Gleanings of Wheat

So, my 4 year old wanted to make cookies today...really good when you're trying to exercise/ lose weight...we made the cookies based on the following recipe . They're in the oven right now. Someone come eat them before I get hold of them. 1/4 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg 1 1/3 cup Bisquick 1/3 cup milk** 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1/2 to 1 tbsp finely ground coffee* Mix butter, sugar, and egg. Stir in Bisquick, cocoa powder, and milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes, until lightly browned. *I only made five or six with the coffee grinds b/c I wasn't sure if it would change the texture - it didn't. I'm taking these puppies with me to class!! **The batter seemed a little thick so I added the milk. It wasn't originally in the recipe. Oh, and the cookies are huge . I'm really going to feel like a fattie if I eat all of these. Mix butter, sugar, and...

So, my truck is broken. Which means if I want to get stuff done during the day while the kids are in school I'm gonna have to bike it until I can sell the truck (and the car that I still owe money on) ....which means I need to get back in the habit of biking. Today I biked over to the local gas station that lets you use their air compressor for free and inflated my tires - biking is way easier with air in the tires. You can read a bit more about my mileage and goals here . Oh, and if you don't mind praying that someone buys my broken cars that'd be great. My mom has a friend who is selling a station wagon for $650, I'm going to see if he'd be willing to take it to my mechanic so they can tell me if it is worth that. Then if it is I'm going to be attempting to get money together for it. If for some reason you want to help me get money together for a car I've thrown a paypal link below. Thanks guys!

Ok, this isn't a recipe, and the link I'm about to give you doesn't have a recipe on it, but frankly the idea is awesome. Stellan's mom made personal sized apple pies in custard cups...clever lady. Have I mentioned that she's an amazing photographer to boot? If you don't follow her blog you're missing out.

I got this puppy out of a Betty Crocker $1 cookbook from Target called "20-minute Meals;" apparently Rachel Ray needed to be beaten? Anyway, it was super easy and very yummy. The recipe is followed up by a couple quick notes. 1/4 c finely chopped red bell pepper 2 tsp finely chopped, seeded jalapeno chiles 1 tsp finely chopped or grated gingerroot OR 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 c peach preserves 1 tbsp lime juice 1 small mango, cut lenthwise in half, pitted & chopped 4 boneless beef NY strip steaks 1-2 tsp Caribbean jerk seasoning* In medium bowl, mix bell pepper, chiles & gingerroot. Stir in preserves, lime juice & mango. Set oven control to broil. Sprinkle both sides of beef with jerk seasoning. Place on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops 4-6 inches from heat 6-10 minutes, turning once, until desired doneness. Top with salsa & serve. NOTES *I didn't have this on hand so I just used my Kansas City Steak Seasoning. Still turned out fine. Also, I don't ...

I gave the blog a bit of a face lift. I like it. I'm about to change the background image to match the header better.

I know that's a really long title, but it was the only way to accurately convey this post from Joy. Dear My Bank, We’ve known each other for a long time. You know how I deposit my humble paychecks every so often, how I rarely use the ATM, and how I hate to use my debit card at the gas station. I know that you like to decorate with bullet-proof glass… guns, I get it… have pens that don’t always work, and always want me to sign up for your credit card. As much as I hate to admit it, we sort of have a thing going. Let’s be honest Bank. We’re not friends. We don’t even really like each other very much. I know that you have rules. You know… if you’re being honest with yourself, that I do my very best to follow your rules. And I do… Bank…..! Unless, I suppose, I just forget to add one payment to my balance books, leading me to believe I have several hundred dollars in you, Bank… instead of less than zero. Here’s my beef with you… Bank! Jerky bank. When you penalize me se...

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:07 2. How do you like your steak? Medium 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Star Trek, I took my mom out to see it for Mother's day. 4. What is your favorite TV show? The food network. What? That's not a TV show, but an entire station? Shush. Ok, probably House. 5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Nashville, Italy, somewhere with mountains...really anywhere God would have me & my kids are. 6. What did you have for breakfast? Total with cranberries. 7. What is your favorite cuisine? Chinese or Mexican. 8. What foods do you dislike? Most veggies. 9. Favorite Place to eat? 158 North , Pagoda House, or Mrs Hawley's house 10. Favorite dressing? Italian 11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Ford Explorer 12. What are your favorite clothes? T-shirts, comfy pants and flip flops. But flip flops only if I am going somewhere where they have that silly "No shirt, no shoes, no service" rule...

Twitter is down so I can't share cool quotes that way, but I just found this and thought it was a great quote from @DiscerningReadr: Faithfulness to God and faithfulness to Christ are synonymous with faithfulness to their words ~ Iain Murray, quoted in http://tr.im/v1gU

I decided to recreate a print that my bookstore used to carry before it closed. You can find out more about it here as well as download a big version to use as your desktop!