He's Alive!!!!
This blog is and always will be dedicated to my Sweet Hunter, our children & Grands now and one day our Great Grands after I am gone. Thank you all for your visit! Come sit for a spell! Welcome to the farm!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Olive Garden Copycat Chicken Gnocchi Soup Absolutely delicious! |
Saute onion, celery, garlic in butter and olive oil over medium heat until onion becomes translucent. |
Add Flour to make a roux. |
Let the butter and flour mixure cook for about a minute before adding half and half. |
Add carrots and chicken in to the roux. |
I used a rotisserie chicken. |
Add chicken broth and while it is thickening, cut up your fresh spinach. |
Cook Gnocchi according to package and add to soup along with seasonings. |
Once the mixture thickens again, add the spinach and salt and pepper. |
Once it is heated through it is ready to serve! This is a delicious thick, hardy soup. I served with bruschetta! (recipe coming soon) If you like Italian, you will love this. **************************** Ingredients needed: 1 tbsp. Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) 4 Tbsp. butter 4 Tbsp. Flour 1 quart Half & Half 1/2 Cup Celery (finely diced) 2 minced garlic cloves (I used minced garlic spices) 2 14 oz. cans of Chicken Broth 1 Cup Carrots (finely shredded) 1 Cup Chicken breast, cooked and diced (You can use Rotisserie Chicken) 1 pkg. of mini Gnocchi cooked (located in pasta section of grocery store) 1 Cup Spinach (coarsely chopped) 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. Thyme 1/2 tsp. Parsley 1/4 tsp. nutmeg ******************************* Prayer Request Please say a prayer for my Mom! Bless her heart. She has a had a rough year. Now she has pseudo gout in her wrist! She is in a lot of pain. As far as her back surgeries, she is doing great! Your prayers got her through that! |
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Granny- Grunt, Sigh and Whistle
This is one of my favorite visits with Granny!
This is a repost from October 28, 2008
I went to visit my Granny again today. I wanted to stay longer than I usually do so I brought my quilt that I am trying to finish. As I have told you before, this quilt is 25 years old and still not finished. There is a story there and when I finish it, which will be soon, I will tell the story behind it. Anyway, I am removing all of the hand quilting that I have done and am doing it on the machine. Granny was impressed with it. I don't know why. If she could see good, she would see all of the imperfections. But thats ok. It is my first quilt and I am going to be proud of it. Anyway, enough about my quilt. Granny was working on one too. She thinks when someone comes to visit that she should stop sewing and talk to them. I told her lets both get to work. So she sewed and I ripped out my hand quilting. It is so quiet there. I was on the couch and she was at the sewing machine. She doesn't watch t.v., so there was no noise. As she worked, I noticed a pattern. As she sewed, there would be a GRUNT, then a SIGH, and end with a WHISTLE. Over and over again. It was so cute. She was concentrating so hard. I loved being with her today. My dad came in and brought her some pear preserves and I was telling him about the sounds she makes and he knew exactly what I was talking about. I always take pictures while I am there. It drives her crazy. It seems that I post about my granny a lot, but I love her so. She is precious! I wonder if I make sounds when I am working on a quilt? hhhhmmmm......
Friday, March 22, 2013
Friday Night Sew In
This is the first time I have joined the FNSI in a long time. So glad to be back! I have a friend at Church that knits the cutest scarves. Then I went to my crochet class the other day and noticed several ladies were knitting these. |
Me & Mom went to JoAnn's the other day
and she talked me in to buying the yarn for this
even though I didn't know how to make one yet.
There was a lady there that shared that you can also crochet
these so I looked on You Tube tonight and learned how to make one!
It didn't take long at all! I think it is just beautiful. |
I told 'Sweet Hunter" not to get my face! He did pretty good, huh? LOL I'm so proud of myself for finishing something! Thank you Heidi for the encouragement! |
I think that calls for a reward, don't you?
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Mommy Pills?
Did any of you hear the report on the news about "Mommy Pills"?
They were telling that more Mommies today are taking anti anxiety pills and
sleeping pills to help them cope with the every day life of raising children.
You trust your doctor! But your doctor suggests you take a pill to help you cope or to help you sleep. |
I do know that medicines used properly are good in most cases. But to suggest that young mothers take pills to cope with everyday life just made me sick. |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Without A Doubt
My Best friend, Vicki made these dish cloths for me! I just love them! Notice the "V"....she didn't plan that! |
She also brought me this for my shoulder. It really has helped a lot! |
She brought me another project to work on too! I hope I can do this. It will look so cute in my kitchen! |
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Granny
Revisiting Granny October 16, 2008
I went to see my Granny again the other day. I found her in the kitchen cooking her a little lunch. She had a little pan of okra frying on the stove and was making herself a little salad. She was very glad to see me. She had made me something. Well, actually it was for "My Sweet Baby Grandson" that is due in December. She had made a baby quilt for him. She asked me to give it to "My Sweet Daughter, Mandy" for her. It is so beautiful & simple, but just to know that she made it means the world to me. Granny is about to turn 95 next week and still quilting! Mandy came over today. I haven't got to see her in a couple of weeks. She is so cute. She hasn't put hardly any weight on at all. She is all baby. He will be here before we know it. I gave her the quilt and she was so excited. My Granny made this little quilt in about half of a day. Just think, my 95 year old granny made this baby quilt for her great, great, grandson that is not even born yet. She is really amazing!
Friday, March 15, 2013
Mama Days!
My Mom is doing so good since her 2 surgeries! I invited her to lunch and when I got there she asked me if I wanted her to drive! Yes, she is driving!!! Thank the Lord! |
She suggested a place called Soup or Salad! (might not be the name exactly) But it was so good! Salad, pasta salads, soups, macaroni & cheese, etc. The mac & cheese was the best!!! |
I also needed Bruschetta bread! She took me to a Fresh Market to get both of these! |
Also, laying on the table was this picture. It is my Mom at her first piano recital! I hope she does a blog on this and tells the story behind it. I LOVE this! |
The next day I spent with my other Mama! This is my Mother In Law! We call her Grandmother. She just moved in her condo this past weekend. She is so excited! |
She is 82 years young and is a wild thing! She keeps us all hopping! She wanted to go shopping for a few things that she needed since she moved. |
Walmart, 3 mattress places, Meander Shoppe, Trendy Consignments, Kmart twice, Providence, TJ Max, Big Lots! Normally Grandmother is not a shopper but today she was! |
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