All Natural Bug Repellent That Works

O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.  - Psalm 30:2

30 or more drops lemon-eucalyptus essential oil, got mine at Sprouts

4 oz. witch hazel

Fill an old spray bottle.

Must be reapplied every 4 hours. 

Adobo Smoked Pasilla de Oaxaca Chile Spiced Boneless Beef Short Ribs

The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.  - Proverbs 22:2

I served half of this on open faced Hawaiian rolls along with chopped tomatoes!!

The next day I used the other half to make nachos.

Both were delicious!!!

4 boneless beef short ribs, chopped into chunks( Costco has these)

2 T olive oil for sautéing 

1/2 t  Adobo rub

Pinch dried Pasilla chiles that have been made into powder in a coffee mill

2 T  double strength tomato paste

1 small onion

1 T roasted garlic 

4 sliced mushrooms

2 Capfuls Jim Beam

1 c water

In the olive oil sauté the adobo seasoned meat, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and Pasilla chilies.

Add whiskey and tomato paste, sauté a little then add water.

Place in a preheated 350 degree oven, covered for 1 1/2 hours.

Check the liquid and if necessary add some more water about half the way through.

Meat Lovers Tater Tot Casserole

to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?  - Proverbs 22:21

1 c chicken, cubed

1 c smoked sausage, chopped 

1 c ham, cubed

1 1/2 c Tater tots, cut in half

1 c Onion rings, crushed

Sauce

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 c half and half

1/2 c sour cream

Topping

1/2 c Onion rings

1/2 c Cheese 

1/4 c Panko

Spread a little of the sauce in the bottom of the casserole pan.

Next add the cut tater tots.

Then the onion rings and the rest of the sauce.

Top with topping and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Key West Pink Shrimp Pan Fried In Garlic Butter with Kale and AngelHair Pasta

Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.  - Proverbs 23:17

1 lb. Key West Pink Shrimp ( at Costco in the freezer section) thaw add salt and pepper

Fresh angel hair pasta ( at Sprouts) cook, set aside, reserve pasta water

2 T roasted garlic

1/2 stick of butter

1 diced shallot

1/2 t oregano

1 c kale

1 t each fresh herbs ( Rosemary, thyme, sage, sweet basil)

Pinch pepper flakes

1/4 c Trader Joe's Unexpected Cheddar, Toscano, Parmesan blend

Heat butter and add garlic, pepper flakes, kale, shallot and herbs.

When shallots are tender add shrimp, be careful not to over cook.

Add pasta water to thicken garlic sauce.

Add drained pasta.

Country Style Gravy

Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.  - Proverbs 11:21

Meat Drippings, at least 4 T you can add olive oil if needed

1/4 c Flour or more

Smoked Salt, to taste

Cracked Pepper, to taste

1/4 t Garlic

1 c Half and half

1 c Milk

Heat drippings in skillet.

Add in flour to hot drippings.

All the flour should be dissolved by the drippings.

It should look like brownish thick paste.

If you see dry flour, add a little oil.

Add both liquids and seasonings.

Whisk continuously until the gravy thickens.