GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

I love how we can run across interesting things when we are least expecting them! That's what happened to me today with our recipe. I discovered this as a posting from a gal whose husband insists this is the only way to serve spinach in their home! I was intrigued, and then I wanted some!

It's a lovely time whenever we can bring home fresh spinach. And what a wonderful meal to serve up to family or guests.

The Cackling Hens

 

 

Cooking for fun!

Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

 

SPINACH ENCHILADA VERDES

1 Cup Light Sour Cream

1 (7) oz. Can Green Salsa

1 Bunch Fresh Spinach - chopped

2 Cups Monterey Jack Cheese - shredded

1 Package Corn Tortillas

 

Mix half the sour cream and green salsa, and spread into bottom of a 13x9, greased baking dish. Place a small amount of the salsa and sour cream in the center of 12 corn tortillas. Divide the chopped spinach evenly between each tortilla. Sprinkle with the cheese. Roll each tortilla and secure with a tooth pick. Place in the pan, and spread the remaining salsa and cheese over the top

 

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 20-25 minutes until browned and heated through. Serve with chicken, pork or steak. 

 

Imagination: I would be adding goat cheese to this dish for the filling, instead of the Monterey Jack, which I would use on the top. Try mixing up the Monterey Jack with some Pepper Jack. Or try grated Baby Swiss with jalapeno slices.

 

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FIXING THE BROKENESS

^{Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So He got6 into the boat and left.} 

^{(Luke 8:37)}

(Jesus + Miracles = FEAR??)

It seemed wherever Jesus would go, He would draw a crowd.  However, not everyone was pleased to have him around!  Sometimes our fear can overwhelm us and take control of our lives!  In this verse, the people were overcome by their "fear" and they asked Jesus to leave.  They had just witnessed a miracle but yet, didn't really want any part of what Jesus had to offer.

How about today?  Have you just heard enough about Jesus that you are afraid to hear more?  When you hear you have to "surrender your all", does that make you want to run in the other direction?  Here is a word for you today: "Do Not Fear!".  This sentence is written in the Bible over 360 times!  This will give you one a day for a year to "Not Fear"!!!  Wouldn't you rather have someone their with you who KNOWS what you are going through?  You don't have to go through your life alone.  Do not allow the fear of Christ coming in your life, cause you to ask Him to leave you.  The Bible tells us over and over again, God is with us, He will not leave us nor will He forsake us.

He is waiting for you to ask...

GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

  

I was watching the 60 Year Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving celebration this morning, as Queen Elizabeth joyously responded to packed London streets. She couldn't stop smiling from Buckingham Palace balcony. following her open carriage ride through London, in the rain. Her beloved Red Arrows, and Irish Queen's Guards paid beautiful tribute. All that was missing was her husband, Prince Phillip, 91 years old and in the hospital.Still she was radiant in white with her beloved pearls.

Let's honor Queen Elizabeth today with a true English standby recipe.

The Cackling Hens

 Cooking for fun!
 Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

YORKSHIRE PUDDING 

 2 Eggs BROKEN

1 Cup Milk

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 tsp. Salt

1 Cup Beef Drippings

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place about a tablespoon of beef drippings into each cup of a 6 cup muffin tin. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until well blended. Stir in the milk, flour and salt. Fill the muffin cups about half way. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 15 minutes. When serving strizzle the remainder of the drippings over each pudding.

Imagination: I have never used this recipe, but it gets 4-1/2 stars from many users. It is rich, thick and filling. They suggest serving with roast beef (for sure) and mashed potatoes. I am not sure about adding the potatoes, but I suppose a hard working man would love it! I wonder how it would do with poultry, or pork? Whichever you choose, be sure to add lots of good, green veggies!

 

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FIXING THE BROKENESS

Now he had to go through Samaria.  So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. (John 4:4-6)

Have you ever felt like the women at the well?  You go out of the way to not run into people.  Notice it was at noon when Jesus sat down at the well.  Theologians believe she went at noon because no one else would be around. Most of the time, water was gathered in the early morning before it got too hot outside. Maybe she was tired of all the gossiping that went on behind her back.  So to avoid them, she knew it would be too hot for the others to be out at the well.  So, like her, you go to the stores at a different time of day so just maybe you won't run into someone who may know you. Or if you sneak in the back of the church, and then run out as soon as the pastor says amen, no one will see you.  You may take your lunch break at a different time of day so you can take it alone. But one thing we need to look at is Jesus was there and he did three things that we should notice:

1. He spoke to her and she was a Samaritan (Jews did not speak to Samaritans, they despised them)
2. She was a woman! 
3. He knew her sins, and yet he spoke to her!

