Bible Study and Sweet Potatoes

good morning lovely friends.           I hope and pray that we all had a great night of rest and that we all have a wonderful day today.        we're supposed to have more rain and I figure we'll get it.       some places are still dealing with flooding that we had last week.       so more rain would not be great for them.          we actually had sunshine yesterday and the day was a beauty!!          I look forward to more days like that.          I took my plant starts out of the garage and gave them a little sunshine and I think they enjoyed it.         we got our walk in this morning and I'm always happy to get that behind us.         hahaha         my back was hurting so bad this morning I didn't think I would make it but, finally got my exercises for my back done and that helped tremendously.          sometimes I can't do my back exercise because they mess my knee up.        but fortunately, I done them this morning and my back has been felling better most of the day now.      yay!!!        I hope we get to go see my Momma today.         maybe it won't be raining to bad and we'll get to go.       I don't know what else we'll get into, but if it's fun, I'll share.       

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giggle for the day:

Q - Why couldn't the sesame seed leave the kitchen?

A - Because it was on a roll.

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bada bing bada boom

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ok, let's do another "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".        this is what I done yesterday.    when my aldi has sweet potatoes, I get a bag or two.         and I usually turn them all into my now famous "dehydrated minced onion and dehydrated minced garlic sweet potatoes".         these are the absolute best sweet potatoes ever, if you like garlic and onion.         obviously I do.          I get them peeled and do a pretty good sized dice on them.          I want them to be large enough that they don't fall thru the hole in the plate in my air fryer.  

you can see that they are a pretty good size.          this is with the avocado oil and the minced onion and garlic on them.         I got them mixed up really good and put them on my baking tray and popped them in the oven for 55 minutes at 425 degrees.         sounds like a lot of time and a high heat, but it's perfect for the sweet potatoes. 

the picture below is them baked, out of the oven, then I popped them in the freezer to flash freeze.        so this picture is actually when I took the from the freezer.         I separated them out into 6 flip top sandwich bags with between 95 and 100 grams per bag.       once I got them divvied up, I put those 6 bags in a zip top freezer bag.   

I wish I would have gotten a pic of them all bagged up, but they was starting to thaw, so I popped them back in the freezer as quickly as possible.          that will be 6 meals for me.       and after supper last night, I got my husbands yellow potatoes baked in the freezer too.        we both have 6 bags and that makes 6 meals for both of us.       I love having it ready.        then I toss them in the air fryer for 15 minutes on 400 degrees and it gets a crunchy outside and soft inside and it's wonderful.        I hope you'll try these sometime.  

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picking up with the final chapter of Ezekiel 48,            just as God had a plan for the Israelites, He has a plan for our lives too.          we just have to trust Him and turn to Him daily for His help and direction in our lives.          we can't stress how important godly leadership is.         can we even begin to imagine what our world would be like if we had godly leadership in our churches and every nation across the globe?        we need to pray for our leaders, not only our immediate leaders, but leaders all across the planet.         God is in control and His will be done in every nation on the planet.        "The Lord is There" is where we as Christians want to be.         that Holy City is our city too.        Praise Him!!!          it the presence of God in our lives, daily, something we strive for?        if not, shame on us.          develop a personal relationship with Him by prayer, worship and bible study.        as I've been saying, seek after the heart of God in all things that we do.

Daniel Chapter 1,          we start studying about Daniel and his friends today.         do you stand firm in your faith?         are you a fence straddler, not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings?          do you cave in and conform to worldly pressure when confronted?          a lot of people want to say that there are no absolute truths.         the word of God stands on absolute truth.         you believe it or you don't.        even if you don't believe it, it doesn't make it un-true.          are you seeking God's wisdom and guidance to make decisions that honor Him?        do you believe that God will meet your needs when you decide to follow Him faithfully?          does you integrity and commitment to God influence those around you?      these are some questions to contemplate as we study about Daniel and his friends and their commitment to God to serve Him, no matter what.

Daniel Chapter 2,         in todays times and any uncertain times in our lives, we need to remember that God is in control of all history and our personal lives.        we just have to trust His timing and the reasoning behind it.           everything God does is with purpose.          Daniel made prayer a priority, we need to make prayer a priority too.         God hears the prayers of His people.        we need to ask God for wisdom and understanding in our every day lives.         we need to stand firm in our faith, regardless of the circumstances that we find ourselves in.           Paul said that if he lived, he lived for Christ, if he died, he'd be with Christ.         that's my paraphrase.          but that should be our attitude.         we need to ask God to help us stay faithful to Him even in the most dire circumstances.           we can't do it without the Holy Spirit in us guiding us.       

