Attempting to pack light for camp :)
Friday, June 29, 2012
Long Time No Write
Hey lovelies! I feel like it has been forever since I wrote. So...since a picture says a thousand words I figured I'd show you all some pictures to illustrate my last week at home.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Catching up
Hello again!
At last I am home with my wonderful family-scrambling to get in quality time and tying the loose ends that come (to my delight:) with student teaching and senior year. :) For the last week I have been organizing all my junk, cleaning, redecorating and cooking up a storm...here are some pics:
Yay! A chance to cook super! Below are the recipes I used:
I substituted a lot of stuff for the pork tender loin-the original recipe called for cranberry sauce, juice and dry mustard-but since we didn't have that-the recipe turned into:
Put pork loin in a deep pan and flavor it with a mix of:
1/2 cup apple juice
1 or so cup of apple sacue 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (this I added just for the heck of it)
Then rinse and slice up an apple and an orance letting the slices cascade over the pork
Slow cook for 6-8 hours at 275 degrees
Yummy! (the fuirt slices ended up a bit dry though.)
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My favorite recipe in the whole meal was the Sweet potatoe and Lentil Bisque-AMAZING!!!
Bring to a boil:
1 lb peeled and roughly chopped sweet potatoes
1 cup lentils (red or not)
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup onion (I used red)
1/8 cup chilli powder
4 cups chicken or veggie broth
After boiling, let simmer for 25 minutes or until lentils are falling apart. Then cool for 10 minutes. Add
3/4 cup coconut milk
Using a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. Divide into bowls-can top with dried cranberries or pomegranite seeds. Really filling and super yummy.
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The salad consisted of
1 bag of spinach
1 can of mandarin oranges
put spinach into pan until just wilted
add mandarin oranges (drained-save out a tablespoon juice)
mix mandarin juice with 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup vinegar
pretty-but rather tasteless
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At last I am home with my wonderful family-scrambling to get in quality time and tying the loose ends that come (to my delight:) with student teaching and senior year. :) For the last week I have been organizing all my junk, cleaning, redecorating and cooking up a storm...here are some pics:
Another attempt to mix recipes until I reach the ultimate BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER-(my siblings are very encouraging when it comes to me repeatedly maing chocolate cakes:)
I substituted a lot of stuff for the pork tender loin-the original recipe called for cranberry sauce, juice and dry mustard-but since we didn't have that-the recipe turned into:
Put pork loin in a deep pan and flavor it with a mix of:
1/2 cup apple juice
1 or so cup of apple sacue 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (this I added just for the heck of it)
Then rinse and slice up an apple and an orance letting the slices cascade over the pork
Slow cook for 6-8 hours at 275 degrees
Yummy! (the fuirt slices ended up a bit dry though.)
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My favorite recipe in the whole meal was the Sweet potatoe and Lentil Bisque-AMAZING!!!
Bring to a boil:
1 lb peeled and roughly chopped sweet potatoes
1 cup lentils (red or not)
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup onion (I used red)
1/8 cup chilli powder
4 cups chicken or veggie broth
After boiling, let simmer for 25 minutes or until lentils are falling apart. Then cool for 10 minutes. Add
3/4 cup coconut milk
Using a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. Divide into bowls-can top with dried cranberries or pomegranite seeds. Really filling and super yummy.
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The salad consisted of
1 bag of spinach
1 can of mandarin oranges
put spinach into pan until just wilted
add mandarin oranges (drained-save out a tablespoon juice)
mix mandarin juice with 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup vinegar
pretty-but rather tasteless
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Mom's inspirational home-made lemonade and rhubarb crisp-mmmmm.
Easy no-cook lunch
Thankfulness list: 10 a day and you've got 100 reasons to wake up by the tenth day!
I’m thankful for:
Picture taking
Sun
Aloe vera
Sweet letters from sweet friends
Black nail polish
High heels
compassionate churches
My famiy-in-Christ
Mentors
International friends
My own room
Wonderful parents
Biking
Walking
Sun block
Music
Comedy shows
Free time
Picture taking
Sun
Aloe vera
Sweet letters from sweet friends
Black nail polish
High heels
compassionate churches
My famiy-in-Christ
Mentors
International friends
My own room
Wonderful parents
Biking
Walking
Sun block
Music
Comedy shows
Free time
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