Oct. 12, 2009 - Open Cookie-Jar Mamma & Pork Bar-B-Q
Have you heard of that easy-as-pie recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies, that takes just a snap to throw together? Literally a snap. So tasty too, you won't believe it.
Here it is:
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1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
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Place drops of dough (press tops with fork) on lightly greased cookie sheet, bake 10-12 min (likely the 12) at 350, but NO longer-don't overbake. These do take longer to cool and harden.
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Now, I added 1/2 cup flour so that I could add a few chocolate chips. This worked very well. The flour, I figured, would balance the cookie to hold those chips in place! We don't want to lose our chips~LOL!!
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Oh, yum. Happy kitchen, happy tummies, Happy me.
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~~~~~OUR DAY.....JUST A FEW NOTES
♦We had a good, productive day. I cleanned Providence's bedroom this morning, early enough to just get it finished. Oh, not a soul warned me of all the sorting with little girls, but dare I ever complain~ !! You will never hear that from this mouth, after four boys:) She so sweetly stayed with me and helped me. She loves her shoes so much. She has many that do not yet fit, but OH how she tries and tries to be a big girl. She will be 2 in December~~~ My Lil Flower.
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The boys had a fairly good school day. I am using the Charlotte Mason method to help my 7yo son William with his reading/spelling. He really doesn't mind copying those words. It was such a tremendous help to the older boys. Still today, our son who is 14, still copies his Bible pages. I can think of no better way to teach a child, or young man, diligence, spelling, writing mechanics, patience, and more! Sweet Charlotte, thank you.
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Our oldest son Dean, 18 yo, has his own work truck, a pick-up with the wooden sides and all that. He has been caring for the church lawn all summer, the driveway/parking lot, flower beds, etc.. All the things that they need. He is doing a fine job. He also works for about 3-4 other homeschool dads that call him for various odd-jobs and help on job sites. He is an incredibly hard working and has a fine reputation for just being a nice young man. I praise God that Dean has made such good choices for his life. We parents can only pray that our children take up their cross, pray, pray, pray~!!!! In the end it is truly in their hands.
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Our 4 yo son Stephen came to me today and said, "MOM, (so seriously and slowly) my favorite word is COOKIE." Isn't that cute?
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Being that I am a Self Proclaimed Open Cookie Jar Mama*, that pleased me greatly.:)
Pardon me!
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I made Pork Bar-b-Q for dinner, rice, and sauteed green beans. I also threw in some bar-b-q chicken breasts at the last minute realizing that my bbq was less than expected. In the end, this southern woman made too much food, as usual. There was more than enough to share with a neighbor and eat some for lunch tomorrow. Yippee.
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How I make my Pork Bar-B-Q
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Start with a large pork butt- throw that pig in the pot!! Cover him with a whole bottle of Sweet Baby Rays, toss in one whole onion chopped well, shake in some hot sauce, a few TB butter (Yes, butter, its' the south, silly!) measure in about 1/2 cup brown sugar, add a lil salt. Cover it well, cook it in the oven very long and very slow, about 325 degrees. Do not peek, do not take off that lid until you can really smell it for a good long time. I cooked mine about 5 hours today. Just be careful, it gets so hot inside the pot that you can really burn your face when you remove the lid, if you aren't careful.
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Now, just let it cool. Pick off all junk you don't want to eat. Add some more of the above, minus the onions, and VOILA! You are so good at this, you don't need ME anymore. HA!
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This is the very same thing I do for my split chicken breasts, or leg quarters, for bbq chicken. It makes a nice, greasy sauce that you can put over your large portions of brown or white rice. Make sure that you always cook those pieces of chicken upside down. Never let them see the sun! HA, HA, HA. LOL
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That's all for now. My caffeine has worn off, and my spirit is ready to rest along with my mind and body. I wonder what kind of wonderful things tomorrow holds?
JoyFULLy,
Shannon
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*Term taken from the book The Fruit of Her Hands, By Nancy Wilson
