Lunch is in the Freezer!

I've always struggled waking in the morning to make breakfast for Cookie Man. 

I'm always trying to come up with different ways to make sandwiches. 

The funny thing is my husband is a creature of habit. 

He would completely happy with a Grilled Cheese Sandwich!

Freezing Sandwiches!

Yup!

Genius!! 

I love the idea!!

I made a loaf of Ham and Cheese Sandwiches ready for George!!

You know George...

What?

Don't have one!!

It makes the best:

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!

French Toast!

Quesadillas!

OK OK... Back to freezing sandwiches!

It took me about 15 minutes to do the whole loaf!

 I used 2 slices of cheese and 2-3 slices of ham per sandwich.

The bread was buttered before wrapping the sandwich up in wax paper!

Brilliant!!

12 sandwiches!

One loaf of Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwiches!

 I let my sandwich thaw a bit before throwing it on George.

Check out this beauty!

Minus 1/4 because I forgot to take a picture before I took a bite!

I have also made PBJ's for the freezer!
They are yummy too!

Now I can set the timer for at least 5 more minutes...

YAWN!

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What kind sandwiches will you try to freeze?

"Mint" to Be!

I recently was asked to do the Bible Study for my Catholic Mommy & Me group. 

I was honored to do so!

I wanted to give a little welcome gift to our moms since it was our first meeting.

I made Mint Jelly with mint from my brother in law's garden.

I used my 3" circle cutter to cut scrapbook paper to place between the seal and the ring!

They turned out great!

I used leftover shipping labels I had from my old craft booth ...ahem- about 12 years ago.

I cut coordinating scrapbook paper to cover the business name.

Good thing I saved them...
and even better that I knew where to find them!!

loop a rubber band in place of the string

I could not find a quote that would match the jelly! 

I searched and searched for the perfect quote.

My mother was in town and I asked her if she had any words of wisdom 

to help. She pulled out her prayer book and the scripture of the day was:

In Him all things

hold together.

~Colossians 1:17

WHAT?

Are you kidding me?

This jelly took the longest to set!

I was so worried it would be a yucky jar of syrup!

In Him all things hold together!!

Of course!!

Perfect!

 It was definitely

"Mint" to be!!

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Mint Jelly Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups packed fresh mint leaves and stems
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1 drop green food color
• 3 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 fluid ounce container liquid pectin

Directions

1. Rinse off the mint leaves, and place them into a large saucepan. Crush with a potato masher or the bottom of a jar or glass. Add water, and bring the mint to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 10 minutes. Strain, and measure out 1 2/3 cups of the mint.
2. Place 1 2/3 cups mint into a saucepan. Stir in the lemon juice and food coloring. Mix in the sugar, and place the pan over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Once the mixture is boiling, stir in the pectin. Boil the mixture for a full minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and skim foam off the top using a large metal spoon. Transfer the mixture to hot sterile jars, and seal.
3. Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then carefully lower the jars into the pot using a holder. Leave a 2 inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary until the water level is at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a full boil, cover the pot, and process for 10 minutes.

Recipe inspiration

Cloth Napkins

One of the best things I have done was 

switch to Cloth Napkins.

The kids were easily using up 2-3 paper napkins at meals, 

although I have to admit I was too!

I found some cloth napkins at a thrift store for 50 cents each 

but when they rang up at the counter they were half off!!

I called the kids to breakfast yesterday and was greeted by this!

DOS' flowers she picked at her cousin's football game

 (DOS' chore at meal time is to set out the napkins)

It was such a beautiful site!

Enjoying the table set every day!

I try to make sure our meals together are not just a quick eat and go,

so we can actually savor the company and the food.

Bless us, O Lord, 

and these gifts, 

which we are about to receive 

from Thy bounty, 

through Christ our Lord. 

Amen

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Slow Oven-Roasted Roma Tomatos

About 4 pounds Roma Tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and salt

Oven at 200 degrees

Done in about 12 hours (over night)

All Squished into this little jar!

DELICIOUS!

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