Monday - Hamburgers/chicken burgers, tater tots, peach smoothie, veggie Tuesday - Chili Verde Pork (didn't get to it last week) with Costa Vida salad toppings Wednesday - Chicken in Basil Cream, brown rice, edamame Thursday - Quesadillas to go! Friday - Fabulous Fettucine, rosemary bread, veggie Saturday- Chili Verde, cornbread Sunday - Baked Teriyaki Chicken, baked potato, salad, veggie
Other recipes (from the Travel Channel, $40 a day with Rachel Ray) I would like to try soon. I saw a few episodes of this show, while I was working out at the gym. I left so hungry and determined to cook! Black Berry French Toast Fried Green Tomatoes Flying Biscuit
I am so excited to share this food storage book with you. I was fortunate to work with Tammy (the author) in my last stake with my provident living calling. She is currently the Stake Provident Living Specialist. You all know how much I love food storage, so I felt like a sponge when I was serving with Tammy. She is full of great, practical information. I have felt of her testimony of food storage and finally understand how to plan my food storage the easier way.
I was able to see a portion of this book while she was working on it. It was an honor for her to ask me for feedback. I know she has put a lot of work into this book. If you are interested in ordering I can pick up your book, when I pick up mine. Go to her new blog to order a copy.
Tammy just started a food storage blog called All Things Provident. Take a look because she has added many of her great recipes and tips, including how to make homemade yogurt (with dry milk from the cannery) for pennies and without any special equipment.
Making yogurt with powdered milk from the cannery! This is next on my list of things to do.
Well I turned my over done triple batch of rolls into croutons. It was easy! I cubed the bread then coated them in butter with garlic salt and browned them in the oven. Here is the crouton link! They are delicious - I think I will be making my own from now on. You can use your stale bread or rolls so nothing goes to waste.
The kids love them!
Then I saw this caramel corn recipe on Our Best Bites and felt compelled to make this! It was so yummy that I made two batches.
I love the added cinnamon, pecans and almond bark.
This morning I was up early and excited to bake a triple batch of rolls before I had to leave for the girls bus stop. I was so happy with my planning and preparedness (soup and rolls for dinner) because it's rare. Everything was fine until I decided to play Olivia volleyball on our new XBOX 360 Kinect! I was having so much fun that I didn't hear the timer ring. Vivian came to the timer rescue but didn't let me know that she turned the timer off! Oops - the rolls over baked by at least 10 minutes.
Now I am going to convert the over done rolls into my first batch of croutons! That will be tomorrow morning's project.
You all know how much I love volleyball. Olivia beat me easily the first game, but then I got the hang of what I was doing. I can't wait to take on Paul - because we both love a great game!
If you decide to order some chicken at this Zaycon event for $1.59/lb (pick up Saturday, March 5), use this link to go to their website (of the referral name - Tiffani). They have a referral program so I get credit for telling you about this. No pressure, just passing on a great deal. I have ordered their 95% hamburger and love it! I'm stocking up my freezer with this deal. Tiffani About Zaycon Foods
Our Value Proposition
There is a reason people are talking about Zaycon Foods.
For FAMILIES, we represent the GREATEST VALUE in the food industry. Here is why
1) COMBINED
BUYING
POWER
2) DIRECT
FARM-TO-
CONSUMER
3) SOLD BY
THE CASE
4) SELECT
PRODUCTS
5) SALES EVENT
MODEL
We combine the buying power of many families together, enabling us to negotiate huge savings on food purchases for your family
We bring products direct from the farm / processor (or as nearly as direct as possible). The products are as fresh as if you had your own farm, but without all the chores
We sell food products only by the case. No extra costs for handling. And no more empty shelves in your pantry
We sell only what we eat ourselves—high quality, healthy food. Our focus is on a select number of commonly consumed food items such as fresh meats like chicken, beef, turkey, pork and fish
Our unique sales event approach turns traditional food purchasing on its ear. Convenient, quick, organized—about 2 minutes and you never even need to get out of your car
ZAYCON FOODS: CHICKEN SAVINGS EVENT -
CURRENT EVENT / TAKING ORDERS: WA – Tacoma/Seattle Area & Central Washington (Tacoma, Puyallup, Maple Valley, Olympia, Kelso/Longview, Rochester, Yakima, Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Arlington, Everett, Lynnwood, Monroe)
SOLD OUT / RECENT EVENT: OR – Portland Area, AZ – Phoenix Area, TX – Dallas Area, WA – Spokane & Tri-Cities, ID – Coeur d'Alene
EXPECTED WITHIN NEXT SEVERAL DAYS: ID – Boise, Idaho Falls and other Southern Idaho locations
FRESH Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Note: Picture shows breasts after trimming and cutting
We are bringing our trademark event to select locations in late January and early February. LIMITED QUANTITIES of high-quality, boneless skinless chicken breasts are NOW AVAILABLE UNTIL SOLD OUT.
