Welcome

I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

What's Cooking?

Here are 2 of our Thanksgiving Dinner Favorites...

 Mock Sweet Potato Souffle
This is a recipe I got when our oldest daughter was a baby.  I have combined a couple different recipes and because we can't get "sweet potatoes" here in Ecuador, I started substituting carrots.  My family can't tell the difference. :-)

 3 Cups of mashed carrots
1 Cup sugar
1/3 Cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 Cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon maple flavoring

Mix together well and spread into a casserole.
Top with:
1 Cup brown sugar
1/3 Cup flour
1/3 Cup margarine
1 Cup chopped nuts

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  

Scalloped Corn 
this recipe was shared with me years ago, by a friend who often joined us for Thanksgiving dinner when our older girls were growing up.   It has become one of our "traditional" sides. 

 2 cans corn, drained
1 Cup milk
2/3 cup cracker crumbs
3 Tablespoon butter melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon onion minced

Beat eggs.  Add milk and crackers.  Add corn, onions, and seasonings, along with the melted butter.  Mix together well and pour into a greased casserole dish.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.  (I usually bake this in a loaf pan.  Also this year, I used frozen corn.)



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