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Week 3 Bake Mas Wrap Up

Alright y’all, we are in week 3 the final week of Bake Mas.  Monday Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies I used the same recipe on a box of oatmeal as last week except I used cranberries instead of chocolate chips. And I prepped it to be frozen and baked later. This is the perfect solution for those of us who are so busy we barely have time to breathe. You can put this dough together and bake it off later.  First, prepare the dough as the directions say. Then freeze this dough you have to wrap it up in either parchment paper (or waxed) or plastic wrap. Then place it in a storage bag after you have written on the bag what it is and the date you placed in the freezer. It helps to write on the bag the temp and time to bake the cookies. This way you don’t have to go searching for the recipe.  THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES  https://sweetlittlebluebird.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/ Tuesday Inheritance Fudge I decided to rename this fudge...

End of The Road

Through the year of 2019, we have seen major multi-million dollar companies go under. Just the last three months we seen Forever 21 go under. Then in early December, a major Trucking company Celadon closed their doors leaving truckers out on the road stranded. Now U.S. Steel is going under.   The Great Lakes Workers facility won’t officially close until April 1, 2020. There’s a terrible April Fool’s joke. U.S. Steel sent a voicemail to the mayor Michael Bowdler, of River Rouge. A town that sits on the Detroit River just south of Detroit. Another company abanding Michigan. Needless to say Michigan will have over 1,200 people out of work officially in April. The Trucking company I mentioned above left 4,000 people without a job out of the blue to some of them. There were a thousand office employees and three thousand truckers.  Also, stores like Dollar General, Family Dollar and Fred’s are going to start cutting back on purchasing and staff. These are the most affor...

When Was Christ Born?

When was Christ actually born? There has been a debate about the actual date of his birth for generations. Yet we are no closer to knowing the answer. Let’s look at some geographic facts about the Middle East where it’s believed he would have lived.  Mary and Joesph were from the Galilee area of the Middle East. With this, it would’ve been impossible for them to have traveled to Bethlehem. The sand would have been soaked in either rain or snow on and off from October to April. So how would they have traveled? They couldn’t have traveled in this time. It would have been terrible weather for man and beast.  Now comes the question of when did the wise men find him? Was it after his birth or was it when he was two years old? I do think it’s safe to say if Joesph and Mary couldn’t have traveled, then neither would the wise men. Again, there are no actual dates because of the change in calendars. During the time Christ was on the earth, there was the Julian calendar. Of cours...

Bonus Army 2.0

After WW I, the soldiers who served under the “selective service” were promised compensation from the back wages they would have earned had they not been chosen for “selective service”. The stipulation was they wouldn’t get anything until 1941. Congress and Senate signed this bill betting that the soldiers would not be alive then. Therefore, nothing would be paid out. Do see where I am going here? They signed a bill they had NO intent of keeping to. There has been a great deal of resistance to SB 16. Rightfully so. This is our right to bear arms as we see fit. It also violates our fourth amendment right to protect and secure our home to our satisfaction. Here is my concern. Y’all are going to go to the capital of Virginia and there will be a repeat of the Bonus Army. I am by no means saying not to protest. That also is our constitutional right in the first amendment. To have our grievance heard by our representatives. Except they aren’t actually our representatives anymore. They ...

Scratch Kitchen Projects for 2020

These are projects and situations we will be looking at in 2020. They have a lot to do with our food system. Due to a poor harvest season for 2019 and 2020, we will be facing food shortages. There are channels at YouTube already showing areas in North Dakota which are having them. There are channels in the South you can find showing shortages. Deep South Homestead @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0P1Q-lAsIwnIM8wDPCg_g/featured Also, you can come over and watch Homestead Tessie. She is a breath of fresh air. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJgpaYNmI2UksYZ_fmK6jw/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid Here are the projects we will be doing: Build a pantry on a budget. This is simple. You buy an extra box of instant potatoes. Keep one to use now and one to use later on down the road. If you do this each week you can have a pantry to sustain you and your family for years. Along with canning things like beans. And the meats you have in your freezer every thr...

