Today is potluck lunch day after Mass. Mmm. We attend a tiny mission parish church that is out in the country, actually in a field. We park in the grass. Needless to say, the potluck meals are a real treat with some fine and ever changing offerings from people who know how to use simple and available ingredients to their best end.
The tiny little church was built by Baptists I think, but the Methodists also worshipped there, I’m told. Then, some years before it was purchased by the Catholics, they alternated weeks. I look at the stained glass windows, and the names etched in them in remembrance, and wonder about my brothers and sisters in Christ who came before.
Although this church is modest in size, and very, very rural in location, it’s a red brick building with stained glass windows, a small porch with traditional white columns, and of course, a befitting steeple. People had to have really sacrificed, and very likely did much of the building themselves. It’s right in the middle of fields and rural country homes, with even a small mechanic’s garage down the road. Another church at the end of the road, and people still worship there too. Obviously, most worshippers probably walked to church every Sunday.
I like to imagine a time and place where simple country people loved God enough to squeeze out dimes and dollars and hours after a long day’s work to come together and build a house of worship. One that would last through generations and denominations, life and death, pain and sorrow.
I am grateful for those who came before and built something so lasting and wonderful. I reflect on how our offerings to God get used in his wonderful plans and the good and grace of his works and plans go on and on.
Just last week, a relative and friend sent me a two sentence text. She could never have known that the information she shared with me would be the answer that spurred me to finally address a big and awful spiritual mess in my life. Just two sentences telling me about something available that I needed. We don’t talk often, but she gave me a great gift, one that the Holy Spirit had been nudging me about.
May we live in prayer and grace and good, that the good God may use our life and labors to his own merciful and ever loving ends, for generations after we are gone. Look not at what your actions accomplish today. You will not live to see what God accomplishes with your last penny.
I hope you’ll share some of your favorite fall recipes here, especially if they come from a church cookbook! I’m in the mood for pumpkin but we’d all enjoy anything fall. Apples, squash, sweet potato, pecan, root vegetables.
Here’s what I’m making today.
https://www.thepickyapple.com/blog/2008/11/22/pumpkin-crunch-cake/
While in Grad School I attended All Nations Church. Truly was an international church with a Cuban minister, and students and faculty from over 50 countries.
When they had periodic pot lucks – YUM YUM. And always more than enough to cover the poor college students and the elderly that just wanted some fantastic homemade cooking. Main ingredient in all dishes – Love1
For those who live near Philadelphia, Pa google St Malachy church, chester county. My family were caretakers for decades. Beautifull church with rich history.
God uses various ways to get our attention.
Some of us just seem to miss or ignore what God is trying to get us to do/change/fix.
I am hard-headed where God’s concerned. I am also hard-headed where people are concerned.
Progress is slow because or me. I can’t blame anyone but myself.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. The Lord isn’t angry with you just because “we” can be thick as a brick as my Mother used to say. He knows your heart and the difficulties of this life and He has your back. He knows you since before the foundations of the world and will continue the work He is doing in you. Thank Him for His mercy, faithfulness and loving kindness and the blood that covers your short comings (sin). He has a way of wooing us by using His people and the circumstances of our life to bring us to the place of repentance, in His perfect time, where our hearts are ready to turn towards Him and begin a new life. You will be who He has called you to be. Don’t let shame for the past hold you back, He has called you by His name and He has a name for you that He has chosen. We can rejoice because He’ll never leave us nor give us up. He’ll leave no one behind whom His Father has given Him.
Thank you for that gracious reminder.
I try to remember that everyone is God’s favorite child; woe to anyone who hurts another deliberately.
Beautiful!!
Moflan, your post is inspirational! It brough to mind this quote from C.S. Lewis: “It may be possible for each to think too much of his own potential glory hereafter; it is hardly possible for him to think too often or too deeply about that of his neighbour. The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbour’s glory should be laid on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken. It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations.”
What a beautiful response. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you, Moflan.
That is why it’s important for us (and am speaking of myself here too) to cultivate a true sense of humility before God – who is well aware of our natures, and our struggles. May He bless us with patience and the ability to trust Him.
