I just have to share the lyrics of this song. I just love them. It describes perfectly how I feel about this dwelling place God has given us. Sometimes I feel uncontent about the world and that's okay. We are not supposed to be entirely content. We can feel restless, because we should rest in Him. He is our peace, our rest, our contentment. He is the God of the universe, only He can complete what feels missing in our lives.............
Restless
written by Audrey Assad and Matt Maher
You dwell in the songs that we are singing
Rising to the Heavens
Rising to Your heart
Our praises filling up the spaces
In between our frailty and everything You are
You are the keeper of my heart
You are the keeper of my heart
And I'm restless
I’m restless
'Til I rest in You
(Oh God I wanna rest in You)
Oh speak now for my soul is listening
Say that You have saved me
Whisper in the dark
'Cause I know You’re more than my salvation
Without You I am hopeless
Tell me who You are
You are the keeper of my heart
You are the keeper of my heart
Still my heart
Hold me close
Let me hear a still small voice
Let it grow
Let it rise
Into a shout
Into a cry
I am restless until I rest in You
Just a beautiful song............
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Chili Catfish Tacos
These tacos are sooooooo good!! They are perfect for a Sunday afternoon football day! You can use whatever kind of tortillas you like, depending on your taste. I prefer flour, but if you have a really juicy fish corn works better. And I suggest really dusting with the chili powder, it may seem excessive at first, but it will disperse with cooking. Plus the lime mayo is soooo yummy with this.
Ingredients:
1 pound of catfish filets
chili powder
1-2 limes
1 cup of mayo
shredded lettuce
1 tomato, chooped and de-seaded
1 small can slices olives chopped
small flour or corn tortillas
Directions:
Preheat broiler on high. Coat fish generously with chili powder, salt and pepper. Place on greased rack with a roasting pan. Broil 4-6 inches from heat for 8-12 minutes turning once. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Serve with lettuce, tomato, olives and lime mayo (recipe below)
Lime Mayo:
Grate 4 tsps of zest from lime and squeeze lemon to make 4 tsps of juice. Combine well with mayo,
Ingredients:
1 pound of catfish filets
chili powder
1-2 limes
1 cup of mayo
shredded lettuce
1 tomato, chooped and de-seaded
1 small can slices olives chopped
small flour or corn tortillas
Directions:
Preheat broiler on high. Coat fish generously with chili powder, salt and pepper. Place on greased rack with a roasting pan. Broil 4-6 inches from heat for 8-12 minutes turning once. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Serve with lettuce, tomato, olives and lime mayo (recipe below)
Lime Mayo:
Grate 4 tsps of zest from lime and squeeze lemon to make 4 tsps of juice. Combine well with mayo,
Lemony Snicket Zucchini
So Sydney named this easy peasy side dish. She was ready the Lemony Snicket's: a Series of Unfortunate Events books and just thought it would be so cool to name this dish that because it has lemon it it. She so darn cute sometimes, and she doesn't even like zucchini!!
Ingredients:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 medium zucchini sliced in long thin strips with veggie peeler
zest of one lemon
1/4 cup basil, thinly slices
Directions:
In a non-stick skillet heat oil. Add zucchini and cook over high heat under tender (about 2 minutes). Remove from heat. Sprinkle with lemon zest, season with salt and pepper. Scatter with basil slices.
This is really lovely with a white fish or chicken!!!!!
Ingredients:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 medium zucchini sliced in long thin strips with veggie peeler
zest of one lemon
1/4 cup basil, thinly slices
Directions:
In a non-stick skillet heat oil. Add zucchini and cook over high heat under tender (about 2 minutes). Remove from heat. Sprinkle with lemon zest, season with salt and pepper. Scatter with basil slices.
This is really lovely with a white fish or chicken!!!!!
Pork Chop Supper
This is an awesome one too. So easy and requires little clean up since it's all in one large saucepan. I love dishes like this. It's almost like a crock pot meal but quicker. This will serve a family of 4 or 5 if you have small kids and they will split a chop.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
4 boneless porkchops, 1/2 inch thick works best
3 redskins potatoes, cut in quarters
2 cups of baby carrots
1 onion, cut in quarters (you can leave this out if you have "I don't like onions" kids)
10 and 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup (I used this in a lot of my recipes, it's so versatile)
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat
Add porkchops: saute for 3 minutes on each side until golden borwn
Add potatoes, carrots and onion
In a separate bowl combine soup and water and mix well; pour over porkchops. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until veggies are tender.
Enjoy!!!!!
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
4 boneless porkchops, 1/2 inch thick works best
3 redskins potatoes, cut in quarters
2 cups of baby carrots
1 onion, cut in quarters (you can leave this out if you have "I don't like onions" kids)
10 and 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup (I used this in a lot of my recipes, it's so versatile)
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat
Add porkchops: saute for 3 minutes on each side until golden borwn
Add potatoes, carrots and onion
In a separate bowl combine soup and water and mix well; pour over porkchops. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until veggies are tender.
Enjoy!!!!!
Easy Mushroon Chicken
I absolutely love this recipe!! It is one of Sydney's favorites!! It is super simple too. It requires 4 ingredients really: 2 lbs of chicken tenderloins, large can of cream of mushroom soup, 8 oz jar/can of slices mushrooms, package of bowtie pasta (farfale).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
(while you are preparing chicken and sauce cook pasta in separate pot to save time)
Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper
In large saucepan on high sear chicken on both sides, remove chicken from saucepan and set aside on plate and turn heat down to low. Deglaze pan with 1 cup of water. Add cream of mushroom soup and whisk together to get a nice creamy texture to sauce. Add slices mushrooms. Add chicken and cooked pasta to mixutre. Make sure each piece of chicken and pasta is covered with sauce.
