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nd have some coffee i keep trying to get down deep enough into the freezer to find those banana doughnuts i made early in the month but doggone if i can find them the freezer continues to burgeon with foodstuffs i had hoped to have made some dint in it but i haven t really there is a bag of ice in there but every time i take it out john says oh no you re not going to toss that gourmet ice are you he means it i put it back and shuffle stuff around a bit more and open up a space just about big enough for one jar of something and immediately we have one jar of something to go right into that spot so no dint no doughnuts but we do have an abundance of ice we ve had some weather here abouts nothing touched us indeed we d never have known it was more than a typical winter rain had it not been for the local weather men and the routine beeps of hazardous weather reports on the tv the few branches that blew down were dead ones that had been hanging on for no reason we understood way up in the tops of trees and even so there were few to deal with the latest news reports say that the two day storm total was at 18 tornados touching down and they were still investigating areas with damage to try and determine how many more they were suspecting we had 22 at least there were deaths about 100 miles south of us and a loss of homes the only recorded incident in our county may have been a tornado i haven t been able to find any reports of it but mama told me about it a 96 year old woman was sitting next to a plate glass window when the window imploded and part of her roof was ripped off she had no injuries her family found her standing in the kitchen she told a reporter i was a mite shook up for about a minute i should guess so and i ll just bet you she moved a lot quicker than she normally does too the local paper does mention this today and declared it a tornado this woman s home and another on the property as well as a barn were damaged continue at january 26 2017 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest meatless monday homemade yogurt did you know that yogurt has about 11 grams of protein per 1 cup serving yes yogurt has protein all milk products contain protein but yogurt has one of the highest grams per 8 ounce measure of the milk products that s why many nutritionists include it in breakfast menus i have been asked several questions about the yogurt i made at the beginning of this month when i was working on the challenge to feed 2 on 20 for one week this was the most successful part of that challenge and certainly has been the nicest it s hard to feel deprived if you ve a quantity of rich lovely creamy yogurt on hand to eat as you choose currently i m looking forward to an after dinner treat of yogurt with fresh raspberries atop oh yum first i want to reply to becky who said that her yogurt was always too tart for her family the only thing i can suggest is to incubate it for a shorter period of time this recipe calls for three hours i think the longer it sits the more tart it becomes letting it sit longer can also make it thicker but you can see from the photo how nice and thick this came out that jar sat on it s side for four or five shots since i never get a clear shot at anything that isn t blurry on my first try continue at january 25 2017 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels budgeting recipes meatless mondays combining foods for optimum plant proteins as i looked over various charts intent upon studying how certain combined foods will form proteins i recalled a statement from an earlier post and felt i must share this with you as well i feel i would be remiss to continue to call plant proteins as complete proteins i was reminded of this in reading another blog s comments on a post that stated peanut butter nor beans and rice were complete proteins and again this morning as i was studying this matter protein provides amino acids amino acids must have protein in order to form plant proteins provide some of the amino acids required by our body but not all keep this in mind if you want to explore eating more plant based protein meals now that said i thought this particular site was the most helpful mainly because it provided the information in distinct categories this site suggested you should start with a base for building protein base foods are category 1 breads cereals and grains you should choose whole grain products rye wheat oat rice spelt quinoa long grain brown rice whole wheat products and whole grain cereals these include breakfast cereal pasta noodles flour products etc any item from category 1 should be combined with any item from any of the next three food groups below often recipes combine several from each category but it s helpful to know that the base will work with just one other food isn t it continue at january 24 2017 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels budgeting diabetes journey meatless monday and tuesday and wednesday with john s desire to eat daniel meals the majority of january i had to really stretch myself to prepare meatless meals i had a few meals i could draw on but nothing to cover 21 meals a week it took a lot of creative thinking and attempting some new recipes we are and have always been meat eaters i don t expect that to change but i will say that the most surprising thing to john has been how satisfying meatless meals can be even to the point that he s asked me to serve a few each week after we re done with this time of fasting i thought perhaps some of you might be interested in what i made and how i made it and just for those of you who are interested i have for the most part been able to eat the same things john did without adding meat only one meal was not the right balance of carbs and non meat proteins and i paid for it with a spike and hard drop the meals that gave me little trouble were almost always the bean based meals not one of those meals caused me any problems at all it is proof if you are not a hard diabetic that even those who deal with diabetes can eat a meatless meal plan dried beans were the mainstay of our proteins most of them canned i made a three bean chili that was very good and served it over rice we had that twice during that week then i mixed leftover rice and chili together and made enchiladas mine had cheese john s did not i also made stuffed baked potatoes using that chili before adding the rice atop the potatoes i used my usual chili recipe and just substituted extra beans for the usual ground meat i d use not really a recipe to share since i think chili is as individual as those who make it chili is versatile as a protein had john not also sworn off dairy and breads i d have used it in more ways than i did continue at january 23 2017 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels budgeting diabetes journey in my home this week quiet expectations in my home this week it s been a nice quiet weekend here despite storms about us we ve had a few rumbles of thunder but no high winds no excess of rain it s pretty much been a normal rainy winter weekend for that i am deeply grateful today john and i attended church i love when the sermon lines up with conversations we ve had john used a word this morning expectatious he was discussing his desire for having prayers answered i