Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Productive Day

BUSY day - ALL DAY AT HOME TYPE OF BUSY. The best kind of busy there is. 


I took care of a few ministry things - researching an upcoming trip for the end of March, getting ready for a trip tomorrow, SCHOOL, baking, laundry...lots and lots of school. In fact, Zander, Stacia and I got a whole week of school done today. Everything just clicked!  They've even asked if we can bring the school books with us to Tokyo. We will. 


I have discovered it is much harder to arrange the details of a trip when you live this far off base, have an 18 yo that works ON base (but can't drive off base) and a new dog. LOL But I think we have a workable plan now. All the pieces are working together. We had envisioned a family trip to Tokyo - and it won't be...but those of us who go will enjoy the drive time to catch up with each other. 


Rice is steaming, salad and fruit ready to go, Chicken Divan will pop in the over at 6:30 p.m. or when we get notice that Michael is on his way home.....

I just need to pack. Oh yeah.


Choosing Joy!
©2011 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Cream of....substitute

Make a white sauce and substitute for "condensed cream of  soups" in recipes... (Making Chicken Divan tonight). 


Basic:
3 T Butter 
4 T Flour
*1 C Milk (or 1/2 broth/1/2 milk)
Salt
Pepper


Melt butter
Add flour
Whisk in milk, salt and pepper


Stir until thickens. 


*I think it tastes better with 1/2 chicken broth and 1/2 milk.....(which makes Cream of Chicken soup). 


* I hear you can make big batches and freeze - I've not done so.

*Add sauteed mushrooms, veggies, chicken, bouillon to vary the types of soup.

This will make about 1 C of thickened soup - so I'd use it for a can. Eyeball it. It's an art not a science. The above photo is a double recipe and substituted fairly well for "2 cans of cream of chicken soup".


Choosing Joy!
©2011 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Yuuki Photo of the Day

Don't touch my rawhide! 


Choosing Joy!
©2011 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...