salami and pepper ring roll-up appetizer

I made these for our Tuesday night Porch Sit and they were a hit.

Every Tuesday we gather with a group on friends 
on the lanai of our community activity building
to chat, share some snacks and sip a glass of wine.

For short we call it PST (porch sit Tuesdays)

Salami and Pepper Ring Roll-Up Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 package (10 oz) of thin sliced reduced fat Salami

1 package reduced fat cream cheese

1 jar (16 oz) mild pepper rings

Directions:

Lay salami slices on your work surface.

Spread cream cheese on half on each slice.

Put a pepper ring down the middle of each salami slice.

Roll the salami so that the pepper ring is in the middle.

The cream cheese will hold the salami roll closed.
Cut each one in half with a diagonal cut.

Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Salami and Pepper Ring Roll-Up Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 package (10 oz) of thin sliced reduced fat Salami

1 package reduced fat cream cheese

1 jar (16 oz) mild pepper rings

Directions:

Lay salami slices on your work surface

Spread cream cheese on half on each slice

Put a pepper ring down the middle of each salami slice

Roll the salami so that the pepper ring is in the middle

The cream cheese will hold the salami roll closed
Cut each one in half with a diagonal cut

Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Crochet Headband with Rosette Flower

I made these headbands for my daughter-in-laws

and have since made several more to

give away next fall.

I know with spring at hand you probably aren't 

thinking about crocheting warm headbands 

so I will post this again in September.

The directions can be found here:

Crochet Headband with Flower

Thank you Kris for the inspiration to make "ear-warmers".

microwave popcorn popper

In our recent quest to eat healthier
I was looking for an alternative to bagged microwave popcorn

So . . .  I bought a

Nordic Ware 12 Cup Microwave Popcorn Popper

from Target for $8.99

Best perk – no butter or oil needed

no BPA or melamine

safe up to 400 degrees

I sometimes make enough for just one serving (90 calories)

30 grams un-popped popcorn kernels.

only 3 "old maids"

Hmmm, seems like you can use this bowl for other things as well . . . 

And (!) . . .  I saw this bowl at Goodwill for $1 

{not labeled but I knew what it was}

So . . . I bought it and will take it north to our NY home.

Dr. Oz Reveals the Hidden Dangers of Microwave Popcorn

did I tell you ...

For my friends who kindly tolerate the 

"repetition" of my stories . . .

pickles free online by Brian Crane

seeking words of wisdom

Transfiguration Sunday - Preparing for Lent:

Our minister gave a very powerful sermon Sunday that I think

is well worth the 30 minutes you would spend listening to it.

{see link at end of this post}

Pastor Chris Romig, 03-02-14, God is Sovereign, Exodus 2:1-22

God is never early

God is never late

God is always right on time . . . 

We are not in charge, God is in charge.

With God there are no coincidences.

We can be patient when things go against us, thankful when things go well and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing will separate us from his love. That’s our comfort in life, that behind us, beneath us, around us is the divine hand of God.

We cannot always recognize where God is present as we journey through the valleys but from a later perspective, we can see and sometimes the lessons that emerge are so powerfully touching and transforming.

Be patient . . .

God often does his most loving and tender work in our lives during times of pain.

Richard C. Halverson U.S. Senate Chaplain bendiction:

You go nowhere by accident.

Wherever you go, God is sending you there.

Wherever you are, God has put you there.

He has a purpose in your being there.

Christ, who indwells in you, has something

 He wants to do through you, wherever you are.

Believe this, and go in His grace, and love, and power. Amen!

Listen to the sermon:

Pastor Chris Romig, God is Sovereign March 3, 2014

Venice Presbyterian Church youtube channel