Eat, drink, & be merry!

It’s no sin how we have been eating lately! Though our garden has some struggles this year (mostly the gardeners not taking the time to tend it), we had so many friends who shared the harvest with us! Combine that with some great grocery store deals (Amy has been couponing) and we have had an abundance! We have enjoyed making & eating yummy food, but also in sharing it with others who are in need. We are so grateful for the Lord’s bounteous blessings! We are especially grateful that he trusts us with so much, and love to pass the blessing along.

Two bags of apples from Barbara Edwards tree! We enjoyed making apple pie, apple crisp, apple tuna sandwiches and we still have one bag left! You know what they say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (cadence did get sick, but he doesn’t like apples.. so there you go!).

3 HUGE zucchini from Sharon Gibson’s garden. We froze a lot of it and have enjoyed some yummy Italian food & zucchini bread.

Amy has been baking bread with the red kitchen aid mixer her mom gave us at the beginning of the year. It came with a bunch of recipes that are just yummy!

Not the strawberries we planted in the garden (the birds ate those), but some yummy homemade strawberry jam (of course they were on sale). Cadence enjoyed them frozen for awhile, but it finally cooled off enough to want to can.

A pork butt for .78/lb, bacon, lunch meat, and the list goes on. In fact, the most recent purchase is 40 lbs of chicken thighs for $10.00! With great deals like these, we’ve got an additional freezer on our wish list for Christmas this year!

The Lord wants us to be self-reliant. We love saving money on food, sharing with others, learning to grow, and cook yummy food. Not to mention the family togetherness and nutrition that it brings to our family. We are always happy when we keep the Lord’s commandments and we can testify that learning to be self-reliant really brings us peace of mind.