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Make Water Kefir (with a giveaway!)

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Water Kefir is something I’ve been wanting to make for a couple of years now, I just needed to get a little more comfortable with “culturing” first. I feel like I’ve about mastered buttermilk, yogurt and milk kefir now…so I decided to try my hand at water kefir.

Here’s why I’ve been excited to try Water Kefir:

  • It’s super good for your digestion.
  • You can make different flavors and varieties.
  • It can take the place of soda (pop) as a healthy alternative!

Yeah, that’s probably the real reason I wanted to try Water Kefir. I gave up all forms of soda six years ago and I would love to drink something fizzy like this that’s GOOD for me. I’ve also been excited to make this as a fun and healthy drink for my family.

I received water kefir grains from Cultures for Health a couple of weeks ago and got started on the process. It’s not one bit difficult to make water kefir, you just have to baby your kefir grains for a little while until you get used to the process. I’m brand new at this, so I’m still getting used to it!

Here are my re-hydrated kefir grains all ready to go!

This is my experiment with making “grape soda”. It’s so-so. I’ve gotta keep playing and improving!
Mine’s not as bubbly as I would like it to be yet. But I’ll get there, because I’m all about the fizz. :)

I’ll try to keep you posted on how my Water Kefir experimenting goes. In the meantime, would you like to win some Water Kefir Grains so you can play along with me? Cultures for Health, my go-to source for all of my buttermilk, kefir, sour cream and yogurt cultures, is offering to give away a Water Kefir Starter Kit to one reader here.


To enter this giveaway, you must follow this link to Cultures for Health!

We’ll draw a random winner on Monday, May 23.

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Announcing!!! Heavenly Homemakers new Gluten Free Summer eBook! (Plus a Giveaway)

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Yum

Okay, first…for all you NON-Gluten Free people out there – don’t stop reading this post before you even start reading!! (By the way, all of us who are “non-gluten-free”, shall we just call ourselves Gluten-Full?) 

Even if you can eat gluten, I think you still may be interested in this new ebook. Let me just say…there are Chocolate Mint Truffles involved. Who said truffle (and salad and dip) recipes were only for the Gluten Free among us? :)

The beauty of this newest ebook here at Heavenly Homemakers is that every single person can enjoy it and benefit from its tasty summertime recipes…but we wanted to make sure that all of you who need to eat a gluten free diet will know that all of these recipes are safe and healthy for you too!!

I’ve teamed up with my friend Kimberlee again, who is sweet, fun and also a gluten free recipe expert! She’s been feeding her family a gluten free diet for eight years and her kitchen is overflowing with excellent recipes. Because our Gluten Free and Good For You ebook was such a hit, I asked Kim to help us all out with her best tasting (and healthy) summertime dishes.

And again, just like with our Gluten Free and Good For You ebook, all of these recipes call for normal, everyday ingredients. I wanted to be sure these were recipes that could be used by everyone at anytime, so that none of us have to turn somersaults to find “special gluten free” ingredients many of us have never heard of. 

This way, even if you aren’t used to cooking gluten free foods exclusively, if you are hosting someone or feeding someone who requires a gluten free diet, you’ve got some great recipes that you know will be safe for them to eat! I love the idea of making hospitality toward our friends or family with this food sensitivity a simple possibility!

Gluten Free Summer will go on sale in the Heavenly Homemakers Shop next week, after my hunky editor (yes, that would be Matt) finishes going through it with a fine tooth comb.

In the meantime, we’ll be giving away three copies of Gluten Free Summer ebook. It contains 35 recipes for cool summertime salads, dips, lunches and suppers, beverages and treats…for the gluten free and the gluten full among us. :)

Want a chance to win a copy? Leave a comment here on this post for a chance to win! I’ll draw three random winners on Wednesday, May 11.

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You CAN Do This Sourdough Thing! (Review and Giveaway from GNOWFGLINS)

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Okay everyone…ONE LAST GIVEAWAY for this week!!! Next week, everything gets back to “normal” around here. Whatever normal is.  :)

A couple of years ago, I wrote an entire series on making Sourdough Starter, walked you through the day-to-day process, took pictures of my little sourdough bubbles and helped you get off to a great start on your sourdough!

