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04:32 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

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Zucchini-Bran Squares (Recipe)

Another recipe from the classic zucchini cookbook.. Note I haven't tried these recipes yet but will soon..I might do these this weekend..

From our kitchen to yours

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Zucchini-Bran Squares

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3/4 cup (1 1/2sticks)butter,melted and cooled

3/4 cup egg substitute

1/3 cup skim milk

3/4 cup bran cereal

1/2 cup raisins

1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups grated zucchini

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1~preheat the oven to 350F.Grease an 8 inch square baking dish or coat with nonstick cooking spray

2~combine the butter,egg substitute,milk,cereal,and raisins in a large mixing bowl.Set aside for 5 minutes.

3~In a small mixing bowl,combine the flour,sugar,baking powder,cinnamon,and baking soda. Mix well.

4~Squeeze the zucchini to remove any excess moisture.Stir the zucchini into the cereal mixture and stir to combine. Spread the batter in the prepared baking dish.

5~Bake the squares for 55-60 minutes,until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

6~On a wire rack,cool the squares in the pan. Serve warm or completely cool.

Serves 9

Enjoy!

04:08 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Winner of the denim apron giveaway is: HeatherD76!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the denim apron giveaway in celebration of my 300th post.  I had 14 entries in all who were interested in receiving the apron and today I chose the winner.

I have already pm'ed her and will be sending her apron out next week, but I wanted to post here as well, so all of you could go congratulate her on her win!!!

03:54 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Garden Days......

Dearest Readers,

Oh my, the long hot days of summer are here!  It has been so dry and dusty here in the foothills.  We are blessed to have our own water supply here on the farm.  We have a well for our domestic use and a cistern and pond for all of our farm needs.  I cannot imagine our water bill if we were not self-sufficient in this way.  We do try to use our water efficiently and keep waste to a minimum. I keep a kitchen timer wherever I am so that I don't forget to move a hose or change from one zone to the next!

As you can see, Miss Caul E. Flower keeps a close eye on our garden for us.  She is extremely hard-working and doesn't charge a penny......

She is quite lovely in her gloves and pearls....she always looks so cool and collected.

Dearest and I have managed to have a cool glass of lemonade on the front porch in between our chores.  (Isn't it lovely...Dearest built this a couple of years ago.  We have enjoyed it ever so much!)

Speaking of Dearest building things........here is the latest from the "wood shop"......

Now, who says that compost can't be beautiful?  It is a dream (hence the "dream-like" effect on this photo) to use and should provide us with wonderful compost for our garden and flower beds.

We are just beginning to gather a few vegetables.  At almost 6000' in elevation, we are a few weeks behind the city.  It will be much later for our cucumbers!  It seems that some pesky varmit was munching on them as fast as they came up.  I put a wall o' water around each one and now have quite a few healthy looking plants.  Aaahhh.... pickles and relish!  I certainly will be busy this fall with all the canning that I hope to do.

I hope you are all enjoying the "fruits of your labors" this summer.  Oh dear, time to move the hose!

Yours kindredly,

Shan

Top Photo: The "Garden Hat" is the newest addition to my porch decorations and proudly portrays my love of flower and vegetable/fruit gardening!

03:07 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Borders: $5 off $5

Money Saving Mom:

Through August 8, 2008, you can order anything for $5 or less from Borders.com and get it for FREE!

Go here and you can search through the products they offer which are $10 or less. Find something for less than $5, add it to your cart, and proceed to the checkout. (You can checkout as a guest to speed things up if you don't have an account with Borders.)

When it asks for the promotional code, enter: BR41925. Choose to have it shipped to your local store and your total will be $0!

Have fun shopping! And, if you could, help us out in the comments section by sharing what items you find for less than $5.

I just ordered a bunch of books that Sonlight recommends for cheap!!!  Be patient though, it took me a while to put my orders in!

****Borders.com has a new Coupon - 30% off one item - use Coupon Code FF0608 at check-out (expires 7/27).  Let us know if you can use it on top of the $5 off.

03:05 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Bible Passage - 1 Corinthians 1

1Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

 2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

 3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

 5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

 6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

 7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

 8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

 10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

 11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

 12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

 13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

 14I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

 15Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

 16And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

 17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

 18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

 19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

 20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

 21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

 22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

 23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

 24But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

 25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

 26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

 27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

 28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

 29That no flesh should glory in his presence.

 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

 31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

02:39 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Mex Mex Movie Night-

We love Fridays around here!!  Actually, Thursday is our Friday.  My hubby works 4 ten hour days, so Thursday is his Friday.  Anyway, now its really Friday- just another excuse to get cozy with the family and have a carpet picnic, which has always been one of our favorite family events.  Actually, I think we have been doing this for about 16 years- ever since our daughter was a baby.  Only then, it was just Mike and I- and it was our "date" after putting the little (screaming) princess to bed!

We get blankets, a good clean movie, and some good food- usually something special, and have it all out in the living room like a big picnic.  Tonight,  we will either watch "Eight Below" or another "clean" moving I found on ChristianBook.com that lots of people raved about.  I actually order it from netflix though, I hate to buy a movie, not really knowing if it is a keeper or not. 

Anyway- my sissy is down.  Its bad enough when a single mom is just making ends meet- then- some nit wit mis uses her debit card number and sifts money out of her account- just when the mortgage is due!  Seems so amazing to me- that a company or a bank can get immediate funds from us- but when they have to return it- IT TAKES FOREVER!!!  Things are so BACKWARDS!

Hopefully- a nice carpet picnic and some mexican food will cheer her up!  I know God is watching out for her, and I know this will all come right in the end.  In the mean time- we are just trying to cast this big fat care on Him- because we know HE cares about it- and will take care of it!

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL!!

Kim

02:13 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {1} - post comment

The c farm updates

Well we are very busy here.. It has rained off and on the whole week. So there is much to catch up on. I just came in from mowing and to have lunch.. I started mowing @9:30 and finished @ 1:30 for the day. I still have another day of mowing.. I went through a tank of gas.
Ray is working he is starting his four days on. There is the garden that needs picking..green beans and yellow. Zucchini and the rest of the peas. That is what I know about. The flower and herb beds need weeding and the pool needs to be cleaned and I have one more load of clothes to bring in from line and hang another..Make Ray's meals for tomorrow for work and I hope to make a apron.. I cut four aprons out last night.. So my day is full.. I better go and get the clothes in ..

Thanks for stopping by..

Sister Brenda

01:52 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

***Our Small Garden***

What your seeing is a Lasagne Garden made with Newspapers over grass, then petemoss, directly topped with manuere and soil, THEN repeated again with petemoss, manure and soil until I got the desired height.

Sweet 100's are producing 100's of little tomatoes now while our peppers are coming along nicely.  Cuces are growing up the vine like mad ...but the ONE issue we're having.  See the bald spot in the center of the garden?...that's SUPPOSED to be all my different kinds of lettuce.  WELL, Edward, the cute but pesky woodchuck (groundhog) has eaten them to stubs.  I have NO LETTUCE.

SO, I'm trying to figure out how to deal with this critter.  He's SMART.  We put a plastic bag over them one night and Edward (the woodchuck) pulled it off.  I can't believe I've named him, I'm not close to him now that he's wripped my dream of making a FULL SALAD directly from my garden.  Now I have to depend on the local farmers market, which isn't so bad because we're supporting them, but I wanted the good feeling of having grown my own lettuce.

So I'm trying to figure out what to do for next years gardening season. Nip this situation in the bud.

12:06 - Friday, July 25, 2008 - comments {4} - post comment