My love of reading isn't just limited to books. I've been a life-long reader of magazines as well. Growing up in a family of magazine lovers and relatives that liked to give subscriptions as gifts exposed me to a wide variety of titles over the years.
Some were only read in certain "seasons" of my life: Highlights when I was a kid (and again with my kids), Seventeen as a teenager, and titles like Ladies' Home Journal as a young wife and mother. Some subscriptions have spanned decades, such as Newsweek and Mad (which I finally stopped a few years back since it just wasn't funny anymore). A few were short splurges such as Architectural Digest and The Herb Companion.
The following are my current favorites:
1. Readers Digest - My paternal grandmother lived with us when I was a kid and this was one of her favorites. I would spend hours poring through her copies. The humor sections are still my favorites.
2. National Geographic - I remember my aunts keeping their copies and sending them off to be bound together by the year. I think one had them all the way back to the very first magazine!
3. Discover - I first "discovered" Discover when I was in college. It's a great scientific magazine that isn't too technical for laymen. My favorite monthly feature is "Vital Signs" which is written by real doctors sharing unusual cases they've encountered.
4. Guideposts - I've read this since I was a teenager and remember it as a favorite of my grandmother's, too. The stories never fail to inspire and uplift me.
5. Simple & Delicious - Originally called Quick Cooking, I've prepared many a recipe from this magazine. I also get their e-mail newsletters along with those from Taste of Home, their "sister" publication.
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Friday, May 1, 2009
May Day!
It’s an overcast day and my mood fits right in with the absence of sunshine. Yeah, well. That’s life and I’ll get over it.
One “downer” for the day (of several) was learning that our upcoming mission trip to Rio Bravo, Mexico was cancelled. I was not surprised and not entirely sure I wanted to go even if the situation improved, but still the confirmation was disappointing. My concern wasn’t as much where we were going, but having to fly and pass through two airports in Texas to get there. My daughter and I went to Rio Bravo in 2007 and 2008 and knew that this might be our last opportunity to do this together. This trip was to be different from the others in that it was a combination construction/medical mission. We were going to build, but there were also doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists going as well.
This month’s National Geographic has an interesting photo in it of a descendant of Geronimo taken by British photographer Drew Gardner. It is modeled on the famous kneeling photo of Geronimo that we’re all familiar with. If you go to his website and click on “people”, then “descendants”, you will see others that he has posed and photographed to resemble their forbearers. Quite interesting!
You might remember I was concerned for awhile whether our four inside dogs were all going to get along. As evidenced from the picture below, they’ve all settled in together. We do have the occasional “fight” break out, usually over a coveted toy, but for the most part things are calm. Esther tends to be camera-shy, so I don’t have a decent picture of all four together. Oh, and if you look closely you can see Alice's stitches from her recent spaying. Those are gone now and they're doing just fine.
One “downer” for the day (of several) was learning that our upcoming mission trip to Rio Bravo, Mexico was cancelled. I was not surprised and not entirely sure I wanted to go even if the situation improved, but still the confirmation was disappointing. My concern wasn’t as much where we were going, but having to fly and pass through two airports in Texas to get there. My daughter and I went to Rio Bravo in 2007 and 2008 and knew that this might be our last opportunity to do this together. This trip was to be different from the others in that it was a combination construction/medical mission. We were going to build, but there were also doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists going as well.
This month’s National Geographic has an interesting photo in it of a descendant of Geronimo taken by British photographer Drew Gardner. It is modeled on the famous kneeling photo of Geronimo that we’re all familiar with. If you go to his website and click on “people”, then “descendants”, you will see others that he has posed and photographed to resemble their forbearers. Quite interesting!
You might remember I was concerned for awhile whether our four inside dogs were all going to get along. As evidenced from the picture below, they’ve all settled in together. We do have the occasional “fight” break out, usually over a coveted toy, but for the most part things are calm. Esther tends to be camera-shy, so I don’t have a decent picture of all four together. Oh, and if you look closely you can see Alice's stitches from her recent spaying. Those are gone now and they're doing just fine.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas recipes
I’ve been taking Simple & Delicious magazine (formerly Quick Cooking) for a number of years. A part of Reiman Publications, it’s a great magazine filled with easy, yet tasty recipes. Seldom does an issue arrive that I don’t find at least one recipe that I want to try. Here are three I served on Christmas Eve… all of them “keepers”. I was out of milk, so I subbed light soy milk in the baked pancake, I omitted the hot pepper sauce in the dip, and I made the pie in a glass pan, so I dropped the temperature by five degrees and baked it for a full hour.
