Caleb wanted Lego Ninjago cupcakes for his birthday. I did a little bit of searching online and found several versions of this cupcake -- which makes the entire cupcake a ninja's head. Although it is not necessary, I did choose to put a layer of lego yellow frosting on each cupcake first. I was concerned that without this the cupcakes would not have enough icing. To get a nice deep color you Continue Reading >>
Book Review: Mr. Awana by Art Rorheim
If you are close enough to spend time with my family, you are going to find out how much I believe in the power of AWANA. My children have been going for several years now, since Clara and Jonathan were beginning Sparks. But more then just attending, we purpose to put a real emphasis on Scripture Memory in our daily lives. Every day is supposed to start with Bible Study and Memorization! I expect Continue Reading >>
Using Produce: Ravioli with Butternut Squash
Tonight we enjoyed a wonderful spin-off of a dish my husband ate at Macaroni Grill on Sunday. I tried a bit of his meal and was so enamored with it I decided to make my own version. Every member of my family enjoyed this yummy supper. How I wish I had taken pictures! Here is the recipe. 1 Butternut Squash 1 Box of Chicken Broth 8-10 shallots 1 package of frozen ravioli 1 Cup of Alfredo Continue Reading >>
Bento Scripture: A Lunch Box meal based on Phillipians 2:14-16a
I wanted to remind the kids of this Scripture so I made them a fun star themed lunch box to eat on the way to AWANA tonight. I included star-shaped pineapple, star-shaped cheesy focaccia bread, star-shaped cheese, star-shaped crackers, star shaped fruit leather, and some toffee butter peanuts for protein. Normally I would have had some lunch meat or meat based protein in there, but we were Continue Reading >>
Butternut Squash and Leek Soup — Using Produce Recipes
I've had a couple butternut squashes sitting on my counter for a while now, and I also had four leeks in my fridge. Normally, I use up leeks as fast as I can get them by making Leek and Potato soup. However, we've been eating that soup so much recently we are all tired of it. So yesterday I decided to change it up and make butternut squash and leek soup. I peeled and cubed two small butternut Continue Reading >>
Book Review: World of Science by Master Books and My Father’s World
Published Masterbooks and My Father's World Publishing, World of Science is a hardcover textbook written from a Young Earth Creationist worldview. Each two page spread provides an overview of some facet of basic science. The inner workings of the ear, electricity, the water cycle, atoms, energy, space exploration; these are just a few of the topics covered in World of Science. At the end of Continue Reading >>
Cool Whip Cookies Take Three: Mint Meltaways
I've been enjoying the burgundy Red Velvet Delights so much, I wanted a green cookie to add to my holiday plates for the neighbors. I decided it would be a simple thing to add green food coloring to a white cake mix. Then I started thinking about adding flavoring. After much debate, I decided to go with mint. Any color would work great, you could make pink (strawberry cake mix) and blue (white Continue Reading >>
Cool Whip Cookies: Take Two – Red Velvet Delights
We loved the Lemon Burst cookies I blogged about a few days ago, but we wanted something a little more festive. Enter stage right: Red Velvet Delights. Amazing, and burgundy! Perfect for that holiday cookie exchange. Same recipe as before: one cake mix, one egg, one eight ounce container of cool whip, roll in powdered sugar and bake at 350*on a greased baking sheet. . Merry Continue Reading >>
Lemon Burst Cookies (Another Project from Pinterest)
I've been trying to use lots of ideas and recipes off of pinterest lately. I call it The Pinterest Project. Using Pinterest carefully is the key. It can be addictive. The purpose of Pinterest is to store ideas in a way that is visually appealing and easy to use - a graphic organizer of sorts. You find ideas on the web and create collections for yourself. I try to only store ideas in Continue Reading >>
Book Review: The World of Animals by Master Books
For several years now, I've been saying - Why doesn't anyone publish a really good Christian children's animal encyclopedia book. We have at least six varieties of animal encyclopedias on our bookshelf -- so clearly these kinds of books are good sellers. But, not one of them was based on a Christian world-view. Until now. The World of Animals by My Father's World and Master Continue Reading >>