• 100% natural chicken with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients
• Comes fresh directly from the farm and has never been frozen
• Sold by the case — 40 lbs in each case
NOTE: Each 40-lb case contains several small bags sealed in a larger bag inside the cardboard case.
FRESH CHICKEN FAQ'S
Q – Is the chicken FRESH or FROZEN?
A – Our chicken comes fresh directly from the farm to our sales event and has never been frozen
Q – Are the chicken breasts boneless and skinless?
A – We offer boneless, skinless chicken breasts of exceptional quality
Q – Where does the chicken originate?
A – We purchase our chicken from the highest quality farms and processors in the country
Q – Can you describe the quality of the chicken?
A – Our chicken is 100% natural chicken with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients
Q – What size packages can I buy?
A – We only sell our chicken breasts by the case. Each case weighs 40 lbs and includes four separate bags of chicken breasts, which are sealed in a larger bag in the cardboard case
Q – How many cases can I purchase?
A – There is no limit on the amount of cases you may purchase. We have had individual families purchase as many as 10 cases and groups of families purchase much more
Q – How can I store the chicken?
A – Most customers use some of the chicken fresh and freeze the rest. We strongly advise prepping and portioning the chicken into the sizes your family uses before freezing
I don't even know how to describe my thoughts at this time. I am going to be very vague because I don't want to get into the details of the aggravating circumstance. I will only say that I have learned over the past year the importance of listening to the Spirit. The Spirit will always speak the truth and can also warn of dangers ahead. I have experienced this first hand in a very real way.
I have also had my eyes opened to the works of darkness and evil. From this on-going experience, Paul and I have learned to stand in truth with more courage and faith. I like this quote from Mark Twain, he says, "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." I am proud to be married to a man who stands for truth and righteousness, even when his own name may be smeared by others. As Paul is fond of quoting: "Never walk by anything that is wrong." When he sees something wrong, he says something.
Dr. Keith Ablow explains two lessons of truth. First he says, "Truth is priceless, and anything that encapsulates it becomes priceless as well." Second, "only complete truth stands the test of time. Anything less will eventually turn from priceless to worthless and people discover that they were deceived."
Today I was sitting in Sunday School class with heavy thoughts on my mind as we discussed the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes. These excerpts from Matthew chapter 5 hit home for me today:
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake"....Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely....whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"...love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you."
How is this done? I know that it is through the atonement of Christ that this can happen. But when it is really there in your face it seems so difficult. How do you love your enemies? I mean real enemies that would delight in seeing you ruined in any way possible.
The teacher then shared this quote from Joseph Smith that gives me the strength to carry on. "I am like a huge, rough stone rolling down from a high mountain; and the only polishing I get is when some corner gets rubbed off by coming in contact with something else, striking with accelerated force against religious bigotry, priestcraft, lawyer-craft, doctor-craft, lying editors, suborned judges and jurors, and the authority of perjured executives, backed by mobs, blasphemers, licentious and corrupt men and women -- all hell knocking off a corner here and a corner there. Thus I will become a smooth and polished shaft in the quiver of the Almighty, who will give me dominion over all and every one of them, when their refuge of lies shall fail, and their hiding place shall be destroyed, while these smooth-polished stones with which I come in contact become marred" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 304).
I know that my trials are small in comparison to what Joseph was up against. From his experience and testimony, I know that this is our opportunity to grow and to be polished. I know that through Him all things are possible. I will never waiver in my testimony of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I will continue to be a voice of truth and righteousness, an example of faith and courage, and a mother of God as I strive to live my life as He would have me do.
I already set the table for dinner with our cute valentine plates, napkins, fun balloons, gifts, and piece of chocolate. Now I am in the process of making Cupid's Cups. I think we will have a finger foods for dinner including: pizza squares, buffalo wings, veggie tray, egg rolls, and seven layer dip with chips. For dessert and our FHE activity we will bake, frost, and decorate sugar cookies (my favorite recipe here).
Porter loved lighting his 12 candles! This is a special birthday because he received the Aaronic Priesthood and joined the Deacons Quorum. Next week he will be passing the sacrament with the other young men. I can't believe he is 12. Oh, the years pass to quickly.
Porter celebrates his birthday while being surrounded by cousins (Braden, Lacy and Abby)
and siblings (Olivia and Vivian - where is Corbin?).
