Abundant Springs
Sat 4 Jul 2009
Patriotic Fruit Pizza
Posted in FROM THE KITCHEN
Patriotic Fruit Pizza1 (16 1/2 oz.) pkg. refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 C of sugar, divided
2 T of cornstarch
1/2 C of orange juice
1/4 C of lemon juice
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
1 T of milk
1 t orange peel, grated
2/3 C of heavy whipping cream
1 apple, peeled and sliced thin
1 1/2 C of fresh strawberries, halved
1 C seedless dark purple grapes, halved
1 banana, sliced thin
1 C of fresh raspberries
1/2 C of fresh blueberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the cookie dough and let it stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Carefully spread the dough onto an ungreased pizza pan. Bake the dough 15 minutes or until a golden brown. Remove and allow the dough to cool on the pan.
Dump half of the sugar into a small saucepan. Add the cornstarch and toss slightly to combine. Pour the orange and lemon juice into the mixture.
Place the pan over medium heat bringing the mixture to a steady boil.
Continue boiling for 2 minutes stirring constantly then remove the pan from the heat, setting aside to cool. Cube the cream cheese and place in a large mixing bowl. Pour the milk over the cream cheese. Add the orange peel and the remaining sugar. Beat the mixture until blended together well and smooth.
Place the whipping cream into a small mixing bowl. Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks begin to form. Fold the whipping cream into the cream cheese mixture until blended in well. Spread the mixture over the cooled crust. Place the apple slices around the outside edge of the crust.
Next layer the strawberry halves around the crust. Circle the halved grapes on next. Add the bananas to the ring. Place the raspberries onto the crust next. Finish the ring with the blueberries. Spread the reserved glaze evenly over the all the fruit. Place covered in the refrigerator for about 1 hour or until chilled.
Makes 12 servings
Preparation Time: approximately 30 minutes
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Sat 4 Jul 2009
Firecracker Cupcakes
Posted in FROM THE KITCHEN
Firecracker Cupcakes1 (18 oz. ) box of devils food cake mix
1 1/4 C of sour cream
3 eggs
1/3 C of canola oil
2 T instant coffee crystals
1/2 t ground chipotle chili pepper
1 (11.5 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chunks
2 t flour
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 C butter, room temperature
1/2 t vanilla
2 1/2 C of powdered sugar
Red and blue food coloring
2 oz. semi sweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 C of whipping cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. Dump the devils food cake mix into a large mixing bowl. Add in the sour cream, eggs, and oil. Sprinkle in the coffee crystals and pepper.
With an electric mixer on low speed beat the ingredients for 45 seconds.
Adjust the speed to medium and continue beating 2 minutes making the batter thick.
Place the flour in a small bowl. Add the chocolate chunks and toss to coat.
Fold the chocolate into the cupcake batter. Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full of the batter.
Bake 20 minutes or until the tops bounce back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then remove to wire racks to continue cooling.
Place the cream cheese and the butter into a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the vanilla and beat until combined.
Slowly beat in the powdered sugar until the mixture reaches a frosting consistency.
Separate the frosting into 3 small bowls and tint one bowl with the red food coloring and 1 bowl with the blue food coloring. Frost the cupcakes dividing between the 3 different colors.
Place the chopped chocolate into a small mixing bowl. Heat the whipping cream in a saucepan over low heat to just boiling. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes then whisk until smooth.
Place the mixture into a sealable baggie. Snip one corner of the baggie and drizzle the chocolate over the frosted cupcakes.
Makes 24 cupcakes
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Friday, July 3, 2009
the luke is home
DS came home around 8 a.m. - having ridden all night with a couple from CO gong to IN. So good to see him again. The hair will have to go before he starts back to work Monday.
me and he
learned a new skill in Africa - sounds pretty good on guitar. We got his room painted about 3 weeks ago - light blue - looks so good - vast improvement.
I need to add a picture of Ang, as she was at church camp since Monday - so good to have her home too and her cat thinks so too!! : )learned a new skill in Africa - sounds pretty good on guitar. We got his room painted about 3 weeks ago - light blue - looks so good - vast improvement.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
today
I've done fairly well keeping off the computer today until I get something done. I did my Bible study on Ezekiel 45 & 46 - animal sacrifices in the future? God has it all planned out with perfectness in everything.
This week dear daughter and dear son will both come home tomorrow. Ang is at church camp and Lucky Luke will be finishing up his YWAM school in Col. Springs and getting a ride with a friend on his way to IL or IN. We're right on the way. He had a flight already to fly home, but then he would miss his graduation, so he decided to do the graduation thing.
Today I'm cleaning the house - it will look better. I finished the rec room and bath down there - mostly have the living room cleaned up - just have to dust and vacuum; then tidy the kitchen and dust and vacuum the family room.
I really enjoyed working at the thrift store Tues. and Wed. sitting and cleaning up housewares - enjoyed taking with the women there - it's like a little beehive - everyone has a job to do and they buzz around working - very organized. They do hire about 9 people, but whether I'm to work there in the future is yet to be seen. I'm sure I'd enjoy it and the $ too. But they said the board of directors want to change it to only volunteers work there; I don't see how that would work - quality would definitely be poor - would be like some of these other unorganized dirty places I've seen.
Well, must read a few blogs of people then get on with cleaning. I even sent my niece a b-day card today!
Just for fun, me & my husband about who knows how many years ago - at least maybe 15???