One of my friends from California told me, recently, “Dude. You gotta quit worrying so much about your hits and misses. God was there before you. Get it? He’s GOD and he’s got a plan. Live your life as best you can and trust him to cover all the bases and take up all the slack. He’s GOD! Get it? Seriously, get it, fuggeddabowdett, and learn to be thankful to God every minute, every hour, every day for His mercy, grace and unending love. He really does love you, man. No. Really!” I’ve been hearing those same words for years but this time, less than 2 weeks ago, they really, really made an impression. God is God and God is our Father.
USMC-OV10 Bronco,
What has helped me tremendously is learning sound doctrine. I’m still a student, only having begun early 2022, but I’m learning to think clearly and carefully and scripturally.
Many think learning doctrine is inviting restrictions, but it’s amazingly liberating from the traps and speculation that passes for popular preaching.
If you haven’t already, if you’re interested, I’d recommend starting with Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology, perhaps with a study partner. Some chapters are a breeze, others are challenging (for me), but all have been rewarding. Grudem’s book recommends other systematic theology books — I plan to read Louis Berkhof’s next. You can read Grudem’s for free here: https://archive.org/details/WayneGrudemSystematicTheology
Hi Coki,
May I humbly add a suggestion to your recommendation? All sound Christian doctrine begins with the Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas, one of the doctors of Christendom. The Summa is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of western literature and has nurtured the doctrinal development of both Catholics and Protestants for almost a millennia. For those unfamiliar, Aquinas starts with the 5 proofs for the existence of God (which to this day have never been refuted) and moves through topics central to Christian morality, ethics, law, and the life of Christ, providing philosophical and theological solutions to common arguments and questions surrounding the Christian faith.
I’ll add The Summa to my reading list. Thanks, Dupree!
I’ve worked through Grudem’s Systematic Theology and heartily agree on all except for his position on glossolalia (tongues).
Thank you Coki!
Frank, I’ll have to revisit that section to refresh on specifics. My spouse and I disagree slightly (but civilly) on speaking in tongues.
Grandma’s Hot Cross Buns from our 1959 Methodist cookbook. 1/2 lb butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup hot water,1/4 cup warm water , 1 1/2 envelope dry yeast disolved in the luke warm water. 3 eggs beaten alternatly with flour, just enough flour to make medium dough. Let rise double in bulk. Pinch off pieces, mold into balls, place 2 in apart in pan. Crease a deep cross on each bun. let rise and bake. Frost the cross with beaten egg white and powdered sugar.
I have regular white bread rising in a warm oven. I fill my big country sink with hot water and put the huge heavy bread bowl up to the neck in it to keep everything warm. Then I put 1 pkg dry yeast and teaspoon sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in a narrow old olive jar and wait a bit to see that it is good. Into the bread bowl I crack then beat an egg add 1 1/2 tsp salt, scant 1/2 cup sugar stick of nearly melted butter and mix it well. Into that mixture I add a cup or two of all purpose flour and the risen yeast and stir it around. ( I just LOVE yeast when it does the bubble thingy.) I then add another cup or two of the flour until it gets too thick to stir. Then comes the really fun part. I place the bread bowl on the floor so I can really knead it. flour my hands, keep a cup of flour nearby and punch with fists, flip dough, flour hands, repeat. About 8 cups of flour in all but weather may make it a bit more or less. When dough elastic (you know the feel) put it on the butter wrapper, wash the bowl and butter it, put in the dough and flip it around. cover with damp tea towel and put in a slightly warm place over two hours (about) to rise. don’t over proof it. When double in bulk, punch it down, let it sit a bit make two loaves and put them into pans. Let rise another hour or so. put in cold oven, turn to 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 for another 25 min. Bread done when it gives a hollow sound.
dough in pans for 2nd rising.it did really well this time. in about an hour I turn on the oven. house so warm and smells yeasty and of the ham and bean soup a-simmer. men begin to gather round. I just love men. they are even better than yeast.
Salivating …. Oh my.
