Pumpkin Corn Pudding

This was really good. I had made quite a few changes in the original recipe. I think it would be great if just before baking , add some grated cheese of choice with a crumb topping. I would add just a bit of Earth Balance on top of the crumbs to get it golden brown.

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
3 cups corn, fresh or frozen
pinch of Stevia
pinch of salt
Lots of freshly ground black pepper-or to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground Thyme
2 Tablespoons of Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
2 eggs-I used Egg Replacer
1 1/4 cups plain soy milk
1/2 cup pumpkin-I used fresh pumpkin and pureed it, in the food processor.

Directions:

1. Saute the onions in sprayed pan for about 3-4 minutes.
2. Turn off the heat. Add corn, Stevia. salt and pepper, Thyme, and flour.
3. Whisk together egg replacer (that has been sitting for 5 min,) soy milk and pureed pumpkin.
4. Mix with corn mixture.
5. Pour into a sprayed 1 1/2 casserole dish.
6. As I mentioned on top, at this point I would add some grated cheese of choice and top with bread crumbs-maybe Panko and dot with some Earth Balance.
7. Bake at 325 degrees until center is set and golden brown around the edges.
   
   This was really good but was on the bland side. If you like more spicy as I do, I would add just a touch of Cayenne pepper to the mixture and maybe a touch more Thyme.
   
   Would be interested in your comments, and if you tried it. It is truly a comfort food.
   
   
   Enjoy!!
   
   Have a great day!!!

Lamp Shade Swags

These are some of the items I have been selling at my Craft Shows. They are a great gift for someone, when you don't know what too buy them. I have all different kinds. This is just a sampling. The cardinals are a huge seller. Nice gift for loved ones in the nursing home.

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Decided to share this as so many wanted to know what I sell at the craft shows. Also I have been doing Garden Ornaments which are on a previous blog, If interested email me at verna.v@att.net

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Have a super great day.

My Life

Last Thursday I went down to Pewaukee to attend the National Speakers Convention. Having spoken nationally, I find it exciting to learn from others who do the same thing.

The last couple of years I have had the privilege of traveling with Dr. Diehl around the country, sharing my story, on how CHIP turned my life around, It has been so humbling to see how people respond to what I share. There are so many hurting people out there, I thank God that hopefully I can be part of the healing process.

Anyway I got back really late on Thursday evening, got up at 4 in the morning to take off to a craft show by 4:45 in Wausaw with my daughter.

Arrived home late Friday evening. Saturday morning I was at Good Shepherd Church on East College Ave, as I shared a healthy life style with two different groups.

If you are looking for a speaker for your organization, work or church, I would be very interested. Please contact me at verna.v@att.net

Thanks a lot.

Lentil Soup

I was making Lentil Soup for 50 people in class. Put in waaaaay too many lentils.

Oops!

Looks more like a casserole. So I nicely added more tomatoes, water and a jar of salsa.

Hmmm!

Turned out better than the original recipe.

Who says we can't learn from our mistakes!!!

Sometimes our biggest mistakes--end up being our greatest accomplishments!!!


Have a wonderful mistake turning around day!!!

Law of the Garbage Truck

This is a story I found and I thought it was really cool, so I wanted to share with you.

"One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off to the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded and missed the other car just by inches. The driver in the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, Why did you just do that? The guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!!

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, The Law of the garbage Truck. He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it, and sometimes they dumped it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people so not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life is to short to wake up one morning with regrets, so----Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninty percent on how you take it. "

Have a Garbage Free Day!!!!!

I just love the above and wanted to share it.

from Jim Brunner Ministries