Daniel Chapter 3,           do you bow down before other gods or idols?          Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego did not bow before the golden idol.          would we?        they had unyielding faith and trust in God!!!!           do we?           God's protection is present even in the most dire situations.         if our beliefs line up with the word of God, we are to stand firm in those beliefs.        God will be with us and He will make a way, He'll be with us in the furnace.          He'll either deliver us or walk with us thru the trials.          our faithfulness can be a powerful testimony for those around us to see that we trust God in all situations, even the uncomfortable ones.           God will be with us in the midst of our problems.

Daniel Chapter 4,            we see that the writing is on the wall, our days are numbered and how we live our days will determine our eternity destination.         we use what God has given us to honor Him, not ourselves.        pride comes before a fall.       God's judgement is always righteous and just.       we have to guard against pride in our lives.        God is the provider of all we have, not us.         God is over all creation including us.        

Next time we'll pick up with Daniel Chapter 5.

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I guess that will just about do it for today.       I hope we all remember to seek after the heart of God.      we can see how important that is in our lives.         we need to study Gods word, pray and worship Him with reverence and awe.         God is holy and we need to treat Him as such.         blessings of wisdom and understanding be ours in all we do.

hugs and love, patty    

Bible Study and Sweet Potatoes again

good morning my lovelies.          first off, I don't know who prayed for me to have a good night's sleep and rest, but I appreciate it!!!!         thank you so much!!!!!        it looks like we're in for a wild ride this week.      we got 7 inches of rain over the weekend, lots of flooding and now, possibly 4 to 6 inches of snow or more.       well, God is in control so I'll let Him decide what's gonna happen.       and in the mean time, I'll try not to worry about, and just let Him take care of it.       please do pray for the families that have lost loved ones due to flooding.        it's so heartbreaking.          on a different note, I have 3 baby pepper plants that just sprang forth  over the last 2 or 3 days.         I'm quite excited about that.        I have 12 tomato plants too.      the tomatoes are doing really good.        I planted 12 seeds and all of them were good ones.      yay!!!        I don't know if all my peppers will come up or not.         I'm using my 2 hydroponic units from amazon and they each hold 12 seed pods.         so getting 12 out of 12 tomatoes, is fantastic.        but I don't think the peppers are gonna be that prolific because it takes a lot longer for them to sprout and I think some of my pods already have mold growing in them.          so I may have to toss the pods and start more.       I really don't want to do that, but I'll keep hanging with them for another few days and see what happens.  

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let's have the "giggle for the day": 

what do you call an angry carrot?

a steamed veggie!

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let's do a quick "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" again.         I needed to get more sweet potatoes in the freezer, so I got out my "starfrit" peeler from amazon and used it on my sweet potatoes.       it does a fantastic job on sweet potatoes that are still nice and plump.         but if the peel is the least bit wrinkled, it want's to kick the blade down the potato and skips the peeling.        these were good, non wrinkled potatoes.        hahaha         plus the peel is good to just drop in my composter and make compost.     

so as I'm peeling, I'm dropping them in a bowl of water to help keep them from turning dark.         and it also washes them.             once done with all that, I start dicing to about the size of my thumb joint.     some are a little smaller just because of the size of the potatoes.          once I get them all diced, I put them in a bowl and put about 2 tablespoons of avocado oil, depending on the amt of sweet potatoes.      then I put a bit of salt and pepper, then my dehydrated minced onion and garlic.       

once I get them all coated nicely with oil and seasonings, I'll put them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and try to make a single layer.       I had so many this time that I had to make 2 trays of sweet potatoes.          so I bake them at 350* for 45 to 50 minutes.        these are about as close to candy as you can get.

I hope to get several more bags of these in the freezer before the spring garden push sets in.        I'm also doing regular potatoes for my husband.         I do them the same way.         as a matter of fact, I have another 5 lb bag of each to get done this coming week and get them in the freezer.        I just put them in the freezer, on the baking sheet, to freeze.         then when I take them off the baking sheets and put them in the zip lock freezer bags, they won't be frozen in a big hard ball.       they be easy to get a serving out and seal back up.       there will probably be between 7 or 8 servings per bag of frozen potatoes, of both kinds.       when I get read to use them, I'll drop them in the air fryer along with what ever meat we're having and crisp them up and get some color on them.         wowzers, they are good.         I hope you give it a try.

