, Food, Forgiveness, Forgives, Healing, heals diseases, Loving Kindness, Psalm 103, Redeems, Satisfaction, Satisfy Satisfied, Youth Renewed
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My First Time to Bake with Gluten-Free Flour – Banana Bread with Unexpected Texture – But Delicious – What Do I Know about Gluten-Free Baking – Nada – But Learning –
I’ve baked banana breads multiple times in my lifetime with very few failures, if any. I went into this banana bread project expecting success, but here’s what happened. First: Substitutions. Cooks learn to use what they have on hand when possible. … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged Baking, Baking Banana Bread, Banana Bread, Bananas, Carol Ann Hoel, Celiac, Cooking, Food, Gluten-Free, Gluten-free baking, Gluten-free Flour, Texture, Toothpick, Wheat Allergy, Wheat Gluten
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Salmon Patties – Mushroom Soup – Beets on side – Apples and Golden Raisins Dessert – Simple No-Frills Cooking –
I like to serve whole foods, uncooked, with nutrition intact, as much as possible. I strive to present at least one item on my menu that is dominantly alkaline to maintain a healthful PH balance in our bodies. Today’s dessert of apples … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple and golden raisins, Cooking, Costco, Dessert, Dip for Salmon Patties, Food, golden raisins, Mushroom Soup, oregano, Parsley, Pickled Beets, Portobello mushroom, Salmon Patties, thyme
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Must Use Broccoli and Celery – Found Recipe for Puréed Broccoli and Celery Soup – By Martha Rose Shulman – Delightful Flavor and Texture –
When I have produce on hand that I want to use quickly, I get on the Internet and look for an appropriate recipe. My dinner party that featured broccoli salad left me with two thirds of the bag of broccoli … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged Blender, Broccoli, Celery, Chicken Broth, Cooking, Food, garlic, Garnish Bouquet, Parmesan Rind, Parsley, Potato, Pureed Broccoli Celery Soup, Soup, Taste and Texture, Vegetable Broth
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Dinner Party – Leftovers – Chicken Salad – and Side Dishes for Another Meal –
We hosted a small dinner party last night with a few friends and family. We served baked chicken, rice pilaf, broccoli salad, a pineapple-banana fruit cup, and a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. Only two of us had a slice of … Continue reading
Fun Night – PARTY TIME- Third PARTY Since I’ve Been Here – But This One Was Different – I COOKED – Chili Con Carne –
Steve is a party guy. He doesn’t only attend parties. He throws parties. Not like Hollywood, but a houseful of guests, all of them our good friends. This time there were only 20 of us. We were expecting possibly 25, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Memoir
Tagged air hockey, chili, Chili con carne, chili powder, diced tomatoes, Food, fun night, guests, ingredients, Party, party guy, Pool, Spices, tomato paste, tomato sauce
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Zucchini Served Country Style – Quick and Easy to Prepare –
Zucchini squash is a more versatile vegetable than you might think. We used to pick it from the garden by the bushel full in one earlier span of my life experience. We ate zucchini squash every way imaginable. I had my own personal recipe … Continue reading
Cooking Has Its Place in my Life : A Fun Pursuit of Happiness
What is your passion? My first is Jesus, then Steve, then Steve next, and after that, Steve, my family, cooking, and the success of my novel. Do your passions ever conflict with one another? Maybe that is not the question I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor
Tagged Asian pear, Asian sweet potato, Cardamom, Chicken, Cooking, Food, garlic, garlic press, green onions, mint leaves, Nappa Cabbage, Passion, red bell pepper, Stir Fry, walnuts
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Losing Weight, Gaining Weight, Losing, Gaining, Gaining, Gaining – Oh NO!!!
The cycle of losing weight and gaining, losing and gaining, is unending, but when gaining takes an unfair advantage, like during the holidays, I get nervous. I’m not obese, and, since I don’t want to be in the future, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Atkins, Calories, Diet, Eat Less, Food, Glycemic Index, Golden Corral, Holiday weight gain
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Let the Light of Your Face Shine On Us
Psalm 4:5-8 – The Bible (NIV) – Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD. Many, LORD, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us. Fill my heart with joy when … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Adonai, Adore, Almighty God, Banner, Bible, Drink, Dwell, El Shaddai, Father, Fill My Heart, Food, Grain and New Wine, Heal our Diseases, Hungry, Husband, I AM, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Yahweh, Jesus, Joy, Let the Light of Your Face Shine On Us, Let the Light Shine, Lie Down and Sleep, Light, Lord, love, Make me Dwell In Safety, Not Afraid, Offer Sacrifices, Our Savior, Peace, Praise, Prosperity, Provider, Psalm 4:5-8, Raging Storm, Righteous, Safety, Shelter from Storm, Shine, Sleep, Surround Us, Thank You Lord, The Great I AM, Thirsty, Trust in the Lord, Who Will Bring Us Prosperity, You Alone LORD, Your Banner, Your Banner Over Us, Your Banner Over Us Is LOVE, Your Face
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Homeless
Forced to live as a homeless person I cannot bear to imagine I try I cry Where in the dark would I be safe Where at night would I sleep Anywhere Nowhere How would I find a friend to trust … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Beg, Cold, Comfort, Comfortable, Food, Homeless, Homelessness, Hungry, Prayer, Sleep, Steal
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Matthew 6:26-34 (The Bible)
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27Which of you by taking thought can add one … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Clothe, Clothing, Food, Fowls, Kingdom of God, Lilies of the Field, Lily, Lily of the Valley, Matthew 6:26-34, Reap, Righteousness, Sow, Tomorrow
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Don’t You Get It? It’s a Social Thing!
Shady doesn’t speak words, but there are times he makes his message plain. Shady longs for community. I feed Shady at the same time we eat. I place a serving of his special canned feast on his little saucer and … Continue reading
Jehovah Jireh – Our Provider
1 Kings 17 Elijah Fed by Ravens 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few … Continue reading
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Tagged Bread, cakes, drought, Elijah, Flour, Food, God, Jehovah Jireh, King Ahab, Oil, rain, ravens
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Roasted Butternut Squash
I bought a butternut squash intending to tackle risotto for the first time using a recipe posted by My Family Table, link below. When I purchased the squash, I forgot to buy another one of the ingredients for the recipe, … Continue reading
Sweet Potato How Do I Love Thee…
Sweet Potato, how do I love thee; let me count the ways. There are lots of ways to prepare sweet potatoes, but I prefer ONE way, the easiest way, the way that brings out the very best in sweet potato … Continue reading
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