good morning my beautiful friends. I pray that you are all doing well and that you're staying warm, if you're in an area that's cold. for us, in our neck of the woods, it's hanging in there at 25 to 27 degrees. 25 is the lowest I've seen it in about 3 days. but we do have some weather rolling in here towards the end of the week with the promise of snow. anywhere between 4 and 7 inches. of course, it's all in God's hands and what He decides to do. it does have the potential to become bad. so if we're not ready, now's the time to get ready. we need to get out lamps trimmed and keep them trimmed and be as ready as we can be for what may or may not happen. with the warning comes action. if we don't take action, then, it's on us and we can't blame anyone other than ourselves for lack of preparation on our part. my main concern is power outage, and there's nothing that my husband and I can do to prevent that. but as far as everything else, we've done what we can. so we'll trust God to help us in our need and we'll trust Him for us to help others when the need arises. get as prepared as we can for ourselves and then we can help others. with God's help, that's our plan. help us all Lord to be prepared for what ever comes our way.
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picking up in Genesis, Chapter 46, this is where Jacob and all the family go to Egypt, where Joseph is. 70 people in all, went to the land of Goshen. Jacob has seen the face of his beloved son and he was ready close his eyes in death. the pharaoh at the time was pleased with Joseph and the fact that his family was there close to Joseph. in chapter 48 we see more deception taking place, similar to how Jacob deceived Issac and Esau. but there is also God in the mix, showing that God blesses people even if they don't deserve it, from our point of view. God is good all the time and God always does right. Jacob prayed for God to bless both of the boys and for them to carry on the names of their forefathers. Jacob blessed all his sons as God seen fit. now, after Jacob's death, Joseph's brothers feared him. and Joseph reminded them that what they had meant for evil against him, God had meant it for good, for all the generations to come. now, starting in Exodus, we see a change of power. Joseph dies and a new pharaoh doesn't recognize the power that Joseph had. this new leader feared the people of Israel and he put the people in bondage and made slaves of them. this was prophesied from the mouth of God earlier in Genesis. one leader will not recognize what another leader valued. we still see this today. with a new regime comes fear and a new leadership. but God was with His people!!! they grew in number in spite of harsh conditions. then along came the order to kill every make born to the Hebrews. sounds kinda like the evil and wicked act of abortion today!! there will be a price to pay for that too. God is in the situation, and He alone spares Moses!! this is where rubber meets the road and we see the rise of a great hero, led by God to do great things. it make me wonder if there are any great men today that are willing to be led by God to do the hard things that will bring about a change in this country. with God, all things are possible. we have to remember that God hears the cries of His people and He will answer those cries. with God, all things are possible.
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let's do a "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" segment again today. this may turn into a regular part of my blog, who knows. hahaha so, on yesterdays blog post I shared a pic of 2 trays of minced onions. well, they got done and I got them jarred up, before I realized I should have taken a pic of them dried, and still on the trays. I've gotten rust to say the least. but they turned out wonderful. they smell so good and look so great too. the color on them is perfect.
don't that look so good? I can't wait to use this. I know it will be delicious.
this is one of those small jars that garlic actually comes in. and those 4 trays filled this little jar to the brim. I'm going to do more of both pretty soon.
this is a pan of russet potatoes that I fixed for my husband. they have avocado oil, my own minced garlic, minced onion, salt and pepper. these are so good as it. but what will punch them over the top is when I put some in the air fryer to crisp them up like french fries. these are far better than french fries any day.
this is them in all their loveliness boxed up and ready to go in the fridge to be devoured over the course of the rest of the week. these reheat so well in the airfryer. crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. yummy yummy, get in my tummy!!!
don't be afraid to dehydrate your own minced onions and minced garlic. it will better than anything you can buy. and if you grow your own garlic and onions, then that's a win win all the way around.
I'm sure you can find all kinds of way to use your homemade minced garlic and minced onions. just try it, you'll love it and be hooked on dehydrating.
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and let's do another "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" while we're at it. so, this morning is a perfect morning to make chili. I had one last bag of a complete chili mix. most everything in it was from dehydrated goods. I didn't make it, but it's on my list of things to do. the recipe on the bag calls for tomato paste and tomato sauce. well, I have found that I prefer pace salsa instead of those 2 items. so when I find the 16oz jars of pace salsa on sale, I'll get 2 or 3 just for soups and chili. it's a wonderful addition to the chili and really gives it more flavor. and, it also helps tone down some of the chili spices that I'm not so fond of. I love a milder chili. I don't mind heat in my chili, it's some of the spices that are off putting to me. so, the Pace salsa really helps me enjoy chili in more ways than one. so I hope this is useful to someone.
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I guess that's about it for today. I pray you have a wonderful day. just know that God has provided the only way for all of us to be in right relationship with Him, and that's thru the shed blood of His precious Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!!! that's how much He loves us!! blessings of mercy and peace be yours today. hugs and love, patty
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