Oh yeah- we are planning a wedding!
The Giant will graduate in May, and in September, she's gonna marry this guy!
There's a lot more I could say, but not today!
Friday, May 3, 2019
2019 Update
Oh, what's new here? Let's see...
Oh yeah- we are planning a wedding!
The Giant will graduate in May, and in September, she's gonna marry this guy!
There's a lot more I could say, but not today!
Oh yeah- we are planning a wedding!
The Giant will graduate in May, and in September, she's gonna marry this guy!
There's a lot more I could say, but not today!
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Vegetarian PotPie recipe
I don't know what's gotten into me this week, but this is my second blog post after nearly two years of silence. But I thought that The Giant's friend Maddy might like to know this recipe and this is a good way to share it.
A long time ago, my mom-in-law gave me an ANCIENT vegetarian cookbook published by the Seventh Day Adventists. It's from the 70's at least and it has a lot of miracle foods in it, which really isn't my jam but we got attached to this in our early days so I still make my version, and it's yum. The pot pie isn't in the cookbook that I know of but the crust comes from it.
This amount fits into a 9x13 lasagna pan. Takes a little over an hour to make.
Whole Wheat Pie Crust:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup regular flour
1 tsp salt.
Stir with fork.
In separate bowl or a container with a lid, mix:
1/2 c. oil
1/2c. very cold water
Stir or shake until emulsified.
Mix into dry ingredients. Stir with a fork until a dough forms. Roll out into a large rectangle between two sheets of lightly floured waxed paper.
Turn the oven on to 350.
Filling:
1 10-12 oz. pkg frozen mixed vegetables
3 10 oz. cans cream soups- potato, mushroom, mushroom with roasted garlic, whatever combo you like
1 10-12 oz. pkg frozen chik'n like food- I like Quorn niblets but other brands work fine. You might want to cut them into smaller pieces.
About 1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder if you used plain soups
Mix these in a bowl and plop into crust. I mix them right in the crust, but that's a delicate process. Have at it if you want to.
At this point I put the filled pan into the oven to start cooking the filling.
In a bowl, mix with a fork:
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
Melt in microwave for 50 seconds or stovetop:
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
Add butter to flour mixture with
1 1/2 c. half n half or whole milk
This will make a soupy substance. Take the pan out of the oven and pour the goo onto the top of the warm filling. It will be soupy. Not to worry. Turn the oven up to 425.
Bake for 45 minutes until the biscuit topping is golden.
To serve make sure you cut through the bottom crust with sharp knife.
Serve with cottage cheese on the side.
Enjoy!
A long time ago, my mom-in-law gave me an ANCIENT vegetarian cookbook published by the Seventh Day Adventists. It's from the 70's at least and it has a lot of miracle foods in it, which really isn't my jam but we got attached to this in our early days so I still make my version, and it's yum. The pot pie isn't in the cookbook that I know of but the crust comes from it.This amount fits into a 9x13 lasagna pan. Takes a little over an hour to make.
Whole Wheat Pie Crust:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup regular flour
1 tsp salt.
Stir with fork.
In separate bowl or a container with a lid, mix:
1/2 c. oil
1/2c. very cold water
Stir or shake until emulsified.
Mix into dry ingredients. Stir with a fork until a dough forms. Roll out into a large rectangle between two sheets of lightly floured waxed paper.
Turn the oven on to 350.
Filling:
1 10-12 oz. pkg frozen mixed vegetables
3 10 oz. cans cream soups- potato, mushroom, mushroom with roasted garlic, whatever combo you like
1 10-12 oz. pkg frozen chik'n like food- I like Quorn niblets but other brands work fine. You might want to cut them into smaller pieces.
About 1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder if you used plain soups
Mix these in a bowl and plop into crust. I mix them right in the crust, but that's a delicate process. Have at it if you want to.
At this point I put the filled pan into the oven to start cooking the filling.
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| Before it goes into the oven |
In a bowl, mix with a fork:
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
Melt in microwave for 50 seconds or stovetop:
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
Add butter to flour mixture with
1 1/2 c. half n half or whole milk
This will make a soupy substance. Take the pan out of the oven and pour the goo onto the top of the warm filling. It will be soupy. Not to worry. Turn the oven up to 425.
Bake for 45 minutes until the biscuit topping is golden.
To serve make sure you cut through the bottom crust with sharp knife.
Serve with cottage cheese on the side.
Enjoy!
Friday, September 14, 2018
2018 Update
Many things have changed in our life as a family recently. I was here on the blog to find a recipe (1 of 3 available), and I thought that while I am here I would leave this little update. Maybe that will keep them from shutting down the blog while I am not looking.
Current situation(s):
We bought a house a year and a half ago. It's been a pain. We discovered it had no roof under the steel and rebuilt it with the help of some friends.
After we moved, I got a job at the Fort Ann School, with the help of a friend. I am thankful for that opportunity.
In May, I was hired by Saratoga Hospital as a part time medical coder. I had been working through coursework for a coding credential, and took a test in August 2017. It took me almost a year to get a job with a credential and without experience, and I had started to get nervous. But just in the nick of time God provided and I love working there. It is a long commute, and if we had known when we bought the house that I'd be working nearly an hour away, maybe we wouldn't have bought this house. So, I bought a Prius to make up for the added miles I'd be driving.
Todd is still working at the South Glens Falls bus garage. In January, he was asked to take a full time job there. It was a mixed blessing, because even though he now had a year-round job and a 40- hour work week, even when school is out, he took a pay cut. He's also working with Sound Solutions of Saratoga and DJing weddings and other events. He's busy in a good way.
