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Now that I'm without cable it makes watching the Food Network impossible. I miss it. Today I found the next best thing! YouTube Delicious is a collection of recipes on YouTube. So excited.

What does he think his punishment should be? No video games for a WHOLE weekend. Wow.

My kids' great grandfather passed away late Sunday night; despite his many health problems he was actually quite young. I'm about to try and explain this to my son, but I feel completely inadequate for the job. I can offer him no assurance that his Grandpa Don in heaven as I honestly do not know that is where he is. He may have repented before his death and been embraced by the Savior, but I have no way of knowing. It makes me sad, and at the same time I feel honored that Christ chose to save me. I suppose the only thing I can do is to turn my son's eyes toward the Savior, to encourage him to seek after the only One that can save, and to praise God that no matter where Grandpa Don ended up the Lord is glorified.

Sharon posted this and I've officially added it to my list of things to try in the next couple of weeks. For the Wonton Cups: Cooking spray 18 wonton wrappers, thawed if frozen (we used potsticker wrappers) 2 teaspoons canola oil 1/4 teaspoon salt For the dressing: 1 teaspoon lime zest 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes 2 tablespoons olive oil For the salad: 1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over (we used flaked crab but I suggest trying with lump) 1 stalk celery, finely diced 1/2 cup finely diced mango 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves Sweet Chili Sauce (optional) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 2 mini-muffin tins with cooking spray. Brush the wonton wrappers with oil, and place each wrapper into a section of a mini-muffin tin. Gently press each wrapper into the tin and arrange so that it forms a cup shape. The wrapper will overlap itself and...

I found this earlier today, and quite frankly it looks delish. 4 scallops; dab dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, then seared both sides till browned handful of baby spinach drizzle of olive oil 2tsps orange juice 2-3tbsp sliced almonds, adjust accordingly to amount of spinach used Use a food processor/blender to coarsely "chop n mix" the spinach, olive oil, orange juice, and almonds. With the seared scallops, make an incision cut from the edge to the center but do not cut through. Stuff the pesto into the scallops. Serve.

Carla posted an interesting recipe...not something I'd make for myself since I don't like key lime, but you can bet I'll be making these for my mom the next time I need to bribe her. Glazed Key Lime Shortbreads Cookie dough: 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. powdered sugar 1/2 c. cornstarch 1 c. butter - softened 1 T. lime juice* 2 t. grated lime peel* Combine flour, sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl and set aside. In a seperate bowl, beat the butter until creamy, then add flour mixture and remaining ingredients - beat until a dough forms. Separate the dough into two equal portions and form 10" logs with each portion. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and refridgerate 2 hours.** Slice the chilled dough into 1/4" inch slices and place 1" apart on a non-greased cookie sheet.*** Bake for 10 minutes at 350. Let cool completely and then glaze. GLAZE: Combine 1 1/4 c. powdered sugar, 1 t. lime peel and 2 or 3 T. of lime juice. Whisk until blended and pour into a ziplock sandwi...

I planted one strawberry plant and one raspberry plant this year in addition to my hordes of pepper and tomato plants - well Julianne and I just ate the first two ripe strawberries! They were tiny, I really should have taken a photo before consuming them, probably between the size of a nickle and a quarter but very yummy! I'm still waiting for the tomato and pepper plants to start kicking butt. Hopefully soon.

Want a simple marinade with lots of flavor? Try extracting the juice from 3 or 4 limes and let your chicken breasts sit in that for a couple of hours. I then grilled the chicken with some tomatoes and served it along with the Rice & Cheese stuffed peppers and a nice spread of fresh fruit.

If you don't read Girl Talk and are of the female persuasion, you should probably start. Encouraging posts, fun stuff on Fridays, and the occasional recipe make it a great place to swing by. The girls rounded up some ideas for summer fun and some recipes, all which are available in one PDF file found here ! Enjoy!

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I have got a few different things popping around my head that aren't incredibly connected so I will break this up into three brief sections so it makes a bit of sense - hopefully. The Lord Consecrates Us In the eighth chapter of Leviticus God commands that Aaron and his sons be consecrated for service in the Tabernacle. They are given the special garments to wear, anointed with oil, and then sacrifices are made for their sin (8:1-30). And finally they are commanded to stay in the tabernacle for seven days: And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you . (vs 33) They had just done everything the Lord had commanded, at least in terms of their consecration up to that point, and then that last little phrase is inserted. Even in their faithfulness and obedience we see, therefore, that it is not their work that makes them right and set apart for God's wo...

And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isa 49:6) When I went to an AoG church I'd hear the latter part of this verse mentioned every now and again, but I don't recall ever hearing the "to restore the preserved of Israel" bit. It just got skipped, or maybe I wasn't paying much attention. At any rate that part of the verse sure doesn't fit in with their theology. If Christ came to be a light to us Gentiles that means He also came to restore some Jews (the disciples, Paul, and so on)...He came to restore those who God had preserved. The text says nothing about these preserved people choosing, or opening their hearts and allowing God to move...the text says they were preserved. Preserved by who? By God. For what? Salvation. Did they do anything to preser...

Here is a quick and easy recipe if you don't want any meat involved. If you wanted to do a Mexican themed spin off you could use some sort of salsa with Mexican mix cheese on top, and if you really wanted to spice it up you could put some jalepanos in there somewhere. 4 large bell peppers 8 oz. tomato sauce 8 oz. shredded cheese box of rice Cook rice according to package directions. Cut off pepper tops, and remove the seeds. Fill peppers with rice. Top with tomato sauce and cheese. Place in a baking dish; cover with foil; and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

I found this and I'm going to make it at some point in the future. It just looks so yummy! 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, plus more for top of cake 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed 4 cups milk 2 boxes (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding 2 boxes (3.4 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding Chocolate, milk or dark to make chocolate shavings Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium-size bowl, mix flour, walnuts and butter. Pat into prepared dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool completely. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust. Prepare vanilla pudding using 2 cups of the milk. Spread over cream cheese layer. Prepare chocolate pudding with remaining 2 cups milk. Spread...

I just made a new design for the store :

I got this from my latest blog find, Thrify Mommy. Great place for ideas on how to save money, get dents out of cars , and yes...even take the sting out of jellyfish stings WITHOUT peeing on yourself (or anyone else). 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract 1. Heat oven to 375 F degrees. 2. Combine butter and sugar, then add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly. 3. Load into cookie press. Place dough 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet. 4. Bake 12 minutes or until edges are brown. 5. Decorate as desired.