The Best Blueberry Smoothie in the World

Here is a picture of our favorite smoothie. It has blueberries, almonds, bananas, tahini, maple syrup, water, and bee pollen. We got the recipe out of the 'non' cook book REJUVENATE YOUR LIFE by Serene Allison. It truly is the "BEST SMOOTHIE IN THE WORLD". ~Sisters

P.S. You can order her book at www.aboverubies.org

Strawberries

If you think that the cake below is a bit too rich and/or fattening, here's an excellent salad that would lighten things up!  We made it with baby lettuces from our garden.  Add organic strawberries, red onion strips and chopped walnuts.  We made the dressing with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, and salt.  VERY refreshing.  ~Sisters

Happy Birthday Daddy

I made a Genoise cake for Daddy's birthday. One layer was plain and the other was chocolate.  In the middle was a layer of chocolate ganache.  The icing was a rich chocolate buttercream.  It was the first time I made this recipe (which was a combination of 5 recipes) and it took most of the afternoon.  There was a lot of work with the double boiler and A WHOLE BUNCH of chocolate, butter, and heavy cream involved. Daddy loved it and is still eating it.  He said it was even better the second day after it was refrigerated.  I used recipes out of the WILLIAM SONOMA BAKING BOOK for this cake.  I had a few bloopers, but the result was delicious.  ~Laura

Part 2 of Precious Things

"Christ is precious, O most precious, gift by God the Father sealed;

Pearl of greatest price and treasure, hidden, yet to us revealed;

His own people's crown of glory, and resplendent diadem;

More than thousand worlds, and dearer than all life and love to them."

Frances Ridley Havergal 

~Laura

Mock Tuna Salad

Here is our version of several raw mock tuna recipes~

4 Large Carrots

2 Celery Stalks

1/2 Red Bell Pepper

1 C. Walnuts

2 T. Dulse and/or Kelp Flakes

2 T. Organic Soy Sauce

1 t. Onion Powder

1 T. Flat Leaf Parsley 

Vegan Mayo to Taste

Finely chop the carrots, celery, red bell pepper, and walnuts.  Mix in the next 4 ingredients.  Add in as much mayo as you like.

We ate this Thursday with avocado, and we stuffed it into whole wheat pita pockets for a picnic lunch after bible study Friday. 

In bible study, we have been studying the book of Joshua and have been putting Joshua 1:6-9 to memory.  The verses are all about being strong and of a good courage.  My favorite version to memorize these verses in is the KING JAMES VERSION because of the word "withersoever". The sound of all the neat words is alot of fun to memorize. :-)

~Laura

Meet Elizabeth

Elizabeth does not know that I have decided to introduce her to everybody! Muddy and I put together 2 slide-shows of her when she was practicing her violin.
~Laura

Mystery Project Clue #3

Aiguille et Fil

~~Laura

Sewing Machine Poll

Do you have a favorite sewing machine? Please post a comment and tell us your favorite and what features you like best. I love sewing sew........ much and Elizabeth is starting to learn also. Sharing one machine isn't easy. I'm currently using my mother's machine and am starting to look around for one of my own. Thanks for your opinions.

~Laura

Tomatoes

WOW! We are SOOOO excited that the tomatoes are on the way to producing! Elizabeth has already started to draw them. We will post another of her paintings in a couple of months when they actually have tomatoes on them!
~Sisters

Weekly Verses

During piano lessons 1 1/2 years ago, while working on the hymn "LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS", our teacher introduced the book LIFE CHORDS by Frances Ridley Havergal. I do not think that it is in print anymore. We bought ours used over the internet. This verse is part 1 of "Precious Things". I will share the rest of the verses periodically.
~Laura

"O WHAT shining revelation of His treasures God hath given!

Precious things of grace and glory, precious things of earth and heaven.
Holy Spirit, now unlock them with Thy might golden key,
Royal jewels of the kingdom let us now adoring see!"

Salad Time

Here is another salad idea ~
Organic baby greens, organic romaine hearts, organic spinach, red bell pepper, grated organic carrots, grated organic beet, chopped organic red onion, artichoke hearts and capers. We topped this salad off with a dressing that has organic fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, organic olive oil, and celtic sea salt.
Deee-licious!!

We normally won't post on a Sunday but this was too beautiful and the whole family got in on taking the photos! ~~Sisters

Banana Muffins

We are so sorry that we have not posted in so long. Our computer crashed the day that we had planned to post! We changed from a PC to an iMac and are still trying to figure it out!

Here is our favorite recipe for whole wheat banana bread (or muffins). We wait until the bananas have brown spots before we make them. We freeze the muffins for our father and he eats them for breakfast every morning. We even make our own brown sugar! We have made this recipe with both pecans and walnuts, and we make bread, muffins, mini bread loaves, and mini muffins!
~~ Sisters

Banana Muffins~

3/4 c. BROWN SUGAR
1/2 c. COCNUT OIL
2 FARM FRESH EGGS
1/2 tsp. SALT
1 tsp. BAKING SODA
1/4 c. BUTTERMILK
2 c. WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
3 SMALL MASHED BANANAS
1 tsp. VANILLA
1 c. PECANS OR WALNUTS


CREAM TOGETHER THE BROWN SUGAR AND COCONUT OIL.
ADD THE EGGS 1 AT A TIME, THEN THE SALT.
DISSOLVE THE BAKING SODA IN THE BUTTERMILK.
STIR THE FLOUR AND BUTTERMILK INTO THE ABOVE MIXTURE
STARTING AND ENDING WITH THE FLOUR.
ADD THE BANANAS, THEN THE VANILLA, THEN THE NUTS.
BAKE IN A PREHEATED 350 DEGREE OVEN.
MUFFINS ~ ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES
BREAD ~ ABOUT 1 HOUR

Mystery Project Clue #2

... And her hands grasp the spindle.

Proverbs 31:19

~~Laura

Spring is Here

While outside in our backyard we could not resist

capturing these flowers on camera!

They grow on our fence right by our garden.

~~Sisters

Mystery Project

I am currently working on a new project. This picture is the first of several clues leading to my mystery project. The final clue will lead you to the answer. I am planning a final unveiling around mid to late May God willing.

~~ Laura