If it smell good enough, you even get the gearheads outa the garage…
Yep, in and out. bread and soup gone. glad I have another batch in the oven and on the stove top. Home is the sailor, home from the sea and the hunter home from the hill. Those sailors and hunters eat. drink and leave only to return for more. bless ’em
You list a 1/2 cup of water for regular bread dough you were then making. Is that correct? Half cup water & 8 cups of flour?
thanks for sharing recipes.
Here is one of my favorite fall recipes – Gingerbread with Orange Sauce. My grandmother (born 1896) made it for us every fall. It’s delicious to eat and the memories it brings back are priceless.
Gingerbread with Orange Sauce (Little Grandma)
½ C. Butter
½ C. Sugar
1 Egg, well beaten
2½ C. Sifted flour
1½ tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ginger
½ tsp. Cloves
½ tsp. Salt
1 C. Molasses
1 C. Hot water
Orange Sauce:
1 C. Granulated sugar
Juice of 2 oranges
Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add well beaten egg. Measure and sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. Combine molasses and hot water. To first mixture add the dry ingredients alternately with liquid, a little at a time; beat after each addition until smooth. Bake in paper lined pan 9x9x2”, in moderate oven (350) for 45 minutes. Serve with orange sauce.
Orange sauce:
Blend sugar and orange juice. Pour mixture over hot gingerbread. Serve at once.
In Miami, my (non-Catholic) cousin sometimes attended a Catholic church and donated hundreds of volunteer hours to it simply because she believed in what they were doing within their local community. She shares the “inside joke” told to her by the fairly-young clergyman of that church – when he said that during a certain point in the Latin Liturgy he would actually say: “My father can beat your father in domino-o-s.” 🤡
It was all an inside joke, of course. (There’s no way to know if he actually said it …) He was, in fact, a tirelessly devoted steward both of the daily services and of his church’s tireless devotion to the needs of the local Latin/Cuban community – as was my cousin for many years. If anyone anywhere in the community needed him, he was always there – day or night. As he was said to have said, “my job is sometimes to preach funerals, and sometimes to talk suicides down from the ledge.” An interesting point.
Nothing like mulled cider in the fall. This recipe sounds pretty good, but I also like to add cranberry juice and whole cranberries.
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a10425/mulled-apple-cider/
My Grandfather built many public buildings across western Pennsylvania – courthouses, Carnegie free libraries, and his favorite churches. He would build for a congregation with just their initial seed money. Mom said that he would often as not write off most or all of the rest if they hadn’t been able to raise it. When he moved to Southern California he went to the Methodist church for the first time. When every pew he tried to sit in was brass-plated as privately owned, he walked out, crossed the street to the Presbyterian church,and became a Presbyterian for the rest of his life. He was a real Christian.
I used to love to watch him peel apples for Grandma (he took the green peel off in one long spiral. which I relished). And he also shelled peas for her. He adored her.
Your grandfather sounded like such a people-loving, generous man. My dad peeled apples that way too, fun to watch.
I have to stand up for my childhood church which was Methodist. I am wondering if the pew plates your grandfather noticed were actually donation plates, not ownership designations? At my childhood church, all wood pews, it was a sit where you want affair.
Sunrei, apparently they were donation plates that “bought” those pews. He didn’t leave until he’d been asked to move from several of them… He was a tall, attractive businessman, three-piecesuit, hat, shock of white hair and impressive white moustache, so it wasn’t his not appearing to belong there. City church with all that goes with that.
Thanks for your reply. Sad and horrid to make anyone feel so unwelcome.
John Wesley would’ve probably gone with him, if he didn’t get out a scourge for those money lenders and Pharisees. Every denomination has some but it’s up to the faithful to make them see the errors of their ways.
How sweet.
we used to throw that long spiral peel over our shoulder then look to see what letter it resembled. That letter denoted first letter of the man we were to marry. usually looked like “S” I married an “N” sisters married a “J”, a “W”, an “R”, and another “R”. so much for apple peel fortunes.
Cute folk customs are fun, I enjoy hearing about each one :).
You might be a fellow Pittsburgher. Yinz enjoyin’ the cool weather an’at?
Maybe try a Baptist church?
Many of them are conservative and preach the whole Bible.
You might try looking at a church’s website where they often have a statement of beliefs as well as recorded sermons to listen to.
