cherry blueberry cobbler

1 cup sugar

2Tbsp. cornstarch

4 Tbsp. water.

combine into a large pot and heat over med/high

stirring constantly until thickens

in a seperate pot, place 2 bags frozen dark sweet cherries

(thawed or heated just until defrosted)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 cups blueberries ( can be frozen but must be defrosted)

add to mixture above ( must not be cold though, otherwise it will crystalize

around the fruit)

stir well & pour into the bottom of a 9 by 11 pan

preheat oven to 400 degrees.

cobbler topping:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

mix well

6 Tbs softened butter

2 eggs

6 Tbs. milk

mix well and add to dry ingredients.

spoon evenly over fruit and bake for approx 20-22 min. until golden brown

angel hair w/ canadian bacon & peas

2 Tbs butter

2 Tbs flour

1/4 - 1/2 cup white wine

1 cup cream

2 cups milk

grated parmesean

1/2 cup frozen peas

3/4 cup chopped canadian bacon.

in a warm pan, make a roux ( 2 Tbs. butter to 2 Tbs flour & stir-DO NOT BURN)

quickly add the white wine, stiring constantly.

add cream, milk, salt & fresh ground pepper. stir until thickened.

chop canadian bacon, place into a seperate pan to brown up a bit,

add frozen peas and heat until thawed. add to cream.

pour over prepared angel hair and top with freshly grated parmesean.

i forgot to measure again so these are the approximate measurements :) oops

( if you ever need to thicken more, do not add the flour directly to the sauce or it will make lumps. add flour to a little milk or water into a seperate bowl and then pour into sauce)

Prov. 10:22

The blessings of the Lord makes rich, and adds no sorrow with it.

My husband and I have been working super hard at getting debt free & we are almost there.

We took "Dave Ramsey's financial peace" course and in 18 months, paid off $32,000.

we only have a $28,000 college loan left & will pay that off over the next 2 years. (not as hard core but we will try to pay about $1000-$1200/mo.)that was not including $14,000 in credit cards ( that we lived on while Owen went to college) that we paid off before starting the class , after we closed out our business.

we started the class by making a list of our monthly debt....$1851/mo of minimum payments

(not including....tithe, mortgage, food, gas, utilities, clothes or extra) this is including back taxes that we didn't realize we would owe. it's really bad when you expect a tax return of several thousand & actually owe several thousand. we had cleared out our savings to pay off the credit cards and "we will put it right back when we get our tax return" a~hem. except....YOU OWE!!!

so, we payed a lot a month toward that. but.....

now, our minimum payment is $78 on a student loan.

(of course we are going to pay tons more) but the point is that we have tried hard to follow these principals & we love having tons left over at the end of the month. we are free to bless others in need & have money to spend of our own too. Taking charge of our finances and working as a team has really made our marriage better. we both have a say & Owen is not wondering where all of his hard earned cash went to a few days after payday. We have come so far & are so grateful & we feel so blessed. like Dave Ramsey says " money is amoral....it is not evil or good,

it is the love of money that is the root of all evil " & our love is for God and each other. As we watched our presbetary today, it was awesome to see the things that God spoke over us coming to pass. *sigh. it's great to see & feel how the Lord cares for His children.