Baked Blueberry Pancake
Submitted by Norna Detig of Lindenwood, IL
2 cups pancake mix
1½ cups fat-free milk
1 egg
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Butter and maple syrup
In a large bowl, combine the pancake mix, milk, egg, oil and cinnamon just until blended (batter will be lumpy). Fold in blueberries (if using frozen, do not thaw).
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with butter and syrup. Yield: 6 servings.
Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
Submitted by Andrea Reynolds of Rocky River, OH
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
½ cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and patted dry
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce
2 green onions, sliced
Assorted crackers and/or fresh vegetables
Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add green onions; cover and pulse until finely chopped. Serve with crackers and/or vegetables. Yield: 2 cups.
Pear Custard Pie
Submitted by Barbara Rea of Glenshaw, PA
1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
3 medium ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Unroll pasty into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edges. Place pears in pastry. In a small bowl, combine sugar and flour. Stir in the eggs, cream and vanilla. Pour over pears. Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Yield: 6 servings.
Baked Blueberry Pancake
Submitted by Norna Detig of Lindenwood, IL
2 cups pancake mix
1½ cups fat-free milk
1 egg
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Butter and maple syrup
In a large bowl, combine the pancake mix, milk, egg, oil and cinnamon just until blended (batter will be lumpy). Fold in blueberries (if using frozen, do not thaw).
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with butter and syrup. Yield: 6 servings.
Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
Submitted by Andrea Reynolds of Rocky River, OH
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
½ cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and patted dry
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce
2 green onions, sliced
Assorted crackers and/or fresh vegetables
Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add green onions; cover and pulse until finely chopped. Serve with crackers and/or vegetables. Yield: 2 cups.
Pear Custard Pie
Submitted by Barbara Rea of Glenshaw, PA
1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
3 medium ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Unroll pasty into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edges. Place pears in pastry. In a small bowl, combine sugar and flour. Stir in the eggs, cream and vanilla. Pour over pears. Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Yield: 6 servings.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Mind Control Madness
I never cease to be amazed at things our government has done. This month's Discover Magazine had an item about something called Operation Midnight Climax. In the 1950s, as a part of a covert project called MKULTRA, the CIA set up a study in San Francisco where clients in a brothel were secretly dosed with LSD then observed from behind one-way mirrors!! Can you imagine?!? Call me paranoid, but there are times I wonder just how much is hidden from the American people. I'm NOT a fan of big government and I have my doubts as to what will happen following the election in November (depending on who wins).
On a lighter note.... our tomatoes are ripening in full force now. I made up our first batch of Tomato & Onion Salad this morning. I'm sure we'll have LOTS of it before the summer's over!
We made our first "donkey sale" today! Debbie, the first donkey born in our pasture, moved to a new home about two miles up the road. Recently we sold six goats to a friend to clear the weeds in his horse pasture. Shortly after he got them, two were killed by either dogs or coyotes. So.... Debbie was purchased to guard the remaining goats. I asked my husband what she thought of the horses at her new home (she's only been around cows, goats and other donkeys) and he said she immediately brayed at them. Poor girl, she probably thought they were donkeys, too. I know she'll be treated like a queen in her new home, but I hope she'll be happy away from her donkey family here. (this picture was taken a day or two after she was born almost three years ago)
How many of you actually go to Google's home page rather than using the Google tool bar? I always use the home page so I can see if they're featuring a "special" Google logo for the day. In addition to major U.S. holidays, they also celebrate famous birthdays and holidays from other countries/cultures. My brother sent me a link where you can see all the Google logos that have been used in the past.
On a lighter note.... our tomatoes are ripening in full force now. I made up our first batch of Tomato & Onion Salad this morning. I'm sure we'll have LOTS of it before the summer's over!
We made our first "donkey sale" today! Debbie, the first donkey born in our pasture, moved to a new home about two miles up the road. Recently we sold six goats to a friend to clear the weeds in his horse pasture. Shortly after he got them, two were killed by either dogs or coyotes. So.... Debbie was purchased to guard the remaining goats. I asked my husband what she thought of the horses at her new home (she's only been around cows, goats and other donkeys) and he said she immediately brayed at them. Poor girl, she probably thought they were donkeys, too. I know she'll be treated like a queen in her new home, but I hope she'll be happy away from her donkey family here. (this picture was taken a day or two after she was born almost three years ago)
How many of you actually go to Google's home page rather than using the Google tool bar? I always use the home page so I can see if they're featuring a "special" Google logo for the day. In addition to major U.S. holidays, they also celebrate famous birthdays and holidays from other countries/cultures. My brother sent me a link where you can see all the Google logos that have been used in the past.
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