Coram Deo Kids Craft Days

So I have this great friend Nette, when I met her she was a nanny to her nieces. She loves to craft with kids so every month she would host a craft day at her house and all the kids loved it. Nette always had a dream to host a BIG craft day for all the kids in the neighborhood, since her house can only hold so many. This was my dream to so we were a perfect match. I pushed encouraged and helped her to do it back in August last year at our church.

See the girls were getting older and their mom wanted them to head to preschool. So Nette was gonna head back to school which meant no more craft days. So we now are doing less of them, but added 30 plus kids. LOL. Yes we are crazy. Our friend Tomisha also helped in this task.

First we pick a day and theme.

August was a End of Summer/back to school one.

We have also done a fall and Christmas .

In February we hosted a Love one for Valentines day, but there are no pics for this one. It was actually one of are busiest. We had 40 kids and 35 adults.

At the end of April we are hosting a spring time one with lost of Easter and spring crafts. We have lots of great ideas already.

-We are going to get these pots (they are only .49, which is great since I have to buy 40 of them)from IKEA and have the kids plants flower seeds.

-Are church the next day will have church service and an egg hunt so we are gong to have the kids make baskets out of milk jugs.

-We will make butterflies with eggs cartons. that is a great easy one. The kids will you water colors to paint the wings instead of regular paint.

-We found this great project making an empty tomb with a paper plate.

-Last is this handprint cross.

So the plan is set now it is time to start buying and prepping. I hope to see you there.

Country Fired Steak with Milk Gravy

INGREDIENTS
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks (I also use Duck (pounded out))
salt, divided
ground black pepper, divided
garlic salt
cayenne pepper
Tony's seasong (optional)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 inch of oil in pan
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup milk




DIRECTIONS
Season meat with some of the salt and someof the pepper; set aside.

In a shallow dish, mix flour with Tonys seasoning, pepper, cayenne, garlic salt, salt. Do this to taste, the flour should have a good taste to it.

Dredge each steak in flour. Dip in beaten egg, then dredge in flour again.

Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Fry steaks 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add a table spoon of butter and Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the dredging flour into oil. Cook over medium heat for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of skillet. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, stirring frequently, 3 to 4 minutes, or until thickened and bubbly. Add a little more salt if needed but you shouldn't the dredging flour probably had enough.

Bulgar Beef Casserole

Bulgur and Ground Beef Casserole

Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 cup uncooked bulgur
2 cups water
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions
1 Heat oven to 350 F.
2 Cook ground beef and onion in 10" skillet, stirring frequently, until beef is brown. Drain.
3 Stir in remaining ingredients except for the parmesan cheese.
4 Pour into ungreased 2.5 quart casserole dish.
5 Cover and bake about 45 minutes, or until bulgur is tender.
6 Stir in cheese.
7 Sprinkle with fresh parsley, if desired.

Bacon Chicken Ranch Alfredo

6 pcs.of bacon
4 boneless skinless chicken breats (bite size pcs.)
2 tbsp. all purpose flour
4tbsp. ranch dry salad dressing mix ( two packages )
2 cups of whole milk
3 cups of noodles
1 tbsp. finely shredded parmesan cheese


cook bacon, keep 2 tablespoons of drippings.
cook chicken with drippings.
once chicken is cooked sprinkle flour and ranch mix , stir well.
stir in milk.
cook and stir until bubbly.
Then continue to cook for one more minute.
add crumbled bacon.
Meanwhile cook the noodles.
Serve on top of noodles and sprinkle with cheese.

Chili Dog Casserole

This one is nice and simple and it is actually really good.

2 cans (15 oz. each) chili with beans, divided
1 pkg. (16 oz.) OSCAR MAYER Wieners
10 flour tortillas (8 inch)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese


PREHEAT oven to 425°F. Spoon 1 can of the chili into 13x9-inch baking dish.

ROLL 1 wiener in each tortilla; place, seam side down, over chili in baking dish. Top with remaining chili; sprinkle with cheese. Cover.

BAKE 30 minutes or until heated through.

German Style Pork Chops

This is a keeper.


1 medium onion
1/2 lb mushroom, halved
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 pork chops
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 cup dark beer
1/2 cup chicken broth

-Coarsely chop onion.
-In a plastic bag, combine the flour, 1/2 tsp thyme and salt and pepper. Shake to mix.
-Add the pork chops and shake lightly to coat. Remove the chops and reserve the excess flour.
-In a large skillet warm oil over med-high and add chops. Cook until well browned(about 7 minutes per side). --Remove chops and set aside to a plate (cover loosely with foil to keep warm).
In same skillet, cook the onion, mushrooms and garlic over med-high heat, stirring for about a minute. Add 1 tbsp of reserved flour and cook until flour is no longer visible (about a minute).
-Stir in beer, chicken broth and remaining 1 tsp of thyme and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 8 minutes, turning chops halfway through.
-Uncover skillet and cook for another 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly and the chops are cooked through.
-Serve with noodles or potatoes.

Country Chicken Casserole

This is a keeper.

3 C shredded hash browns
1 (6 0z) can French- fried onions
1 C shredded cheddar4 Skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1 can Cream of chix soup
3/4 C milk

Preheat oven to 375.
Stir hash browns and 1/2 the onions together in a 9x13 inch baking dish, then lay cheese on top and layer chicken over cheese. In a small bowl mix soup and milk together and pour oven chicken.Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. If you are using corn, pour oven chicken and stir to combine all ingredients, then bake an additional; 20 min. Or until done.Sprinkle remaining onions over all and bake for another 5 min, or until onions are golden brown. Let sit 5 min before serving.