For Monday, September 26th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 26TH,  2011

  

It's MONDAY!

Johnny Appleseed Day

John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, was born on September 26, 1774   

Johnny Appleseed Day honors one of America's great legends. Johnny Appleseed was a real person. John Chapman was among the American settlers who were captivated by the movement west across the continent. As Johnny Appleseed travelled west, he planted apple trees along the way, and sold trees to settlers. With every apple tree that was planted, the legend grew.

Celebrate today with an apple rich menu. Include fresh apples for snacks, and some applesauce or apple pie for dessert. And, make plans to plant an apple tree

A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible.

Welsh Proverb

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Crab Meat Newburg Day

Crab meat newburg. often shortened to simply crab newburg, is a rich, creamy seafood dish made with lump crab meat, butter, cream, sherry, eggs, and spices.

Did you know that crabs are found in all of the world's oceans and on land? They are divided into three types—freshwater, terrestrial, and semi-terrestrial. Crabs are prepared and eaten in many popular dishes such as crab cakes, bisques, and, of course, crab newburg. Certain varieties like the soft-shell crab can be eaten whole.

Crab Meat Newburg Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in a delicious seafood dish! 

Easy Crab Newburg

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/4 cup milk
1 cup flaked crab meat, cooked or canned
2 tablespoons sherry

Combine first three ingredients. Heat to boiling point. 

Remove from heat and stir in sherry. 

Serve in patty shells or over toasted muffins.

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU!

AROUND HOME

An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apple in the morning - Doctor's warning
Roast apple at night - starves the doctor outright
Eat an apple going to bed - knock the doctor on the head
Three each day, seven days a week - ruddy apple, ruddy cheek

While it will certainly take more than a daily apple to keep you healthy, it is a step in the right direction. Apples are delicious, easy to carry for snacking, low in calories, a natural mouth freshener, and they are still very inexpensive.

So I'm sharing a little apple info with you all today:

It is a good idea to eat apples with their skin. Almost half of the vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. Eating the skin also increases insoluble fiber content. Most of an apple’s fragrance cells are also concentrated in the skin and as they ripen, the skin cells develop more aroma and flavor

Researchers found that a flavanoid called phloridzin that is found only in apples may protect you  from osteoporosis and may also increase bone density. Boron, another ingredient in apples, also strengthens bones

The pectin in apples lowers LDL, bad, cholesterol. People who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.

Eating fresh apples is always good for you, but to get 

the full nutritional benefits associated with 

eating apples you should eat at least one fresh apple 

every day. 

PRAYER REQUEST

Please join me in prayer for an internet friend's husband who is having Aneurysm surgery today.  May the dear Lord bless him with a successful surgery and a speedy recovery and guide the hands of the doctors caring for him.  

COUNTING THE DAYS

The wider the brown (middle) band on a woolly bear caterpillar, the milder the Winter.

87 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

91 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

 

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma