Seven Sisters Treasures
sun and moon
Quote of the Week
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And that which I can do, by the grace of God, I will do.”
~D. L. Moody
The Bookshelf
Look What God Is Doing! by Dick Eastman
Videos of the Week
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDpqHrAMKCk&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9qnWg9kak&feature=related[/youtube]
The Recipe Box
Key Lime Bars
we found originally found this recipe here
Crust:
1 C. plus 2-1/2 T. graham cracker crumbs
1/3 C. sugar
5 T. butter (melted)
Filling:
3 large egg yolks
1-1/2 t. grated lime zest (we didn’t have it when we made it and it tasted fine without)
one 14 oz. can sweeteded condensed milk
2/3 C. key lime juice
green food coloring (optional)
Garnish:
1 C. heavy whipping cream
1/4 C. sugar
2 t. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°. Make crust: Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a small bowl. Press evenly into the bottom of an 8 in. square glass baking dish. Bake until dry and golden brown about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Make filling: Put egg yolks and lime zest in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on high speed until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add condensed mik in a slow steady stream. Raise speed to high; mix until thick, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add lime juice; mix until combined.
Spread filling evenly over crust using a spatula. Bake, rotating halfway through, until filling is just set, about 10 minutes. Let cool compleately on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
Make the garnish: Cut bars into 2 inch squares. Pour cream into a clean bowl of mixer with whisk attachment. Add sugar and flavoring. Mix on medium high speed until stiff peaks form. Garnish bars as you serve them with whipped topping and a lime slice.
Un-garnished bars can be stored in an airtight container in fridge for 3 days.
Double the recipe because everybody will want a second piece. 🙂
Blogs
Farmgirl Favorites
A post at One Bright Corner: There Were Never Such Devoted Sisters
A post at Raising Homemakers: While It Is Yet Night
Cute Quotes
Charissa-
“I’m glad we don’t have those consus things in our eyes” . She meant contacts 🙂
This evening Charissa asked me, ” Is Mommy home?”
I said, “Yes”.
“Whew!” she said with relief, “Now we have everybody home!”
Noah was up in my room and told me, “…I asked Daddy how much our house cost, and it was like, I forget, but it was a LOT of money! And you know what? He said he buyed everything in our house, and I was like, “Whoa!”
Isaiah told me ” Just so you know, we had cookies out of you.” ( Without you)
Note: The Seven Sisters Treasures is a {almost} weekly post where we share some of our favorite things. Hope you enjoy! ~the Farmgirls
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Thanks girls! I always have so much fun looking at your blog…What an enjoyable inspiration! 😀
Those videos are so cool I have seen the 24 room one before, That stuff must be expensive. I love the pictures.
YAY!! I’m the first commenter! (Or is it commentator? 😀 ) Those quotes are simply adorable!! I loved the pictures, too!
The Spinster 3 (Or am I the Spinster 4, considering Kelsye is the 3rd?? LOL!!)
Oh. Well I thought I was!!! LOL!! 😀 😀 By the way, Kelsye, if you want to do a big smiley face like I did 😀 this is what you do. Do a colon : than a capital D. Before you do the colon, make sure you put a space between that and your last word and after you do the smiley, too like this 😀
Does that help, M’dear (old)maiden?? LOL!
The Spinster 4
Let’s see 😀 did I do it? if so 😀 😀 😀 😀
Hope I got it 😀 lol
Thanks for the tip
The Grounded Spinster
The boy’s quotes are way to cute. The crack me up so much.
😀 Me too! They are the cutest little bugs! At least I think so 😀
The Flying Spinster
YAY!! You are a smart Old (young) Maid!! Yup! That’s how you do it! Hey Jessica, we should start a “How to Make Smiley Faces 🙂 ” course for all the girls who just can’t figure it out! Welll…..then again……….if they all read my comment above Kelsye’s, then they don’t need help from two old ladies like us now, do they?! Hee, hee! Lol! 😀 😀
“We made cookies out of you”…LOL! Noah and Isaiah just crack me up, every time! 😀
I really love that quote by D. L. Moody, thank you for sharing. 🙂
Have a great weekend, Seven Sisters!
Blessings,
~Hannah Grace
I liked that part, too!!! LOL! 😀 They are just cuties!!
Agreeable Spinster 4
Jessica,
is Madison okay? She hasn’t commented for 2 posts. My father said there weren’t any eartquakes in Seattle this week, but I’m still concerned.
~Hannah
Yes, I believe she is…I haven’t heard from her, but she was on Etsy 3 hours ago 🙂
Jessica
Oh, good! I’m so glad. It would be extremely terrible if anything happened to anybody! I’m praying for her and her family’s saftey. Thanks! 🙂
Oops. I meant safety! lol! 😀
Thanks, Hannah! I’m here. The earthquake is pending, hasn’t happened yet. 🙂 We’re still worried!
Jessica, nothing gets past you. 😉 If I want to go missing in action, I’ll have to stay off etsy! 😀
Lol!
Okay, so the geologist who says that there is to be an earthquake says that the cause is the position of the moon. The moon will be in that dangerous position roughly until the 27th. So we still covet your prayers: this will be a stressful week.
Thanks for your concern, girls! ♥
Kelsye, you can be the “Well-Grounded Spinster”, if you like! That sounds a bit more dignified than being grounded (like you’re in trouble!) 🙂
If it’s any consolation, I wasn’t fond of flying, either–but after my trip last month, I could do it again!
But only if somebody else is buying this time! 😀
HUGS!
~Mrs. Trisch (aka Mommy~Dear)
Love the post! Esp. the quotes.. 🙂
And I am also praying for you and your family, Maidison!!
God Bless You!
Thank you, Vanessa! It is amazing to have folks I have never met offering up prayers for us here in the Nortwest! Blessings to you all!
Ummmm I happen to LOVE key lime pie. Just saying… And I DO have cans of condensed milk if a box of key lime gets into one of the suitcases… 🙂