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picking back up in Nehemiah today.         when I was thinking about what all I've read this go around when doing my bible reading for the year and my bible study, I'm thinking about where Jesus is in the Old Testament and about the sinful nature of God's chosen people, then and now.        at one point in time, in  the book of 1 Chronicles, we see Jabez and he prayed for God to enlarge his territory so that there would be more people for him to have a good influence on.        Jabez isn't talked about much in the bible, but he made a request of God that God honored and answered.        he made a request that was seeking the heart of God.       he wanted to have a good influence on those who need help.        he just had a heart that was  seeking God.        Nehemiah had  that same heart that was seeking the heart of God.       that has become a theme for me.        it really hit me hard this time around while reading thru the bible.       I've been a Christian for many years, 47 years this year, and I praise Jesus Christ for His sacrifice that covered my sins.       now, I have had to re-evaluate if  I am  seeking after the heart of God.       I see some semi strong areas in my life, but I also see a lot of weaker areas in my life that I will need to address.        I hope while you're doing your own study, that you're asking God to show you where your weaknesses are and He will show to you in His word, while you're reading it, if you're serious about it.       we want to be able to boldly come to God with our requests, like Jabez and Nehemiah did.       I don't know what your service to the Lord will look like any more than I know what mine will look like, but God does.       and regardless of the ridicule we get from those around us, like the ridicule that Nehemiah got, we need to stay strong.       we can't stay strong in our own strength, but we can if we rely on and call on God for each breath we take.        I said earlier about looking for Jesus in the book of Nehemiah.          well we see Jesus all over this book.        Nehemiah was all about restoring the temple and getting the people back to worshiping God.         it is thru worship that we find redemption.        Jesus is all about restoration and redemption.        that's  what the   book of Nehemiah is all about and that's what Jesus is all about.        I truly  believe  that's what we  should be all about too.         we may be the only Jesus that some will ever see.        that's why it's important for us to always be seeking the heart of God.       I need to be more aware of the needs around me.          I need to show more compassion over the needs I see.        Lord help me to be the woman that you designed me to be!!

and be very aware, that when you do start seeking the heart of God, the devil will be all over you at every turn, with every breath just about.        he will be using his scare tactics on you.         he will be doing everything he can to destroy your testimony and scare you and make you weak.        stay strong and stay in the word.         just like the Israelites, we can worship our holy God in a holy way.      

next time we start in Esther.

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well, that's just about I have for today.         let's seek the heart of God in all we do.       let's praise and worship God for all He does for us.        I pray we all have a great day today and we will tell someone that God loves them  and wants to be in right relationship with them thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.        blessings of peace and strength be ours today.          hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and sweet potatoes from start to freezer

good morning beautiful friends.          I hope and pray that we are all ready to have a great day today.      the sun isn't shining and we're probably gonna get some rain.          it got up to 59 degrees yesterday, and we loved it.        my hubby worked out in the garage and I worked inside, but I was out and in every once in a while.         I think it's gonna rain today, but that's ok, we can use the rain.        if for no other reason, to get all the salt washed off the roads.         we're hoping to go see Momma this morning and get back home before  the rain  starts.       maybe even  get out  walk in for the  day before the rain starts too.         sometime this afternoon I'll have to get my yogurt in the fridge to cool down and then strain it to make greek yogurt.       I'll save the whey for the next batch.       if you've never made homemade yogurt before, I'd suggest giving it a try.         if I can  remember, I'll do a picture tutorial on it sometime.         keep an eye out for it.

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guess where we are today?           you guessed it, in the kitchen with another "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".          pull up a chair and grab a cuppa, because there's a lot going on in here today.          so I needed to make another batch of my diced sweet potatoes with onions and garlic.         so I got out my peeler and composter bucket.

the little gizmo on the left is a starfrit peeler from amazon.        it's a great little gizmo, but these sweet potatoes are difficult to peel at best.         it makes no difference where I get sweet potatoes, they're all kinda shriveled up and this peeler doesn't like that at all.         but I finally got it done.      on the right side is my compost bucket.         so I was doing it right.        hahahaha

as I peeled the potatoes, I dropped them in a bow of water.            you can see the pile of peels.         as it was peeling, I was picking the piles up and breaking them into smaller pieces and putting them in my compost bucker.          in the past, all this just went in the trach can.         not anymore.       woohoo!!!   

