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Chicken Parm with Yellow Tomato Sauce
Yellow tomato sauce: Simmer 8-12 yellow tomatoes in a pot on medium low heat. Add a hot banana pepper or whatever pepper you have in your garden, a clove or two of garlic, fresh basil and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow to simmer until tomatoes are broken apart. Strain if you prefer a smooth sauce. The flavor will be very mild, so throw in a couple red tomatoes for a fuller taste. Chicken: Pound chicken with a…
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Grief
What is healthy grieving? How can God be honored in a time of grief? These are questions I struggle with during the loss of my second pregnancy in four months. The first, a “chemical pregnancy” was much easier than this one. This one really hurts. On a day I was supposed to be congratulated for entering into the second trimester, I was saw my child still in my womb with no heart beat. Only two weeks ago I was reflecting…
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When Bellies Don't Grow
When bellies don’t grow, hearts swell tears well lips quiver and sigh. Pull loved ones close draw up the sheets entangle souls and feet. Sip pink lemonade, Kiss cheeks and toes Watch the garden grow
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Faith, Fertility, and Motherhood
For your reading pleasure from 1 Samuel:1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3 Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the…
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Potatoes Un-potted
I had one plastic small pot in which I had planted one red skinned potato seed. The seed was about the size of a golf ball. Over the past couple months, this pot has struggled because of it’s tendency to dry out due to its size and the soil content, which was only peat. Several times the plant has wilted only to be revived to a spotty but decidedly perky state. Today, the plant looked like it was finally at…
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Vibrators
Earlier we discussed how bees typically pollinate squash plants by carrying pollen from the male flower to the female flower. The pollination by hand is going well. The flowers I missed earlier fell off along with the ovaries, but the ones I pollinated are nearly ripe for picking. This week my tomato plants have been blossoming, but I have not seen any fruit begin to form and am concerned because there are no bees buzzing around. Last year I got…