Sort of.

I’m just not a sourdough expert. I know enough about it to answer some basic questions, but aside from making a kind of dense loaf of sourdough bread, I have felt a little bit stuck. I knew there was a lot more I could do with my sourdough starter, but what exactly was there, and how should I go about learning?

The GNOWFGLINS (God’s Natural, Organic, Whole Foods, Grown Locally, In Season) ladies just sent me their “hot off the press” Sourdough A to Z eBook and Oh. Wow. Did you know that you can make like a million things with your sourdough starter? Crackers and cakes and muffins and tortillas and pita pockets and pancakes and English muffins and pizza pockets and a bunch of other things that made me want to eat the picture right off my computer screen! Wow.

The Sourdough A to Z eBook walks you through the entire process of making a sourdough from start to finish. Then, once you have your starter alive and kicking…they teach you  how to make all of these wonderful, healthy, easy to digest foods!!!!

AND, guess what!!! While it teaches about all different grains, wheat included, there’s also a whole section in the Sourdough A to Z eBook detailing how you can make a GLUTEN FREE sourdough starter and how you can adapt all the awesome recipes to be GLUTEN FREE!!!!!!!!!

I wasn’t sure whether to giggle or get weepy when I saw that section. I think I kind of did both. Yes, I did the weepy-giggle thing. It was cute.

I can not tell you how impressed I am with the Sourdough A to Z eBook. It is 150 pages of incredible, easy to understand information and recipes and tutorials and tips. The GNOWFGLINS ladies did a fantastic job putting this together! 

In addition, if you are more of a visual person (like I am), they have an online Sourdough eCourse available that will knock your socks off.   If you are interested in creating grain products that are delicious and incredibly healthy, I just can’t say enough good about the Sourdough A to Z eBook and/or Sourdough eCourse.

The lovely ladies at GNOWFGLINS have offered to give away three of their Sourdough A to Z eBook here!  I’m telling you…you WANT this Sourdough A to Z eBook. Unless you want the Sourdough eCourse.  Either way, you’ll recieve a wealth of sourdough knowledge!

Leave a comment here on this post if you’re interested in winning one of the three copies of Sourdough A to Z eBook. 

I’ll draw three random winners for this giveaway on Tuesday, April 12.

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A Natural Deodorant that WORKS! (Giveaway from Pure Miessence)

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Apparently this is my week to talk about personal topics. First yeast infections, now deodorant. Well now, you’ve got to love a good discussion about armpits. :)

There was something a little bit nerve-wracking for me when I agreed to do a review about deodorant. I really, really don’t like writing negative reviews. But, like always, I must give my honest opinion about products that are sent to me to review. So I was a little bit worried. What if this deodorant didn’t work for me?

There are two reasons I’m very happy that the deodorant Jessica sent me from Miessence does indeed work:

  1. Instead of figuring out how to nicely write a negative review…I get to write a positive review! I don’t even have to try hard.
  2. Hoorah…it’s a natural deodorant that WORKS! Do you know how exciting it is that I have found a natural deodorant that works?!?!!?

You may recall what I’ve written in previous posts about the deodorant I use. I learned long ago that antiperspirant and aluminum were to be avoided when choosing a deodorant, so I’ve been using the deodorant that Tropical Traditions offered. While the deodorant from Tropical Traditions works okay, it only really worked for me for part of the day. By the end of the day, I would often need to wash and re-apply. I thought that was just the best I could find in the world of natural deodorants. But there were definitely times I would feel a little self-conscious.

I was completely and totally thrilled that Tahitian Breeze Roll-On Deodorant from Pure Miessence works all day and all night without me having to give it a second thought!!! Wow, I’m not trying to be overly passionate about my armpits, but seriously…this makes me excited! 

You can see from the list of ingredients in the  Tahitian Breeze Roll-On Deodorant from Pure Miessence that there is no need to worry about the safety of it’s use. It’s pure and safe…AND IT WORKS!!!

