Saw this on someone else's blog and thought I'd try just for fun...
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I'm back...I haven't really been meal planning as my mom was up for a 2 week visit and bought lots of groceries while she was here, so we've slowly been cleaning out the fridge. I had to break down and go get some groceries on Saturday so I thought I would figure out what we'll be eating for the week.
I meal planned last week for a camping trip we took and though my husband thought I was crazy cooking before we left to take it with us rather than relying solely on the open fire pit, he was very impressed with our meals in the end. I'll post more about that later.
As always I'm sure the weeks meals won't go as planned particularly because we have a big festival in our town this weekend and work will probably call my husband away during supper time but hey a girl can dream can't she?!
I heard this song tonight and it really struck a chord within me. I'm soo soo guilty of being a worrier, and yet I know in my heart that God will never let me down.
Walking in this new path that God has set before us on the other side of the country has really forced me to think about the constance of the Lord and His support. Totally dependant on His guidance is how He longs for us to be and sometimes I need to be shaken in my circumstances to really see that He is taking care of me. I find time flying by which is especially scary when I'm unsure of what the future will bring but in the grand scheme when this life is all over I'll be standing with Him, how great is that?! I'm so thankful that He's controlling my life even when I'm stressing He'll bring me through, the lyrics of this song are so true.."when the world is falling out from under me, I'll be found in You still standing..."
I love it when God uses simple things to open my eyes.
Walking, stumbling On these shadow feet Toward home, a land that I’ve never seen I am changing Less and less asleep Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along Now fast approaching is the day
CHORUS When the world has fallen out from under me I’ll be found in you, still standing When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees When time and space are through I’ll be found in you
There’s distraction Buzzing in my head Saying in the shadows it’s easier to stay But I’ve heard rumours of true reality Whispers of a well-lit way
CHORUS
Bridge You make all things new
CHORUS
CHORUS 2 When the world has fallen out from under me I’ll be found in you, still standing Every fear and accusation under my feet When time and space are through I’ll be found in you When time and space are through I’ll be found in you When time and space are through I’ll be found in you
Have you ever bought something at the grocery store only to bring it home to find it doesn't taste nearly as good as you had hoped? That's what happened to me when I bought this breakfast cereal. I'm not saying it isn't a great cereal because I have heard rave reviews, just not for my tastebuds. I love bran and I crave fibre so I thought 56%?! I am so in! Maybe because I'm used to the texture and flavour of Raisin Bran Flakes I just didn't enjoy my bowl of Fibre 1 flakes and sadly the honey clusters couldn't even persuade me to eat another bowl. Not one to waste food (a pet peeve of mine) I decided last night was the night to find a use for the underused box of cereal in the pantry. Enter www.allrecipes.com a favourite site of mine mainly because of the reviews, I like having guinea pigs for my recipes and seeing their feedback. I found a recipe for muffins that included bran flakes and modified it slightly. So if you have bran flakes in your cupboard that you would rather not eat drenched in milk here is a recipe to try.
Molasses Bran Flake Muffins
1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cups skim milk 1/2 cup molasses 1 egg, beaten 2 Tbsp oil 2 cups of "your favourite" bran flakes 1/4 cup chocolate chips
1. Mix together flour and soda. 2. In a separate bowl mix together milk, molasses, egg, and oil. Stir in bran flakes then mix in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. 3. Bake @ 375 for 15-20 mins until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
The original recipe included salt which I omitted. Also I did 1/2 and 1/2 with the flour but you could probably do all whole wheat, the original recipe called for all purpose flour so I like to do 1/2 and 1/2 the first time I try it. Also the chocolate chips were my little addition just for fun, the recipe called for 1/2 cup raisins but as much as I love to eat raisins alone I am not a fan of them interrupting my enjoyment of a muffin or a cookie.
Although we bought our house complete with window coverings I feel as though it needs a little personalizing so I have purchased some fabric and as soon as I buy fabric for the lining I will be making some blinds, most likely of the roman variety. Here's the fab fabric... from left to right we have living room, bedroom and kitchen.
Also on the subject of personalizing my in-laws were here for a visit last week and my mother-in -law is very experienced with painting so we tackled the living room, kitchen, dining room and hall. Don't get me wrong I loved the colours that were in the house, the previous owner certainly had designer taste but the dark colours made for dark rooms especially in the kitchen even on the sunshine-iest of days, so we lightened it up. Here are some before and afters, please ignore the fact that she had grogeous matching furniture and ours is all hand-me downs, let's think of it as shabby-chic:)
dining room before dining room after beforeafter beforeafter
Speaking of changes I was getting bored with my shoulder length curly hair and decided it was time for a chop. I never felt like my hair looked like it had a particular hairstyle, it was just wet and curly or if I had the time and patience straight. So off I went, pictures in hand to the hairdresser. She hacked away bit by bit for an hour until we had the finished product. It feels great to change things up.
The weather is getting warmer, the grass is getting greener and I want to spend more and more time outside. Luckily my husband bought me some really nice gardening gloves and snippers so I spent the morning cleaning up the plants in the garden and raking the dead grass. I have given up hope of our backyard actually looking like a yard until our puppy grows but this picture will show you why I needed to putter out there to make myself feel bettter.
The stones were covering holes that had been dug...
Now I am back inside devising a menu for this week.As the weather gets warmer I have less and less to desire to cook supper much less try to come up with a supper idea, so getting the week all planned ahead is working great. I love not having to dig into my creative meal idea bank at the end of a long day, it's already done.
Anyone who knows me knows I am NOT a huge fan of meat, anyone who knows Nat knows that he IS a HUGE fan of meat. So to satisfy us both we vary between meat and meatless meals. In my search for interesting and tasty meat alternatives I went to the library and picked up a copy of Moosewood Restaurant Low Fat Favorites cookbook. It has a large selection of vegetarian meals for the adventurous so I decided to make Middle Eastern Canellini Patties, a lower fat alternative to falafel. Beans, rice, veggies and spices smushed into a patty, topped with veggies and some Ranch dressing in pitas...mmm mmm good. Nat the meat lover even approved these so they are now on my keeper list.
