Then I Thought of Home

You know how I love the Pioneer Woman. Remember how when the show comes on  one of the ways she describes herself is as, "an accidental country girl." Accidental leads us to believe she hadn't planned on it. I'm often asked by others about being a "preachers wife" and it occurred to me that I'm an "Accidental Preachers Wife." I hadn't planned on it. I didn't sign up for it. I thought I was going to be a farmer's wife not a farmers/preacher's wife. Now one difference between the Pioneer Woman and this Preachers Wife is I think that while she hadn't planned to be a country girl she was okay with it. I on the other hand became a preachers wife kicking and screaming the whole way. I didn't want it. I was afraid of the whole thing. I didn't know how to do it and I didn't want to learn how to do it. I wanted to do the things I had always done because it's what I did, not because I was the pr...

Here's the salad I told you I would post. Crunchy Mix 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 3-ounce package Ramen noodles, any flavor (broken up and uncooked) 2 cups walnuts, chopped 1 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp sugar, ( I upped this a little bit) 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the walnuts and the broken Ramen noodles. 2. Sprinkle the pepper and sugar over the nuts and noodles and stir to combine. Toast the crunchy mixture for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the mixture begins to burn before time is up, reduce the heat to low. Makes 3 cups crunchy mix store in air-tight container for up to 1 week. Salad 3 cups Romaine Lettuce 1 red pepper, cored and sliced into thin strips 1/4 cup red onion strips which is about 1/2 of  a small red onion 1 cup broccoli florets 4 TBSP Parmesan cheese. Sweet and Sour Dressing 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup white vinegar 2 tsp soy sauce. To make the dressing, combine all of the ingredients and blen...