Valentine’s Family Dinner 2012

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 1:10 pm  
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How was your Valentine’s Day?  Did you do anything special? I almost let it slide this year.  Every year I like to plan something but this year I was really not feeling energetic enough to think about it… until the day of!  Serenity was my little encourager.  She enjoys planning things as much as I, so she was an inspiration for me to get going.  So a little planning, a little cooking and everything came together and we had a special evening. Here’s how it went. As soon as Audrey saw me preparing for our special meal, she wanted to make something, too.  So she got out her ingredients to make “jelly rolls”.  Instead, she ended up using sugar and cinnamon on her dough and she even…

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Strawberries – Harmful or Beneficial to Your Health?

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 7:35 am  
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Oh, what would it be like to have fresh berries every day all summer?  I think  heavenly.  Beautiful red strawberries are such a favorite of mine and as part of my quest to produce more of the food we consume, I have started researching them.  Now, more than ever, I am really excited about the thought of growing our own. I hope you read this article to the end, (It’s not that long!) and come away with a new appreciation for the strawberry God created.  Health Benefits of Eating Strawberries First let me remind you of the good things Strawberries offer.  Some you may know already, but there were some facts that were new to me.  Strawberries… In 1/2 cup of strawberries you will receive (based upon a 2,000…

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Old Fashioned Oatmeal with Apples, Raisins and Honey-Toasted Walnuts

Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 2:00 pm  
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If the thought of ordinary oatmeal sounds unappealing, try this variation and see what you think.  Do go to the extra effort and make the honey-toasted walnuts.  They’re scrumptious! The recipe is from Epicurious. Old-Fashioned Oatmeal with Apples, Raisins and Honey-Toasted Walnuts Ingredients: 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon honey 3 cups water 2 cups old-fashioned oats 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsweetened apples juice 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt 1.  Stir chopped walnuts in small nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Drizzle honey over and stir until honey thickens and coats nuts, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir to…

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How to Make Yogurt – My Failures & Finally My Success

Friday, June 17th, 2011 at 7:28 am  
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With our goats producing extra milk, above what we were able to drink, I was able to try making various milk-based products like Feta Cheese, Ricotta (the simplest of all) and yogurt.  Making your own yogurt can sound very simple and it really was after I found a method that actually worked. How NOT to Make Yogurt Since it’s been awhile since I had my yogurt failures I cannot tell you the exact ways I tried; I should have written this a long time ago!  I do know that I tried making it in my Easiyo yogurt maker and ended up having more of a kefir than a yogurt.  We used that in smoothies. Another failure was when I heated the milk to a certain temperature on…

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How I Keep Large Groups of Guests & Other Tips

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 8:27 am  
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It may be quiet here on Treasuring the Moments but that’s because I’ve been busy this past week entertaining.  I slipped in here to write this post while everyone is catching up on lost sleep over the past several days.  One of the curses blessings of being a early riser is you cannot sleep-in even when your body wants to!  We had special church services this weekend, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.  Friday night there were 27 people (including my family) staying here at the ranch.  Our house is about 2700 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.  Many of them were kids and one of the great things about children and young people is you can place them anywhere.  So all the boys were piled all over the…

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Breakfast Fruit Parfait’s

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 at 11:33 am  
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A Quick Breakfast that is… √ Easy √ Colorful √ Delicious Fruit Parfait’s Fruit Parfait’s can be made with any variations of berries but here is the one I made. Ingredients: Strawberries Blueberries Bananas Vanilla Yogurt Granola I think this is pretty served in individual serving bowls.  Place a spoonful  of vanilla yogurt in bottom of dish, followed by strawberries, blueberries, bananas.  Next add another spoonful or two of yogurt adding more berries and bananas.  Top with vanilla yogurt and a sprinkling of granola.  Enjoy!

A Breakfast Tablescape

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 7:21 am  
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Have you ever heard of tablescapes? I never had until the other day when I found the blog Between Naps on the Porch. Just what is a tablescape?  Here’s one definition from Suite101.com. Definition of Tablescape While you may be hard pressed to locate the definition of “tablescape” in a traditional dictionary, the functional meaning of tablescape in the catering, entertaining, and decorating industries refers to all of the decorating elements that you amass on your table to create a vignette. In a practical sense, this definition does not refer to the salt and pepper shakers on the table, but rather, to the decorating aspect of the tabletop. If you visit Tablescape Thursday you’ll find a whole host of fellow bloggers who set up their…

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