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Avocado Salsa...I could eat this all by my self
Posted in FROM THE KITCHENAvocado Salsa
Yield: 4 Servings
Sort of a combination of salsa and guacamole, this dip is sure to please lovers of both. If you like your salsa hotter, add another jalapeno or a few drops of Tabasco sauce.
1 avocado, peeled and diced
1/2 c Tomato, Chopped
1/2 c Red Onion, Chopped
1/4 c Green Bell Peppers, Chopped
1 Jalapeño, Finely Chopped
1/2 t Garlic, Minced
2 T red wine vinegar
1 T olive oil
Combine the vegetables in a medium bowl. Mash the garlic with salt in a cup or small bowl. Add the vinegar and oil to the garlic. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to combine the ingredients. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
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2009-Jul-1
The fridge is coming home!
Posted in Family LifeMy fridge is suppose to be coming home today.
I have missed it.
The weather has cooled quite a bit which we are enjoying.
Today is very grey though- it looks like rain but there hasn’t been any nor are we expecting any.
Mr. Steady plans on working on the back door later today. I hope it will be a successful project with no more glitches.
He was able to fix the toilet and sink as well as a quick repair to the kitchen faucet.
Thanks to the helpful reader tip about oil-based primer for touching up my paint-gaff, I believe the schoolroom is completely painted (more touch-ups are in the future but I can handle that). The next step is for Mr. Steady and a friend to add more electrical outlets and replace the overhead light. Hopefully this will begin to happen late next week.
And so it seems that we are seeing “the other side” of the repairs and projects that went haywire. I am thankful.
A dear friend said to me, “Amy, aren’t you glad you aren’t working? Can you imagine trying to take care of all of this and still be doing youth ministry plus some?”
Um, no, I can’t.
Thank you, Lord. You knew these last couple of weeks were going to happen and you knew how much I could handle . . . . . Thank you for taking care of my load and seeing me through. Please continue to lead and guide us in these home improvement projects, Lord. Help us to take things one step at a time and make wise decisions.
Your heavenly Father knows your needs. He will always give you all you need from day to day. ~ Luke 12:30-31
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Wed 1 Jul 2009
from OHG archives.........USES FOR BEESWAX
Posted in FRUGAL LIVINGfrom OHG archives
USES FOR BEESWAX
1. Rub it on your iron.
2. Rub it on cookie sheets, pie and cake pans.
3. Rub it on woodscrews, nails, windows,doors and
drawers.
4. Rub it on skies, toboggans, sled runners, fishing
line, and bow
string.
5. Rub it on zippers.
6. Keeps hand-sewing thread from tangling.
7. Mix with linseed oil to make fine furniture polish
and wood
preservative.
8. Melt it to make candles and decorations.
9. Use to wax your eyebrows, mustache.
10. Used to make Eastern European Easter eggs.
11. Used to waterproof hunting boots and moccasins.
12. Used to hold gemstones while polishing and other
jewelry making.
13. Used to keep needles sharp.
14. Used to coat forged metal to prevent rusting, in
blacksmithing.
15. Use it on leather straps.
16. Mix with olive oil to make lip balm or skin cream.
17. Used in dentistry for making crowns and bridges.
18. Used in batik for making and coloring patterns on
fabric.
19. Used to make the foundation in the beehive.
20. Used to camouflage human odor on animal traps.
21. Use it to remove pin feathers when cleaning
poultry.
22. Use it to preserve sailboat masts and rails.
23. Used in cartoon animation.
24. Used in fly-tying.
25. Used to cushion braces on teeth.
26. Used to waterproof tent seams.
27. Used to loosen rusty nuts and bolts.
28. Used to line wooden water kegs and buckets.
29. Used as flux for bullet casting.
30. Season cast iron cookware.
31. Used in bone surgery.
32. Used to waterproof gourds.
33. Used in canning.
Beeswax is a natural product of Honey Bees - a
renewable resource -
as opposed to chemical waxes like paraffin, which are
made from crude
oil.
Sniff a beeswax candle and smell the flowers of the fields.
See how easy it is to grow your own organic
food and learn how to feed your family healthier on the pages of OHG found here...
http://groups.
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Wed 1 Jul 2009
Justified by His Grace
Posted in THE WORDJustified by His Grace
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:4-7 KJV
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For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians 5:21
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Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
Acts 13:38,39 NIV
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I gave blood today!
It was my first time. I was nervous because I have small vains.
I think it took like an hour at least. Filled out a paper, read a pamplet, did a quick check up(bp, temp, iron,ect), the gave the blood. My vain WAS a bit small. But they poked around till they got it enough to get the blood.
It hurt a little bit, but I just told myself "you might save a life doing this" so it was all worth it.
Got my juice, was offered cookies but I declined, waited 5 to 10 minutes and I was on my way.
I feel good, glad to have done something that could help someone else.
Have you given blood lately? It's no big deal, give it a try! LOL
Nancy
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
new template - new day
I fiddle faddled with my template last night until too late, then I couldn't sleep - I'd better keep with my rule to turn off the computer by 9:00 p.m.! Today soon I'll be leaving to work at the thrift store. I didn't have time for my Bible study because I watered outside then came in and got on the computer - I need to keep with my rule not to turn on the computer until noon. It can certainly overpower everything else!
A high school classmate is trying to get all 23 (or less - some passed away) of our class of '69 to share their lives. One guy would like to have a 50th reunion - in 10 years that just may happen if we start now.
Our class was rather lopsided with about 7 boys and 16 girls. Oh well, that's the way the ball bounces. better get going
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