I got them all chopped up and used all the ingredients on the left hand side of the bowl.          I had previously dehydrated the garlic and onion just for this purpose.         and my dehydrated onion and garlic work perfectly in this dish.         for the ingredients, I used about a tablespoon of avocado oil, a good grid of pink salt, a dash of black pepper and about a palm full of both the garlic and the onion.      a quick stir and it will be ready for the baking sheet.

this is a close up of what it all looks like before I mix it all together.

this is the closed up of my onions and garlic.          since this will be the permanent homes of these ingredients, I need to make a couple of labels for each jar.       one for each lid and one for the side of each jar.          these garlic jars work perfectly for this project. 

this is the potatoes all mixed up and spread out on my baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

pop in the oven on 400 degrees for45 minutes or more, just depending on what you like and this is what you get.           we love all the dark crispy bits.         it is soooooooo yummy!!!!!             these sweet potatoes taste like candy, only better.           that's no joke!!!

I let them cool and then scoop them up and into flip top sandwich bags.

then get the bags shaped up a little and flip the top on them and....... 

then they are ready to go in a vac seal bag and into the freezer.         I don't do a hard vacuum on them because I don't want to squish them and I don't want it to be a solid block when I get ready to take a bag out and put it in the air fryer later.          this is where the magic happens.           they get crispy on the outside and stay like candy on the inside.          these are wonderful.          next on the agenda is to do some russets for my husband.         those are his favorites.          I hope you will give this a try.        when I went shopping the other day, I got a lot more potatoes, some of each and they will be prepared this was exactly and then I'll have easy potatoes any time we want them.           I'm thinking the next time, I'll flash freeze them on the baking sheet and then be able to scoop out some without having to thaw them a little first.         that will make it easier and quicker to toss in the air fryer.        yay!!!

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so we pick up in 1 Samuel Chapter 16.           God is ready to anoint a new king.           His spirit has totally left Saul now and he is overcome with an evil spirit every once in a while.        God tells Samuel to go to Jesse and he will find the new king among his sons.        David was the one that God had chosen for Samuel to anoint.          David fought Goliath with what he knew.        he knew how to handle a sling shot and he also knew that the hand of God that had protected him against a lion and a bear, would also protect him from this giant.        when we trust God with what we know and with what have, then we can count on success.        what David knew is that the God of Israel was faithful and David knew how to use a sling shot.      God gave David the success.         Jonathan and David became friends.       Saul became suspicious of David and turned against him.       David had done nothing to cause Saul to be suspicious.        he was jealous.        jealousy causes a lot of problems and always has, always will.    Saul knew that Lord was with David and he was afraid of David.        David was more successful in battle than Saul was.         Jonathan told David that Saul wanted him dead.         jealousy causes people to do or try to do desperate things.      the God of the Israelites was with David thru it all.       Saul wanted David dead, but God had other plans.        do we walk closely enough with God so that the plans of others that are to do us harm can't happen?        I pray that I do.        I pray that God will protect me in spite of myself and how I get in God's way.       

next time we pick up at 1 Samuel Chapter 26.

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well, that's about it for today.        we'll have to wait and see how the day turns out.        but I know that as long as we keep God in our lives, it will be a good day.         let's try to trust God with everything in our lives.       blessings to you all today.         hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and our favorite side, again

good morning from the deep dark tundra this morning.          with all this crazy weather and the snow in Louisiana yesterday,  I don't know what to expect any more.         hahahaha         but we'll take what we get and like it.         that's my Momma used to tell us.         you'll take what you get and like it.         so we'll hang in there with that.        hahahaha          the lowest I seen this morning was 2 degrees and at 7:40am, it's now a whopping 8 degrees.          who knows, it may get to 20 degrees today.        I'll take what we get and thank God for it.         right about now, I'd like to ask someone about their global warming theory.         what's up with that?         I don't know about anyone else, but I do know for sure that God knows what He's doing.          the global theorists, nah, I don't they know what they're doing.        but what do I know.         I know that God is in control, that's what I know.           what about you, what do you know?