looked at him in wonder i don t think that is a word john but it should be it seems to say you ve got audacious expectations we both laughed at that because it s true our pastor s sermon today was partly about having those high expectations after service i was able to speak to him briefly and shared with him john s word he laughed out loud that s it i like that a lot expectatious is what i am about the new administration coming in i know there s been a lot of rankle about president trump i will tell you truly that i think the people who protested in violence this past week were mighty foolish folks and they are frankly exactly why this man is president now the idea that one might have a hissy fit as we say in the south show out with actions that are blatantly wrong and think every one should suddenly give in and do as you want is a bit like watching a two year old fling himself on the ground in a tantrum because he can t take off his feet it ain t gonna change anything but it does confirm the opinion of many that it s time for some kind of change since continue at january 22 2017 13 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest frugal friday mighty fine saturday rest day in our home we had cold cereal for our breakfast john used almond milk i had two bananas that were perfectly ripe one more day and either one was done for having supplied my freezer with banana pound cakes and baked banana nut doughnuts and made banana cookies this past week i was hardly ready to put more banana anything in the freezer which wouldn t have held so much as a banana anyway so i doled out one a piece and we ate the whole thing that would be two fruit servings each i did find the banana offset any need to add a sweetener to the plain cereal i was eating since 1 2 banana has about 15 carbs and a 1 tsp of sugar has 22 carbs i came out ahead eating two halves of bananas if it made that cereal palatable without sugar we had the second pan of 3 bean chili and rice enchiladas it was so yummy even the second time around cheap eats can so be delicious and flavorful and there s a third round of leftovers that i made space for in the freezer i m not sure how but i wiggled it in there i m sure not having to store that last banana in the freezer left me just the right amount of room i took a few minutes before bed to set up the coffee pot for john s morning cup and to pre measure and set out the ingredients for our morning oatmeal i store the cracked egg and the milk almond milk in this case in the fridge the oatmeal a little sugar and dried cranberries and a pinch of salt were put in the saucepan and then capped off with the lid tomorrow morning when i stumble to the kitchen and my brain is screeching for a morning cup of coffee and is instead going to get tea i won t have to worry about measuring wrong and messing up john s work morning breakfast continue at january 20 2017 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest dressed like a lady at home i started this series of posts this week because i think how we look is important i don t mean whether or not we re fashionably up to date or wearing the latest designer styles but how we present ourselves to the world whether it s the community outside our doors or to those who see us daily in our own homes i do realize that many will say this is shallow and unimportant but i disagree on many scores number one how we look affects how we perceive ourselves it s easier to feel more confident and self assured when we take time to tend to our personal care and show it i think that looking decent has an effect on our overall sense of how prosperous we are even when i had just two shirts and two pants long ago knowing that what i put on daily was clean and freshly ironed and starched made a huge difference in my concept of not feeling poor number two it s important to our family has your family ever asked you where are you going when you had no intent of going anywhere but just took the extra time to look presentable it might be a sign you ve let yourself go if that is a common question just because you put on a clean tee shirt and pair of jeans or you put on something other than your pajamas when you re at home continue at january 19 2017 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady it s not just clothes parts of this post are a repeat post from july 2015 i thought it appropriate to our theme this week of dressed like a lady i do not currently use all the brand specific products shown within the original post often it is about the type of product used rather than the brand used so please note that i ve also added more information to the material to round out the post for our purposes here this week while this is hardly a fashion blog and not likely to turn into one it has certainly been my focus of late about how to look my best on a budget that being said it s understandable that as i put on my makeup today i couldn t help but note some basic items that i consider my go to items i do have other make up items but they don t stay in my cosmetic bag they move in or out depending upon my mood season desire for change my basics stay pretty much the same i thought you might be interested to know what i use and why how i start with a concealer stick i prefer one that is in crayon form i have some sun damage to my skin from years of time spent in the sun without sunhats or sunscreen while the damage is not horrid there are some dark spots i like to tone in a bit i also have dark outer corners on my eyes which make my eyes appear droopy i put this on first before i use foundation continue at january 18 2017 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady appearances do count at january 17 2017 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels charm school dressed like a lady a challenge for us this week i watched a marathon of several episodes of the six seasons of downton abby at the end of december i love much about this series witty repartee outstanding actors and actresses beautiful english countryside gorgeous costuming and a real live look at history as it was one of the things i noted in several of the last episodes i watched related to the dress of the ladies of the manor i thought i could be well dressed too if i had a lady s maid well i can be well dressed without a lady s maid if i just pay attention to the things i noticed while watching the program they planned ahead what they would wear the next day when the dowager lady grantham discovered she d be having a caller the next day she told her lady s maid danke that she d wear something else instead of the dress chosen i was less concerned with what was said after that because i was too busy going huh she d planned her wardrobe already a couple of years ago i was desperate to make my wardrobe do for another season when i found myself in tight finances one way i insured i didn t wear the same thing over and over again was to take some time to set up an outfit complete with accessories i still do this i base these outfits upon known weather plans etc i always have one or two outfits for the unexpected things that might come up i set up both dressy and casual outfits so i m always prepared the bonus for doing this i save plenty of time in getting dressed instead of standing there pulling 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