Yes, we may be able to hide from others, or avoid eye contact with them.  But we cannot hide from God.  We may carry the hidden sins around with us all our lives. We do such a good job in hiding them from our parents or spouse.  But we haven't hid them from God.  So we continue to feel the burden of our sins.  We need to confess them to the Lord, and know that He is there to forgive us right away.  Don't live your life in misery, trying to "hide" the very thing that can set you free.  God does not condemn us!  He FORGIVES 

us!  

..as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.(Psalm 103:12)

GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

I have been busy, busy, busy getting ready for my daughter Wynter, and grandson Jonathyn to come visit. It is the celebration time for my grandson Ry's graduation from high school. Ry is autistic, and this is such a special event. We are so proud of him, and he will honestly tell you straight up, he is proud, too.

As I thought about what recipe to share this morning, I remember how much Wynter loved a special desert my mother made. It was a hit at every ladies' function back in the 1950's. The original recipe was full of calories and sweet goodness. I had to switch it up a bit for our home, but I am posting the original recipe here today.

Sweet bliss for marshmallow lovers!

The Cackling Hens

Cooking for fun!

Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

MARSHMALLOW DELIGHT

60 Marshmallows

2 Cups Milk

2 Cans Crushed Pineapple (large) - drained

1 Pint Whipping Cream

28 Graham Crackers - crushed fine

 

Dissolve marshmallows in milk until melted, over low-moderate heat. Cool. Whip the cream (no sugar). Reserve 1/2 cup of crushed graham cracker crumbs; spread the rest in 13x9x2 pan. Add drained pineapple to cooled marshmallow mixture and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream to the pineapple-marshmallow mixture. Spoon mixture over the graham cracker crumbs. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. Chill at least 8 hours. Serve cold.

 

To lessen the fat and calories, I use lactose free, calcium enriched skim milk and sugar free Cool Whip (12 oz).

 

Imagination: Toast coconut lightly in hot, ungreased skillet, or in oven. Add to the graham crackers. You can substitute Vanilla Wafers or crisp coconut cookies for the graham crackers. Honestly, this is so good you probably won't want to change it up!

 

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Fixing the Brokeness

In Memory of James Fagg: (My uncle)

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born; And a time to die,

Ecclesiastes 3:1,2

I received a phone call this morning from my parents to let me know that my uncle had gone on to be with the Lord.  It so reminded me of this scripture to know that in one persons life, things are happening and are so glorious and worth rejoicing as Sunny and her family celebrate Ry's graduation.  What a mile stone!  But, I also know that we can celebrate too.  Although we will not see my uncle here on earth, I know that he is in heaven with the other loved ones that have passed on too.  He is catching them up on the things that are happening here on earth.  But best of all, he is with Jesus!  I will miss his stories, as he was the best story teller ever!  But the past few years he had stopped being the uncle I remember as he battled with the horrible disease of Alzheimer.  Today he is pain free, and I celebrate the fact that he has reunited with family and friends. 

The seasons we go through in life are sometimes difficult times, but they all have purpose and meaning.  We need to not question God's meaning behind them, but learn to embrace knowing He is carrying us through them all.

Congratulations to you Ry man, and I love and will miss you Uncle James!

 

 

GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

I got lost in my mother's recipe box this morning; unfolding pieces of paper, and fixing bent corners as I looked at each recipe, written by so many different hands. Some of the writing was familiar, some of it not so much. Yet, my mother could write so tiny and so precisely, I found myself smiling. She was an absolute, unforgiving perfectionist in most things, and yet she wrote her recipes on the back of whatever piece of paper she found.


Today's recipe I found carefully written on the back of an old Safeway-Exclusive Leaflet Recipe. It isn't newspaper, and she has a few of the Safeway recipes. But it was carefully cut out. It is a recipe for candied squash. Mom's recipe is carefully written on the back.


I think I will share both these recipes with you today - they date back 40 years, at least. Enjoy!

The Cackling Hens

Cooking for Fun!
Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

 

CLAM & CORN CASSEROLE

 

 

2 Cups Saltine Crackers coarsely crumbled

1-1/2 Cups Milk

3 Eggs BROKEN AND WELL BEATEN

2 (7.5 oz) Cans Clams - minced

1 Cans Niblets Corn - drained *

1/4 Cup Onion - finely chopped

2 Tbsp Green Pepper - finely chopped *

1 tsp. Worchestershire Sauce

1 Cup American Cheese - shredded

1/2 tsp. White Pepper

* I suggest substituting Green Giant Mexicorn; packs more flavor!

