Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Wisdom Wednesday - September 1, 2021 - Proverbs 1
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Monday, August 30, 2021
Master To Do List and Menu Plan Monday - August 30, 2021
Good morning, Dear One! 💗
It's Monday! In fact, it's the LAST Monday of August! Can you believe it? 😲 Summer is nearly over and fall is upon us! 🍁 I, for one, am not complaining...nope...not one little bit! 😁
Bumble Bee on Zinnia
Other than that, the main thing I accomplished last week, was to deep-clean the bedroom and do a little redecorating. I added a desk and lamp and took down the bear, moose, and cabin stuff.
Before
After
(Lace Curtain Panels - Amazon; Bed Spread and Pillow Shams - Home Depot)
Peonies and Vase
(Dollar General)
Okay...that's enough of that! Let's get on with today's post...shall we?
Sunflower Cross
(Made and sent to me by my friend, Bev. Isn't it lovely?)
This week's master to-do list...
- clean house
- do laundry
- figure September budget and bills
- go to the bank
- pay bills
- start thinking about fall and making lists of things that need to be done before winter
- get together with my BFFF
- go with dil to visit oldest granddaughter and see her new home
- get groceries
- work (if I can muster up the courage...haven't worked on site since mid-March)
- deep clean bathroom and hallway
- lay tile in bathroom and hallway
- finish weed-eating
Hummingbird @ the Feeder
Monday - Salisbury steak (freezer), baked sweet potato, and sautéed spinach
Tuesday - Chicken and Lentil Soup with baking powder biscuits
Wednesday - Stuffed peppers in sauce over spaghetti squash (freezer) with green beans and sour dough bread
Thursday - Chicken Angelo Parmesano with pasta (freezer), oven-roasted carrots, and sautéed celery
Friday - Broiled salmon, baked sweet potato, and steamed broccoli
Saturday - Curry Soup
Sunday - Leftovers
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Wisdom Wednesday - August 25 - Proverbs 25
How are the words that you choose to speak? Are they 'fitly spoken'?
Proverbs 18:21 tells us that "life and death are in the power of the tongue." Therefore we should choose our words wisely.
Here are a few more verses from the book of Proverbs concerning our tongue and the words that roll off of it...
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit." (Proverbs 15:4)
"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." (Proverbs 16:14)
"The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook." (Proverbs 18:4)
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Monday, August 23, 2021
Master List and Menu Plan Monday - August 23, 2021
Good morning, Dear One! It's Monday! 💗
How are you? How was your week and weekend?
My week here was good. I accomplished much more than I expected to and was able to cross several small jobs off my to-do list. The main thing I accomplished was deep-cleaning the kitchen. It wasn't even on my current to-do list, but the mood struck and I jumped on it! It took the better part of three full days to finish it, but it was worth it. I took out tons of trash and things to be donated and recycled. Everything looks and feels so much better now and, soon, it will be time to decorate for fall! Yeah!!!
I hit the ground with my feet running this morning. I have sour dough bread rising in a bowl on the counter, have done three loads of laundry, washed and rehung curtains, and have taken care of quite a bit of business on the phone.
I'm expecting a tow truck to arrive soon. My car has been down since April. With everything happening with John and him being home on hospice, the car being broke down wasn't even on my list of priorities. By the time it was, my mechanic at the vo-tech in Lamar was out of school for the summer. I would have to wait.
I finally got a hold of the mechanic this morning. School is back in session and, even though it will still be a few days before the boys are certified to work in the shop, the mechanic said to go ahead and get it down there and they will get started on it as soon as possible. When the tow truck arrives, my car will finally be on the road to recovery! Praise the Lord!
Since I've been working inside so much this week, I didn't even think about taking pictures. I did take a picture of the birdfeeder that I got for my birthday after filling it, so I will post that.
And this one of one of the pretty cups I received for my birthday, as well..
Let's get started, shall we?
