Posted in In the Kitchen, Kitchen Tip Tuesdays on December 31, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I was tickled when I read on Tammy’s blog that this week’s kitchen tip didn’t have to be a tip at all, but rather, a request for one. I am declaring the month of January the month of the kitchen, which means I’m going to work on making my kitchen what I really want it [...]
Posted in Faith, Family Fun on December 31, 2007 | No Comments »
We had a rather low-key night tonight, which is what I really like. Our church is having a New Year’s Eve service, but since we have two little ones, we decided to forego it in lieu of an earlier bedtime. I cooked a big meal tonight of oven roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, English peas, and homemade [...]
Posted in Books on December 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Semicolon is hosting her usual Saturday Review of Books, only this week she gives special instructions to link a book list which details the books you read in 2007, your favorites from 2007, books you want to read in 2008, or some combination thereof. I had already planned to do this, but this challenge gave me [...]
Posted in Books, tagged Young Adult Fiction on December 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Title: Backwater
Author: Joan Bauer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142404349
Length: 185 pages
Synopsis: Ivy Breedlove is well on her way to becoming the black sheep of the family. Born into a family of lawyers, Ivy is passionate not about the law, but about history. Because her family believes that their profession is hereditary, Ivy has a real fight on her hands just [...]
Posted in Christmas on December 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Posted in Christmas, Mothering on December 22, 2007 | No Comments »
I was busy in the kitchen tonight baking and cleaning and listening to the radio. The song “Breath of Heaven” came on, and since I had no distractions, I was able to listen to the words for the first time. Once again, there into the dishwater, I shed a few tears. Why is it that God [...]
Posted in Books, tagged Young Adult Fiction on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Title: Forgotten Fire
Author: Adam Bagdasarian
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
ISBN: 0789426277
Synopsis: Vahan Kenderian, the son of a wealthy and influential Armenian, never expected his life to be anything less than it had been for his first twelve years: one of privilege and happy times, with his father a stabilizing force; his mother, a doting parent who indulged him; [...]
Posted in Christmas, In the Kitchen on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This makes such a beautiful dessert for Christmas get-togethers. You can find the recipe I used here. I have made this cheesecake twice with great success. Here are a few hints for making cheesecakes:
Allow plenty of time! Be sure to remove your cream cheese from the refrigerator well in advance of when you plan to make [...]
Posted in Christmas, In the Kitchen on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Oh my lands, I’m tired! I’m having some of my oldest and dearest friends over for lunch tomorrow, and I endeavored to do almost every bit of my cooking today. In addition to this, I also did my annual Christmas baking of cookies and candy to give as gifts. This is what I made today:
a red [...]
Posted in Christmas, Crafts on December 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I call these handmade Christmas ornaments marbelized for lack of a better descriptive term, although the term tie-dyed does also come to mind. Although using the traditional Christmas colors is certainly a possibility, you may tailor this craft project to fit your own personal taste or the taste of whomever you are making these ornaments for. For this demonstration [...]
