Happy Thanksgiving 2011

Happy Thanksgiving at the Stedmans

the boys

 Emily making homemade Egg Nog

 Jon making green bean casserole

 Super1 Bakery made the pumpkin pie!!!

 the finished Egg Nog! mmmmm yummy

 Egg Nog made fancy with whipped cream and nutmeg

Thanksgiving and More

giving

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We have so much to be Thankful for . Well really "I" have so much to be Thankful for. Our family had a cozy and quiet day at home. In our Pajamas. Watching the snow fall. Eating yummy food. Watching Veggie Tales "Its a Meaningful Life" and Les Miserables (with Liam Neeson- not the musical). We all have been rushing around and so busy and chaotic around here it was very nice to just stay home and relax. We needed it. I needed it. God sure has been good to us.

Lego Thanksgiving dinner

Barbie Thanksgiving dinner

All of my graphics goodies come from Emma's Home

www.wtv-zone.com/emma/home.html

PS- Does anybody else think that Blogger is difficult to manage with all this graphics and designs? It sure is for me....I have access to all kinds of pretty stuff, but I cant seem to be able to add them on here the way I want to...

Snow Nov 27,2010

Pretty snow in our backyard.

Recipes this year: Stuffing recipe from Last years blog post. Pumpkin Pie recipe was off the side of the Libby's Pumpkin can, it was the BEST pumpkin pie I have ever made. Apple Pie recipe was from BetterHomes and Garden Cookbook(yes the red and white one). Green bean casserole-the one with the French's crispy onions.

Currclick is having some great specials for CYBER Monday, check it out for some extra fun and learning to spice up your homeschooling.=-)

Specials available on my Avon website:

www.youravon.com/astedman

Kombucha and Kefir

Here is my Kombucha and Kefir. Healthy goodies for my family and for a fraction of the cost at health food stores.

ooops thats 2 gallons of water

3 green tea and 3 black tea bags

One of my Kombucha resources, I found it at a used book store in Oregon.

Kefir is my new experiment. I received some "grains" or starter for it from a friend in Montana. I made a smoothie with some of the Kefir this morning, added a banana and 1/2 cup of blueberries. YUM!!!

I got this from a Kefir website:

Here are some of the known kefir health benefits:

1.Strongest natural remedy against any allergy

2.Strongest natural antibiotic without side effects

3.Treats liver disease

4.Treats gallbladder, dissolves gall bladder stones

5.Clears the body of salts, heavy metals, radionuclides, and alcoholic products

6.Cleans the body of chemical antibiotics

7.Treats kidney stones

8.Good bacteria in kefir are able to fight off pathogenic microorganisms

and other...

recipe for mixed berry jam

1 cup frozen strawberries , thawed                                            
1/2 cup frozen cherries, thawed and remove the pits
1/2 cup frozen blueberries, thawed
2 15 oz cans of pears in pear juice,drained
1 packet of freezer jam pectin
1 cup of sugar

place thawed fruit in food processor, blend til smooth. add packet and 1 cup of sugar. Mix well and let sit for 5 minutes. place in freezer containers and put in freezer. It is YUMMY!

Emily's birthday present, Valentine pillow

Happy Thanksgiving and recipes

Happy Thanksgiving. I get the idea that every American woman is supposed to know how to put on a beautiful, delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Since I am still a student in the cooking department (I am known to treat my husband as a god, I serve him burnt offerings 3 times a day LOL) I need all the cooking help I can get. I get a lot of my recipes from ALL Recipes.com . and Taste of Home magazine.
Here is the Menu for Thursday at the Stedmans
Turkey
Stuffing
Gravy
Green Bean Casserole
sweet potatoes with marshmallow
Dessert: Pumpkin pie and Cheesecake
Here is the recipe I am using for the Cheesecake from Allrecipes.com  and some other recipes of my own.

Easy Sour Cream Cheesecake
Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch cheesecake

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) prepared shortbread pie crust
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
 2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 1 cup sour cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs one at time, blending well. Add vanilla and sour cream. Pour into shortbread crust.

Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cake jiggles evenly across the top when lightly shaken. Run a knife around the outside edge, but leave the cake in the pan. Let cool on counter, then place in refrigerator. Remove from pan when completely chilled, and serve.


Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes
4-5 large sweet potatoes or yams, washed peeled and sliced
2 tbs butter in the bottom of the crock pot
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Place all ingredients into crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours. Add marshmallows shortly before serving.

Ezekiel Bread stuffing
Begin saving small pieces and  ends of Ezekiel bread throughout the year, add them to a freezer bag, place in the freezer. The day before you want to use it, take the bag out of the freezer.
When thawed, tear up in pieces and add Ezekiel bread to pot of:
1 stick butter
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 small can of mushrooms
1 box seasoned stuffing mix
Heat and add extra water if needed. Cover with foil and chill overnight. Warm in the oven about 20 min on 300 and serve with gravy.

Graphics by Emmashome.com

Psalm 92:1 Its is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name O most High.

Psalm 50:14 Offer unto God thanksgiving: and pay thy vows unto the most High.

Psalm 121:1,2 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.