Keep looking! There is a church home for you, sometimes it just takes awhile to find it.
Menagerie, thank you posting such a warning and down to earth topic, especially during these trialing times.
This brings backs alot of memories for me and reminds me how important it is to pray and work so the future generations can share thier own memories.
So many nw recipes to try!
Pound Cake
2 sticks butter
3 cups granulated (regular) sugar
6 eggs
3 cups sifted flour (not self rising)
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
Pinch of salt
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter in microwave
Cream sugar into butter
Add 6 eggs and mix well
Re Sift flour with baking soda and add to mixture
Add sour cream, pinch of salt and vanilla
Bake at 300 for 1 ½ hours
Remove cake just before toothpick comes out clean for moist cake
Best served Hot!
Wonderful with strawberries and whipped cream
Pound Cake hot from the oven with hot vanilla sauce poured over it.
Oh my, other than my mom’s homemade bread hot from the oven with a little Miracle Whip on it, her pound cake hot from the oven with hot vanilla sauce poured over it was best. Or maybe it was her homemade caramel rolls hot from the oven. No, maybe it was her Divinity.
After many decades without her, I still miss my mom’s cooking.
My favorite Thanksgiving pie, from the best ever maker of pies: https://polishhousewife.com/marie-callendars-pumpkin-pie-recipe/print/6753/
Ooh, that sounds so good! I saved the recipe.
Love that Pumpkin crunch cake recipe! I have all the ingredients to make it too.
It turned out well, but I wish I’d checked it sooner. I cooked it 50 minutes, recipes called for 50-55 I think. Since it was so liquid I thought it might take longer. Like I said, it turned out well, but would have been creamier at 45 minutes, but I have a not so great oven that cooks hot.
imsure miss my really good convection oven from the old house.
I’ll have to check mine at 40 minutes. Just made it 15 minutes ago….
ME has gotten so woke it really hurts.
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
As a proud practicing Catholic, I get it.
Remember, the people in the pews and thier actions after services define the church.
In my opinion, I don’t care what denomination you identify with. If we don’t follow the teachings of the Bible.it is all for naught.
Bottom line, actions speak louder then labels.
Hope you find peace.
Indeed. And that goes for ALL Christians. If those around is don’t see the Peace of Christ in us, their is nothing to attract anyone.
By their fruits we shall know them.
Nice thing about Catholicism, it’s not woke. Reading my grandmother’s missal from 1956. Not much has changed.
Oh how I wish I could taste and smell again. Covid took that from me 2 years ago. But I at least I have my imagination. Looks good everyone! Mmmmmm
My sense of smell is still wonky one year after the virus. But it keeps changing so I hold out hope for healing. I am sorry yours did not recover. So much pleasure lost – the smell of coffee, the smell of bacon cooking, the smell of roses and rosemary….sigh.
zinc for some, but, alpha lipoic acid helped me…
According to the late Bill Sardi, you might try some good b vitamins, particularly B-1. Losing the sense of taste and smell is a symptom of a B-1 deficiency, brought on by the stresses of the “pandemic”.
The dreaded Amazon is the only place I could find strictly B-1 supplement. I have to say it helps w/a variety of issues.
Keto pumpkin cheesecake:
Crust: 1 1/2 cups almond flour; 6 tablespoons melted butter; 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; bake at 350 degrees F eight minutes. Let cool.
Filling: 16 ounces cream cheese; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup sweetener (I use erithritol or stevia); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice; 8 ounces pumpkin puree (pure pumpkin); add to cooled crust; bake 45 to 50 minutes.
Topping: homemade condensed milk; one cup heavy cream; 1/3 cup sweetener (stevia or erithritol); 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; reduce to half by cooking at low heat for 30 to 40 minutes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Saved this one for when I go back to keto, thanks!
Just popped this little dish into the oven. Didn’t have to go to the store, put a little extra nuts. –I’ll let you know how it tastes in about an hour.
Thanks Menangre!!!
Hope this doen’t land in the bin!
Ok Just got it out. Does it ever smell good. And the little woman is impressed….I’d post up a picture but it seems there is no upload or link capability.
