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In Praise of Hands
Blessed be the works of your hands, O Holy One.
Blessed be these hands that have touched life.
Blessed be these hands that have nurtured creativity.
Blessed be these hands that have held pain.
Blessed be these hands that embraced with passion.
Blessed be these hands that have tended gardens.
Blessed be these hands that have closed in anger.
Blessed be these hands that have planted new seeds.
Blessed be these hands that have harvested ripe fields.
Blessed be these hands that have cleaned, washed, mopped and scrubbed.
Blessed be these hands that have become knotty with age.
Blessed be these hands that have become wrinkled and scarred from doing justice.
Blessed be these hands that have reached out and been received.
Blessed be these hands that hold the promise of the future.
Blessed be the works of Your Hands, O Holy One.
May your hands bless this world through the performance of good deeds.
May you enjoy good health, sweet melodies and an abundance of love.This Sabbath, hold someone's hand and know that you are holding a blessing from God.
Lois Silverman

From Diana Loller's Kitchen to you:
Lemon Curd
½ stick unsalted butter (4 tablespoons) cut into chunks
2 cups sugar
2 large lemons (squeeze juice and remove seeds)
3 large eggs
Whisk eggs in microwave proof bowl, add sugar and whisk. Add lemon juice and whisk then add chunks of butter.
Put into microwave on high for 2 minutes. Remove and whisk.
Put back into microwave and cook on high for 2 minutes, remove and whisk.
Put back into microwave and cook 2 more minutes, remove and whisk.
Put back into microwave and cook 2 more minutes, remove and mixture should be at a rolling boil. Remove and whisk.
If not at a rolling boil, put back into microwave for 2 more minutes.
Pour mixture into clean, washed jars. Secure with lid. Let cool to room temperature and then place in refrigerator.
May be frozen for 1 year or kept in fridge for 4 months.
(Don’t know why you would do this, too good to keep that long and easy enough to make more!)
Oatmeal Cookies
Light and crunchy and good for you!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in middle
position
I cup of butter ( 2 sticks)
¾ cup white granulated sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup flour (no need to sift)
2 cups of oatmeal (Quaker oats old fashioned)
1 egg yoke
Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl on high
for approximately 11/2 minutes and let it cool to room temp.
Mix in the white sugar. Add the baking soda,
flour, and oatmeal and stir thoroughly.
Beat the egg yoke with a fork until it is
thoroughly mixed and add it to the bowl and stir until it is incorporated.
Grease a standard size cookie sheet. Make small
balls of dough and place them on the cookie sheet (12 per sheet). Press them
down with a fork in a crisscross fashion like you would with peanut butter
cookies. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until they have just started to brown
around the edges. Let cookies cool for a minute or two and transfer to wax paper
until they complete cooling. This will make approximately 5 dozen according to
cookie size.
As seen in Key Lime Pie Murder
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A Hannah Swenson Mystery with Recipes – by Joanne Fluke
Strawberry Gelatin Salad
Combine:
1 large strawberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
1 package frozen strawberries, thawed
1 can crushed pineapple
Pour half of mixture into pan and let set. When
set, top with 1 pint sour cream. Top with remaining Jell-O mixture. Sprinkle
with nuts.
Cathy's Mom's Coleslaw Recipe
Cut up 1 head of cabbage and 1 medium red onion.
Set aside.
Combine in medium saucepan:
1 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Boil for one minute. Add 3/4 cup vegetable oil
and pour over cabbage and onion.
Cover and refrigerate. Better the next day.
The Cheese Soufflé"
Recipe
6 thin slices white sandwich bread
3/4 plus cups cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
3 eggs slightly beaten
Butter bread and cut into finger slices. Arrange
in a 1 1/2 quart buttered baking dish, alternating layers of bread and shredded
cheese. Add seasonings to milk and add to beaten egg. Pour over bread and
cheese. Let stand for at least 1/2 hour or overnight in fridge. Bake at 350 for
25 - 30 minutes or until it is that beautiful brown, puffy look. Call you
friends and have a party!
We'll post more recipes soon.
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