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this is one our favorite sides to go with any meal.          so, let's do this quick "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".        this is one of the easiest sides for me to make and it's also one of the most delicious.       I take a bunch of russet and sweet potatoes and peel and dice, then I put them in a bag, separately, and put about a tablespoon of avocado oil in with them and a dash of salt and a dash of pepper and than about a good palm full of dehydrated minced onions and dehydrated minced garlic.

I put them on a sheet pan lined with parchment.         it prevents sticking and easy cleanup.         I'm all over that.          I pop that in a preheated 400 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes, just depending on the size of the dice that I make with the potatoes.          for us, the darker they are when I take them from the oven, the better.           the sweet potatoes doesn't get as crunchy as the russets, but they are like eating candy!!!   

once they are done, I let them cool for a bit and than I scoop them off the sheet pan and into my lock and lock containers they go and they are good for a week.          I wouldn't keep them any longer, but if you're like us, you won't have to worry about that.         they'll be gone all too soon.         hahaha

this is just one more dish that I use to try to keep from buying ready made of something that has bad oils in it and other things.            so, as long as I make these, I no longer have to use store bought frozen fries,  I use these instead.       

when I get ready to use them, I'll put a scoop of each in the air fryer and heat them up.        they will get even darker than they are now and more crispy.          they are so good!!!!         all I have to do is make sure I have russets for hubby and sweet taters for his sweet tater, me.         hahaha         yes, it's a little more work, but it's worth it.        at least as long as I'm able to do it, I'll keep doing it.        and I also love that I'm using my own dehydrated minced onions and dehydrated minced garlic.        it's wonderful way to use these.          what are you making from scratch that's healthier for you, that you are no longer buying ready made?           I hope you're doing something like this.         maybe this will the inspiration that you need.         I hope so.  

next time I throw some in the air fryer, I'll try to remember to take a pic and show you the difference.  

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we're at Deuteronomy 9 this morning and we can see that Israel is already at it again.         God is reminding them, thru Moses, that any victories they have, is NOT because of their righteousness, but because of the pagan countries wickedness.        that's exactly the way it is now.         anything God does for us is based on God's righteousness only.        we are stubborn just as they were stubborn.         we are still stubborn, even after accepting Christ as our Lord and Savior.          Moses is continuing to remind them of God's faithfulness thru everything they had been thru.         Moses told them that God expected them to fear God, walk with God, love God, serve God with their whole being and to keep His commandments and statutes.          Moses is reminding them of what they have witnessed with their own eyes.         they had lived thru all that Moses was telling them and he was reminding them to remember how faithful God is.        he was telling them to remain faithful to God.      he was telling them to stay strong in the face of what was waiting for them.         it was going to be difficult for them, but not difficult for God.           Moses again tells them to remember what God has done.         tie the words God has spoken, to their hands and to their forehead.         for their hands to put the work in and for the heads to remember God and all He has done for them to this point.       Moses was also telling them to pass all this down to the generations after them.         keep telling the stories of how God saved the Israelites.      keep passing down the legacy of God's provision and protection and promises.          instead of telling fairy tales and jokes, pass down the legacy that God had given to them first hand.         the more we tell of the goodness of Jesus Christ in our lives, the more people will come to know Him.          when we tell others, we're planting seeds of hope.       once again Moses is telling them tear down any and all forms of false god worship that they see in the land that they are to possess.         if they don't, they will be cursed, just like the pagans that worship the false gods.         Moses keep reminding them NOT to do as the pagans have done.         are we still reminded today to not live as the world around us lives?       we are.         we have been called  out and set  apart to live  different lives to that  of what we see in the culture.         but so many are drawn to the temptations of the culture.         when a Christians life looks just like the worldly life around us, something is wrong and more than likely, that so called Christian probably isn't a Christian.         just a wolf in sheep's clothing.        so, we still have to be aware today.        do we need to be reminded today to reject idolatry?           we sure do!!!        there will always be people in our lives that are trying to pull us away from the truth of the word of God.        don't let them.        there is a church here in my community and their tag ling on the their church sign says "we are a welcoming and affirming church".         that tag line came about  when they joined cahoots with another church that was mostly from Sodom and Gomorrah.       that tag line is saying that we will welcome and affirm you right straight to hell.       that's not a church.    it's a cult at best, maybe even a club, but it's not a church.     they did not heed scripture at all.       are you strong enough to get up and walk out of a church like that and never look back?         are you strong enough to try to take a few people with you as you leave?      this is what Moses is telling the people, do not let paganism infiltrate all that we know to be true, by the hands and words of God.       are we strong enough to stand firm?         I ask these questions for myself as much as anything.        because, the time will come when I will have to stand up for something and I pray that I am strong enough to stand for God!!!          Moses goes back into some of the same laws already discussed and goes over them again.         why is that?         because most humans have a very short memory and we need to be reminded again and again of what God has done for us.         again, Moses tells them to observe the Feast of Passover, Feast of Weeks and Feast of Booths.         these are 3 feasts that they were to celebrate as a reminder of the goodness of God forever.         we would do well as Christians, if we could figure out how to observe these today.        some churches actually try to do this.      it's very meaningful for them and symbolic of what God has done for HIs people.       and again, Moses is telling them about justice and administering justice.         he also told them that "when" they decided they wanted a king for themselves, and they eventually would, that the king was to copy all of the laws and all of what Moses was going over them with.          that would be one of the duties of their king to copy all of this and then study it for the rest of their lives.         that sounds like a good idea.        wonder how that would work for today?         yeah, right.

