provision and pinterTesting

  

Praise the Lord!

He provides!

the day after my last post

we got a lead on an apartment!

And yesterday, i sent in our deposit.

How gracious He is to my weak faith

this place almost seems too good to be true

which only confirms that its completely from the Lord

however, I must admit

upon seeing pictures of the bedrooms

i got a weird twilight zone feeling

                                    current place                                          new place

                   

crazy right?

which leaves me to only one conclusion

green carpet and awesome landlords must go together

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now I took a break from the PinterTest kitchen last month

cause we just had a lot going down

still do

but i'm back

and since we're prepping to move

major cleaning is happening around here

we have a gas stove

and I've never known to how to clean the grates

ENTER PINTEREST

zip-loc and ammonia

that's it

put your grate in a gallon zip-loc bag

add a couple tablespoons of ammonia

let sit over night

next morning you'll see the dirty grease filled ammonia

grab some gloves

and then take a sponge

and wipe or scrub clean.

depending on how bad it is

mine was bad

see the clean side vs. the dirty

GROSS doesn't even describe

MAKE SURE IT GETS RINSED THOROUGHLY

you can rinse while you wipe, or rinse after

just make sure you rinse, rinse, rinse in warm water

then use that brand new stove-top

to make something delicious

like this...

  I shared this recipe a while ago

but its worth repeating!

It doesn't cost a fortune to make

it doesn't take a whole lot of prep time

and its OFF THE CHART GOOD

its our small group's favorite

and was nominated to be our final meal together

so here it is

Thick and Creamy New England Clam Chowder

6-7 pieces of bacon (cut into small pieces)

1 medium onion (chopped)

6-7 potatoes (cubed) - I only like to use about 4

2 (10.5 oz.) cans of cream of celery soup

1 cup of milk

1 cup of heavy cream

1 tsp dried dill week

1 tbsp of butter (optional)

1 sourdough bread bowl (MUST)
serves 4-6

Add bacon to pot first

cook on Medium heat until crispy

keep all that grease inside

then add onions and cook until translucent

add clam juice from both cans

reserving the actual clams for later

then add your potatoes

the recipe calls for 6-7 cubed potatoes

but i only use about 4 so it doesn't overpower the clams

cook and cover until the potatoes are tender

15-20 minutes, but depends how tiny your cubes are

stir occasionally so potatoes won't stick

then add clams, celery soup, cream, milk, and dill weed

stir together

and add butter, letting it just melt into the chowder

cook about 30-45 minutes or until thickened

spoon it into a bread bowl, or just a plain bowl

and feel pure goodness go down to your tummy

Happy Pinning!

Happy Testing!

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