This week's master 'to-do' list...
- clean house
- do laundry
- make sourdough bread
- get car to mechanic
- write a few cards and letters
- deep clean bedroom
- purchase pull shades
- order new bedding and curtains
- deep clean bathroom and hallway
- lay tile in bathroom and hallway
- weed-eat
This week's menu plan...
Monday - Homemade pizza 🍕
Tuesday - Chicken Angelo Parmesano with pasta (freezer), oven-roasted carrots, and green beans 🐔
Wednesday - Tuna patties with baked potato and mixed vegetables 🐟
Thursday - Stuffed banana peppers in sauce over baked spaghetti squash with sour dough bread and leftover green beans 🦃
Friday - Broiled salmon, baked sweet potato, and steamed broccoli 🐟
Saturday - Salisbury steak in gravy with mashed potatoes and corn 🦃
Sunday - Leftovers
Well, that's it for today! I wish you and yours a nice day and a great week ahead!
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Friday, August 20, 2021
Recipes For Sourdough Starter, Pancakes, and Biscuits and Link To a Beginner's Sourdough Bread Recipe
It's been a while since I've made any sourdough starter, but due to a renewed interest in my own health and healing, I determined, this morning, to find a half-gallon jar and get some starter going.
I've shared these recipes before, but it's been a while, so I've decided to share them again.
What about you? Have you tried your hand at sourdough before? If so, what's been your experience? Do you have any recipes to share?
Here are the recipes that I have to share and, since I can't find my mother's recipe for sourdough bread, I will share a link to the Beginner's Sourdough Bread Recipe that I am going to try next. You can get to that recipe by clicking HERE.
NOTE: You can use the following starter for the 2 teaspoons of sourdough starter called for to make the 1/4 cup of Active Sourdough Starter in the recipe mentioned above at Little Spoon Farm.
Should you choose to do so, have fun experimenting with, cooking, and baking with sourdough!
SOURDOUGH STARTER
1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water (potato water is good)
2 cups warm water
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Using a quart size (or half-gallon) mason jar or crock, dissolve yeast with 1/4 cup water. Allow to stand several minutes then stir in water, flour, and sugar. Cover with a cloth. Leave overnight at room temperature. Stir down several times as mixture rises to top. The longer the mixture stands at room temperature, the stronger the sour taste. Replace cover and refrigerate until ready to use. To maintain an ample supply of starter, each time you use it, replenish it with equal amounts of warm water and flour. Makes about 2 cups.
SOURDOUGH PANCAKES
(This is the sourdough recipe that we usually use.)
Mix the night before using:
2 cups flour
2 cups milk
1 cup starter
Let stand overnight at room temperature.
When ready to cook, add:
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Stir batter until well mixed. Grease griddle if necessary. Pour or spoon pancake batter onto hot griddle. When bubbly and puffed, turn and brown other side. Serve with your favorite syrup. Makes 16 pancakes.
For future use, add to starter:
1 cup water to original jar
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Keep refrigerated.
SOUR DOUGH BISCUITS
Mix the night before using:
1 cup sourdough starter, at room temperature
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup flour
Let stand overnight at room temperature.
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon sugar
Bacon drippings or butter or olive oil
About 1 hour before serving, turn dough out on 1 cup of the flour on a bread board. Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour with baking powder, soda, salt, and sugar. Knead flour lightly into batter. Make a well in the dough and mix dry ingredients into the batter, kneading lightly to get correct consistency for rolling dough without sticking. Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut biscuits with a cutter or into 2" x 3" rectangles. Brush tops with warm bacon drippings or warm butter or olive oil. Place biscuits 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet, or close together in a 9-inch square pan, and set in a warm place to rise about 1/2 hour. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minutes. Makes 14 biscuits.
Until next time...
~Rebecca
P.S. - After posting this post I found my original Sourdough Bread recipe. You can get to it by clicking HERE.
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