Jeff
J Gottfred If you have an Imgur account you can upload a picture there from your computer. To add it to your post on CTH you just copy the url from Imgur where the picture is stored. Someone( a treeper) gave me that hint years ago. I usually learn something new everyday here.
Thank you!
Looks yummy
I am blessed to read such inspirational words!! Thank you
I will be making the recipe you.posted!! Sounds yummy!!
There is nothing more fun than finding a good recipe and making it. Menangre always shows us how to have fun.
Pears in red wine sauce
6 pears (any variety) peeled and cut in half lengthwise. Core removed
1/2 to 3/4 bottle red wine
3/4 c sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
3 or 4 cloves
3 or 4 black peppercorns
1 Peel strip of an orange or other citrus. If you don’t have it and have triple sec. 1/4 teaspoon
Method: bring wine to a simmer. Add sugar and spices. Once dissolved add pear halves. Simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove pear halves and put in refrigerator to chill. Reduce wine mixture down till it coats the back of a spoon. This may take 1 0 minutes or so.
Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth and strainer and also put this in the refrigerator.
When chilled served the pears with some of the wine syrup on the bottom of the dish dotted with creme fraisch or sour cream. You can also use whipped cream.
Thus is a super easy and delicious dessert and can be made a day or two ahead. Make sure though you wash out the sauce pan right away so you don’t have a sticky mess. Enjoy!
A simple brothy Autumn soup, seasonal and helpful for keeping the colds at bay xx
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/onion-soup-with-apple/
Happy Reformation Day! Tomorrow, 31 October, is the 505th anniversary of the date when Martin Luther handed his 95 Theses to the leaders of the castle church at Wittenberg. That event launched an ongoing, worldwide movement to correct erroneous doctrine, and end corrupt practices in the church of Peter.
May I suggest a PCA church (Presbyterian Churches in America). Many are doctrinally accurate and consistent, preaching Christ and Him crucified, and supporting every word of holy Scripture as written, because it is all God-breathed.
Distinguish carefully between PCA and PC(USA) … the latter was corrputed by globohomo four decades ago. PC(USA) churches are strolling down the path, hand-in-hand with the ELCA and Catholic Charities in a grand effort to reinterpret the Scriptures to suit the man-based lusts of the moment.
Well, whaddaya know – I’ve been making a version of your pumpkin crunch cake for years!
I originally found it in Prevention magazine as The Pumpkin Patch (which is what my family calls it). Same idea – layer of pumpkin pie filling, layer of dry yellow cake mix, and topping of walnuts.
Prevention in those days (30-something years ago) was useful in my quest to improve my diet – today I’m sure they’re just wall to wall covid fear porn 🙄. They published a version that tried to lighten the recipe basically by using a smaller amount of the cake mix layer (that works quite well – still tastes great).
I then experimented and modified further when I made my switch off refined sugar to avoid diabetes.
I’m entirely certain that your recipe tastes absolutely wonderful. But for people who can’t eat it for various reasons, I offer mine as an alternative.
In fact I think I may have posted it here in some earlier year, but memory is faulty. And the acid test for me is that kids at the family parties always want The Patch, so it can’t be that bad.
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The Pumpkin Patch
Oven Temp: 350
Bake time: 60+30 mins
Filling:
Pumpkin, 1 29-oz can
Condensed milk, non-fat – 1 12-oz can
Eggs, beaten – 3
Splenda – 1/2 cup
Cornstarch – 1+1/2 tab
Cinnamon, ginger, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt – each 1/2 tsp
Butter, melted – 1/4 cup
Topping:
Yellow cake mix (Pillsbury makes the sugarfree one with Splenda), dry – 2 cups
Walnuts, pieces – 1/2 cup
Butter, melted – 1/2 cup
Splenda – 2 tabs
Pumpkin pie spice – 1/2 tsp
Butter, 1 tab (to grease pan)
Directions:
1. Grease 9×13 cake pan with butter on paper towel.
2. Mix/beat all pie-filling ingredients in one large bowl & pour into pan.
3. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over filling, then walnuts over cake mix layer.
