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    Whole Wheat Biscuits

    While preparing biscuits this morning, I realized that I had not posted how I make mine. I adapted this whole wheat recipe from the best biscuit recipe I ever used (link at bottom) when I cooked with processed flour.

    These don’t usually last too long around here.

    Whole Wheat Biscuits
    Serves 8
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    Prep Time
    20 min
    Cook Time
    20 min
    Total Time
    40 min
    Prep Time
    20 min
    Cook Time
    20 min
    Total Time
    40 min
    205 calories
    41 g
    4 g
    2 g
    6 g
    1 g
    91 g
    315 g
    4 g
    0 g
    0 g
    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size
    91g
    Servings
    8
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 205
    Calories from Fat 15
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 2g
    3%
    Saturated Fat 1g
    4%
    Trans Fat 0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 4mg
    1%
    Sodium 315mg
    13%
    Total Carbohydrates 41g
    14%
    Dietary Fiber 1g
    5%
    Sugars 4g
    Protein 6g
    Vitamin A
    1%
    Vitamin C
    0%
    Calcium
    17%
    Iron
    4%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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    Ingredients
    1. 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
    2. 1 1/2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
    3. 1 Tablespoon honey
    4. 1 1/4 cup whole milk
    5. 1 Teaspoon Salt
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 425°.
    2. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
    3. Cut in butter.
    4. Add honey.
    5. Slowly add milk while stirring with a fork or wooden spoon.
    6. When there is no dry flour left, knead dough about eight times.
    7. Roll or pat out on a lightly floured surface to about 1″ thick.
    8. Cut out biscuits.
    9. Brush any leftover milk on top of biscuits.
    10. Bake in oven for approximately 15 minutes. Individual oven times may need adjusting by a couple of minutes.
    Adapted from J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits
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    calories
    205
    fat
    2g
    protein
    6g
    carbs
    41g
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    Adapted from J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits
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    This article was first published on February 12, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Valentine’s Treat without Guilt

    I love browsing through recipes looking for gems that are adaptable to our preferred WOE (way of eating).  This is an easy one to adapt, and would be super cute for Valentine’s Day.

    Change the chocolates to dark chocolate and voilà!

    Raspberry Sweeties

    This article was first published on February 11, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Blessed Assurance

    Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

    Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

    Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

    Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

    Refrain: This is my story, this is my song,

    Praising my Savior all the day long;

    This is my story, this is my song,

    Praising my Savior all the day long.

    Perfect submission, perfect delight,

    Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

    Angels, descending, bring from above

    Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

    Perfect submission, all is at rest,

    I in my Savior am happy and blest,

    Watching and waiting, looking above,

    Filled with His goodness, lost in His love

    by Frances J. Crosby

    I grew up in church.  Thank you, Mom and Dad.  I have a treasure-trove of hymns in my head that come to mind at just the right time.  The bolded words? My favorites.

    This article was first published on February 6, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Snow, Bacon, and Moving Boxes

    Snow, Bacon, and Moving Boxes

    It has been snowing and continues.

    bacon_pile

    Derek is cooking bacon and his whole wheat biscuits.

    Little Girl and I are packing up her room while listening to KLOVE.

    Life is Good.  Praise God.

    This article was first published on February 2, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • A Once in a While

    In this case, it’s a once a year -our anniversary. February is gearing up to be one of the most busy times we’ve had recently. The kids were spending time with their grandma, so we decided to celebrate our 21st anniversary a little early while we had an opportunity.

    I’m not a big fan of eating out, but my husband enjoys it. He also loves sushi. A new Japanese Steak House opened recently, and I knew he really wanted to try it. I had tried sushi one time before without the result he had hoped. I was mentally preparing to give it another try for him, although he had not asked and probably did not expect me to.

    He ordered a dragon roll, and I asked him to go ahead and order a California roll too. That is the gateway roll, right? I tried a piece of California roll dipped in the spicy concoction he mixed. The texture wasn’t as ick as I remembered. I bravely (yes, bravery) tried the other roll.  The other roll with eel.

    If you know me in real life, you probably just came to. We also had soup, salad, hibachi steak and shrimp, veggies, and fried rice.

    I’m still full this morning.

    This article was first published on January 31, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Roasted Veggie Recipes Roundup

    I like to eat my veggies in the form of salad in the warmer months, and roasted in the colder ones.

    Roasting vegetables is usually easy, and delivers yummy results.

    Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin I make it sans panko crumbs (even if you think you don’t like Brussels sprouts, give this a try… really.)

    Roasted Asparagus I don’t use the balsamic vinegar.

    Roasted Cauliflower addicting!

    Kale Chips I wouldn’t get within 10ft of kale before trying this. I don’t use the mustard or vinegar. More addicting than the cauliflower!

    Sweet Potato Wedges for those who can afford a few more carbs in their diet

    This article was first published on January 31, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Food Log

    Hers from yesterday

    B- bacon

    L- big salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, celery, red onion, ranch, freshly ground black pepper (I love avocado, bacon, red bell pepper, and black olives in my big salads, but we did not have any. I like cheese thrown in there too, but didn’t feel like grating any)

    afternoon- taste testing raw cashews, macadamia, and almonds toasted in the oven (recipe coming soon hopefully!)

    D- attended a dinner for Derek’s job. there were plenty of lower carb choices (sliced deli meat, cheese cubes, veggie tray, etc), but I was feeling not hungry from all the earlier tasting.

    Later at home I wanted something so ate celery with cream cheese, celery with no sugar added peanut butter, and cucumber slices dipped in ranch.

    This article was first published on January 29, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • What’s for Lunch

    What’s for Lunch

    My fabulous husband brought me a burger in a bowl from Five Guys…two patties, cheese, mayo, tomatoes, onions, pickles, mushrooms, and lettuce.

    I appreciate that they have a detailed nutritional information page.  I can get a pretty good idea of how many carbs I’m eating from there.

    This article was first published on January 29, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • “Several Massive Studies Show That People Who Drink Coffee Live Longer Than Those Who Don’t”

    I know that is a rather long title. It is also a direct quote from an article at authoritynutrition.com. I thought it was such an awesome sentence that I wanted to share it exactly as written. Another tidbit?

    When they looked at particular causes of death, they found that the coffee drinkers were less likely to die from infections, injuries and accidents, respiratory disease, diabetes, stroke and heart disease.

    March on over and read the whole article to learn more.

    This article was first published on January 28, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Making Progress and Lunch

    I want to keep working toward my goal of completing Week 4 Day 1 at 5mph (Confession).  I knew it was a running day, but the conversation in my head went something like this:

    me- It’s too cold outside to run

    other me- but your treadmill is inside

    me- I’m too tired to do it today

    other me- exercising boosts your energy

    me- I have too much on my mind

    other me-turn up the music and forget your worries for thirty minutes

    me-I don’t have time

    other me- you’re playing Candy Crush!

    me- ugh, I’m going

    Completed Week 4 Day 1 with running intervals of 4.5mph!  Thanks, other me.

    Lunch was easy, yummy, filling- already cooked simply seasoned rotisserie chicken picked up from the store and an avocado sprinkled with sea salt

    This article was first published on January 27, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.