Sunday, January 29, 2012

Eat's of the Week ~ January 29, 2012

My NEW fence around my garden.  It is still being worked on but it is oh so close to being done!

Sunday
Buttermilk Herb Chicken
Green Beans
Roasted Potatoes

Monday
Leftovers

Tuesday
Double Decker Taco's
Mexican Rice

 Our daily green smoothies loaded with vitamin C and B complex!

Wednesday
Zesty Italian Bake
Salad

Thursday
Big Salad, Boiled Egg and Toast

Friday
Keith is going to surprise me when I come home from work :)

Saturday
Barbecue at Church

My sister and I camping in south Georgia this fall!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A New Daily Must



I have been wanting to drink green smoothies for awhile now but I never knew how to really make them.  Then I got an email from Blendtec for a Seasonal Green Smoothie. So I gave it a go and I love them.  The best part is that I am getting five servings of fruits and veggie in a yummy full of flavor smoothie.  It calls for a pear but I only used a pear once because it gave it a gritty flavor.  I have replaced the pear with an apple and I use the spinach/greens that we use for our everyday salad.  Keith is enjoying them also and they are now apart of my morning routine.

Seasonal Green Smoothie
Ingredients:
½ C Water
1 banana
1 orange, peeled
1 pear, quartered and cored
2 C spinach or preferred leafy greens
1 C ice cubes

Directions:
Add ingredients to FourSide jar in order listed and secure lid. Select “Whole Juice” and serve.

 Yields 28 fl oz. Servings 2.

Nutrition info per serving:
CAL 141   FAT .8 g   SatFAT 0 g   CHOL 0 mg   SODIUM 24 mg   POTASSIUM 623 MG  
 CARB 35 g   FIBER 6 g   SUGAR 14 g   PROTEIN 2 g 

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Eat's of the Week ~ January 22, 2012

 


Sunday
Twice Baked Potatoes and Salad

Monday
Sausage Gravy over Buttermilk Biscuits
(I will use 1/2 lb of sausage instead of a full lb.  It has more gravy this way)

Tuesday
Very Big Sweet Potato and Salad

Wednesday
(I am going to try out making 'Cream of ...' so I can make it dairy free)

Thursday
Talipa, Green Beans and Pan Fried Carrots

Friday
Leftovers AKA Clean out the Fridge

Saturday
Chili and a Bon Fire


Sunday, January 15, 2012

Eat's of the Week ~ January 15, 2012


Sunday
Small Salad, Boiled Eggs and Buttered Toast

Monday
Big Big Salad and Toasted Garlic Bread

Tuesday
Egg Quiche, Sauteed Garlic Potatoes and Onion and Salad

Wednesday
Small Salad, Buttered Toast and Granola Bar

Thursday
Chicken Veggie Stir Fried Rice

Friday
(we are both off this day so this will act as a lazy day for us and we will have a stay at home date)
Big Juicy (hopefully) Steaks
Asparagus
Baked Potato

Saturday
Visiting a Friend


These rooster Lunch and Dinner are not living with us anymore.  I listed them on Craigslist Tuesday afternoon and they were gone Wednesday.  We got them originally for extra laying hens but they turned out to be males.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

2011 for Us

In 2011 we learned a lot, struggled a lot and gained a lot.  Without our faith in Jesus Christ and our constant prayers we would not be where we are right now in 2012.  Here is a recap of what we (mainly I) did in 2011.

This quilt was made for a co-worker of Keith's at the fire station as a wedding gift.

This Turning Twenty quilt made with 12 fat quarter instead of the traditional 20 fat quarters was made for Keith's Mom as a 60th birthday gift.

This patchwork baby quilt was made for my sister's best friend who had her first child.

This All About Me quilt was made for my Dad.  This quilt is all about him in that the fabric used represents his life to include sailing, the railroad, wood, trees, marbles and tons of tools.

We have come to love Saanen goats and have done our homework and found out that goat milk does not affect my tummy.  We are preparing to get goats this year.  Until then I will continue to visit Bob and Tammy's goats when I visit my sister.  They are the sweetest people and goats.


My sister and I visited the Bahama's.


Keith and I went camping at West Point Lake and had a nice quiet week with a visit from some dear friends and my Dad.


We got two baby chicks that are both roosters.  It is not very funny but they are very pretty.  (We had a fox get one of them Sunday morning.  We are trying to nurse him to better health.)


I made homemade vanilla extract without all the nasty chemicals.


My dear husband made me a nice barrel composter that spins all the way around.


We also got two kittens.  Oscar and Curtis are our watch cats for the yard.  But they have been inside since the fox scare.  I don't want a fox to get them or for them to get in the trap that we have set in case the fox tries to come back.


We added a lean-to to the left side of our shop that the boat sits under.


And I made some new friends in Christ.  These are my Yada-Yada girls.  We hold each other accountable in our day to day struggles according to God's will.


In addition to all of these things above:
~I Canned Apple Sauce
~I Made Apple Butter
~I Mastered Whole Wheat Bread (we now eat it as our only bread)
~I Made a Picnic Quilt
~My Mom got Married (A LOT of praying then)
~I Now Sell Arbonne
~I work part-time at a quilt store Sew Much Fun


Ummm... so much more but I will end now.

Happy 2012!