Gluten Free Crepes

French-Style Breakfast ... now gluten free!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. rice flour (I prefer to use The Pure Pantry all purpose baking mix)
 1/2 c. milk (I prefer to use Almond Milk)

 Beat all ingredients together until smooth. Lightly grease skillet or crepe pan. Heat on medium heat. Pour in just enough batter to cover about half the pan and quickly rotate the pan to spread the batter. Cook over low heat until done, without turning.

Fill with one of the following variety fillings and serve warm as a breakfast or dessert:

* Nutella
* Strawberries and Whip Cream
* Jam
* Honey and Cinnamon
* Cream Cheese or Cottage Cheese
* Any fruit of choice

GATHER YOUR STONES

Last week, I got the privilege of sharing my heart with the Moms of the Movement. It was a learning experience (being my first time speaking in front of a large group!), and a huge blessing to see God come through and help me conquer my fear of speaking, and speak to the hearts of those incredible women! 

Here is the audio recording of my message. I pray that God blessed you the way He did me! And below, are my notes and key points, so that you can follow along. 

 

Gather Your Stones
Joshua 4:1-9
by Harmony Lawton

Or download here

Joshua 4:6, "What do these stones mean to you?"

      In any other place, they might be just rocks. Gray, bland, boring, stagnant pieces of creation.  Put those rocks on the banks of the Jordan River, marking the site where the Israelites wandered through the dessert for 40 years in search of the Promised Land. And suddenly, these are not just rocks anymore. They are monuments. Until they are gathered, strategically memorialized, and purposefully positioned to be remembered, they’re just rocks.                      

                  (Priscilla Shirer, A Resolution for Women).

 

1. Legacy of Love ...
As mothers, I believe we can take the mundane tasks (river rocks) of every day living and turn them into monuments, altars of testimony and thanksgiving to God. Into opportunities to impart to our children our legacy of love. God’s love. A legacy. Just like the Israelites legacy of God's faithfulness.

2. Firm Foundation ...
Our faith is the most important gift we can leave our children. Our faith in God, our faith in our children, our faith in ourselves, as mothers. Called by God to raise these precious children to know Him and love Him. Psalm 62:6, “He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I will not be shaken”. Proverbs 18:10, “the name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run into it, and are safe”. 

3. Secure as a Sparrow ...
Matthew 10:29-31, “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.”  You are of more value than many sparrows. And yet even one single sparrow is cared for by God. You are of more value. We are of more value. 

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Lyrics to "His Eye Is On The Sparrow"


Why should I feel discouraged
Why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for heaven and home

When Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is he
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches over me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow

And I know he watches
He watches me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches
I know he watches
 I know he watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

Blueberry Cobbler (GF & DF)

Filling Ingredients:

½ cup brown sugar

1/3 cup GF flour or mix (I use Betty Crocker)

½ tsp. cinnamon

4 cups fresh blueberries

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. DF butter (I like to use Earth Balance)

Crumb Topping: 

1 cup Betty Crocker GF Baking Mix

1/3 cup firm DF butter

½ cup brown sugar

Directions: 

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Prepare crumb topping by mixing ingredients with fork (or fingers!) until crumbly. Wash and drain blueberries and mix in flour, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and butter. Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish and top with crumb mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 min. 

Dairy Free Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

3/4 cup uncooked White Rice (I used Jasmine rice, because that was all I had in my pantry at the time)
2 1/2 cups Almond Milk, divided
1/3 cup White Sugar
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 Egg, beaten
2/3 cup Golden Raisins (if you don't like raisins, you can just leave these out)
1 Tbsp. Dairy Free Butter (I use Smart Balance or Earth Balance)
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1. Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; stir rice into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. In a clean saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups almond milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 cup almond milk, beaten egg, and raisins; cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in dairy free butter and vanilla.

Pot Roast (gluten free!)

* 3-5 lb. roast (beef, preferably grass fed, organic)

* 1 onion, diced
* 1 bag fresh organic baby carrots
* 4 or 5 small potatoes, washed and peeled (optional)
* 1/2 lb. fresh green beans - or 1 small can of green beans
* 1/2 cup diced tomatoes - or 1 can of diced tomatoes
* 2 Tbsp. dairy free butter (if dairy isn't an issue, go with normal butter) 
* GF Seasoning (see recipe below cooking instructions)
* 1/2 cup gluten free Ketchup
* 1 cup water 

* Chipotle Tabasco(or any hot sauce), to taste 

1. Chop onion and place in bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle some flour (I use GF) on the onion.
2. Add some butter (1-2 tablespoons) and sauté until soft. Then place roast on top of onion.
3. Mix ketchup, hot sauce and seasoning blend. Stir into water, until blended well.
4. Cover and leave on high. Cut up potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, and add to pot, along with carrots.
5. Sprinkle more hot sauce on, to taste.
6. Turn on low and cook for 6 or more hours. The longer the better.
7. When done, pull meat out of crock pot and shred with knife.
8. Scoop veggies out of crock pot and pour on top of meat. Serve with mashed potatoes, if desired.

This recipe is VERY tasty, you will be surprised!!!!

Gluten Free Seasoning

(if gluten isn't an issue, a regular packet of McCormick Pot Roast Seasoning will do instead)

* 1 Tbsp. Minced Onion Flakes
* 1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
* 1 tsp. Black Pepper
* 1 tsp. Basil
* 1 tsp. Oregano
* 1 tsp. Mrs. Dash
* 1 tsp. GF Soy Sauce
* 1 Tbsp. GF Flour (I used Betty Crocker GF Bisquick)

Blend well with ketchup and hot sauce and water. Pour over roast.