Can you say yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my garden. Believe me when I tell you I am no pro gardener. It is all hit and miss. This year I planted spinach like ummmm 6 times! Well, needless to say after trying and trying and trying again here it is! When I want it I have it to pick. It is quite funny really. I planted seeds several time and watered them etc. Well the darn seeds wouldn't sprout. So the kids saw the seed packets and ask to plant the seed. (kids were mine and the schmids) So they planted seeds themselves on several different days also. Well, like a month or so after the last time we planted them they started sprouting up everywhere! It was laughable. I don't even know what to say. Well, we have it growing around everything else I have planted out there. Too fun! Wanna salad? Come on over and bring the dressing :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
My bountiful harvest!
Can you say yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my garden. Believe me when I tell you I am no pro gardener. It is all hit and miss. This year I planted spinach like ummmm 6 times! Well, needless to say after trying and trying and trying again here it is! When I want it I have it to pick. It is quite funny really. I planted seeds several time and watered them etc. Well the darn seeds wouldn't sprout. So the kids saw the seed packets and ask to plant the seed. (kids were mine and the schmids) So they planted seeds themselves on several different days also. Well, like a month or so after the last time we planted them they started sprouting up everywhere! It was laughable. I don't even know what to say. Well, we have it growing around everything else I have planted out there. Too fun! Wanna salad? Come on over and bring the dressing :)
Micah's icecream cake
Here are some pictures of Micah's bday cake. Beating egg whites is a normal process that most of us do regularly but beating egg yolks til they foam is not. Here is part of the process. This may bore you but I was so incredibly fascinated I had to take pictures to share. If you ever want to make an excellent ice cream cake a good option for the cake part is sponge cake. Trust me people it is delicious! Can I get some positive comments from those who have tasted a Jessica ice cream cake! Can I hear a wha wha! It is a delicate and slightly intimidating process but if you can make waffles from scratch you can make a sponge cake!
Pics of us!
Here we are! I know most of you might know what we look like but I'm sure some of you only see pictures of our kids on here so here we are. Special thanks to Roberta for taking these pictures of us.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Caleb, Nathan, Grandma, and Grandfather at Rawhide!
Rawhide was fun with the boys and Grandma and Grandfather. Here are some of the pics from there special trip. I even think Grandfather went to jail!
Micah went to the Polar Express with Grandma and Grandfather Moore!
Well, last year Ali went and this year was Micah's turn. They left yesterday afternoon and somehow found snow and threw snowballs! Then they had hot chocolate and cookies on the Polar Express. Micah got some new jammies, slippers, long underwear, mittens, a hat and a coat out of the deal. Oh and let's not forget the bell he recieved from Santa on the train. Thanks Grandma and Grandfather! We love you.
Friday, December 18, 2009
My adventures
Ok so life has been a little stressful lately. Let me start with a story about Micah. He is a little bit of a worrier. I'm sure he got this from me unfortunately. I do not want to teach my kids to worry but instead rely on God and trust in him. So, I am working on that in myself. God is using Micah to teach me not to worry. He worries about things like dinner and lunch and basic needs. Well, We have never forgotten to feed him or take care of him. As I told him that I realized God has NEVER forgotten to provide my basic needs either. Sometimes I feel worried as if God has forgotten me but the truth is he hasn't!
That being said, raising support to go overseas is a hard thing to do and it also requires much faith in God. Sometimes we go without things and other times I think we are going to run out of food and then God provides just when we need it.
Last week our fridge was getting bare and we were starting to make up meals with random food. I was worrying about our situation but God wasn't worried! He sent a storm! It was the most beautiful lightning storm I've seen in about ten years. Mark and I sat on the back porch stress free for a moment, watching the lightning and talking. What we didn't know about this storm is that it would knock out the power of a grocery store. I guess when the electricity is gone from a store they can only leave their cold food for 10 minutes before they can't sell it. Through some strange circumstances God sent us food from this store! It was really expensive yummy food that we don't buy but want to. Oh my goodness. It was so cool. I still laugh about it because God is so much more amazing that he would send me fun food! Praise God for not just His provision but how he provides :)
So, because of our situation we are learning how to make strange things from scratch. It has been fun really and it is very good for me to learn the basics of some of these things before I go to Africa and can't buy simple things. We have made some yummy crackers! I've been making bread every other day and we sat down as a family and made pasta. It was so fun and so yummy! When it came time to cook the pasta I didn't have anything to put on it so I faked it! I used a few small tomatoes I had in the fridge, olive oil, garlic salt, and some basil and spinach from my garden. I simmered it all and then tossed our pasta in it. Oh and we also tossed in some feta cheese (thanks to the storm :) It was so tasty the kids ate so much. I am thankful for these times because it really is rewarding to make these things from scratch. I don't know if I would have made pasta from scratch. Well, that is my story for now. I will update this post with a picture I took of our pasta.
