Homemade ornament:Baby Jesus in a nutshell

 

This years homemade gift. Baby Jesus in a nutshell. 

I can share it now because I gave most of them out. There’s still a few of you that haven’t gotten them yet, but I will get it to you when I see you. 

I have made homemade gifts for years. I slacked off for a year or two, but I am back at it. 

Pretty simple. Walnut shell, wooden bead, wooden star, jute string, and Muslin fabric and a hot glue gun. 

What happened to canned copes corn?

 My family loves copes corn and we traditionally eat it every Thanksgiving.

It’s not for everyone in fact my husband the first time he came to our family dinner when I met him asked what was wrong with the corn lol. I guess his family didn’t know the tradition. 

Anyway my mother contacted Hanover foods who is the maker of the canned copse corn and they said they have been shortstaffed since coronavirus so they had to stop production. They are unsure whether or not they will continue the production but they did supply her with this recipe to make the bagged dried copes corn taste like the traditional canned. 

Sausage Poblano Pumpkin Bisque

I have my Sausage Poblano Pumpkin Bisque Recipe on my other blog.  I have a newer blog. 

Check it out.

It's fast to make and really easy.

Here is the short of it...if you want more pics and directions, visit my other blog HERE.

www.shannonpickle.com

Sausage Poblano Pumpkin Bisque

2 pounds sausage (casing removed it it has any)

2 poblano peppers, chopped

7 cloves garlic, chopped

4 cups chicken bone broth

1 block cream cheese

1 26oz can pumpkin

a few dashes of dried Sage

a dash of pumpkin pie spice

a few dashes of ground dried ginger

Salt and pepper

Brown sausage with poblanos and garlic in a stockpot.

Meanwhile, in a Vitamix, blender or with a hand mixer if you don't have one:

broth

cream cheese

pumpkin

(you could probably melt the cream cheese in the soup but this is faster)

Whirl until well blended.

Pour over soup and cook until hot.

Add spices. 

Pressure Cooker Lasagna 5 Minutes Prep time!

 Pressure Cooker Lasagna (link) 

This recipe is now on my new blog but I will share it here also. 

Instant Pot, Pressure Cooker, Quick Cooker..they are all the same thing.

This blog post is a long time coming!  Just get a 6-inch springform pan (Wilton makes one and you can use a coupon at Michaels), or use a pressure cooker safe casserole dish that fits your pressure cooker.
I have made this in my Wolfgang Puck pressure cooker, my instant pot, and my Pampered Chef Quick Cooker.  The Pampered Chef has a nice grey stoneware casserole that fits the quick cooker.  I stopped selling Pampered Chef after years of selling but I still love the products. I did not use no boil noodles, just basic dry lasagna noodles.

Pressure Cooker Lasagna

Note: I used a 6″ springform pan and all ingredients were raw. 

Ingredients:
Dry lasagna noodles
pasta sauce
Ricotta cheese
Shredded Mozzarella
parmesan cheese
optional:
Ground Italian sausage
Fresh mushrooms
Kale or collard greens or spinach

Prepare springform pan with olive oil spray or similar.

Break down lasagna noodles to fit bottom one layer. Add a layer of ricotta and couple of spoonfuls of pasta sauce.

Break down ground sausage into small pieces and add a layer. Add your mushrooms or spinach, etc. Top with shredded cheeses and sliced fresh mushrooms.

Top with lasagna noodles (broken to fit) and begin again, about 3 layers total depending on the depth of your pan. Top with sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.

Cover with aluminum foil. Place on trivet in IP with 1.5 cups water. Cook 20 mins on high pressure. Let the pressure come down on its own for 20 minutes'.

Let sit 10 mins before removing sides of pan and serving.

You can play with this and use more ingredients, such as eggs and pesto in your ricotta like in traditional recipes.  This is just a basic fast recipe...go ahead and run with it.  I make my own noodles and ricotta cheese  and lasagna noodles that my family loves but in a pinch, this is a quick meal that doesn't heat up the kitchen. Have yard work to do? Drop this in the pressure cooker and go get it done. 

Bone Broth Avozpacho Soup

Bone Broth Avozpacho Soup (link)

Its been awhile. and I haven't totally abandoned this blog, but I do have another blog going and I am busy with schooling and building a deck, ballroom dance lessons, family,  etc so I have been slacking in the blogging side of my life but here is a recipe I made last month and just adore.

I will be back to blog more. My www.shannonpickle.com blog is focusing on more healthy options for now. I have not given up on sweets totally and I will be back to post some recipes in a bit. 

New Blog Post: Some of the first cards I made.

I have a new blog post for some of the first cards I made.  

Click here.

White Light Meditation: A healing visualization

White Light

a healing visualization meditation

White light is considered a cleansing, healing light. Filling yourself with this light is a helpful way to access this healing energy. Using this visualization, you can direct your breath to the areas of the body that are in need of healing. Whether there is a specific spot in your body that is painful or whether you are healing from cancer, this is incredibly beneficial tool.  Cancer cells are specifically mentioned here, but feel free to use it anywhere, anytime you feel inclined.

1.       Lie down or come to a comfortable seated position either in a chair or on the floor. Feel free to use a blanket under your bottom for comfort and/or sit against the wall for back support.  One you are comfortable, close your eyes and direct your attention inward.

2.       Visualize where the cancer cells/pains are in your body

3.       See the white light enveloping the cancer cells/pains and eradicating any trace of them.

4.       Follow the white light as it travels around, eradicating any cancer cells/pains it finds, enveloping them with the light and moving on to the next spot.

5.       Continue to do this until you feel you have gotten to every possible cancer cell/pain that is in your body.

6.       Try to do this visualization technique for five minutes, and gradually build up to a half-an-hour.