Top 6 Stories for 2020

The top 6 stories will be watching throughout 2020 are as follows: Food Shortages The situation between Washington and Turkey SB 16. Will this unconstitutional law spread or not. Will it be meant with the same resistance as it did in Virginia? Will other states use “Red Flag” laws to end-run the second amendment? Will the National Guard enforce the unconstitutional law once they know the bigger agenda behind it? Build a pantry on a budget. Number 6 will be done on both channels Anarchy Land and Scratch Kitchen. Along with food shortages.  https://youtu.be/YmHeHddFPns

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I used the same recipe on a box of oatmeal as last week except I used cranberries instead of chocolate chips. And I prepped it to be frozen and baked later. This is the perfect solution for those of us who are so busy we barely have time to breathe. You can put this dough together and bake it off later.  First, prepare the dough as the directions say. Then freeze this dough you have to wrap it up in either parchment paper (or waxed) or plastic wrap. Then place it in a storage bag after you have written on the bag what it is and the date you placed in the freezer. It helps to write on the bag the temp and time to bake the cookies. This way you don’t have to go searching for the recipe.  THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES  https://sweetlittlebluebird.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/ https://youtu.be/67RNowbrE4E

Last Week of Bake Mas 2019

Okay, y'all we are a week closer to Christmas and in the last week of Bake Mas 2019. Here is the basic plan. Monday-Cranberry Oatmeal Cookie Tuesday-Fudge both Chocolate and Peanut Butter and I'm going to share what makes the peanut butter one so good. Wednesday-Old Fashion Cake Doughnuts Thursday-Apple and Cherry Hand Pies. These will be similar to the commercial brand of individual pies. Friday-Chocolate and Peanut Butter Muffins. These you could hold back and use them for a breakfast. Then we will assemble the items and get them ready to be distributed. After that, we will start the Christmas push. Our menu for Christmas dinner is going to be very easy and basic. https://youtu.be/r_eZ4vRMEdU

Russia Phobia Or Plain Stupidity

Here we go again! Washington saying Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (Giacalone, 2019). Yet our government has perfected that to an art. The thing we want to see is evidence is the one thing we will never see. Because there is none. They aren’t sponsoring terrorism. This government over the last twenty years alone has invaded Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. We caused the terrorist problems and then invaded these countries to “fight terrorism”. Let’s take a look at history. After WW I the bolshevik party came into power once they had funding from Washington, London and Wall Street to remove the Czar from power. Here is the stupid part, once the revolution was complete, Japan, England, France, and the U.S. sent troops in to put the Czar, which they paid the Bolsheviks to remove, back on the throne. Russia has never sent troops here to America. So with that who should be classified as the terrorist? When I say they “paid” the Bolsheviks, Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin weren’t as we...

Holiday Waffle Bar

The holidays are one week away, and I am sure you will have kids in your house extra running around. Here is a quick and easy way to get them feed and on their way. Holiday Waffle Bar! Yep! Take those waffles and dress them up. https://youtu.be/DU57nbzYUCM https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=holiday%20waffle%20bar&rs=rs&eq=&etslf=3107&term_meta[]=holiday%7Crecentsearch%7C0&term_meta[]=waffle%7Crecentsearch%7C0&term_meta[]=bar%7Crecentsearch%7C0

Bake Mas Week 2 Wrap Up

Sunday Cranberry Muffins Here is a very simple muffin recipe I am going to use. You can dress it up any way you want. That is a great thing about basic recipes. You can modify how your family will like. You know your family better than I or any tv chef does. Remember the recipes below are ones that anyone can print off. I sometimes use recipes that are copyrighted. I will always give you comparable recipes that are very similar. For this video, we are going to add cranberries to it. I personally am not a huge cranberry fan. My daughter loves them so this is for her.  BEST Basic Muffin Recipe https://www.fivehearthome.com/best-basic-muffin-recipe/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhqJ2ckyFk Monday Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I will be using the recipe on the back on my oatmeal container. Feel free to use whatever oatmeal cookie recipe your family likes and add chocolate chips to it.  THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES  https://sweetlittlebl...

