Have you ever read the book Jamberry? It has been a favorite for all of my children. But not all jam is made from berries.
Today I was looking at all my left over tomatoes from my summer garden. I didn't have enough to even make a decent spaghetti sauce, but I had tasted a burger at CB Potts last week that had "tomato jam" listed in the ingredients. It was a great burger. So I looked up Tomato Jam on the internet and found almost a hundred variations.
My mom had just given me my first food processor and I quickly plopped all those red, orange and green fruits into it's plastic bowl. With a quick flip of my finger, I had pureed them all up into a soup like mixture. Next, I put about 5 cups of the tomato stuff and 5 cups of sugar into a pot to boil for 20 minutes. After transferring into a bigger pot after it boiled over onto the stove, I added 2 large packages of raspberry jello. Cooked until dissolved.
It was great! It smells and tastes just like raspberry. Now I have to get some jam jars and get ready to give them away for Christmas gifts. My friend Maria made empanadas and her daughters thought that it tasted just like strawberry jam. Gotcha!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Intersection between Politics and Christianity
I've about had it with the mixture of politics and christianity. It is the worst recipe that anyone could possibly come up with and yet, many christians seem to think that you have to be an outspoken republican or you're not a christian at all. I have had many people ask me how I can even think about voting for a democrat if I am a christian.
Let me make it clear: I am against abortions. I have never met a human being who thinks that we need more abortions in this country. They are wrong, ugly and a bad solution to a tough problem. I am even against them in regard to incest and rape. The only thing that I might concede is if the life of the mother is at rist.
Yet, I feel that the republican party has grabbed onto this one issue and twisted it for its own use. If the republican's really wanted to get rid of abortions, they have had 8 years of Bush, and several years before that where they ruled the congress when Clinton was in office. I wonder if they choose not to outlaw it because they would then lose their exclusive right to America's christian population.
Because of my christianity, I vote democratic, not inspite of it. The democratic party has repeatedly shown more compassion for the country's downtrodden. The homeless, disabled, elderly and young have a voice. The red letters of Jesus speak frequently of poverty and its consequences. The book of Matthew speaks of it one out of sixteen verses. The book of Luke is one out of seven verses. I would say that this would be a very important topic. One that Jesus would like us to pay attention to. Research shows that if we lower the poverty rates by only 10% we would reduce the abortion rates by 90%. I would say that is a very effective tool and a biblical one too!
Let me make it clear: I am against abortions. I have never met a human being who thinks that we need more abortions in this country. They are wrong, ugly and a bad solution to a tough problem. I am even against them in regard to incest and rape. The only thing that I might concede is if the life of the mother is at rist.
Yet, I feel that the republican party has grabbed onto this one issue and twisted it for its own use. If the republican's really wanted to get rid of abortions, they have had 8 years of Bush, and several years before that where they ruled the congress when Clinton was in office. I wonder if they choose not to outlaw it because they would then lose their exclusive right to America's christian population.
Because of my christianity, I vote democratic, not inspite of it. The democratic party has repeatedly shown more compassion for the country's downtrodden. The homeless, disabled, elderly and young have a voice. The red letters of Jesus speak frequently of poverty and its consequences. The book of Matthew speaks of it one out of sixteen verses. The book of Luke is one out of seven verses. I would say that this would be a very important topic. One that Jesus would like us to pay attention to. Research shows that if we lower the poverty rates by only 10% we would reduce the abortion rates by 90%. I would say that is a very effective tool and a biblical one too!
Alice in the Oven
Today my girls requested Alice in the Oven. This is a recipe that is like a skillet custard baked in the oven. We love this! It is easy and uses basic ingredients. I was trying to figure out how it got it's name. There is no reference to this on the web. Because we are always looking for yummy protein based breakfasts, we use this one alot.
Alice In The Oven
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
and one stick (1/4 lb) butter
Preheat oven to 350. Put the butter in a 12" cast iron skillet and melt it in the oven. Pour batter into the pan with melted butter. Bake until the top is golden brown about 35 minutes. Can be served with maple syrup, sliced fruit or plain.
Alice In The Oven
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
and one stick (1/4 lb) butter
Preheat oven to 350. Put the butter in a 12" cast iron skillet and melt it in the oven. Pour batter into the pan with melted butter. Bake until the top is golden brown about 35 minutes. Can be served with maple syrup, sliced fruit or plain.
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