Sunday Songs!

Happy Sunday! 

I Love the praise and worship time at our church! We have MANY VERY talented singers and when they sing a song....they OWN it! One of my current favorites is "Our God" by Chris Tomlin. But to tell you the truth I think our church out shines his version by far!...not that it's a competition of course but on Sundays when they sing this song and how the whole congregation gets so into it, I am suddenly fully awake and feel so alive! LOVE IT!

My favorite part is....I find it so empowering!

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?

How true is that!
Have a Blessed night :-)

In HIS name,

Dee

Saucepan Cookies...a little taste of Heaven!

Thes cookies are so tender and soft with the taste of gooey brownie! Perfect for those chocolate cravings that tend to pop up every now and then!

Saucepan Fudge Drops
adapted from Bittersweet by Alice Medrich

Ingredients:
1 cup unbleached white flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
1/3 cup yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350, with racks in the upper and lower thirds of your oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl, and set aside. Place butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and sizzling.
Remove from heat and whisk in cocoa until smooth. Add sugars and stir until blended - mixture will be stiff and sandy at this point. Stir in yogurt and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets,
about 1 1/2 inches apart. You'll want to work quickly, here. If you take too much tim, the batter will thicken as it cools, resulting in a thicker and less attractive cookie. Bake until cookies look dry on top and are cracked all over, but are still slightly soft when pressed, 10-12 minutes.
Rotate baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back about half way through to ensure even baking. Slide the parchment, cookies and all onto racks to cool.

" When we climb the steep mountains of life, we get a better view of the Blessings."

Words to live by!

I recently bought a framed art piece with a poem written by Mother Teresa. that I instantly fell in love with! Such a great reminder and much needed one many a days!

Do It Anyway!


People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.
~ Mother Teresa ~

Lumpia Filipino Eggrolls

This is one of our top of the list, family favorites! When My eldest daughter was younger she would cry at my leg because she couldn't wait for them to be done cooking! She could NOT get enough of them and now her little sister has the same adoration for them! They are time consuming to roll but one bite and you'll see how Oh SO worth it they are!! Will definately fly off the plate at any party!

Lumpia~
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion very finely chopped
1 carrot grated
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 TB garlic powder
2 TB salt
1 package of SPRING ROLL wrappers (not egg roll wrappers, unless you HAVE to!)
few shakes of Accent seasoning (MSG) optional
1 1/2 quarts of oil for deep frying

In a large bowl combine pork, beef, onion and carrot.Make sure to completely mix well. Using your hands is best to slightly knead the meat. Gradually blend in the soy sauce, black pepper, salt, garlic powder and Accent until evenly distributed.
Lay out a few wrappers out at a time while keeping a slightly damp cloth over the rest of the package (they dry out fast).Place aprox 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in a line down the center of the wrapper. Make sure filling is NO THICKER than the width of your thumb! (think of a thin cigar) or else the wrapper will cook much faster than the filling.
Fold tightly like a burrito by folding in the ends over the filling then top to bottom.Moisten the edges with a finger dipped in water to seal shut. Repeat with rest of wrappers until filling is gone.
* tip* before frying dip each end in flour to help keep sealed while cooking, esp if you have to cut in half for smaller serving sizes before frying.
Heat Oil in a deep fryer pan or heavy skillet. fry 3-4 lumpia at a time or at least enough to where they are not crowded. Fry until golden brown. Lumpia are cooked through when they float.
Freeze wonderfully before frying for future use!
Great served with  Sweet Chili sauce or sweet and sour sauce for dipping!!

Enjoy!

Glory To The King!

I heard and fell in love with this song at a Women's Conference meeting at my church. Maybe it was the words mixed with the vibe of the meeting together but it instantly spoke to me....just wanted to share :) I wish I could post the actual group singing it at our church but oh well this version is nice as well.
Hope you all have a Blessed Monday! I will post some pics as well as recipes from a BBQ we had this weekend a bit later. Enjoy the song :-)

"My banner is clear. I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed."

Love and Blessing,
Dee

Lime Bars

I made these the other night for our prayer group, they were YUMMMMY! Will definately make them again!

Lime Bars

Ingredients
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup lime juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour and confectioners' sugar; cut
in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat into a greased
13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until
lightly browned.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, lime juice and peel until
frothy. Combine the baking powder and remaining flour; whisk in egg
mixture. Pour over hot crust.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire
rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares. Yield: 3
dozen.

Recipe Source: Taste Of Home

To where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.

Mathew 18:20

How Does your Garden Grow??

Very Slowly.....!!! But I am enjoying the learning process in seeing what works and what I need to improve on. Here are some of my blooms this season :-)

Roses...not sure which variety

                                        Blue Salvia

                                          Yarrow

Petunias

I think these are Snap Dragons..they popped out of nowhwere!

                                           Day Lily

        

Impatiens

Petunias

Hydrangeas

                                          Striped Petunias

                                         Geraniums and Blue Salvias

Dianthus

Pinky Winky Hydrangea Tree