4. Dribble mixture of butter, Splenda, and pumpkin pie spice over all.
5. Cover with tinfoil and bake for 60 minutes, then uncover and bake for 30 more.
Note: This is a sugarfree version but it still has plenty of fat calories – which as we know sometimes magically don’t register during the 24 hours of Thanksgiving. 😉
One of my favorite desserts for fall-easy and delicious!
How’d it turn out? I’d like to try it ,too. Not sure about sprinkling a cake mix over it. I wonder if I can just blend it in?
No, you need to trust the recipe. The cake comes out very good. It will not work if you mix it in.
The dry cake mix w/the melted butter drizzled makes a crumble topping. It is just the best!
While the pumpkin version is a little different because of milk and eggs, look up dump cakes. There are hundreds of recipes out there. The fruit ones make hands down the best fruit cobblers.
Your description of your church brought me to the front door…I can so clearly see the steeple…red brick, the columns and the mechanics garage in a field……how beautiful and peaceful!
I just got back from out of town and have to look for Mom’s recipes….she had a nice one for a blueberry jello salad…I will post it later….either here or on the daily thread…
My mom also used to replace the water portion in a yellow bundle cake mix…with Galiano….she called it her “Warvey Hallbanger” cake…(after the drink called a Harvey Wallbanger, LOL). The cake mix had to be Duncan Hines, though.
She would make a drizzle topping from white powdered sugar, and some butter, water and galiano..
Mom was all in favor of ‘convenience’…(especially ‘wash and wear’ clothes as she used to starch dad’s white dress shirts for work…she hated ironing!).
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20
Two days ago I had an angry patient. Angry with “what’s goin’ on” in the world. He asked me if I knew what happened to Paul Pelosi. Being not up to date, I brought up PPs insider trading prior to his wife’s passing laws. Oh no! Bad landing…He was about PP ie Paul pelosi being threatened by , yes you guessed it, a “MAGA republican” with a hammer. OK- I tried to focus on his problem. Nope, back to politics. He is retired and writes letters to the Republicans . He is for truth. TRUTH as from nbc. Did you all know ” Trump is a Russian agent. Been so since the 70’s”? Oh and the Republicans will take away Social Security AND start WW3? yeah, its bad.
I asked about his actual medical problem. Nope-back to politics. Actually he thought I was after his wallet to charge him more.
Good Lord! He wanted to know my views. So…. Sir, the politicians lie. I don’t have a TV-true. And if you went outside and walked the dog instead of watching TV your life would be a lot more fulfilling. In point of fact, nature is all binary and that would bring peace to your mind.
I treated him as if he was Bartimeus. Did I get him to vote for reality? Doubt it. But at least he can think of throwing away his TV. That would be a good start.
And a good walk outdoors where male birds never claim to be laying eggs and bulls do not have calves.
To you all, a good night!
Good job, doctor 🙂
Try the Latin Mass-Fraternity of St. Peter or anyone who can celebrate the Tridentine Mass.
You will be lifted in spirit to Our Father’s House.
And ignore the current guy in the Chair of Peter. He cannot be true to the faith when he opposes 200 years of Church teaching. He too will soon have to give an account for his life, like us all
I’m still looking for a home church. Too bad I don’t live in Maine, else It would be a non issue. Listen here if you need an inspired non woke sermon https://www.ccbangor.org/content.cfm?id=213&download_id=3161
Wonderful story. I’d love to visit your modern day Mayberry — someday.
For over two years now I’ve been researching natural healing remedies, things found around where I live in northern Minnesota, and looking for recipes to make my own “medicine” or treats from the blessings God places around all of us, no matter where we live.
I don’t know how far and wide Mountain Ash trees grow, but we have many of them here in the north, and a lot of those grow wild in the woods. A few weeks ago I decided to see if those beautiful orange berries are good for anything other than delighting our eyes, and discovered they are packed with vitamins and minerals, BUT, they are poisonous — when raw.
If you can wait until the berries (which are actually called Rowan Berries) freeze, then whatever the poison is inside them becomes inert and you can eat the berries. Apparently the poison in Rowan berries becomes inert if they freeze or if they are heated.
