Sweet & Spicy Chicken Zucchini Quinoa Bowl

The zucchini is coming on fast with this lovely warm summer! I anticipate the growth when I see those beautiful orange blooms! Believe it or not, the broccoli is still producing smaller heads that want to sprout upward and bloom to produce seed. If I don’t catch them in time, they will flower within a day!

The clear picture of provision and bountiful urgency to reproduce themselves never ceases to amaze me in God’s glorious garden. As the rain continues its steady flow outside the window, I think about how faithful God is to provide.

Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.
Zechariah 10:1

Zechariah 10:1-3 ESV – The Restoration for Judah and Israel – Bible Gateway

Even if you don’t grow a garden, the delicious broccoli and zucchini are available to you at your local grocery store or farmer’s market. So enjoy the vegetation God places in season and use the freshly picked vegetables and rotisserie chicken from the store to make this delicious Sweet & Spicy Chicken Zucchini Quinoa Bowl.

Sweet & Spicy Chicken and Zucchini Quinoa Bowl

2 Cups Pulled Apart Rotisserie Chicken
2 Cups Chopped Broccoli
1 Small Fresh Chopped Garden Onion
1 Sliced Zucchini
2 TBSP. Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 TSP. Samba Chili Paste
1 Tsp. Coconut Aminos
2 Tsp. Onion Powder

1. Prepare one Cup of Quinoa according to package directions add 1 tsp. onion powder.

2. Cut up your broccoli, zucchini, and onion and sauté in one tablespoon of EVOO in a skillet until just tender. Add 1 tsp. onion powder.

3. in a separate bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon of olive oil, Samba chili sauce, and the coconut aminos. Pull apart the rotisserie chicken and toss it in the chili sauce and set aside until the vegetables are tender.

4. When your quinoa is ready, layer it on the bottom, place your mixed veggies over that, then add the chicken. It is so good!

***I don't add salt to this dish because of the sodium in the rotisserie chicken and the coconut aminos.***

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Red Plaid Log Ornaments

Making red plaid log ornaments are fun for a cold winter day activity. I especially like the relaxing part of creating ornaments. Although the holiday season can bring a multitude of to do lists, and along with that some stress, I like to keep it simple.

Therefore, creating these log ornaments is not just another to do list activity, it is a peaceful time to teach little ones the joy of creating. I think the reason I enjoy it so much is, like our Creator, we derive joy creating things. A sense of accomplishment and worth are inherent in our desire to build.

Furthermore, just as the Lord took pleasure in the work of His Voice, we too, take pleasure in the work of our hands. The Psalmist puts it so succinctly in Psalms 104 26-31:

O Lord, how manifold are your works!
    In wisdom have you made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
²⁵Here is the sea, great and wide,
    which teems with creatures innumerable,
    living things both small and great.
²⁶There go the ships,
    and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.

²⁷These all look to you,
    to give them their food in due season.
²⁸When you give it to them, they gather it up;
    when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
²⁹When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
    when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
³⁰When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

³¹May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works,

It reminds us so much of all the good things we want to give our own children! Especially at the holidays. What better gift to give them than sweet memories of preparing for the advent of our Savior’s birth?

These red plaid log ornaments may be just the thing to kickstart our creative juices this season. Since we’re always looking for ways to share the story of Christ with our little ones, a building project is a good idea. Creating things reminds them of the great Creator and opens the door for talking to them about where we come from. Not only where we come from but how God takes such care to make us whole. Mind, body, and soul. Just as we put parts together in our project to make it whole.

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A trip to Hobby Lobby may or may not be needed depending on your crafting supplies. But, while your out look for the following:

A spool of Red Plaid Ribbon
A bundle of mini Burch logs
A bundle of Snow covered Sticks
1 Package of Red Bells
1 Package of Garland Ties
1 Bag Pine Cones
1 Sprig Berries
Hot Glue Gun with Glue Sticks

Instructions for Assembling Red Plaid Log Ornaments

Assemble 2-3 Birch Logs and glue together with hot glue into a bundle.
Place the ribbon over the logs, it’s ok to overlap.
Twist the garland to look like a wreath and glue to ribbon on the log..
Apply the pine cones, then the bell.

Instructions for Assembling Red Plaid Stick Ornaments

Assemble the sticks in a bundle of 6 or seven
Place the red plaid ribbon over the sticks and glue with a hot glue gun.
Twist the garland tie to look like a wreath and glue onto the sticks.
Glue the red bell and pine cones in place.
Insert the a small berry sprig on each side of the ribbon

You’re all done! Enjoy your peaceful advent time with your little ones and share the joy of creating!

Welcome

“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41:10

God never fails to give us a passion for something…….

He works in us and through us to help His people….. My passion is to learn! I love God, His wonderful word and His wonderful provision in the garden.

I want to combine the last 20 years of continuing education classes and on line nutrition classes with 25years of nursing adults to bring you encouragement, hope, fun, and healthy recipes to build an sustain these temporary bodies that serve our Lord.