Thursday, September 20, 2018

Chicken Soup and Banana Muffins

My kid is sick today and needing some chicken soup.  Also I have a lot of over ripe bananas that need to be used up.  So that means my kitchen smells amazing today!! 

Here's my recipes to make that happen..

Chicken Soup
5 chicken breasts
3 carrots
2 large onions
3 ribs of celery
5 cloves of garlic

Chop everything except chicken and add to a big soup pot.  Cover with water and add salt and pepper.  When the chicken is done, fish it out and chop it all up and throw it back in.  Add whatever seasonings you like and some noddles.  When the noodles are soft it's all done!

What kind of noodles do you like for chicken noodle soup?  I kind of like spaghetti noodles.  But I'm not sure everyone does.  My friend is sick today too and I'm taking some to her house.  So I decided to go with the flat wavy egg noodles.

Banana Muffins
1 1/2 C flour
3/4 C. sugar
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
2-3 over ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 C butter melted
1 egg

Mix the dry ingredients.  Add the wet ingredients (including bananas) to the mixer and mix them all up. Add to the dry stuff and stir.  You can add nuts now if you like.  Line your muffin pan with paper liners because it's a million times easier when you have to clean it up.  Then fill them up and bake at 350 until done. 

You can also make this into banana bread but I like the portion size of a muffin better and I have better luck with getting them cooked all the way through.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Journal Prompt - 30 Things

I am trying to resurrect my blog but couldn't think of a good way to start.  But finally I decided the best way to start is just to START already!! 

What makes it even harder is that I don't have anything exciting or new to talk about and Blogger is hating me and making it difficult to upload my pictures.  Grrrr......

But here's something fun:  Journal Prompts!! 
Do you like these?
My kids do one everyday for school and I thought I would join in on some of them too.  And even though I'm pretty boring and don't have 30 interesting things, at least I could come up with 30 ordinary things and it gives me a good blogging start after a long hiatus. 

30 Things About Me....
1. I love God
2. I want to learn what it really means to "abide" in Him.
3. I am desperate for my family (and me) to make God the passion of our hearts.
4. I love my family.
5. I wish my family could feel happy all the time. 
6. I have unreasonable expectations on myself to try to make that happen.
7. I struggle with my relationships with 3 of my kids. 
8. I love real estate.
9. I want to learn everything about it.
10. I love quiet alone time.
11. I wish I had more skills/talents.
12. I'm teaching a 1-2 grade Bible class on Wed nights.
13. I hate sickness.
14. I wish I could visit my grandmother more.
15. I like my handwriting.
16. And my hair color.
17. I want my own office.
18. I love rainy days at home.
19. I love Brycen Claire.
20. I love my 2 houses and made an offer on another one today.
21. The seller said NO but I'm hoping he changes his mind. 
22. I want to white wash my fireplace.
23.  I'd like to earn money and contribute financially in our household.
24. I want to read more.
25. And eat better.
26. And exercise more.
27. I HATE (with a passion) wasting time.
28. I hate too much noise.
29. People say I'm patient and organized b/c I'm a homeschool mom of 11 kids.  (They are wrong.)
30. I love being an only child. :-)