Cricut Expressions

My sweet man bought me a Cricut Expressions

for our 20th Anniversary. That he even knew what this was, and that I wanted one shows what an awesome man he is. I adore him, truly.

I am thankful for him everyday. So I have been making some "stuff"

with it... Vinyl for my front door

Peeps bags inspired by this post

Strawberry Marshmallows dipped in Chocolates

and so much more.

I can't wait to try rolling fondant on the mat and decorating cakes with the cutouts.

Menu Plan Monday...

Monday:

Homemade whole wheat turkey filled ravioli

Bechamel Sauce (low fat)

Rustic Sourdough

Salad with fresh Basil and Roma Tomato

Iced Tea

Tuesday:

Mexican Rice

Black Bean and Corn Salsa Salad

Fresh Refried Beans

Chopped Iceburg Lettuce

Lemon Iced Water

Wednesday:

Grilled Turkey Burgers

Pico de Gallo

Baked Potato Wedges

Baby Carrots

Chocolate Milk

Thursday:

Barbeque Chicken Pizza

Pizza Margherita

Italian Cheese Pizza

Cranberry Spritzer

Friday-

Leave for San Diego Trip Pack...

Submarine Sandwiches

Home Baked Oat/Granolla Bars

Teas in our Stainless Steel Bottles

Weekly Menu...

Snickerdoodles. Period. Thanks to the BlogWorld.

I think it is funny, when we get down to the bare essentials in the cabinets and my sweet hubby asks every-so-often, "Do we have enough food for the next ten days?" LOL... So I will post here my menu plan for the week, just to assure him.

Monday

Whole Wheat Pancakes

Quiche with sliced apples and baby carrots

Spaghetti and Italian Herb Bread

Snack: Snickerdoodles

Tuesday

Oat Muffins

Bean Burritos with Salad

Creamy Chicken and Rice with mixed Vegetables

Snack: Popped Corn

Wednesday

French Toast

Macaroni and Cheese with Tuna Sandwiches

Lenten Soup Suppers

Snack: Crackers and Cheese

Thursday

Whole Wheat Waffles

Peanut Butter Bread with Jelly and Baby Carrots

Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli with Italian Green Beans

Snack: Shakes or Homemade Ice Cream

Friday

Simple Muffins

Chicken Rice Soup with Fresh Wheat Bread

Pizza Night!

Snack: Popped Corn

Saturday

Scones

"Plan" Overs

Whole Wheat Pasta with Grilled Chicken Veggies

Snack: Peanut Butter Cookies

Sunday

Cereal

Fellowship (we eat with our congregation)

Individual Meat Loaves, Spiced Rice and Fresh Salad

Snack: Brownies

Monday

Whole Wheat Pancakes

Stromboli

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Snack: Cinnamon pull apart

So, dear, if you read this, be assured, we are fine! I love it when we have such a great abundance of foods and fulfilling mealtimes! God is so good and provides in such wonderful ways!

Kitchen Aid First Aid Day

First, our cat, Shadow. Can't you just see the sarcasm in his eyes. Oh, the life of a cat.

My sweet man searched the www and found my gear that is stripped (again) in my Kitchen Aid Professional 6 Mixer. He sent for it as a thoughtful gift four my 19th wedding anniversary! YIPPEE!

Then, when it arrived, he spent the evening replacing the gear. I love this man. And as you can see he wore an appropriate shirt for the task! Thank you my man!

This evening we will enjoy fresh ground wheat again. (BTW, this gear is stripped mostly due to mixing large amounts of sugar based items, like icings and cookies... as per the Kitchen Aid customer service.) And the part can be found here... it is pretty easy to replace yourself.

Every pastor's wife will agree...

We don't mind repurposing funeral flowers. Really. It's okay to give the overflow of flowers to us. Our parsonages (especially when we have spring fever) love the lift of color. Thank you for thinking of us!

Farina=Semolina

Okay, all bread bakers. Farina, Cream of Wheat or what ever you are calling it in your household is really a coarse version of Semolina. So, for some reason (which I am truly thankful of course) the ladies from church "bless" me with bags of "farina". My family doesn't really appreciate hot mushy cereal in the morning. They do love

Crusty Breads

So, when baking my fresh breads I substitute 1 cup "farina" or "semolina" (which btw, I usually spend a fortune on in specialty flour bins) in with the flours. I also use it for dusting the stones or pans when baking... especially good for pizza!

Tonight is Friday Night Pizza and Movie night. I am using this recipe for my pizza dough, doubled and two cups of "semolina" in the mix.

FREE JUNK... MY TREASURES

This was found on my morning walk, the shelves were broken out (we just placed plywood instead) and it was very dirty... I didn't take a picture before, but this is it cleaned and polished. I love "FREE" signs!

This was on my walk the next morning! VERY DIRTY but it called out, "Take me home!" Our God is so awesome, even answering our smallest requests. I will post a cleaned up picture of this chandelier tomorrow!

Lesson Learned?

Paying attention to health and taking daily 3 mile walks may bring you more than weight loss!