Tuesday Tips

Get creative with the Halloween candy!

~ fun ideas for using up the leftover treats ~

stir M&M's into cookie dough

chop butterfingers, baby ruths, twix & reeses peanut butter cups

for choose your own "ice cream blend-ins"

fold chopped snickers into brownie batter

use chopped heath bars on top of iced cakes

add your favorite candy bar to a milk shake

Baked Ziti

6-8 servings

(from Taste of Home magazine)

12 ounces uncooked ziti or small tube pasta
1 pound ground beef
1 jar (28 ounces) spaghetti sauce
2 eggs
1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
2 1/2 cups (10 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Drain pasta; add to cheese mixture and toss to coat. Spoon a third of the meat sauce into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; top with half of the pasta mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

"Become a possibilitarian.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are,
raise your sights and see possibilities -
always see them, for they're always there."

~ Norman Vincent Peale

illustration courtesy of www.allposters.com
"Autumn Trail" by Tan Chun

Cubscouts

"I promise to do my best

To do my duty

to God and my country,

To help other people, and

to obey the Law of the Pack."

Cub Scout Promise

photo courtesy of Mr. H.

Hide it in your Heart Week of November 9

~"Hide it in your Heart"~

"Your word I have hidden in my heart" Psalm 119:11 NKJV

"But even if we, or an angel from heaven,

preach any other gospel to you

than what we have preached to you,

let him be accursed.

As we have said before, so now I say again,

if anyone preaches any other gospel to you

than what you have received,

let him be accursed."

Galatians 1:8-9 NKJV

"This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom
but in words taught by the Spirit,
expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words."
I Corinthians 2:13 NIV

Apple Cinnamon Scones

12 servings

2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, chilled
2 apples - peeled, cored and shredded
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add shredded apple and milk. Stir to form a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 8 to 10 times. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops with milk, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, or until browned and risen. Serve warm with butter and enjoy!

Supper Menus
November 9th-14th

Monday
out for sandwiches
Tuesday
baked ziti, garlic bread sticks, ceasar salad
Wednesday
chicken and biscuits, lettuce and tomato salad
Thursday
bacon cheeseburger buns, french fries
Friday
four onion soup, so tender swiss steak, rosemary red potatoes, green beans, harvest poundcake
Saturday
ham and pasta bake, lettuce and tomato salad

Sunday Songs

~Farther Along~

Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long,
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.

Refrain
Farther along we'll know all about it,
Farther along we'll understand why;
Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine,
We'll understand it all by and by.

When death has come and taken our loved ones,
It leaves our home so lonely and drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year.

Refrain

Faithful til death, said our loving Master
A few more days to labor and wait,
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
As we sweep through the beautiful gate.

Refrain

When we see Jesus, coming in glory,
When He comes from His home in the sky,
Then we shall meet Him in that bright mansion,
We'll understand it all by and by.

Refrain

1937
Words and Music by W. B. Stephens

"No spring nor summer beauty

hath such grace

As I have seen

in one autumnal face."

~John Donne

illustration courtesy of www.allposters.com

"Autumn Harvest" by Kevin Daniels

What the Bible says Wednesday

What the Bible says about...
sleeping and rising

"How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest -
and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and scarcity like an armed man."
Proverbs 6:9-11

"Lazy hands make a man poor,
put diligent hands bring wealth."
Proverbs 10:4

"He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son."
Proverbs 10:5

"Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare."
Proverbs 20:13

"A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest -
and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and scarcity like an armed man."
Proverbs 24:33, 34

"As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed."
Proverbs 26:14

"This is the day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24

Some verses to inspire me to rise earlier. :-)