That being said, raising support to go overseas is a hard thing to do and it also requires much faith in God. Sometimes we go without things and other times I think we are going to run out of food and then God provides just when we need it.
Last week our fridge was getting bare and we were starting to make up meals with random food. I was worrying about our situation but God wasn't worried! He sent a storm! It was the most beautiful lightning storm I've seen in about ten years. Mark and I sat on the back porch stress free for a moment, watching the lightning and talking. What we didn't know about this storm is that it would knock out the power of a grocery store. I guess when the electricity is gone from a store they can only leave their cold food for 10 minutes before they can't sell it. Through some strange circumstances God sent us food from this store! It was really expensive yummy food that we don't buy but want to. Oh my goodness. It was so cool. I still laugh about it because God is so much more amazing that he would send me fun food! Praise God for not just His provision but how he provides :)
So, because of our situation we are learning how to make strange things from scratch. It has been fun really and it is very good for me to learn the basics of some of these things before I go to Africa and can't buy simple things. We have made some yummy crackers! I've been making bread every other day and we sat down as a family and made pasta. It was so fun and so yummy! When it came time to cook the pasta I didn't have anything to put on it so I faked it! I used a few small tomatoes I had in the fridge, olive oil, garlic salt, and some basil and spinach from my garden. I simmered it all and then tossed our pasta in it. Oh and we also tossed in some feta cheese (thanks to the storm :) It was so tasty the kids ate so much. I am thankful for these times because it really is rewarding to make these things from scratch. I don't know if I would have made pasta from scratch. Well, that is my story for now. I will update this post with a picture I took of our pasta.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Butternut squash soup
Begin by cutting a butternut squash in half lengthwise and taking seeds and strings out. Place the halves face down in a baking dish and roast on 350 for about 30-40 minutes or until you can easily scrape the insides out.
While the squash is baking turn crock pot on low and add half of the chicken broth and chopped swiss chard.
Chop and saute' onion, carrots and sweet potato in a dash of olive oil and season with a dash of garlic salt for a few minutes and then add about half of the broth and cover and simmer until everything is soft. Once everything is soft blend it together ina food processor or blender and stir it into the contents of the crock pot.
Once you've scraped the insides of the squash out mash them and stir them into the crock pot.
Add already cooked chicken and/or chicken apple sausage. Season with additional garlic salt to taste. Simmer in crockpot on high for a shorter time 2hours or low 3 hours - all day.
Ingredient list
Olive oil
onion
two carrots
large sweet potato
32 oz chicken broth
already cooked chicken
butternut squash
swiss chard
cooking tips
This is a great fake it recipe!
If you don't have these exact ingredients you can substitute. Play around with it but use your food sense to make a good sub choice. Don't be afraid to add other kinds of veggies to the saute' step. They will be blended and unrecognized. Corn might be another fun thing to add with the broth and swiss chard step. Have fun!
While the squash is baking turn crock pot on low and add half of the chicken broth and chopped swiss chard.
Chop and saute' onion, carrots and sweet potato in a dash of olive oil and season with a dash of garlic salt for a few minutes and then add about half of the broth and cover and simmer until everything is soft. Once everything is soft blend it together ina food processor or blender and stir it into the contents of the crock pot.
Once you've scraped the insides of the squash out mash them and stir them into the crock pot.
Add already cooked chicken and/or chicken apple sausage. Season with additional garlic salt to taste. Simmer in crockpot on high for a shorter time 2hours or low 3 hours - all day.
Ingredient list
Olive oil
onion
two carrots
large sweet potato
32 oz chicken broth
already cooked chicken
butternut squash
swiss chard
cooking tips
This is a great fake it recipe!
If you don't have these exact ingredients you can substitute. Play around with it but use your food sense to make a good sub choice. Don't be afraid to add other kinds of veggies to the saute' step. They will be blended and unrecognized. Corn might be another fun thing to add with the broth and swiss chard step. Have fun!
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