Mix together cracker crumbs, milk and eggs. Stir in undrained clams, corn, onion, green pepper, Worchestershire sauce and white pepper. Butter a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish, and pour in mixture. Bake 350 degrees for 50 minutes, or until set. Cover with cheese and bake 5-10 minutes more, until cheese is well melted. 

 

Imagination: Use baked casserole for burrito filling; just add fresh salsa and shredded cabbage (or lettuce). Substitute Pepper Jack cheese for the American cheese. Substitute cooked jasmine rice for the crackers. Eliminate the crackers and double the eggs to make beautiful brunch omelettes. As always, you can substitute Egg Beaters to reduce fat and cholesterol.

CANDIED ACORN SQUASH

 

1 Whole Danish (Acorn) Squash

1/4 Cup Butter

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

2 Tbsp. Water

2 Tbsp. Dark Corn Syrup

1/4 tsp. Nutmeg

Boil whole squash in deep kettle 15 minutes. Drain, split; remove seeds. Peel and cut into chunks. Melt butter in a heavy pan. Stir in sugar, syrup, nutmeg and water. Add squash. Toss well. Simmer covered for 10 minutes until squash is tender. Spoon into serving dish and sprinkle with brown sugar to serve.

Imagination: Scoop squash from skin, leaving skin intact. Use the skin as serving bowl. Substitute cinnamon for the nutmeg.

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FIXING THE BROKENESs

 

Keep vigilant watch over your heart;
   that's where life starts.
Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth;
   avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.
Keep your eyes straight ahead;
   ignore all sideshow distractions.
Watch your step,
   and the road will stretch out smooth before you.
Look neither right nor left;
   leave evil in the dust. (Proverbs 4:23-27 msg)

The heart is a working muscle busy pumping blood around your body. Without the blood flowing through your veins - your body would shut down. Since the heart is a muscle; you need to exercise it like you would other muscles.  You need to eat the right kind of foods to maintain a healthy living. Keeping your heart (your inner man) healthy is to maintain heathy morales and values.  It helps to protect your mind from worldly garbage.  We not only need to protect our "outward body" we need to protect what is inside - "the inner body".  Not only eating good foods for the body, we need to chew on God's word for our spiritual food daily too.

Dear Lord today help me to keep both my "outward body" and "inner body" free from junk food and bad thoughts.  I thank you for the heathy life I may obtain through you. Amen!

GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

A friend shared a story this morning about a homeless man offering to wash windows in order to make a little money, or get some food. It seems one person he asked rudely told him to get lost, but my friend's son chased the homeless man down and gave him what change he had. He told the man to ignore the mean things of others, because God loves him, and so did this young man.

Our family has gone through some really lean time, just like many others. When our children were growing up, our special dinner (once a month) was a recipe given to me called "Hobo Pie". Our family renamed it "Humble Pie", and it is still a family favorite.

Hope you enjoy it!

The Cackling Hens

Cooking for fun!

Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

HUMBLE PIE CASSEROLE [gf]

 

1-1/2 lbs. 85% or leaner Ground Beef

1 lg. Package Frozen Tater Tots

2 Cans Cream of Mushroom Soup*

2 Cups Cheddar Cheese shredded

1/4 Cup Dried Chopped Onion

Salt & Pepper

 

*[gf]. Use gluten free soup.

 

In large bowl mix ground beef, onion, salt and pepper. Press mixture into bottom of 13x9x2 baking dish, coated with vegetable spray such as Crisco. Arrange tater tots evenly over the meat mixture. Spread soup over the meat and potatoes. Cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with cheese. Reduce oven heat to 350 and bake cassarole (uncovered) for 10 minutes, until cheese is well melted. Remove from oven and let casserole rest for 5 minutes. 

 

Serve with large spoon, big appetites and lots of good veggies!

 

Imagination: Add canned, drained green beans on top of meat. Use shredded potatoes instead of tater tots. Saute bacon and mushrooms and top the potatoes before baking. Try various cheeses: Jalapeno Swiss, Pepper Jack, Asagio Mix, Mexican Mix (Kraft). This is also wonderful with chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces - added bonus with chicken is reduced calories. Vegans can easily substitute everything in this recipe to make a wonderful vegan casserole.

 

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FIXING THE BROKENESS

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to

God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the

prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and

everyone’s chains were loosed. (Acts 16:25, 26a)

With Sunny's mentioning of the "humble pie" I have to admit today, I need a big piece of "humble pie"!  Allow me to explain:

I like to sit outside in mornings and have my devotions. My doggies sit at my feet and I just "enjoy" the time with God.  Well, I live in the desert (big frown); so my mornings outside with God have to now start at around 5:00 (that is in the a.m. (just saying) and then it is still a whopping 80 degrees outside!)  So I sit outside for a bit, then I run into my house, crank up the air conditioning, close all the windows and doors; and there I sit.  I call it my own little prison.  In my prison, I moan and groan about not being able to sit outside. I can't go out to walk with my dogs, I can't ride my bike.  I just sit in my prison.