Two Masters: God or Money

Mathew 6:24 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Biblestudytools, 2019) Over this week, we saw Trump show who his master of choice is, money. He has clearly chosen money as his master. He chose money. Money for his next campaign for presidential re-election. I wonder if God will smile on him for choosing money. I doubt it.  Those who chose money will never make it to heaven. It is easier for a camel pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man through the gates of heaven. Excuse me, I rather pass through the gates of heaven and be poor on earth. The question I pose to you is for you to answer to yourself. Who is your master, God or Money? https://youtu.be/tSoXpfI-qJs Reference: Bible Study Tools, (2019). https://www.biblestudytools.com/matthew/6-24.html

Cake Mix Doughnuts

https://temeculablogs.com/cake-mix-donuts/?utm_term=cake%20recipes&utm_campaign=4912869468 These were so cute y’all. We got about twenty of them and they got Sarges like of approval. It’s okay because the doughnuts weren’t chocolate. We decided that icing wasn’t necessary. Between the sweets, we have been eating and what we will be eating, icing just wasn’t needed. We still have fudge to make which I have been making in one way or another since I was 13.  https://youtu.be/f3q3LDeCgSc

Thursday Sales

Remember these sales for the Southeast Michigan area where we live. Check the links below for your area. Aldi’s Aldi’s has ham for sale at $.85 a pound. Their hams are good quality and worth the money. Their eggs believe or not are back at $.49. They have not had eggs that cheap since the summer. Just in time! Other than that the biscuits are $.79 and cream cheese is the same amount. https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specials/our-weekly-ads/ Kroger The Kroger brand ham is $.97 a pound with the Kroger card and the Smithfield bone-in is $.87. Grapes are $.97 a pound which is the best deal for this area. https://www.kroger.com/weeklyad Meijer There isn’t that much that really impressed me with their weekly ad. Except for the deli chicken which is $5.99 for 8 pieces or 10 pieces dark. Other than that, it’s just okay… https://www.meijer.com/weeklyad.html Wal-Mart Another flop. Brownie mix is $1 but if you have everything you need to make them, it’s a waste of time and ...

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When Your Government Runs on Coffee

When your government runs on coffee here is the stupidity you get stuck trying to explain away.  Impeachment Obsession Let’s be honest! This is going nowhere. It is a distraction so we don’t see what the French are doing and replicated it here. The French are rioting and protesting over the insanely stupid policy going into effect rather they like it or not. And they don’t! More on this in the next section. This stupid obsession over impeaching Trump is just that, STUPID. There IS a major food shortage crisis coming so instead of dealing with it, the government is using the stupidity to keep us divided as usual. Or is it more divided??? I don’t know about the impeachment and “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Clark Gable as Rhett Buttler. It’s fitting here because I don’t give a damn if they impeach him or not. I am more worried about making sure I can put food on the table for my daughter and myself.   Tens of thousands march in Paris in ongoing strikes ag...

Fruity Pebble Treat

I came across these treats back in the summer and they just screamed Christmas. So here we are two weeks away from Christmas and making them. I hope y’all are enjoying Bake Mas 2019. FRUITY PEBBLES RICE KRISPY TREATS https://jenaroundtheworld.com/fruity-pebbles-rice-krispy-treats/ https://youtu.be/HCTLW4z6x5A

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I will be using the recipe on the back on my oatmeal container. Feel free to use whatever oatmeal cookie recipe your family likes and add chocolate chips to it.  THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES  https://sweetlittlebluebird.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/ https://youtu.be/9OKhpe-fg8g