Cooking Corner: Chocolate Chip Cookie Prayer

Hannah Smith recently sent me the following recipe with this note attached: “I found this ‘Chocolate Chip Cookie Prayer’ paper that I got in a girls’ class at R.U.S.H. at Freed-Hardeman last year. It reminded me of something you and Lily would enjoy together…” Hannah knows us well, as baking is one of [...]

Campfire Cooks

Camping can be an adventure by itself, but it becomes all the more exciting when you put food into the mix. For your campfire cooking to be a success, you’ll first have to build a fire, and if you follow these steps, it should be a great experience!
How to build a campfire
As much as I’d [...]

Busy Schedule: Healthy Meals

As you begin a summer job, an internship, or a career, it is easy to find yourself eating convenient meals at fast food restaurants or vending machines. You’re going to need to eat homemade meals, or you’ll end up spending a good portion of your income on eating out, and you probably won’t be very [...]

Delightful Dining: Entertainment and Menu

In parts one through four of our “Delightful Dining” series, we discussed the people, planning the meal, preparing the meal atmosphere, and service. Today we’re going to offer tips for entertainment, and give menu suggestions that include links to recipes online.
Entertainment
Options: The entertainment is optional––you may choose to just have company over for dinner. [...]

Delightful Dining: The Service

In parts one through three of our “Delightful Dining” series, we discussed the people, planning the meal, and the meal atmosphere. Today we’re going to talk about service during the meal.
Service
Take their coats. When people walk in the door, someone can offer to take their coats and purses, and place the items in a [...]

Delightful Dining: The Atmosphere

In parts one and two of our “Delightful Dining” series, we discussed the people and meal planning. Today we’re going to talk about setting a proper meal atmosphere.
Atmosphere Planning
Much of the set-up, except the actual cooking, can be done the day before, so keep that in mind if the meal is set for a [...]

Delightful Dining: The Meal

We’ve recently talked about serving a meal to other people, and we’re going to continue with new tips and instructions about planning the meal (full menu suggestions will be posted later).
Remember that these lists are for all of the volunteers, and are broken down in detailed step-by-step instructions, so you may only be doing a [...]

Delightful Dining: The People

In keeping with our theme of service this month, we’re going to have a five-part series about serving others with a meal. We’re told in 1 Peter 4:10 that, “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another…” Whether we can cook well or not, we can use our [...]

Cooking with Kids

Children were created by God, and while their parents are ultimately the ones responsible for shaping them into well-rounded adults (Proverbs 22:6), we can help to care for them by being godly influences in their lives, whether we’re babysitting, hanging out with a sibling, or inviting a kid from church over for the afternoon.
Titus 2:3-5 [...]

Sensible Substitutions

This month our theme is “Pierce my heart to live up to Your potential for me.” (Psalm 139:14: “…I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.”) We should try to live up to the full potential God has for us, including the potential to properly [...]

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