Monday, March 28, 2011

Kimchi





I couple months ago two of my girls, Yahaira and Lesly and I made kimchi. I love that stuff. We had alot of fun using the Chow Hall kitchen instead of my tiny makeshift  kitchen in our dorm room where all 18 of us, yes you got that right, 18 live. Making a large amount of lacto-ferments is just more than our  dorm can handle. Some of my girls loved the kimchi, others wouldn't even go near it. I think it's amazing. My goal is to make a differnet lacto-ferment to go with every type of meal. So I guess that means I will be sharing a lot of lacto-fermetnts in the near future. My recipe is based off of Nourishing Traditions veriation of kimchi. 




Kimchi

1 large head of cabbage, shredded
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 cup carrots, grated
1/2 cup white radishes (I can't remember what kind I grew this year), grated
2 TBS freshly grated ginger
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp dried chilie flakes
1 TBS of sea salt (Real Salt or Celtic Salt are prefered)
4 TBS of whey (if you don't have whey use an additional 1 TBS of salt)

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Pound with a wooden pounder or whatever you can find, I used a rolling pin for about 10 minutes to release the juices. The mixture will fill two quart size jars. Be sure that the mixture is at least one inch below the top of the jars. Cover tightly and leave at room temperature. After three days transfer the kimchi to cool storage normally the top shelf of the fridge unless you are luck enough to have a root cellar. 







This post is part of Hearth and Soul

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Saying Goodbye

Marisol, my girl that just turned 20 left last week after recently finishing secondary school to serve at Colegio Christiano Magdalena Rincon, a school for  Deaf, disabled and at risk children. I am so proud of her and happy for her! Currently she is helping in the class room and the dorm. I had to tease her about helping in the dorm since I took care of her in our dorm for six years. :) I told her, "now you know how I feel sometimes" when we were skyping the other day. I am so thrilled to see how God is going use her to minister to the Deaf!

Please be Praying:

Her health, right now she is sick
To have quality time with God
Love and wisdom as she cares for the girls and helps in the class
Support, she is currently in need of more supporters
Homesickness, for the Ranch and her own family

Mission Minded



This song is very dear to my heart. It is a powerful reminder of what we are called to do, declare  Jesus Christ to the nations. I went to a small Christian high school, with a class of 45. "You Said" was one of our favorite songs. When the year was almost over and the seniors led one of the last chapels we picked this song. Ministry, going out and sharing about how Jesus has changed our lives is what many now are doing. We are mission minded, we've gone to to seminary,  are actively involved in our churches and serve as missionaries in Uganda and Mexico.