Jessica is great to work with and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about Pure Miessence and their products. (After your initial order, you’ll receive a preferred customer discount of 10% off all future orders!)  In addition, take time to look at the work from home business opportunity at Pure Miessence. This could be just the business you’ve been looking for!

Jessica is offering to give away TWO $25 gift certificates to be used for any Pure Miessence products you’re interested in!

To win one of these certificates, head on over to Jessica’s PureMiessence Website and have a look around. Leave a comment here letting us know which products you’re most interested in!

For additional entries, do any or all of the following (then leave a separate comment for each item you did!)

I’ll draw two random winners for this giveaway on Monday, April 4.

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Gratituesday: Weekend to Remember (+ a Giveaway!!)

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I’ve been so excited to share with you about our weekend!!! Matt and I were blessed to have a getaway at the Weekend to Remember marriage conference – I cannot recommend this conference highly enough!

We haven’t had a weekend away, just the two of us, since the year two-thousand-and-I-have-no-idea. Yes, it’s been a while. We love being with our kids. Still, having time for just to two of us, time to really focus on our relationship and being the most we can be for God…it was wonderful. 

The Weekend to Remember is an incredible ministry of Family Life (maybe you’ve heard of them?). These people are serious about saving marriages, blessing marriages, building strong marriages, preserving God’s design for marriage! 

There were over 500 people at the conference this weekend. To see that many people dedicated to making their marriages strong…it was so encouraging. I got teary-eyed seeing one couple at the end of the conference. The last session was over. It was time to pack up and go home. And this couple.  They were hugging with a renewed joyand love for one another. Right there with hundreds of other people walking by. You could tell that this couple forgot anyone else existed in the world. They were in each other’s arms and they were at peace. It was beautiful and a blessing to see. (I’m teary-eyed again just thinking about it.)

I loved how the Weekend to Remember speakers and materials are so down to earth and real. They had Matt and I talking about all kinds of things that were good and helpful. Ooh, that was my favorite part of the weekend. Spending time talking and talking and talking to Matt about everything that is important in this life. Hours and hours of talking. When do you ever get that as a couple?

I’m so thankful we had this opportunity. If you have a chance to attend a Weekend to Remember conference…do it! You won’t regret it! Couples have found healing for their marriage relationship…it can be life changing!

Guess what?!! You and your spouse can go to the conference for FREE if you enter and win this giveaway!!!  Isn’t that exciting!?!! You can’t put a price on your marriage…so even if you don’t win, I really encourage you to make a way to attend. Your marriage should be a top priority!

There are Weekend to Remember conferences all over the U.S. If you are the winner, you would still be responsible for paying for your own travel expenses, lodging and food. But, your conference fee would be covered!

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. AND, have your spouse come leave a comment too!! I’ll allow one for each of you, doubling your chances to win! I’ll draw a random winner on Friday, April 1.

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Make Your Own Cultured Buttermilk, Yogurt and Kefir (a Giveaway!)

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I love how much money it saves and how easy it is to make your own cultured dairy products! It really is as simple as putting the live culture into the milk and walking away. (Well, you do want to put the lid on first.)  Here are my posts which explain how to make buttermilk, how to make yogurt and how to make kefir. You can do this!!

Once you’ve made a batch of any or all of the above, all you have to do to make subsequent batches is to pour the tail end of the previous batch into your fresh milk and start the process all over again. It’s easy, it saves money and it is oh so healthy! These cultured dairy products are so good for your digestion. Mmm, and yummy too!

To give you a little motivation, in case you’ve been wanting to start making your own cultured dairy products…Cultures for Health is offering to give one of you a nice package of a Traditional Yogurt Starter, a package of Milk Kefir Grains and a Buttermilk Starter.  Remember, once you have the starter, as long as you keep your kefir grains alive and save the tail end of your batches of buttermilk and yogurt, you can keep making more and more batches of these delicious dairy products! 

Cultures for Health is a site I fully trust for purchasing culture starters. They know what they’re doing, they are very reasonably priced and their shipping is a flat $3.99!! This is an excellent company to work with and I love their products. By the way, they’ve got more than just dairy cultures at Cultures for Health…be sure to check out all of their products!

