Archive | April, 2008

Phytic Acid E-Course & Soaking Necessities

by on Apr 30, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

I came across this wonderful resource by Amanda Rose for learning more about the phytic acid in whole grains. Phytic Acid & Mineral Loss in Grains & Legumes A must read! Provided me with a lot of information that I was unaware of. More evidence to the necessity of soaking grains in order to be [...]

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Microwave vs. Toaster Oven

by on Apr 29, 2008 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips

Growing up my mom always made us stand a few feet away from the microwave while it was on. I always wondered why? Something about the fumes coming out of the microwave? Sound familiar? I read this article recently that informed me that you can prepare and cook practically anything in the microwave. Their reasons [...]

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Kitchen Tip: Vary the way you cut

by on Apr 29, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

As variety is the spice of life, why not incorporate it into the way you prepare your vegetables? I have found a fun way to add variety to my salads especially is to vary how I cut up the toppings. Why not try dicing, and then next time try julienned, and the next time grated! [...]

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The True Woman: Chapter 5 – Community

by on Apr 28, 2008 in faith & womanhood

Welcome to the recap of chapter 5 of our book study on The True Woman by Susan Hunt, brought to us by Sono Harris, a godly older woman that I greatly admire. Please participate with us in this inspiring read! This post will remain at the top of my blog for the duration of the [...]

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Input Request: Non-Gluten Birthday Cake Ideas

by on Apr 28, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

As Karis’ birthday is this coming Sunday, I have been trying to figure out a cake option! Looking for a non-glutenous cake recipe or any other ideas to celebrate her cute little 1st birthday…Any recipes out there to share? Would you consider forwarding it my way? I would greatly appreciate it! I should note that [...]

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Costco Organic Finds

by on Apr 26, 2008 in natural & green, recipes & kitchen tips

If you have a Costco in your area, here are a collection of organic items our local store carries. Does vary according to location. I found with Costco still sometimes they have it, sometimes they don’t. Organic Baby Food (Earth’s Best)- 24 jars of organic baby food for $13.99…that’s $0.58 per jar! Now that’s a [...]

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Our Family: April Update

by on Apr 26, 2008 in news & giveaways

Karis is almost 1 year old (May 4th)! It has caught me by surprise…but what a special year it has been with this little bundle of joy and “grace” as her name means. God’s grace has been sufficient! Karis is doing her army crawl. After seeing her cousin crawl this past week at the beach [...]

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Chili & Cornbread

by on Apr 24, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

This is by far one of the most nutritious and yet frugal meals I make. A variety of beans cooked into chili with the grains in the cornbread provide a complete protein! Finding a good chili recipe is not an easy task, but with some experimenting, trial and error, I think I have come up [...]

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Undistracted Devotion – What’s Your Gift?

by on Apr 24, 2008 in building the family, faith & womanhood

God has given every one a gift…Despite the fact that you may feel like you have no talents or gifting, God has indeed bestowed a gift upon you. Did you then realize that it is designed to be used for the building up of His Church and service of others? Indeed, we are called and [...]

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And we’re back!

by on Apr 23, 2008 in news & giveaways

What a lovely time we had at the beach with our family! Weather was lovely one of the three days, but when we are at the beach we are more focused on relaxing anyway…reading, resting, playing games, and talking. Karis did amazingly well traveling and sleeping, despite the madhouse of children and noise. We were [...]

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