Author: jachancellor

Daughter of the King, wife to hubby David, Mom to Carmen and Stephen. Lover of the Razorbacks, Gastric Sleeve 5/16/16, Lupus Warrior.
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100th Post

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Wow.
I have written 100 posts.  I did this?  No, not I? Really?

And who is reading such garble?  You!  Seriously people. Hahahaha.  I am amazed that anyone is reading this blog.  I love it, I really do. 

I also love the commitment I am making to cook more for my family.  I have convinced myself that Carmen and Stephen will have all of my recipes in my blog, since none of them are written down (but there are here).  So, this is for my children. For my family.  Yes, that is why I do this.

Thank you for reading.  I hope that I can keep you entertained as you keep up with my ADD.  =)

Enjoy your day! 

praline-apple bread · Recipes

Praline-Apple Bread

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Oh my!
You have got to try this!

Praline-Apple Bread

I followed the recipe, although I did add a bit more apple, and pecans.

Mixing the ingredients.
Adding the apples.
I don’t keep pecans well.  I normally have them in the freezer for months and months.
Yes, these were in the freezer, but I oven roasted them for about 10 minutes.
They turned out nutty, and yummy.
I followed the instructions! 
This is important for me, I normally don’t.
Yes, even this…
Yummy, this is good all by itself or dip some of your leftover apples in it!
I did let it rest in the pan for about 15 minutes.
Then out on a cooling rack (that you can’t see).
I got smart, and decided that the picture showed the gooey stuff
overflowing into the cooling rack (I don’t do well with gooey messes).
So I placed some aluminum foil between the bread and the cooling rack.
Now all the gooey goodness is together.

Try this!!!
Enjoy!
Mother · Oma's Rouladen · Recipes

Oma’s Rouladen

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I have said that I would post pictures later.  And, I have posted my mother’s recipe without making it.  Rouladen is an acquired taste.  I love it.  It takes way too long to prepare for just a little bit, so when you make it, make a lot of it so you have left overs to enjoy the next day as well.

Oma’s Rouladen

Round Steak (pounded very thin and cut into 3 x 5 strips)
Bacon (cut into 1×2 strips)
Pickles (kosher dills – cut in half)
Onion – slices
Dijon mustard – about 3 tablespoons
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 mushrooms
Oil
Flour
Salt/Pepper
tooth picks

Begin by pounding out round steak until thin.

 
This is my Oma Anna’s meat tenderizer (pounder thingy).
Then smear some mustard on the inside of the meat pieces.  
Lay the bacon piece, pickle and then onion on top.
Roll up tightly, and secure with toothpicks.
Cover in flour, and add to hot oil (vegetable).  
Brown, and remove until all the meat is coated and browned.
Once the meat is browned, add the remaining onion and mushroom.
Add a little water and if you like a beef bouillon or even red wine.
Add the cooked meat back into the pot.
Roast in the oven at 350 degrees for 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
I serve this with noodles, but you can do potatoes as well.
Enjoy!
weekly menu

Menu for September 27th

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Well, lets see shall we?

Last week (Menu for September 20th)
Monday:  Chicken Pot Pie, salad (homemade croutons) with artichokes, black and green olives. I did this. =)
Tuesday:  BBQ Chicken legs and thighs, Jasmine rice, green beans this too, but had peas instead of green beans.
Wednesday:  Pot roast (at church) We all ate this. 
Thursday:  Date night this we changed.  David wasn’t feeling well, so it was Chick-Fil-A night. 
Friday:  Calzone, salad Nope on this one.  I ended up going to the Melting Pot with girl friends, and David went grocery shopping.  (I did not accomplish that on Thursday either.)
Saturday:  Roladen (recipe to come), macaroni noodles, cucumber salad I will be fixing this today (Sunday)
Sunday:  Meat Loaf, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, peas, salad Bumped until Monday or maybe later in the week. As you can see, I didn’t do as well as I had hoped, but much better than I anticipated.  


Menu for September 27th

Monday:  Calzones, cucumber salad.
Tuesday:  Baked chicken breasts, my ratatouille version with zucchini, yellow squash, and onions
Wednesday:  Church – pork chops, macaroni and cheese, salad
Thursday: I have a stampin’ workshop (Julie =)) to attend for a friend, so we might get to eat out before I go?
Friday: Meat Loaf, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, green beans
Progress I suppose.  At least part of last week was accomplished.  I will be posting the Roladen recipe later today (when I make it for supper, dinner, or whenever).

Have a good day! Blessings.

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Fall, ya right.

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Okay – it is officially fall.  Well, not here in Northwest Florida. 
Here it was 90 degrees yesterday. 
No rain for a  while so things are starting to die.

This is our crepe myrtle outside our front door. 
 
Things here turn brown, not a pretty red, orange or even a yellow just brown.
Today is an overcast today.  We need the rain, so I will not complain about that.
I am moving slow this morning.
I think I would enjoy the rain and clouds if our trees would be in pretty colors.
weekly menu

Menu for September 20th

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I am trying to be more aware of what we are eating, and our budget.  Menus have always helped with both of these, it is just sticking with it.  So, maybe if I put it in writing, than I must stick with it…right?