Okay…interested in winning this prize package of  from Cultures for Health? This giveaway is just a little bit different than our usual giveaways.  This time, to enter you need to head over to this page on the Cultures for Health site. You can sign up right there, plus receive their free ebook full of Kefir Recipes by signing up!!

I’ll draw a random winner from all entries over at Cultures for Health on Monday, February 28.

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Help for Eczema! (a Giveaway from MadeOn Skin Care Products)

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I have recently begun a relationship with Renee from MadeOn Skin Care Products and I’m not sure who is more excited…me or my hands.

Really, you should see my hands flying all over this keyboard in their soft and smooth joy. NOTHING has ever worked this well for my dry, cracked hands. In fact for as long as I can remember, my hands have cracked and bled every winter, for the entire winter. It’s miserable, and while I try to keep coconut oil or chemical free lotion on them, it’s never been enough to really help. After thirty-ish winters of painfully cracked hands, I really had given up on ever having relief. You just get used to it, you know?

And then (on what has become marked as the best day of my hands’ life), Renee sent me a BeeSilk Lotion Bar, one of her wonderful dry skin products. I knew the MadeOn Products certainly wouldn’t hurt my hands, because they are made of completely pure, wholesome ingredients. But I’ve been so used to product after product just sort of giving me a short time of relief without really offering any kind of healing. When I rubbed on the BeeSilk Lotion Bar, right away my hands felt great. Okay, I thought, I wonder how long this will last?

Well, this is where the exclamation marks start to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The relief has NOT ended!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you hear me shouting?!!!!!!!!!!! I used to be constantly rubbing oil into them – all day long just for some brief relief. Now, once each day, I rub the BeeSilk Lotion Bar on my hands. Not only are my hands not dry, cracked and bleeding…they are SOFT. Soft!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My hands are SOFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you’ve never had hands that have been so dry that they’ve cracked and bled, you may think I’m exaggerating or being weird. I’m telling you though, thirty years of painful hands in the winter. My mom even took me to the doctor for this when I was a teenager and people have always looked at my bright red hands like they were diseased. I’ve always felt bad that my hands haven’t been nice and feminine for my husband.

And now, they are SOFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BeeSilk Lotion Bar will now be a permanent part of our lives. It is made up of three ingredients:  Shea Butter, Coconut oil and Beeswax. All safe, all pure.

We’ve now begun using the BeeSilk Lotion Bar on Malachi, who as you know, suffers from chronic eczema. I’ll keep you posted on how this is working for him. His eczema is severe (mostly on his legs at this point in his life), so the healing is taking a little longer for him. I’m thrilled to finally have a product that I’m not afraid to use that will actually hold moisture in his skin!

I can’t say enough good about the BeeSilk Lotion Bar, and I can’t wait to try more of their products! Renee is offering three of you a chance to win a 3 Pack Dry Skin Care Package, which includes a Family Size Lotion Bar, a Pocket Size Lotion Bar and a Lip Balm (which is also fabulous, by the way!)

Leave a comment here letting us know if you’re interested in winning one of these great prizes!  For an extra entry, click over and “like” MadeOn Hard Lotion on Facebook!

In addition, Renee has created an exclusive Heavenly Homemakers discount for us! You can use the coupon code HHFEB at checkout for 10% off your purchase, good until the end of February.

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Healthier Coconut Cream Pie (and a Tropical Traditions Baking Supplies giveaway!)

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It’s “pie time” right? Otherwise known as “the holidays”. I know we typically think about pumpkin pie (er, squash pie) right now, but Tropical Traditions just sent me a fabulous big box of baking supplies and I decided that a Coconut Cream Pie was in order. And just you wait until you finish reading about this recipe because you’ll have a chance to win an even bigger box of baking supplies! I couldn’t be happier for you! This is one great baking supply box giveaway!!!

I received from Tropical Traditions:  Organic Coconut Flour, Organic Palm Shortening and a big bucket of Organic Shredded Coconut. See, told ya I just had to make a Coconut Cream Pie.