Pour mixutre in large casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes or until sauce has really infused into chicken and pasta.
Enjoy!! I know your family with love this!!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
(while you are preparing chicken and sauce cook pasta in separate pot to save time)
Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper
In large saucepan on high sear chicken on both sides, remove chicken from saucepan and set aside on plate and turn heat down to low. Deglaze pan with 1 cup of water. Add cream of mushroom soup and whisk together to get a nice creamy texture to sauce. Add slices mushrooms. Add chicken and cooked pasta to mixutre. Make sure each piece of chicken and pasta is covered with sauce.
Pour mixutre in large casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes or until sauce has really infused into chicken and pasta.
Enjoy!! I know your family with love this!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Pepita fudge!!
So being that it is fall and I love Pepitas (roasted pumkin seeds) I wanted to post my pepita fudge recipe. It is soooo easy and sooo yummy!
Ingredients:
18 oz jar of smooth peanut butter
16 oz container of milk chocolate icing
1/2 cup pepitas (salted are the best)
Directions:
Line a 9 x 9 (or whatever you have close to that size) dish with parchment paper and set aside
combine peanut butter and icing in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for a minute and a half. After microwave mix very well so all of the peanut butter is combined with the icing. Stir in pepitas. Pour mixture into dish and spread evenly. Let set up in fridge overnight. Cut into whatever size pieces you desire and serve!!!
Ingredients:
18 oz jar of smooth peanut butter
16 oz container of milk chocolate icing
1/2 cup pepitas (salted are the best)
Directions:
Line a 9 x 9 (or whatever you have close to that size) dish with parchment paper and set aside
combine peanut butter and icing in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for a minute and a half. After microwave mix very well so all of the peanut butter is combined with the icing. Stir in pepitas. Pour mixture into dish and spread evenly. Let set up in fridge overnight. Cut into whatever size pieces you desire and serve!!!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Surgery.......or no surgery.........
Okay, I can undoubtedly say I am really frustrated right now. I know God is working a great plan, and I trust Him wholly.......but I am frustrated.
I went for my MRI on Monday and up until that point my diagnosis was a SLAP tear (a tear in the labrum of the shoulder, the cartilage that cushions the humerous between the shoulder socket). I had accepted that it was probably going to end up with surgery. Dr. Farrow called me yesterday and said that there is no indication of a SLAP tear on the MRI!!!! Are you kidding me? I mean I know that nothing is really certain in medicine, but gosh, I am back to square one. So now he is calling it....wait for it..... sub-acromial impingment and/or rotator cuff tendonitis. Here is a basic explaning I found on the web:
"Shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff tendonitis are different ways of saying there is inflammation of a particular area within the shoulder joint that is causing a common set of symptoms. The proper terminology for these symptoms is 'impingement syndrome.' Impingement syndrome occurs when there is inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons and the bursa that surrounds these tendons. There is a difference between tendonitis and bursitis, but in most cases of impingement syndrome there is a combination of these problems"
So......he brought me in today to try a cortisone injection. This "should" bring down the inflammation that is causing my pain, we hope. This is my last hope with this. Dr. Farrow said that if this doesn't work, he will most likely have to go in. He said there could still be a sub labral tear that didn't show on MRI that could need repair, there could be a small rotator tear needing repair, or he could have to do a decompression the impingment or removed the bursa. It is just so up in the air, thus my frustration. I would have rather Him said "yep, you need surgery, it's this or that" then it would have been a solid treatment plan. I have had 2 months of the wait and see. So I am really, really praying this is it...........
I am also remind myslef, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD IS IN CONTROL. I just have to keep saying it aloud and firm.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." ~ Ephesians 1:3
This pain we all endure here on Earth will be no more when we go to meet our heavenly Father. I need to trust His strength in me and not I can do this. He gives me strength.
I went for my MRI on Monday and up until that point my diagnosis was a SLAP tear (a tear in the labrum of the shoulder, the cartilage that cushions the humerous between the shoulder socket). I had accepted that it was probably going to end up with surgery. Dr. Farrow called me yesterday and said that there is no indication of a SLAP tear on the MRI!!!! Are you kidding me? I mean I know that nothing is really certain in medicine, but gosh, I am back to square one. So now he is calling it....wait for it..... sub-acromial impingment and/or rotator cuff tendonitis. Here is a basic explaning I found on the web:
"Shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff tendonitis are different ways of saying there is inflammation of a particular area within the shoulder joint that is causing a common set of symptoms. The proper terminology for these symptoms is 'impingement syndrome.' Impingement syndrome occurs when there is inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons and the bursa that surrounds these tendons. There is a difference between tendonitis and bursitis, but in most cases of impingement syndrome there is a combination of these problems"
So......he brought me in today to try a cortisone injection. This "should" bring down the inflammation that is causing my pain, we hope. This is my last hope with this. Dr. Farrow said that if this doesn't work, he will most likely have to go in. He said there could still be a sub labral tear that didn't show on MRI that could need repair, there could be a small rotator tear needing repair, or he could have to do a decompression the impingment or removed the bursa. It is just so up in the air, thus my frustration. I would have rather Him said "yep, you need surgery, it's this or that" then it would have been a solid treatment plan. I have had 2 months of the wait and see. So I am really, really praying this is it...........
I am also remind myslef, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD IS IN CONTROL, GOD IS IN CONTROL. I just have to keep saying it aloud and firm.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." ~ Ephesians 1:3
This pain we all endure here on Earth will be no more when we go to meet our heavenly Father. I need to trust His strength in me and not I can do this. He gives me strength.
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