Picture Post

 Just remembering some good times with Poppy & Grams back in the summer. :) 

Today is...

...One year since our dear Grandpa Kautt died. Go read Abby's post about it here.

ECD Practice - October 2011

There are Abby and Jaden on the far left. Jaden really got into the dancing and didn't want to go home-- that kind of surprised me! ;)

Abby (the girl in the blue shirt) dancing with Hannah K.

What fun!

Hannah K. and I dancing

Video - BRIAN MOSLEY "The Trader"

On his blog, Brian Mosley  says this:

OUR MISSION

Our mission to help people trade in the pursuit of the American Dream for a world that desperately needs Christ.

We are looking for TRADERS.

You gotta watch this video rapidly! This guy is fast!
http://brianmosleyblog.com/

Stuffed Tomatoes, Ginger Nymphs = A Perfect Sunday Afternoon Meal

We had a wonderful noon meal today, enjoying scrumptious stuffed tomatoes, using a recipe that Mom & Dad used on their date get-away a few weeks ago.  Also on our menu was delicious (and now all together eaten) Ginger Nymphs (a.k.a., balls of goodness), the recipe for which we got from a good friend.  We decided to try both of these out again today for lunch...  Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed eating the items pictured in the photos! =) 

Yours truly (Phoebe) hollowing out the tomatoes

The leaning tower of tomatoes

Using a knife to carve out the insides of the tomatoes.

Combine all of the insides of the tomatoes in a bowl.

Finely chop parsley (or in this case, basil)

Add the Feta Cheese

Finely dice the onions

Add the olive oil

Finely chop (or crumble-ize, is that a word?!) toasted bread - our substitute for Kasha. 

There you go, crumble-ized bread... =)

Then mix it all up in a bowl...

...and stuff the tomatoes.

Ginger Nymphs all lined up neatly.  Sorry we didn't get any pictures of the process, but it's very easy to do, and doesn't take too long either! 

What's the best part, is that they taste SO GOOD!!

The table setting at our Sunday afternoon meal.

 

A good healthy meal, with a lot of fresh food.  Yum, yum!

Now, for the recipes:

Stuffed Tomatoes

- 4 Medium sized ripe tomatoes

- 2 T. finely chopped scallions (onions)

- 2 T. finely chopped fresh parsley

- 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese

- 1/4 cup Kasha

- 3 T. olive oil

1. Top tomatoes, scoop out innards (save).

2. Coarsely chop tomato pulp

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit

4. Combine pulp, scallions, parsley, feta, Kasha & olive oil

5. Fill tomatoes with mixture.  Bake 15 minutes.

Prep time 35 minutes.

Ginger Nymphs

- 3/4 cups almonds

- 1/2 cup pitted dates

- 1/2 cup raisins

- 1 tsp. ground ginger

- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

- 1 tsp finely chopped lemon peel

1. Combine all ingredients in food processor.

2. Blend until well chopped and can stick together when pressed into a ball.

3. Enjoy the little balls of goodness!