With my Organic Coconut Flour, I could have made a gluten free pie crust, which is so cool. I opted to use this Whole Wheat Pie Crust recipe instead, using the awesome Organic Palm Shortening. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again..I LOVE TROPICAL TRADITIONS PALM SHORTENING. Among other things, it makes wonderful, delicious, healthy, flaky pie crusts!

So, to make a Coconut Cream Pie, you need a pie crust. Bake it and let it cool. 

For the filling, I used my Creamy Vanilla Pudding recipe and  threw in some shredded coconut.

Coconut Cream Pie FillingYum

2 1/2 cups milk
3 egg yolks (save your egg whites in a separate bowl for the meringue!) (yes, that’s “muh-rang”, not mar-in-goo”)
1/2 cup real maple syrup (grade B is best for you) or honey
4 T. arrowroot powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk, egg yolks, maple syrup, arrowroot powder, salt and shredded coconut. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until pudding begins to thicken. Remove immediately from the heat, and continue to stir until pudding is creamy. Add butter and vanilla and continue to stir until mixed. Pour this mixture into your baked and cooled pie crust.

You saved your egg whites, right? Whip ’em up good with beaters.

You can stop whipping when they look like this:

Add about one Tablespoon of real maple syrup to the beaten egg whites, beat them just a little bit more, then spread the meringue onto the pie. Sprinkle a little bit more shredded coconut over the meringue.

Put the pie into a 350° oven for about 10 minutes or until the tips of the meringue are slightly browned. Watch it carefully so that it doesn’t over-brown!

Tropical Traditions is going to supply one of you with everything you  need to make a Coconut Cream Pie and then some!! Okay, you’ll have to get your own milk and a few other goodies, but here’s what you could win in this Tropical Traditions Baking Package:

Organic Coconut Flour(2.2 pounds), Organic Palm Shortening (one gallon), Organic Shredded Coconut (one gallon), Organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil (one quart), Organic Coconut Cream Concentrate (one quart)

Is that not the most exciting baking prize? You can make so many tasty holiday treats with this package! This gift works for those of you with gluten free needs, and those without! Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. I’ll draw a random winner on Saturday!

Here are links to some of Tropical Traditions free and awesome recipes:

Also, you can subscribe to learn about Tropical Traditions sales and specials…a great way to learn about discounts and free shipping!!

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Chatting With Lisa Whelchel about “Friendship for Grown-ups” + a Giveaway!!

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This post wraps up my interview time with Lisa. If you missed them, be sure to catch the rest of the interview posts:

Here is the final question I asked…

Me:

I’ve been reading your newest book, Friendship for Grown-ups. I’ve really enjoyed how you’ve opened up and shared your story and your struggles with being real and honest about your feelings and needs with your friends.

Why do you think women are so afraid to be real and open and vulnerable with other women about their struggles and sins?

Lisa:

We feel like we’re supposed to be perfect like Jesus. We act like everything is fine because we think it’s the right thing to do. We feel like we’re letting God down if we admit failure. But when we do this, we miss out on connection and grace. Are we trying to earn salvation through works, or are we accepting that we are sinners who need grace?

Laura’s follow-up thoughts…and also, let me tell you about Lisa’s new book…and also, maybe you could even win a copy! ;)

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lisa Whelchel’s latest book, Friendship for Grown-ups! I anticipated that it would be a book to encourage moms to maintain great friendships as we raise our kids. Yeah, I was wrong. It really didn’t have anything to do with maintaining my friendships while I’m raising my kids. This book really is about what true and godly friendship is all about, no matter what season you are in your life.

Friendship for Grown-ups is about breaking down walls. It’s about being real. It’s about setting boundaries. It’s about being a friend and accepting friendship. It’s about being open and honest.

Oh my, is it ever about being honest. Being honest with yourself, and being honest with the people God puts in your life to love on you. Lisa shares some of her biggest struggles through her years as a child star and how that shaped who she became as an adult. Through the years, Lisa built some gignormous walls that were ever so hard to break down. But she…

Wait a second.  I think I’m saying too much. I think I should stop and just really, really recommend that you read Friendship for Grown-ups. 

