I was approached yesterday about writing a cookbook or a How To book about all that goes on in my kitchen. This is not the first time I have been asked. Actually, I get asked ALOT! This is when I found out I was not "normal" or maybe typical is a better word. I was raised in a household that clung to its traditional roots of cooking from scratch and making things last." Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." is my motto. I realize that isn't a common or acceptable idea these days, but it is practical as well as good stewardship. Not only does making good use of everything you have pleasing to God, ( who so benevolently provided these thing to us) it is also good for our world. Here are a few examples. We have a friend who makes fun of me (good humored of course) because I can make use of nearly everything that most people throw away. I save drier lint! YES, DRIER LINT! I stuff in in toilet paper tubes and use it as fire starter when we have bon fires.
I save citrus peels (orange, lemon) and add that to distilled white vinegar, let it sit a few days, then dilute to make a fabulous smelling, grease cutting all-purpose NATURAL cleaner with NO CHEMICALS! These are just TWO of the many things I do in my household to be a good steward. In the future posts I promise to share more about how we budget our money biblically, how we plan meals, give to others and still have money to save on just my husbands part-time teaching job and our odd jobs. We are debt free and own two properties and God ALWAYS gives us more than we deserve. Praise God daily for all that you have.
Until next time......
God Bless,
Michelle
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Habanero Jelly
This jelly is super easy to make but BE WARNED! I wear goggles and latex gloves when I make this. The first time I started chopping the peppers without this safety gear and I was in PAIN!! The fumes burned my eyes so bad I could not see and if you have even the SMALLEST of cuts on your hands or around your nails you will experience great burning pain! P.S. Don't touch your face!!
With that said, we enjoy the finished product with pretzels, cream cheese and crackers or as a glaze for pork roast. If you are thinking....Habaneros are too hot!!, well I think you would have to try it to decide for yourself. We LOVE hot things in our house, but this is NOT burn your face off hot. It has a great flavor with a mild heat. Try it! I think you will love it.
Welcome to my Blog! I started this blog to share our love for Jesus, recipes, inspiration, and our simple living philosophy with others.
When I met my husband in 2011 we both knew we were "weird". The funny thing was, we were both totally comfortable with our "weirdness". So of course when you find someone as equally as "weird" as you are, you hang on and don't let go because you know you are in for a crazy and fun ride.
Over the past two years we have had quite an adventure! In our first few months of marriage we experienced my husband gratuating top of his class from Bible College, a new job and the loss of that job, and 2 moves. Add to that the start of a brand new ministry, a teen changing schools, adjusting to a new town, new friends and the loss of old friends AND starting a new business and total lifestyle change. SHEW!! Yes, it has been overwhelming at times, but with our complete faith in God knowing what is best for us, giving it all up to HIM, and repeating "God's got this!", we have endured and come out much stronger than we ever thought possible. So, please join us in our "weirdness" as we explore Faith, Holistic living, simplicity, back to basics lifestyle. We would love for you to share your wisdom as well. Let this be a forum for all those interested in THE SIMPLE LIFE with God as the head, and we as the hands and feet. God Bless and until next time. Michelle
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