So, here is this week (planned):

Monday:  Chicken Pot Pie, salad (homemade croutons) with artichokes, black and green olives.
Tuesday:  BBQ Chicken legs and thighs, Jasmine rice, green beans
Wednesday:  Pot roast (at church)
Thursday:  Date night
Friday:  Calzones, salad
Saturday:  Roladen (recipe to come), macaroni noodles, cucumber salad
Sunday:  Meat Loaf, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, peas, salad

So…there it is.  I will grocery shop on Thursday, see a nephew’s football game, and have date night.  Not what I would truly do on one of our date nights, but David and I consider our dates just time together. It really doesn’t matter what we are doing, and grocery shopping can be fun with someone you love.

I will keep you updated.  My family is not hopeful. Carmen rolled her eyes (not that this doesn’t normally happen coming from a 17 year old teenager).

Blessings!

bundt · cake · Nutella

Nutella Bundt Cake (Part Two)

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Well, I finally got eggs.  I should give that credit to David as he did physically get them for me.  So thank you David for purchasing more eggs so that we would have more chocolate cake.  Like we need this!?  I did send 3/4 of this Bundt with our Childrens Minister that was being moved this week.  Brandon is a baker, and would always bring in treats for me to try.  I will miss that.  Hopefully, Brandon and Kristen will enjoy this.

So, instead of keeping everything separated in the Marbled Cake, I blended the Nutella 
throughout the cake mix.  I also omitted the almond extract.
So 1 box cake, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2/3 cups water, 1 stick butter, 2/3 cup mayonnaise, 4 eggs, 
1 cup Nutella, and confectioners sugar.  Beat, bake, and enjoy.

I didn’t take the butter out to soften naturally, so I microwaved it for a bit (30 seconds I think). 
I didn’t bake this one as long either.  About 42 minutes at 375 degrees. 
Darker batter, and a dark pan.
Cool for about 15 minutes, invert onto your favorite cake plate.
As I have stated, I normally use too much flour in the “grease/flour” pan part.
This time David helped me, and I believe the flour didn’t want to stay.
As you can see, part of the top didn’t come out well.
So…this turned out to be tasters. Yummy!
I added the confectioner’s sugar to the top.  It didn’t cover the mistake all the way,
and I think it isn’t too sweet with all of the chocolate like icing would be.
I also like the simplicity and contrast of colors.
It was moist, again!  Yes.  This was good.  I don’t know if it was better than 
the Marbled Bundt, but it was moist and favorable. 
I think that I prefer the Marbled Bundt.  
It is what my Mom made, and I grew up on it.
Let me know if you try this one.
Try to enjoy!
card making · encourage · friends · Random Stuff · scrapbook

Cards

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I love making cards.  Once a month, Julie (wonderful, crafty friend), who sells Stampin’ Up, hosts a stamp-a-stack weekend. I always feel NOT crafty when I attend these things.  Julie always is the first to tell you that she follows directions, and will take from scrapbook pages or other ideas and make it her own.

I loved learning this technique.  We weaved ribbon around a card stock.  I fumbled around a lot this day (my hands were not cooperating), but it was so worth it.  Ribbon, card stock, color paper, and a stamp.  Simple, and really cute.

And then – change the paper, and ribbon…and you have a completely different look.  
This is really great for using up extra ribbon.  
 And, then this rose:
Tear some paper.  Emboss the white outer part of the rose.  Water paint (yes, with drops of ink on a wet card).  Blot if you wanted it lighter (which I did), but I LOVE the effect.  You can also dry with an embosser.

Then Marie (another crafty friend – jealous!) had a workshop, and Julie had to step it up.  And we did!  

These bubbles are a riot!  Fun, and really easy.  

These petals almost killed me, but OH did I feel crafty!  And, I think I could repeat what I did. 
Simple concept, and very easy, just detailed.

You can find her here…
www.craftasticpassion.com 

Tell her where you found her!  =)
Enjoy!

friends · memories · Mom · Random Stuff

Friendship

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Why do you need your bestie?  Yes, best friend.

Phone…I have a bench from my Mom that she referred to as a “gossip bench.”  It used to have the phone on it’s shelf, and underneath the shelf a telephone directory (all of her family, and important numbers), and a telephone book.  You could sit by the phone (well, you had to – the phone cord was short and connected to the wall), and chat for hours.  This is before cordless phones, and most certainly, cell phones.  I remember sitting there for hours chatting to friends.  I truly can talk for hours, and hours.  Talk about troubles, funnies, irritants, and just general stuff.

Friend. How often do you talk to your friend?  Sometimes I wish that telephones were still connected to walls.  So you would need to sit and think about what was being said.  You took time to talk.  Not always on the way to the store, or later.

I look at my bench, and always think of my friends.  Now it is a spot for things to be dumped, and not ever in its appropriate place.  Or for the cat to sleep away the hours.  I wish there was a phone, and time to spend hours on the phone with my best friend.

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Busy

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Schedules.

Mine is normally not that busy on weekends mainly due to needing rest.  This past weekend there were commitments that I wanted to keep.  I did – I kept all of them.  Surprising even to me.

Do you say “no” when asked to do things?  Do you feel guilty if you do?  It seems lately that I do say no more.  The kids are extremely busy, but not as much as some I know. 

I am the social one in the family I think.  I like people –friends!  I enjoy them.  I want to be an encourager.  Hug, smile, and love on them. Some days are just busy.  Not enough of hugging, smiling or loving on anyone.  Schedule that time.  I plan to.  Our days are too short not to love on our friends and family.

Hug a friend, especially when they say no.  =)
Have a good Monday, and be an encourager.