Hey there! I’m Kira and I’m so glad you could stop by! I am a 17 year old Christian, homeschooled senior in highschool, and welcome to my blog. Here is where I write about my various passions and interests as well as my love for the Gospel and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My hope is that you will see Christ in me, and that God be glorified through this little ole blog of mine. May you be encouraged in your visit here, and hopefully you will stop back again soon!
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Woooohoooo! Just the other day, my mom and I decided to take inventory of our pantry, fridge and freezers, and then compile a list of all our food. And… because I am such an organizing freak, I was pretty excited. Believe me, I wish we had done this a LONG time ago! I put together our list using a free [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, Homemaking | Tagged: Donna Young, food list, grocery list, kitchen inventory, organizing | 3 Comments »
These muffins are an absolute favorite in our house!! We make ours with whole wheat flour, and they turn out wonderful, extremely delicious…and just might make you jealous. Ingredients: 1 2/3 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, Muffins, Recipes | Tagged: chocolate chip muffins, muffins, pumpkin muffins, whole wheat muffins | 2 Comments »
We just recently got our grain order and we decided to try Kamut for the first time. Kamut (pronounced: kah-MOOT) is a grain that genetically belongs to the wheat family. The growing awareness and publicity of this wonder grain has some real interesting and health beneficial facts to it, and my mom and I are looking forward to trying it out in future [...]
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We don’t grow zucchini ourselves, but we have some friends of ours that do, and they end up with QUITE a bit of it. They were kind enough to give some to us (thanks Maureen!) There are many uses for zucchini. It can be shred and put into salads, can be cut into strips and be included [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, FYI's, Recipes | Tagged: fried zucchini, recipes, whole wheat, whole wheat chocolate cake, whole wheat zucchini bread, zucchini, zucchini recipes | 3 Comments »
Here is a recipe I found for homemade Wheat Thins! Kelly has always LOVED the boxed Wheat Thins we get, and even says she’s *addicted* to them. I’ve liked them as well, and was anxious to try the recipe. {Homemade} Wheat Thins Yield: about 50 crackers. 1 1/2 cups pastry flour 1/2 cup whole wheat [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, Recipes | Tagged: homemade Wheat Thins, recipe, Wheat Thins | 4 Comments »
Oh, I just love Chicken Pot Pie! Here is the recipe I used to make this. It is SO good! Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper 1 3/4 cups chicken broth 2/3 cup milk 2 cups cooked chicken carrots (steamed first, then [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, Meals, Recipes | Tagged: chicken pot pie, recipe | 4 Comments »
For those of you who want a homemade or healthier alternative for Bisquick mix, here are some recipes I found on how to make it yourself: Basic QuixMix – Can be used in most recipes calling for “biscuit mix.” 8 C. whole-wheat flour 1/3 C. baking powder 4 tsp. salt 1/2 C. sugar 2 C. powdered milk [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, FYI's | Tagged: Bisquick alternative, flour, Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Insta-Bake mix, whole wheat Bisquick, whole wheat flour | 1 Comment »
I know what you’re thinking…another breakfast for dinner? But who says it has to be for breakfast only? Here is a meal I made for my family just the other day… Bisquick Egg Casserole and Breakfast Cake with rasberry/blueberry iced tea. (Recipes listed below.) Bisquick Egg Casserole: 6 eggs, beaten 3 cups milk 1 cup Bisquick 1 cup chopped [...]
Filed under: Beverages, From the Kitchen, Meals, Recipes | Tagged: Bisquick Egg Casserole, breakfast, breakfast cake, coffee cake, dinner, egg bake, Herbal Raspberry/Blueberry Iced Tea, iced tea, Ma Mohn's Breakfast Cake, meal ideas, tea | 4 Comments »
I thought I’d share another recipe with you guys. This is one of my dad’s absolute favorites! I actually made these for dinner the other night. Ingredients for Buttermilk Belgian Waffles: 2 cups all purpose flour (we use whole wheat) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs, separated (whites and yolks) 2 cups buttermilk 1/4 [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen | Tagged: Belgian Waffles, breakfast, breakfast ideas, buttermilk waffles, dinner, recipe, whole wheat waffles, Wilderness Pie filling | 5 Comments »
Here is a really easy, yummy dessert that I made today! So good! Ingredients: 1/4 cup milk 1/2 bag marshmallows 2 cups graham crackers, crushed 1/2 cup butter, melted 4 – 5 large peaches 1 small container Strawberry Cool Whip Melt the milk and marshmallows together and set to cool. Mix together the crushed graham crackers, and [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen | Tagged: dessert, peaches, recipe, strawberry peach delight | 9 Comments »
Check out: the worst coffee drinks for your diet shown on the Today’s Show yesterday. It’s not until you see the video will you start to think twice before in-taking another one of those “energy drinks.” The calories in those things are astonishing! I reccomend that you check out the links above. Searching for smarter alternatives, and making these simple [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, FYI's | Tagged: calories, Caribou Breakfast Blend, coffee, cold coffee drinks, energy drinks, ground coffee beans, Starbucks, Today's Show, video | 2 Comments »
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