Saturday we played at Wahooz (formerly named Boondocks). Porter had an unlimited pass because it was his birthday. The rest of us enjoyed riding the go carts and playing games with tokens. Porter was really hoping to reach the 60" height requirement, but was just a hair to short (even after wearing six pairs of socks).
Olivia braves a ride with Paul. Vivian rides with me.
Corbin is the driver with Porter. After this little fun, I told Corbin that his opportunity for drivers education will be postponed. He was a terrible driver. I had to drive defensively on the track just to maneuver through all the crazy drivers!
Porter, we love you! We hope you had a great birthday.
Last night at 3:00 am Paul and I heard a loud knocking sound that instantly woke us up. We both sat up in bed and listened to try and figure out where the sound came from. After searching the house (Paul with a bat in hand), we found nothing! So we tried to go back to sleep. But then we heard another noise. I was too tired to get up this time so Paul searched around by himself. Then we realized that the noise was coming from the bread maker. Oops! I had forgotten that I had put some bread on the delayed cooking mode so that it would be ready for breakfast. That darn, delicious bread stole an hour of sleep from us!
This is the third day in a row of baking bread in the bread maker. The kids love it. I make it with 50% whole wheat flour.
We enjoyed all of the new recipes that I made last week. It was fun to have a fresh menu. This week I've added a few more new ones, along with some old favorites.
Do you have a knock out salad recipe for company? Please share!
Monday - Hawaiian Haystacks with brown rice Tuesday -Cowboy Soup, bread, salad Wednesday - Creole Pasta, green peas, salad, bread Thursday - Crunch Wrap Supreme (requested by Olivia) Friday - Leftovers or something from the freezer? Saturday - Porter's Birthday Request: pizza, fruit smoothie, bread sticks, celery with peanut butter Sunday - Porter's Big Day - He receives the Aaronic Priesthood. So we will have grandparents visiting from out of town for this special day.
Dinner: Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Potato Salad, Chili Con Queso Dip with Chips, some fun salad (anyone have a killer salad recipe?)
Desserts: Angel Food Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream, Chocolate Truffles, Peanut Butter Cookies with Heart shaped chocolates on top (few posts ago)
Valentines Day Preview: Crepes For Breakfast with peaches, fruit smoothie, sausage
Dinner: Something pasta/steak? Cupids Cups, Chocolate Fondue
Paul and I had a long layover in SLC after our recent trip. Daniel, Paul's brother (living in the SLC area), came and picked us up from the airport and took us to temple square for a brief visit. I instantly felt at home once I stepped onto Temple Square -- the spirit is so strong. First, I asked if we could see the Christus statue. I love walking up the ramp to the glorious statue of Christ. He brings me peace in a world of wars and rumors or war, He brings me love, and He shows me the way home to our Heavenly Father.
Christus Statue in South Visitor's Center on Temple Square
A model of the Salt Lake Temple in the North Visitor's Center (new on display). The sister missionaries brought us to this display. I felt the spirit so strongly as they testified of the temple and it's blessings. I could barely keep my composure as I felt of my love and gratitude for the temples that dot the earth. The week of this trip was the first week that I was unable to attend in over a year (besides the times the temple closes for cleaning). The temple is my home away from my heavenly home.
I love this model of the Salt Lake Temple. I took photos as best I could through the glass covering.
It is just so fascinating to see how the temple is designed and to see the rooms in such detail. The room in the upper right photos is the Council Room, where the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve meet weekly.
Near the model was a touch screen with this short video clip showing the Celestial Room. This is the temple that Paul and I got married in almost 17 years ago. I remembering sitting with Paul in the Celestial Room prior to our sealing. What a beautiful, glorious room!
Paul and Daniel
Thank you Daniel for taking the time to make our trip complete!
I am grateful for the mutual program that the church has for the youth ages 12-18. As of next week, I will have two boys in this age group (I can't believe it). I hope and pray that the youth of the church live according to the principles they are taught at home and church because we need their righteous examples, their strength, their service and their light more than ever in the world today.
This link here introduces the 2011 Youth Theme of "We Believe". At this link they have several videos, in addition to 40+ songs in the Youth Music Library that you can download for free!
Smokey now thinks that he needs to drink his water from the fishbowl! The poor fish, Fireball, is going to have a heart attack. I had to capture his photo and video for the kids because I knew they would have a good laugh. But I do not like him on the kitchen counter, that is not allowed here.
"[W]omen are like lionesses at the gate of the home. Whatever happens in that home and family happens because she cares about it and it matters to her. She guards that gate, and things matter to that family if they matter to her." (Julie Beck, 2010 BYU Women's Conference Talk)
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