A Quilt Giveaway!

The Long sisters, are giving away a lovely quilt made by them. I would very much suggest going over there and entering (If you do go enter, and you heard about it from my blog, please say so, I would appreciate it!).
They own a sweet little business called Marie-Madeline Studio , where they sell homemade patterns, cute aprons, and so much more! I have really enjoyed seeing the idea's these ladies have come up with. Please go and see what these sisters have made!



In Him,

My First Tag!

Okay, so since this is my first tag I wouldn't call it "annoying," but I thought this was a cute picture. Also I have something to confess... I tagged myself. I know I am supposed to be tagged by other people, but I wasn't, so I tagged myself (I found this tag on Julia's Journal). So without further ado, I will start.



What is your favorite day of summer? Umm, The Fourth of July probably.

What’s your favorite outdoor summer activity? Swimming! without a doubt!

What’s your favorite indoor summer activity? Maybe sewing. But I also like to scrapbook, play the violin and piano, draw (although I am not the best artist :)), cook... and I could go on. :)

Pool or beach? Pool right now because I have never been to a "real" beach (Although my parents say I went when I was three, but how am I supposed to remember that?)

Have you ever camped during the summer? We are going camping in August, but usually we don't camp in the summer. It's almost too hot outside.

Popsicle or ice cream? What flavor? Ice Cream all the way! I really like Vanilla, but I am a big fan of Cookie's and Cream.

Do you help with your church's VBS? Our church that we are attending decided not to have VBS. Instead they decided to have what we call family fun nights.

Do you get bored during the summer? Not ever! There are to many things to do! :)

Is summer your favorite season? Nope, I'm sorry, I really like spring and winter.



This was fun! Now at the end I am supposed to tag someone, So I will tag: Whoever!



In Him,

Garden Gifts: Corn

Corn, corn, and more corn! Since my last post, our corn plants seamed to have decided that this was the week they wanted to give us corn. Don't get me wrong I love corn on the cob, but it's always hard to find recipe's to use it. I mean you can only eat so much corn on the cob in one day.... right? :)

The recipe I picked for today is called "Corn and Green Bean Casserole." It is my family's favorite corn casserole that we have ever had. We eat it as a side dish in a meal.

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Corn and Green Bean Casserole

14 1/2-oz. can French style green beans, drained

2 cups corn, washed

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup onion, chopped

1 c. sour cream

8-oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained

10 3/4-oz can cream of celery soup

1/2 c. butter, melted

1 sleeve of round buttery crackers, crushed

Directions:

Spread green beans on of an ungreased 13"x9" baking pan; layer corn on top. In a separate bowl, mix cheese, onion, sour cream, water chestnuts and celery soup together; spread over vegetables. Combine butter and crackers; sprinkle on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden. Serves 6.

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Although this recipe only serves six, it is very yummy. I would suggest doubling the recipe. We have had it several times with our grand parents. Corn on the cob (of course), is very yummy by itself but this is the best! Please comment if you have any recipe's!

In Him,

Garden Gifts: Zucchini

I am going to start a new series, during summer and harvest time, called Garden Gifts. The series of posts will focus on vegetables from our garden, a different vegetable for each post. I might share a recipe, a few pictures, etc. So with that I'll start!

Ashlyn with our largest zucchini.

I can't believe July is already here, and with July comes one of the busiest times for my family and I. The time when almost all the vegetable's in our garden need to be picked, cleaned, canned, cooked and eaten. This year, we have had a great abundance of zucchini which always seems to thrive in our hot Texas weather. It has been difficult to find recipe's that use a lot of zucchini in one recipe. We have had everything from Stir-Fry and Zucchini, Zucchini Casserole, Fried Zucchini... All of these meals are wonderful, but there is one all time favorite of ours, that we make over and over again. That is Zucchini Bread.

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Zucchini Bread

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

3 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup oil

1 cup honey

4 eggs beaten

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups grated zucchini

1 cup walnuts (or pecans, whichever you prefer)

Directions:

Sift dry ingredients together. Beat oil and honey in large bowl. Add eggs, vanilla and zucchini. Stir in sifted dry ingredients; fold in walnuts. Pour into two greased 5x9-inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until loaf tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; invert onto wire rack and cool completely. Wrap and chill or freeze. May substitute melted butter for oil, sugar or molasses for honey and carrots for zucchini.

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We have had this recipe for breakfast and sometimes we have it for a snack. It is especially yummy if spread with butter and eaten right out of the oven. The recipe says you can substitute carrots for zucchini, but we haven't tried that yet. Carrots don't seem to grow well in our garden

If you have any recipe's for Zucchini, leave a comment and tell me!

In Him,