Kaake Family Blog

I find these recipes for this authentic English meal online.  I hope the recipes I chose were truly authentic.  Anyway...our family loved our meal!  I definitely plan on making this again.  I didn't have any course mustard for the gravy so I left that out. Toad in the Hole 6 medium sized sausage links (my dear friend told me that bratwurst was a good equivalent.  I got uncooked) 1 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt (to 1 teaspoon) 2 eggs 1 c. milk 4 tbsp. oil (or 2-3) Cook your sausages in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally until cooked through. Blend flour, salt, eggs, milk together until very smooth, scraping bowl occasionally (a blender also works well for this). Heat oven to 450 degrees. Measure oil into 8 x 8 x 2 inch square Pyrex pan. Heat for 2 minutes. Add sausages to oil in bottom of pan (be careful-- the oil may spit) Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-30 minutes. Do not open door. Serve immediately, with gravy if desired. (ma...

I use paperbackswap.com to get some school books from time to time.  If you're not familiar with them, check them out.  It's a great way to get rid of unwanted books and score some books you really do want.  Anyway, I was going through ordering some books from a particular member when I saw they had, A Woman After God's Own Heart listed.  I put that into my shopping cart as well.  I received a note from this person saying that the book was actually the workbook; and did I still want it.  At first I was going to say no; then something changed my  mind.  I decided to get the book after all.  What a blessing this book has been in my life.  I'm only on week two and it's been amazing!  Here's the summary for today. "Godly people can make ungodly decisions if they don't seek God through prayer.  The Bible includes many examples of people who made poor decisions because of selfishness, anger or desire.  Our heart is deceitf...