I've been meaning to share this peanut brittle recipe forever, because it's one of the easiest candies you can make, and everyone seems to love it. I've also been meaning to post a Valentine's Day recipe ... and don't you just love when you can do two things at once? This recipe takes little time and few ingredients. What's not to love about that? [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:10] If you've never bought raw Spanish peanuts before, here's what they look like. It's important that they be raw, ... continue reading...
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Twice-Baked Potato Casserole … Because, Why Not?
Oh, I think you should make this. I really do. What's not to love about potatoes and cheese and butter and cream and bacon? After church yesterday, we gathered with a few friends to watch the playoff game. Seahawks vs. 49ers. And, you know, we were pretty confident that we would come out on top. But still, it's a good idea to have a lot of comfort food around just in case. Jay made some pretty spectacular prime rib, Kathy made her famous chocolate chip cookies, and I made my favorite ... continue reading...
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Back in October, when we were down in Costa Mesa for Pastor Chuck Smith's memorial, we ran into a friend who had moved from Washington back to southern California. I almost didn't recognize Ken, because he had lost 70 lbs since we'd seen him last, which really hadn't been that long. Ken shared his secret: the 4-Hour Body Diet. He gave me all the particulars and said to save my money on the book. I happened to glance through it at the library and decided he's right. This diet is also known as ... continue reading...
How to Make an Action Figure Sleeping Bag
So ... my grandson loves Iron Man. I would prefer him to still be content with Mickey and Minnie, but he's moved on, and in a big way. Almost every day, he asks, "Can we go to Target and look at Iron Man?" This, while clutching his big and little Tony figures, and wearing the Iron Man sweatshirt his Aunt Tera gave him for his birthday ... where he ate a Marvel comics birthday cake under Marvel comic banners and posters. Surrounded by super hero gifts of all shapes and sizes. The boy has it ... continue reading...
Spiced Pumpkin Bars
I had written all but the recipe by Sunday night, but then Monday and Tuesday we were down at the Pacific Northwest Pastors Conference all day, and this morning, I taught a writing class at the Bible College at Calvary Fellowship. I couldn't get back to it until now. So just tell yourself it's still Sunday when you read "this morning" and "today." :D What a perfectly wonderful Sunday we had! It was flawless in every way. First of all, I came flying over the last hill on my way to church this ... continue reading...
Fellowship and Roux
A bunch of years ago, I started thinking how nice it would be if the women at church got together on a regular basis to talk about all things "nest-y" : how to set an atmosphere in your home, how to can peaches, how to sew a button, how to organize your cupboards ... that sort of thing. What really got me started on this path was when I realized how many younger women in our church had never had any training at all in this department. Some of them had mothers who worked, some had mothers who ... continue reading...