next time well pick up on Deuteronomy 18, till them God bless you all.

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I guess that's about it for the day.        I pray we all have a great day and that we keep God first place in all the we do.          hugs, love and warm blessings to all, patty

Happy Friday!!!

good morning!!!       it's supposed to be raining in my neck of the woods, but it isn't yet.       I don't know whether to happy or sad.        I need to get my taters out of the garage and let them get some sun, but there's no sun.       I guess I'll just leave them be.       I hope they make a few small taters.         this has been a test so I'm going to grow taters next year.         I plan on having lots of taters, green beans, garlic and what ever else I can come up with.        maybe try to get some more carrots and root veggies  going next year too.        seems like I've spent a lot of time trying to grow stuff that we don't necessarily care for, but now........going to concentrate on stuff we do like and love to eat.        sounds like a good plan to me.  

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I thought I would share another "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".      this is something that we love to make.        I use my air fryer almost daily, I just don't get pictures of everything I fix in it, but I was mindful when I was fixin' lunch for us yesterday.         I made salmon patties.

1 can of drained salmon, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of bread crumbs, 1/4 cup parm cheese, 1/2 small onion diced, dash of onion powder, dash of garlic powder, dash of salt, dash of black pepper, 1 tsp italian seasoning and enough evaporated milk to mix well (because that's what I had).

I lined my air fryer with a parchment round and scooped out a large serving spoon of salmon mixture and made into patties.        I sprayed the tops of each pattie with avocado oil.       I got 5 in my air fryer, they are pretty large, and the last one I popped in the toaster oven just because I wanted to get lunch ready and done.         I just used the pre-set for fish on the air fryer and cooked it for about 8 minutes and took the basket out flipped the patties and cooked for about 6 or 8 more minutes, till they reached the browness I was looking for.

I also filled my electric pressure cooker with green beans, diced onions and potatoes and a little dab of my essential oil aka "bacon grease" (hahaha) and put my long legged rack in on top of them and set my cooking pot full of creamed corn on top of the potatoes and beans and cooked it all in one pot while the air fryer was going.       It was a great lunch with enough left overs for a couple more meals.      Also had hard boiled eggs that I fixed earlier in the epc.       Anyway, just wanted to share the pics.       The salmon patties are sooooooo good!!! Everything else is too.

I have to say, that for years I have baked my salmon patties in the oven instead of skillet fry them. Since I've had an af, this is my preferred method.           I did bake one in the toaster oven and it took 2 times longer to bake in the oven than it did to cook in the af.

this is a fabulous meal.            

and this is a picture of my green beans, potatoes, onions, bacon grease, salt and pepper to taste and a little dab of chicken stock.           these beans are wonderful and we can make a meal on them or add other food with them and stretch them.          however we have them, they are always a hit.        if you have an electric pressure cooker, use it to prepare greenbeans and potatoes just like this.       your taste buds will thank you.

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another delicious "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".        I love sweet potatoes so, this is my delicious way to fix them and enjoy them.         I preheat the oven to 350* F and then peel my potatoes and slice them pretty thin.         I spritz them with avocado oil and then sprinkle them with cinnamon and pop them in the oven for 50 minutes to an hour.          it just depends on how dark and carmalized you like them.         these are so good and they are a perfect side to a meal or even a good snack.      I'll take a whole bag and cook them like this and they are ready to go when I want some.

