New Year Dinner

Simple Recipes for our New Year Dinner!

My boyfriend, Rick and I have been together for almost 16 months on the 13th of Jan. 2015!  He is such a sweet man of my life!   I am also blessed that my son , Sam is staying with us for two weeks!  He graduated from Air Force in Texas last August and then he stayed in Florida for several months.   Everyone in my family is so happy to have him back home for Christmas.   Now we are going to celebrate a big nice dinner on New Year before he is returning to Air Force in Florida on the third of Jan. 

Hope you have a blessed 2015.   Keep healthy and stay safe! 

Enjoy our recipes.  Most of the recipes are pretty simple.  I'm a busy mom and I always want to stay with my family.  Our time is so precious!

Dressing for the turkey

One loaf bread ( you know how to do it.. make sure that they are dry and seasoned ) ( your favorite bread)

One can - Cream of chicken

One cup - water

1/2 cup- finely chopped onion

One cup- finely chopped celery

Salt and pepper to taste

and one cup or 1/2 cup- raisins  

Mix it well..and then put in the turkey

Green beans

Cooked green beans - drained- added some butter and salt to taste and then sprinkle with cooked bacon on the top.   

Cranberry Jello

one package- cherry gelatin

1 1/2 cup- boiling water

two cans- cranberry sauce

Mix it well

refrigerate until it's firm. 

Gluten-free peach cobbler

You can look up on a Google. It's a pretty long list to type it up, so it's fun to make and I believe you do a great job! 

Flour-less pumpkin cake bars ( you may get tired of pumpkin pies from Thanksgiving and Christmas , so you may want to make something different) 

1/4 cup pumpkin puree, 2 tablespoon - maple syrup or honey, one egg, 1/8 tsp salt, one tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp baking soda... Mix it well together and pour in a greased pan.

Oven 350 for 20 minutes

Sweet potato

Mashed sweet potato- you can add some butter, salt , and brown sugar to it.   You may want to add a little bit of milk to make it smoothly.   Cinnamon is optional.

White potato or Red potato

Follow the instruction on back of a bag of potato seasoning mix

For your information,  I type it from my mind.  I hope all the recipes I put are good.

We also serve some veggie tray, chips with spinach dip, and cheese on crackers!  Make your favorite salad, too.  

We eat and eat through all day and night....just being chatty and lazy in a family room.  Play games and watch TV... Go outside and play like everyone does on a holiday! 

Happy New Year! 

This is my real love. He's so caring and warm.   We enjoy being together every minute! 

Here is my poetry.  

Is this a real love?

Isn't it caring and warm?

Yes, I feel it now.  

Deaf School In Denver!!

How exciting!!  They will have a new Deaf school in Denver, Colorado.  I have to add the link so you can click it to see it!    Please pass it on!

http://ideafnews.com/

Hannah is so amazing and is always amazing.  She is a grown woman. I'm so proud of her and she is always my little girl in my heart.  I feel the same way for my oldest one, Tamra.  She's a mother of two.  She is a great mother.  They also write poems on my blog. Please feel free to read their poems by Tami and Hannah. 

HOPE

H...helping every living creature,
O...opening up your heart to God,
P...praying for those in need,
E...everyone has a reason to live,
S...simply enjoy your blessings!

Written by Hannah

Happy Harvest

Happy Harvest

As Harvest comes before you know
The moon casts its golden glow as you see
The leaves full of color to dance the way
as you walk through and enjoy the scene
Children laugh at the carved pumpkins
glowing by the candles bring you a smile
Then pumpkin pies will be made from these
the smell of them is on a passing breeze
Apples are ready to be picked from the trees
Seeing them piled in the baskets is a joy
The apple crisp will be made from these
the smell of them is on a passing breeze
The ripe harvest in the fields can be fun
and you catch the delighted smell of cooking
pies and apple crisp in a breezing evening!
written by Deb Ann

The photo of pumpkins by wishymom
and the photo of apples by jellybeanjill13

My favorite turkey dressing and cranberry sauce

My favorite turkey dressing and cranberry sauce

Cranberry Sauce
One cup packed brown sugar
one cup orange juice
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
2 teaspoons grated grated orange peel
Heat brown sugar and orange juice to boiling over medium heat, stirring fregquently. Boil about five minutes.
Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling. Boil about five minutes, stirring frequently, until cranberries are popped and mixture has thickened. Stir in orange peel.
Cover; refrigerate about three hours or until chilled.
Six servings ... 1/4 cup per serving

Turkey Stuffing 
1 to 2 stucks butter
4 to 6 large sticks of celery, chopped
one large red onion, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
two 8 oz can water chestnuts, chopped
4 green apples, chopped in cubes
lots of pepper,
lots of garlic,
salt to taste,
lots of Italian seasoning
one loaf of your favorite bread
In the skillet pan, melt the butter. Add celery, onion, parsley, and seasonings...saute. When onions are clear add water chestnuts and apples. Simmer on low heat. Then pour over the bread crumbs and stir until well mixed together. You can add some water or chicken broth to it.

You all have a Great Thanksgiving Day, Deafread bloggers, vloggers, and readers!

ASL is a beautiful language .    Deb Ann

ASL Describes EVERYTHING!

ASL awakens in your life and starts to blossom without hesitating.
ASL is the most beautiful language you ever have experienced.
ASL is like crashing and smashing in your hands it stands for all the meaning of natural signing.
ASL is the right key to open Deaf’s world. (Deaf can be deaf, HOH, hearing loss, and ones with Cochlear Implants)
ASL is NEVER extinct.
ASL is a true flight of fancy!
ASL is giving a clear visual impression when signed.
ASL is a healthy tool to use!
ASL is an image present in the mind without any problem.
ASL is just perfect in every way!
ASL is naturally knowledgeable.
ASL is a natural language.
ASL is like moving and rising in your hands the way it shows all the pictures.
ASL NEVER fades away!
ASL opens your inner world to communicate.
ASL is a potential language.
ASL never Quits even if they try to keep you from knowing ASL.
ASL reflects everywhere!
ASL stays forever!
ASL is like tumbling and rumbling to move all the beautiful feeling in an inspiration.
ASL is the language that upholds in every way!
ASL will NEVER be vanishing because it is gifted by God!
ASL weaves all the words into storytelling.
ASL xings everywhere!
ASL HARDLY yields in any way!
ASL is the best tool to explore into everything with ZEAL!
It's written by Deb Ann