As Lisa shares her story in her latest book, you’ll find that you get to know her on a much more personal level. While reading this book, I felt like Lisa became my friend, even as she taught me what godly friendship should be about. That happens when someone opens up and shares from the deep, painful places in her heart. That’s exactly what Lisa did. You will be blessed by reading her story and by hearing how God worked in her life and gently led her into whole and healthy friendships.

I just so happen to have five copies of Friendship for Grown-ups to share!! (Well, I actually have six copies but one of them is mine and I’m keeping it to re-read another few times during the next few years!!)

If you are interested in winning one of the five copies of Friendship for Grown-ups, by Lisa Whelchel…please leave a comment at the end of this post! Receive extra chances to win by subscribing to my blog, or tweeting/blogging/facebooking about this giveaway, or by becoming a fan of Heavenly Homemakers on facebook. Leave a separate comment for each entry!

I’ll draw five random winners on Monday!

I’d like to give a big thank you to Thomas Nelson Publishing for this great opportunity to read Friendship for Grown-Ups, visit with Lisa on the phone and share more of her books with my readers!!

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A Recipe, A Giveaway, and Oh Yeah – A Menu Plan

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Welcome to my very long post. I’m not sure if this is called multitasking…or if it’s called the best way to overwhelm your audience. Maybe it’s simply called Laura is trying to play catch-up. Yes, apparently I’m trying to kill three birds with one…post.

Disclaimer:  No birds were harmed during the writing of this post.

The Menu Plan:

Sunday, July 11
Oatmeal, pears
Cheddar ranch burgers, corn on the cob (while we watch the World Cup finals!)
Bean and rice bowls, fresh pineapple

Monday, July 12
Whole wheat waffles
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, carrot sticks
Venison roast, potatoes, carrots, gravy

Tuesday, July 13
Scrambled eggs, oranges
Homemade pizza, grapes
Crunchy ranch chicken, stir fried rice and veggies

Wednesday, July 14
French toast, blueberries
Tuna on tomatoes, crispy cheese crackers, fruit kefir smoothies
Chicken fried steak strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans

Thursday, July 15
Mini apple pies, cheese
Corn dogs, watermelon
Egg/turkey sausage/hashbrown casserole, orange muffins

Friday, July 16
Peanut butter honey toast, applesauce
Popcorn chicken, green beans
Sloppy cornbread, strawberry-peach slushies, peas

Saturday, July 17
Funnel cakes
Leftovers
Tacos

The Recipe

Back when I threw out the question about grills, Christy left a comment about how she makes Apple Crisp on the grill. I asked her for the recipe…and she kindly sent it to me. Doesn’t this sound SO good?

Apple Crisp on the Grill

In a bowl, mix together the apples, cinnamon and flour. Coat well, and add apple juice and sugar/or honey. Mix in with apples and fold in until mixture is combined. Place in an old metal bread pan or two disposable pie plates.

5-6 apples diced w/skins on (Adds color and extra vitamins)
2 T Sugar or honey
2 T. Apple juice
1 t . cinnamon
2T. whole wheat or AP flour

Topping:
1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. rolled oats
1/4 c. butter (cold is good)
3 T . Brown Sugar
1 t. cinnamon

Mix topping ingredients together, and crumble evenly to the top of the apples! Wrap tightly in foil.

Christy says, “I put the crisp on the BBQ on low, at the same time as I I put on my potatoes, followed by the vegetables, then the burgers! When our main course is ready I turn off the heat, and let the crisp finish, and let the juices get nice and thick. The smell is amazing and brings a touch of fall to the air” :)

The Giveaway:

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I was sent TWO coupons for a FREE package of Original Brat Hans Sausages. My grocery stores don’t carry these sausages (I think you can find them at Whole Foods), so they said I could give them away to two of you!! If you’re interested in these Brat Hans Gourmet Chicken Sausages with No Nitrates, No Nitrites, No MSG, No Fillers, No Antibiotics, No Added Hormones, No Preservatives…leave a comment on this post! I’ll draw two random winners at the end of the week.

You may also be interested to know that I will be drawing the winner for Learn Your Letters, Learn To Serve Curriculum Kit tonight…and you know what comes after that!!!

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