I put them on parchment paper to keep them from sticking to the baking sheet.      I love them to be roasted till they are really dark.        I hope you will try them and love them like do.

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sometimes when I'm in the kitchen, (which is most of the time, hahaha) I go to my happy place and that's spending time with my Lord and singing to Him.       last evening I was in the kitchen just fixin' supper for my sweet husband and me.    It seems that's when I'm at the most peace, when I'm cooking.        (That explains why I can't lose weight, one question answered, hahaha)       Not that I'm the greatest cook by no means, but I'm happy cooking for us.            In the moments of happiness while I'm cooking and cleaning the kitchen after I've cooked, I've got an awful lot to be thankful for.           Sometimes I don't let that show as much as I should.          But when I'm in the kitchen, it seems that the hymns of faith, the old hymns, just flood my mind.           I sing the whole time I'm in the kitchen.        I make a joyful noise unto the Lord.        Now I'm sure that if y'all heard it, you probably wouldn't think it's so joyful, but the Lord loves for me to sing to Him.         This is the song I was singing, I hope you will sing it too.

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me;

But I long to rise in the arms of faith

And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the pow’r of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

Oh, the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God

I commune as friend with friend!

There are depths of love that I cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

some days, I just need to cling these words!!!!        the enemy wants us to live in fear and to wonder if Jesus is enough or have "I" done enough (and, NO, we could never DO enough, Jesus IS ENOUGH, He DONE it all!!!!), of if God really does love me and if His words are true.       the enemy started his lies in the Garden of Eden when he told Eve that God had lied to she and Adam.    the devil didn't use those words, but that's what he was telling them, that God had lied to them.       well, we know now who the liar is and still, sometimes we forget.       we listen all too easily to the lies that he tells us.        we are living in days now when the lies of the devil are running rampant.       and scripture tells that we will be living in days when everything that God has declared as right will be considered wrong in mans eyes and everything that God has declared wrong will be right in mans eyes.        

when I read the Old Testament and see where God's people lived evil and wicked lives time and time and time again, I can relate it to the times we are living in.        how many times did God spare His people, only for them to do the same evil and wicked behavior as before.        they forgot the goodness and faithfulness of God.

Lord, help me to never forget your goodness and faithfulness.        help me to keep You at the forefront of all I do.        keep in Your with ever step and every breath I take.        You know my heart and You know the desires of my heart and I pray that my desires are always pleasing to You.   amen

now, back to the song.        sorry, but there is nothing on the market today that comes even close to the biblical message and meaning in this song. 

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hey y'all, let's do another "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" today.        I just started a fresh batch of fermented green beans with my freshly dehydrated onions and freshly dehydrated bell peppers for added flavors.       I love fermented green beans.         so good, still raw, with all the crunch factor, completely preserved and good for you.         fermented foods promote gut health.       I used filtered water to start my brine.         I stuffed my green beans, onions and bell peppers in the jar and poured the brine over it to the top making sure no bean was sticking up or out.        I filled a zip top sandwich bag with extra brine and pushed it down all around the beans and brine to block out any air and sealed the ziplock bag and put the lid on.         I also set it in a small bowl to catch any overflow when it starts bubbling.         I'll leave them sitting out to ferment for a week or so.        I love a long ferment time, so I may even leave it longer.           the main thing is to make sure that you don't open the jar and expose any of the beans to air.  that can introduce mold into your ferment.      once it molds, you toss it.      so this jar will not be opened till I'm ready to put it in the fridge.  

I make my brine with about a tablespoon and a half of salt to a quart of filtered water.          once they have fermented, then you can store them in the fridge and they are delicious!!       I hope you give it a try.     they are so crispy and crunchy and just truly wonderful.        when I don't have home grown green beans, I'll buy a bag of unbroken fresh green beans form Aldi and make a batch.       that way I can have them year around.        and they do HAVE to be stored in the fridge.

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I don't know what's on my agenda yet today, but I hope whatever y'all do that you'll take the time to sing to the Lord for a little bit.        He loves to hear from His children in song.        I pray that whatever you put your hands to today will be for the glory of the Lord.       till we meet right back here again, may hugs, love and an abundance of blessings be yours today.       patty