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Menu Plan Monday – June 1
I’ll be trying a few new things this week. The Olive Garden Salad, Quick Beef Wraps, Honey Ginger Salmon and Thai Cucumber Salad. I’ll let you know how they turn out. Monday Breakfast: Eggs, toast, fruit Supper: Our 4-H club is serving pizza. I’ll bring along an Olive Garden Salad. Tuesday Breakfast: Serenity’s day to make breakfast. We’re having an open house for the real estate agents so we better have something easy! I’ll suggest to Serenity to make a healthy shake so we can have easy clean-up. Supper: We’re having a special guest – the man who bought our kids’ 4-H animals this year and who has been a…
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Best White Icing Ever
When preparing for a birthday party, for some reason I never feel like I have the time to make a birthday cake from scratch. I usually buy a cake mix, maybe make my own icing or purchase some. I really dislike store icing and yet I didn’t have any homemade icing recipe that I was bowled over by – until Justus’s birthday. I found one at Allrecipes that I’m hooked on. Honestly, I kept going back for more cake just so I could have a little more frosting. Of course, I’ve always been a frosting gal. Give me some icing, along with ice cream, and I’m happy. But I think…
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Resurrection Cookies
I found a neat idea over at BeingFrugal.net. It’s called Resurrection Cookies. A hands-on activity of the story of the resurrection that I think will stick with the little ones. I’m posting the recipe directly from Being Frugal.net. Resurrection Cookies 1 cup whole pecans (we use walnuts) 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 3 egg whites pinch salt 1 cup sugar Plastic Ziploc Baggie Wooden spoon Rolling pin Tape Bible Preheat oven to 300 degrees. (Do this before doing anything else.) Place nuts in baggie and beat them with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read…
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Pecan Tassies
definition of tassie – A cup or goblet for drinking wine; A decorative ring or plug at the end of the barrel of a pen; A small tart or miniature pie Yields: 24 tassies Shells: 1 (3oz.) cream cheese ½ cup butter 1 cup flour (white or wheat) Filling: ¨ø cup chopped nuts, divided 1 egg ¾ cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp. soft butter 1 tsp. vanilla Dash of salt Cook cream cheese and butter at low temperature until soft. Stir in flour; chill. Shape into 2 dozen 1" balls. Place in well greased mini muffin tins. Press dough along bottom and sides with fingers. Mix half of the…
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Pecan Tassies
definition of tassie – A cup or goblet for drinking wine; A decorative ring or plug at the end of the barrel of a pen; A small tart or miniature pie Yields: 24 tassies Shells:1 (3oz.) cream cheese ½ cup butter 1 cup flour (white or wheat) Filling:? cup chopped nuts, divided 1 egg ¾ cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp. soft butter 1 tsp. vanilla Dash of salt Cook cream cheese and butter at low temperature until soft. Stir in flour; chill. Shape into 2 dozen 1″ balls. Place in well greased mini muffin tins. Press dough along bottom and sides with fingers. Mix half of the nuts with the…
