A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

"Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day." 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 Happy Easter! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSbJtqYow3Q (song:  I Have a Hope)

Image from Google Today we remember as the day Christ willingly bore our sins; suffered anguish and a cruel death so that we may know Him, His truth, and fulfill Scripture. Christ agonized on the cross for six hours. During his last 3 hours on the cross, from noon to 3 p.m., darkness fell over the whole land. With a loud cry, Jesus gave up his spirit. There was an earthquake,  tombs broke open, and the curtain in the Temple was torn from top to bottom. The Centurion on guard at the site of crucifixion declared, "Truly this was God's Son!" Matthew 27:45-54

Image from google It's Spring-y Winter right now. Which makes it kind of hard to decide what to have for dinner. Sometimes I like to cook "weather" food. You know; Soup in the Winter Ice cream in the Summer Fruit salad in the Spring Pumpkin dip in the Fall But when the weather is one season in the morning and another in the afternoon, I sometimes get confused on what to fix! Because it's been on the cooler side of Spring the last few days, I decided to fix the family baked potatoes for dinner tonight. I really do like potatoes. My boy cherub does not find them so amazing. But that's ok -- there will be something different for dinner tomorrow. Maybe he'll like it better! Potatoes, though, I'm kind of picky about. I like yummy potatoes. Potatoes where I can eat the entire vegetable; skin and all! I like my potatoes baked in the oven. Not the microwave. I like my potatoes crispy on the outside and soft and steamy on the...

Image from Google  I've been eating this cake since I was a little girl. Except I didn't call it "Hummingbird cake."  My papa called it "Dr. Bird Cake." His wife made it all the time and I really liked it. One time, when I went to stay with them for a week, Hap made this cake. There was one piece left and my papa said he would share it with me after dinner. Except he didn't share it with me. He hid it in the cabinet. But I didn't know that he hid it. I thought he ate it. And I cried. And cried. And cried. I wanted to go home. Right then! I had had enough. Done. I called my mom and dad. I begged them to come get me. They didn't come to get me. But when my papa pulled the plate with the slice of cake out of the cabinet, I was happy again. Almost that quick. When I got older, I found a recipe that sounded so yummy. I made it for the Mr. and instantly we loved it. Little did I know that Humming...

Image from the Internet We've been making Resurrection Rolls for years now.  When my cherubs were itty-bitty, we began making these. This has been around for many years; I didn't create it -- I simply duplicated it! It's one of the ways we celebrate the Easter season and my cherubs still ask when we're going to make the Resurrection Rolls! We read the Resurrection Story found in Scripture and then we make these treats. This is usually an activity for us to do on Saturday before Easter, but any time you can carve out this week would be a fun experience for your family. Prior to making the treats, read John 19 while the oven is pre-heating according to the package directions.  If you have time, or if your cherubs are older, you can actually read John 12-19, which will give you the entire story. Resurrection Rolls 1 can of Crescent Rolls 1/3-1/2 cup melted butter Bowl of Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture 8 Large Marshm...

I admit it:  I like these junkie cookies!  You know the ones; they're at the store and they have the bright frosting and colored sprinkles. They're made by Lofthouse and they are available year round and they are always decorated with "holiday" colored frosting. I don't know what it is about them that I like; I think it's how soft they are. That's usually the problem with cookies:  they're too hard! But these little gems are cakey and not dry and just yummy. To me; they're yummy! I hate that I like them! This weekend, I have signed up to take cookies to a ballet event for my girl cherub. Because it's been just a wee bit crazy around my house, I decided to try a new recipe. Because that's what you do when your life feels like it's spinning faster than you can possibly control; you cook. And you cook new recipes. It's a weird sadistic trap I'm in! There are several recipes out there for these Loftho...

Remember the salmon from the other night that the Mr. and Cherubs grilled? I've been saving a bit of it. Actually, about 1/2 of it. I knew this week would be a bit crazy and having a quick meal would be helpful. Tonight was the night for a quick meal. I used the left-over grilled salmon and wanted to put pasta with it because that would be easy. But for it to be really easy, I needed an easy sauce. I quick decided that lemon would be the base of my sauce because lemon and salmon just go together. Well, lemon wasn't really the "base;"  butter was the base -- but lemon would be the taste! Here's the simple sauce. This would be great with the pasta and grilled asparagus for a meatless dish, I do believe! Pasta with Lemon Sauce Linguine (or pasta of your choice) 1/4 cup butter (this was the only thing I measured; everything else was just thrown in) 1 TBSP chopped garlic (read note above) lemon juice to taste (about 2 TBSP or so . . .read...