Two weeks ago I found a Mountain Ash tree that was loaded with berries and I asked the land owner if I could pick some of their berries. I brought half a paper grocery store bag home of them, and have left it out on our front steps letting God’s cold fall nights do the freezing part.
Then I found a recipe of something to make with Rowan Berries — Rowan Berry Jelly. Natural Rowan berry jelly where you use sweet crab apples to sweeten the jelly.
Last week my husband and I drove by a crab apple tree loaded with lovely red orbs. I asked the land owner if we could pick some of their apples and they were happy someone could use the apples. We gathered 3 large bushels of crab apples and they are juicy and sweet!
So tomorrow I’ll start making Rowan Berry Jelly, and hopefully will have plenty to share and plenty to use for medicinal purposes — like getting extra vitamins and minerals from gleaning the Lord’s bounty all around us.
And since I’m making jelly the berries didn’t need to freeze after all.
this is one of those “must read every. single. comment.” threads ..♥️
What size pan?
Found it. Printed recipe and there it was. Missed it on the screen. Thanks.
Devonshire Apple Pie!
Here’s a decent link . . .
https://deannasdaughter.com/?p=8439
My original recipe used Granny Smith apples and I like to put walnuts in my streusel topping and orange zest in the sour cream sauce. I don’t have Pyrex and don’t know what a “pie weight” is and I always got raves.
Man oh man that pumpkin crunch cake looks good!
Menagerie-
Hope your pumpkin recipe turned out great.
Sounds like a version of a dump cake.
I have it bookmarked and will be making it this week.
Thanks for sharing.
I have been the same way lately,looking for and trying pumpkin recipes
I made a pumpkin cheesecake yesterday and even made my own caramel and drizzled over top -that was a first for me.
It’s a freezer cheesecake.
Thank goodness I have a walking friend who I always give half of my desserts and new recipes to so they can critique for me.
I have been wanting to try making pumpkin soup. That is on my menu for this week.
Also going to try Chocolate Chili this week. It’s adding Cocoa to chili…I never heard of it until recently. So, recipe in hand I am going to try it!
And on final note….
Small rural churches are my favorite.
I prefer sitting in a nice wooden pew versus padded theater type seating some churches have.
By Golly I go to church to hear the Sermon—Not to be entertained. Just a personal gripe I have.
God Bless
Steamed/sauteed root vegetables
This makes a nice side dish with an autumn meal.
Gather and prep assorted root vegetables. I cut different veggies in different shapes, for visual interest:
Rutabaga in cubes.
Carrots in rounds.
Parsnips in spears.
Turnips in wedges.
Cook in steamer basket until done.
The first night I just serve them steamed, with butter on top.
Leftovers get sauteed, even better.
A nice mix of flavors, shapes, and fall colors.
Have to include three or four bean casserole in any pot luck!
Best Brussels sprouts:
Wash and halve (lengthwise) desired quantity of sprouts (preferably cut from the stalk). Steam in a small quantity of water for about ten minutes, depending on size, until they can be just pierced with a paring knife. Don’t overcook—you don’t want them soft. Drain.
For each two servings, melt one tbsp butter and add one large clove of garlic, pressed or finely chopped. Sauté for a minute or so, then stir in about one tsp Dijon mustard. When combined, add drained sprouts and toss in the mixture. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
My husband says these are the best sprouts he’s ever eaten.
I feel your pain. I have had to get up and walk out a few times at some of the churches I have visited. I don’t know how they can say they are Christian churches.
“The tiny little church was built by Baptists I think, but the Methodists also worshipped there, I’m told. Then, some years before it was purchased by the Catholics, they alternated weeks. I look at the stained glass windows, and the names etched in them in remembrance, and wonder about my brothers and sisters in Christ who came before”
You made me think of the time, as Gen. Cont., I was able to build a Catholic Church in my home town, where I had many Catholic friends. I was by this time in a conservative church, as were three of my superintendants, who worked on the church. All doing their best to provide their Catholic brothers a fine place to worship. I was blessed to serve my Catholic brothers as they did.
God works in many wondrous, quiet ways, to bring His people to Jesus.
Thank You