Running Helps Me Write

by | May 4, 2009 | Running, Writing

I ran three miles outside today which gave me cause for celebration. My winter of running on the treadmill had me worried I wouldn’t be ready to run a half marathon in August. One minute of treadmill running feels like a mile. It’s always shocking when I...

Momma’s Sweet Biscuits

by | May 3, 2009 | Breads, Kate's Kitchen

3 c. flour (Can use up to 1 cup of red wheat, or 1 1/2 cups white wheat) 1 T. baking powder 1/3 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda  1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 c. butter  1 c. buttermilk (I use 1 T. lemon juice and then add regular milk up to one cup.) Mix together all dry...

Baked Pork Chops

by | May 3, 2009 | Kate's Kitchen, Main Dishes

4 pork chops (fat trimmed) 1 can cream of celery soup 1/2 can water 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (optional) salt and pepper to taste Mix soup, water, onions and peppers. Put in slow cooker. Brown pork chops on both sides, then add to cooker. cook...

5/4 Week Dinners

by | May 3, 2009 | Kate's Kitchen

Monday Lasagna Green Salad Broccoli Garlic Bread Tuesday Baked Porkchops w/ cut up potatoes Cabbage Salad Green Beans Wednesday Hawaiian Chicken Rice (see Pleasant Valley Beef for Oven-Baked Brown Rice)  Butternut Squash (Wash outside stab a dozen times with knife and...

Crazy Morning: A Persistent Visitor

by | Apr 30, 2009 | Musings

I’d like to say that craziness is only an occasional visitor at our house, but it seems to be here for an extended visit. For once I was running on schedule this morning as I prepared lunches and breakfast. A phone call from a concerned ward member passing by on...