Nutted Squash Bread

So I got this Recipe from a William Sonoma Baking cook book and revised it a little ::
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose four - I used 1 cup of wheat and 1 cup of all purpose
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup mashed cooked winter squash (I used Acorn Squash and used a bit more than 1 cup)
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup butter melted
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar (I used about 1/4)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (I used almonds)
1/4 cup raisins


Preheat oven to 350 grease a loaf pan and dust with flour
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside - flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
In another bowl, whisk together squash, milk, eggs, melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Add raisins and nuts then combine the dry ingredients just until blended.
Put in pans, spread evenly and bake for about 1 hour!!!  Perfect

Here is proof!

Recipe out!

 Cut in half

 Finished product

The girl approves!!

Getting started

Well hello!  This is the first post to the blog.  I have had a dream of starting a blog like this for a few years now and I finally got the motivation up to doing it!  I hope that this becomes useful to you... let me give you the low down on what we are going to be about.

First and foremost we are about community; spreading the fire that burns within our hearts to each other so we can love and live better!  That is the meaning of the title of the blog - The Daily Kindle - meaning The Daily Burn... lets burn so bright for God that it is contagious!

I want to be a resource for living organically...great recipe ideas...daily devotionals and daily thoughts... and as a side note, I want to be a resource for those who have considered adoption or those considering adoption.  Here is an explanation of the pages I have listed.

The home page - the page you are on now - will have new deals, new recipes, new thoughts ... it will just be a plethora of many things.

Daily Thoughts is where we can share our thoughts, our devotions, and better ways to burn bright.  As of tomorrow (September 28, 2010) I am going to start making my journey through the entire Bible in a year.  In my bible that is only 4 - 5 pages a day.... due able right - so JOIN me!  I have read the bible throughout my life, but I can honestly say never all the way through and I think its about time!  I have copied a passage from www.net.bible.org

119:9 How can a young person ¹¹ maintain a pure life? ¹² 

By guarding it according to your instructions! ¹³ 

119:10 With all my heart I seek you.

Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

119:11 In my heart I store up ¹⁴  your words, ¹⁵ 

so I might not sin against you.

The only way we can live as if to burn is to have HIS word in our heart!  So lets do it!!

2Days Menu is where I will post recipes - our weekly or daily menu and more.  I would love this page to become a sharing device for us to share  ways to live healthy and become good stewards over our lives!

Organic Deals & Coupons   I am going to do my best about posting good deals to live Organically.  This is one that I have learned the hard way.  My family has chosen to live Organically as an investment into our future, at first I didn't think you could do this frugally.  I was wrong!  There are wonderful ladies out there with amazing blogs about living this way and they have truly encouraged me to pursue Organic on a budget!  Check out my blog list on the bottom to see their blogs - they are amazing!

Adoption  This page will be a resource page.  I am passionate about adoption and I want to have links for grants, adoption agencies, lawyers, you name it.  Anything to help encourage people to consider this amazing opportunity.  I will also have testimonies from friends I know who have personally adopted!

The rest is self explanatory...  So ... lets get started blogging!