Ingredients:
2 lb vension rump roast
4 Cubed potatoes
1 Quatered oinon
4 garlic cloves
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper
3 medium carrots sliced
Water to cover
Cook on low in crock pot for 8 – 12 hrs
Venison Roast
Author: pilgrimhomestead
English Muffins
Ingredients:
1 cup of hot water
½ cup of milk
2 tsp of sugar
2 tsp salt
4 cups of flour
2 tsp yeast
3 tbsp of softened butter
Cornmeal for dusting
1. Mix together water, milk, sugar and salt.
2. Add 2 cups of flour and yeast.
3. Mix until you have a loose batter.
4. Cover the mixture and let rise for 1 hour.
5. Add the butter and the remainder of the flour and mix.
6. Roll out dough on a surface dusted with cornmeal to about ½ inch thickness and cut into circles.
7. Cook on a hot, well buttered skillet or griddle until they are light brown.
8. Turn only once while cooking.
9. They’re best when pried open with a fork.
10. Enjoy!
Pancakes
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
¼ cup of sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ of oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of milk
1. Mix together dry ingredients.
2. Next add in wet ingredients.
3. Mix until well combined, be sure not to over mix.
4. Heat skillet with oil.
5. Scoop out 1/3 cup of batter into the skillet.
6. Flip when top begins to bubble.
7. Serve warm with butter and syrup!
Fruity Muffins
Ingredients:
2 cups of fruit of your choice
½ cup of sugar
¼ cup of oil
2 eggs
1 ½ cups of flour
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1. Mix together fruit, sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. Spoon into muffin pan.
4. Sprinkle the tops with sugar.
5. Bake at 425 for 25 minutes.
6. Enjoy!
Happy Purim!
What is Purim?
Purim is celebrated as a remembrance of the feast of Esther whose story is recorded in the Book of Esther.
Esther was a Jewish woman who had been chosen by the Persian King, Ahasuerus, to be Queen. This followed the banishment of the King’s former wife Vashti for disobedience.
The king was unaware that Esther was a Jew.
During her reign there was a man named Haman who was one of the King’s princes. Haman hated the Jewish people.
He convinced the King that the Jewish people had their own laws and customs and would eventually take over the kingdom, then had the king sign a decree saying that all Jews were to be killed.
But wait!
What about the Queen?
Would she attempt to save her people, or would she keep quiet in fear she would also be put to death?
She needed to speak with the king about his decree but to go before the king without an invitation was forbidden.
She fasted and prayed for three days and sent word to her people to do the same.
God answered their prayers and she was to go into the king’s chamber uninvited.
Bravely she went. The king lowered his scepter to her and allowed her to speak.
Esther invited the King and Haman to attend a feast with her and she would present her request to him.
Then she would reveal her identity and plead with the king to spare her and her people.
On the last day of her feast she did it, exposed Haman’s evil plan and told the king everything.
He loved her so much that he granted her request to save her people and had Haman put to death.
Jewish people now celebrate this feast, which they call Purim, in remembrance of the brave Queen who was willing to trust God and risk her life to save the lives of her people.
Today, Purim is celebrated by a public reading of the Book of Esther. Every time Haman’s name is read, the crowd is to hiss, boo, yell, and stomp their feet to show their dislike for the evil man.
Purim is also celebrated by dressing up in costumes and eating sweets, even gifts of food and money are sometimes given.
We are not Jewish, but we feel that celebrating the Biblical feasts is another good way of teaching the Bible to our children.
Happy Purim!
“Chag Purim Sameach!”
You can read the full story of Esther in the Book of Esther, in the Bible.
Where Do I Start When Changing My Diet?
We’re often asked, ‘Where do I start?’ The answer is simple, you must start with your mind.
You have to want it, I mean really want it.
We started by educating ourselves. For a real change we needed to know why change was important.
We did it for God.
We did it for each other.
We did it for our children.
We did it for ourselves.
For God. Changing for God was the most important reason. We ask ourselves if how we lived and what we ate mattered to God?
After much prayer and study of scripture, we believe that it does.
We wanted and needed to be in the best health possible to live the most productive life possible for God.
If we were always sick from poor health decisions, could we live a full, abundant, and joyful life?
For each other. I have a responsibility to my husband. When we were married we became one. So, when I suffer, he suffers.
If I make unhealthy decisions, the consequences no longer just affect me but my husband as well.
I can’t perform my wifely duties as I should. The results of my carelessness would put strain on our marriage.
Next, for our children. Once we knew the poisons that were in our food and their side effects, we couldn’t possibly feed them to our children. MSG, Artificial colors, flavors, and the list goes on and on.
Knowing that the food I was feeding my children was most likely going to give them cancer, tumors, and who knows what else, just gave me an awful feeling in my stomach.
We simply couldn’t do it.
And last, ourselves. Knowing how our unhealthy decisions affected so many people we love. Making a change, a real change, was simple.
So, we did it. We set standards for our new lifestyle and threw out everything in our life that didn’t meet them.
It felt clean.
Refreshing.
I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t always easy. We were tempted a lot. But we would just ask ourselves why we changed in the first place and would feel encouraged by the answer.
After a while it became a part of us, I learned how to cook using only the freshest and healthiest ingredients.
Instead of eating out when we were away from home we would go to the grocery store and buy organic fruits and veggies instead. It was much more filling and tons healthier.
Its 2018 and we started this new healthy living lifestyle in 2012. We grow daily by educating ourselves and encouraging others.
Take time and ask yourself, why? Why do you want or need a change?
You can do it!
Our purpose for this website is to follow and obey the two greatest commands; love God and our neighbor.
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
-Matthew 6:36-40
Cheesecake
Crust:
1 cup crushed graham crackers
¼ sugar
½ stick of melted butter
Filling:
12 oz of softened cream cheese
2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp of flour
Topping:
1 cup of sour cream
½ cup of sugar
½ vanilla
A dash of cinnamon
Crust:
1. Mix together ingredients and pat into the bottom of 8×8 baking dish.
Filling and Topping:
1. Beat eggs and cream cheese together.
2. Mix in the sugar and vanilla until well combined.
3. Pour on top of Crust.
4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
5. Let cool for 10 minutes while preparing the topping.
6. Smooth topping over filling.
7. Bake again for an additional 10 minutes.
8. Allow to cool. Then refrigerate until well chilled.
Perfectly Chocolaty Brownies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
½ cup cocoa
2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1. Melt butter.
2. Using a mixer, mix together butter, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla.
3. Mix about 2 minutes until well combined.
4. Add eggs one at a time, mixing about 15 seconds after each egg.
5. Slowly add in flour and salt. Be sure not to over mix.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
7. Serve warm and enjoy!
Peach Cobbler
Ingredients:
½ stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of vanilla
1 can of sliced peaches
1. Melt butter in 9×13 casserole dish, set aside.
2. Mix together dry ingredients.
3. Slowly add milk and vanilla.
4. Pour into buttered casserole dish.
5. Place sliced peaches on top of batter, sprinkle lightly with sugar.
6. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
7. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. YUM!
*Recipe can be made using any fruit*
No Bake Cookies
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
½ water or milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups of instant oats
1. In a large pot, bring to a boil butter, sugar, cocoa, water or milk. Allow to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2. Turn off heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
3. Slowly add the peanut butter.
4. Then add the oats.
5. Spoon out onto parchment paper and allow to cool and harden.
6. Enjoy!
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