We also continue to run Just Beautiful, our fair trade pop-up gift shop. It mostly runs around the holidays, and this season may be our last-with my new job and less free time it's hard to dedicate whole Saturdays to vendor events where we don't move a lot of product. So that's tapering down, and we will see how this holiday season goes.
Hannah is in Los Angeles, CA. The two older girls had a fun but fast cross- country road trip in August to deliver her and her car, Moon Unit, to film school. We just watched her first 5 minute film, andc she's working on a longer one. I'm not sure if I can show it to you though so not posting a link here. This is her last semester in college, and is like a study-abroad program. She will graduate in December, at 20 years young. She had an internship this summer that led to a job offer, so she'll most likely be back in Albany by the new year.
Bekah graduated homeschool in May and is now a Culinary Arts student at SUNY adirondack. Stop at their restaurant in downtown Glens Falls on a Thursday (after October 11th) and she will make your lunch! We are so grateful and astounded by all the friends who turned up for her graduation party and celebrated with us, sending her on her way to college. She works at Bistro LeRoux in Queensbury in a couple different jobs and loves it there.
Asher is in the 10th grade. I definitely need to update his picture on this page. He's 15, and his interests include fruit trees and bees, piano and reading reading reading. He's considering college majors in the engineering field and taking some CLEP tests for college credits this fall.
Serah is in the 6th grade. This year is middle school! It's a little bit of a test for all of us to keep her on track when I am not home with her and Asher as much. So far, so good. Her favorite subjects are literature/English. Serah is playing soccer with the local recreational league. That keeps us busy until October.
Perspectives. Is on hold for a while. I found last semester that I couldn't be a class coordinator and do a good job as Area Mobilizer at the same time. So thinking about a class for next Spring, I didn't think I ought to be responsible for it. And the other trained coordinators in the area are also not at a place in life where they can do that job well and not sacrifice time that their families need. So, we are not running a class this spring. That doesn't mean we will never run another one here, but it means that we're taking a break. Another factor was the small size of the class we had last time. It seemed clear to us that a sabbatical was in order- but we will still talk about and promote and be in prayer for a future class when God says that it is time. It boggles my mind to think about all the people we influenced, motivated and even sent to the field from the 5 classes we were able to have in NY and VT so far- more than 70 lives impacted. I don't believe that's the end of what God is going to do through this class in the Upstate area. Stay tuned.
And if you've made it this far, thanks for reading!
Current situation(s):
We bought a house a year and a half ago. It's been a pain. We discovered it had no roof under the steel and rebuilt it with the help of some friends.
After we moved, I got a job at the Fort Ann School, with the help of a friend. I am thankful for that opportunity.
In May, I was hired by Saratoga Hospital as a part time medical coder. I had been working through coursework for a coding credential, and took a test in August 2017. It took me almost a year to get a job with a credential and without experience, and I had started to get nervous. But just in the nick of time God provided and I love working there. It is a long commute, and if we had known when we bought the house that I'd be working nearly an hour away, maybe we wouldn't have bought this house. So, I bought a Prius to make up for the added miles I'd be driving.
Todd is still working at the South Glens Falls bus garage. In January, he was asked to take a full time job there. It was a mixed blessing, because even though he now had a year-round job and a 40- hour work week, even when school is out, he took a pay cut. He's also working with Sound Solutions of Saratoga and DJing weddings and other events. He's busy in a good way.
We also continue to run Just Beautiful, our fair trade pop-up gift shop. It mostly runs around the holidays, and this season may be our last-with my new job and less free time it's hard to dedicate whole Saturdays to vendor events where we don't move a lot of product. So that's tapering down, and we will see how this holiday season goes.
Hannah is in Los Angeles, CA. The two older girls had a fun but fast cross- country road trip in August to deliver her and her car, Moon Unit, to film school. We just watched her first 5 minute film, andc she's working on a longer one. I'm not sure if I can show it to you though so not posting a link here. This is her last semester in college, and is like a study-abroad program. She will graduate in December, at 20 years young. She had an internship this summer that led to a job offer, so she'll most likely be back in Albany by the new year.
Bekah graduated homeschool in May and is now a Culinary Arts student at SUNY adirondack. Stop at their restaurant in downtown Glens Falls on a Thursday (after October 11th) and she will make your lunch! We are so grateful and astounded by all the friends who turned up for her graduation party and celebrated with us, sending her on her way to college. She works at Bistro LeRoux in Queensbury in a couple different jobs and loves it there.
Asher is in the 10th grade. I definitely need to update his picture on this page. He's 15, and his interests include fruit trees and bees, piano and reading reading reading. He's considering college majors in the engineering field and taking some CLEP tests for college credits this fall.
Serah is in the 6th grade. This year is middle school! It's a little bit of a test for all of us to keep her on track when I am not home with her and Asher as much. So far, so good. Her favorite subjects are literature/English. Serah is playing soccer with the local recreational league. That keeps us busy until October.
Perspectives. Is on hold for a while. I found last semester that I couldn't be a class coordinator and do a good job as Area Mobilizer at the same time. So thinking about a class for next Spring, I didn't think I ought to be responsible for it. And the other trained coordinators in the area are also not at a place in life where they can do that job well and not sacrifice time that their families need. So, we are not running a class this spring. That doesn't mean we will never run another one here, but it means that we're taking a break. Another factor was the small size of the class we had last time. It seemed clear to us that a sabbatical was in order- but we will still talk about and promote and be in prayer for a future class when God says that it is time. It boggles my mind to think about all the people we influenced, motivated and even sent to the field from the 5 classes we were able to have in NY and VT so far- more than 70 lives impacted. I don't believe that's the end of what God is going to do through this class in the Upstate area. Stay tuned.
And if you've made it this far, thanks for reading!
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