Today, I was reading about Paul and Silas, who I might add, were in a REAL prison, not a self-made prison like mine.  But instead of moaning a groaning, they decided to PRAISE GOD! And through their praising, a mighty earthquake came and their shackles where broken.  They were free!  And there my friend is where my "humble pie" comes in!

I'm sure I'm not the only one who puts myself in my own prisons.  Maybe you feel like a prisoner on your job, a prisoner as a wife or a husband, maybe your a new new mom, you might even feel like a prisoner in your church!  Well, today, instead of moaning and groaning, just decide to send praise and worship up to the Lord!  Let's see what results we may have.  Who knows, our chains may be broken!  Miracles do still happen!

Dear Lord,

Please forgive me for putting myself in my own prisons!  Today, I will praise you, and thank you that I have you in my life!  Thank you for the wonderful beauty you put around me, may I see the world through your eyes today!

 

 

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Deb is writing today about graduation and seasons in our lives. They come and go so fast, and so often we miss the all the little miracles each one offers. We see our children as babies, and hold onto that picture even when they are full grown. What a wonderful gift of remembrance the Lord has given us in parenthood.

My kids loved ham, eggs and pancakes. My grandchildren love it when I make pancakes for them, and we make them fun. On a vacation in Kona, Hawaii, Wynter and I went to the best breakfast place in town - a restaurant which served pineapple/macadamia nut pancakes, with rich home made coconut syrup. I will always remember them.

These days, my daughter is gluten-free because of health issues, as are a lot of my friends. I went searching for a gluten-free pancake which would satisfy the pancake loving child in all of us. I found one, which I am sharing. It is a 5-star rated recipes.

Season them how you love them the most, for any season in your life.

The Cackling Hens

Cooking for fun!

Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

 

GLUTEN FREE PANCAKES

1 Cup Rice Flour

3 Tbsp. Tapioca Flour

1/3 Cup Potato Starch

4 Tbsp. dry Buttermilk Powder

1 packet Sugar Substitute

1-1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Xanthan Gum

2 Eggs BROKEN

2 Cups Water

 

In a bowl, mix or sift together the rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, dry buttermilk powder, sugar substitute, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum. Stir in eggs, water, and oil until well blended and few lumps remain. Cook as usual in hot, greased skillet. Makes 10 pancakes.

 

Imagination: Use Egg Beaters instead of 2 whole eggs to reduce fat and cholesterol. Substitute these for rice, potatoes or pasta for evening meals. Add drained Mexi-Corn to the batter and serve with chili or carne asada. Let us know what your passionate pancake is!

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FIXING THE BROKENESS

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: [Ecclesiates 3:1]

My husband and I went to our youngest sons graduation last night.  I know a lot of you are experiencing this time of life where your children are graduating. It's kinda a happy moment and a sad moment.  They are growing up and becoming adults on their own.  Maybe they will not need you as much now.  So not only are they having a seasonal change but you are too.  What do you do now with your life?  You are no longer have to schedule soccer ball practice, or run to the store late at night to get items for the school project. 


The seasons in our lives not only affect ourselves, but they affect others around us too.  Whether your season is giving birth to a new baby, sending your child off to their first day of school, watching them graduate, or someone you know is retiring.  There will be a change in your life.  We should not just think about the major milestones in our lives, but celebrate life itself.  


Paul says: "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus."  No matter what season you may be going through today, find a way to celebrate and rejoice in it!

GOD USES BROKEN EGGS

Phew! Are you like me? You tummy is full from all the Memorial Day weekend bar-b-ques and picnics. It is a great time to get together with our families and friends. A time to build more memories.

These are the sweet days of our lives. And speaking of sweetness, today's recipe comes from my Aunt Dorothy Buffham, who baked this impossible pie many years before Bisquick came out with impossible pie recipes. The recipe is from the 1960's and was a family favorite. I have substituted the serving with less calories packed goodness (Cool Whip instead real whipped cream). But I will leave it to you to decide how to serve it!

Bon Apetit!

The Cackling Hens

Cooking for Fun!
Deb Rehder & Sunny Rowe

IMPOSSIBLE COCONUT PIE

4 Eggs BROKEN

1/4 Cup Butter

7/8 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

2 Cups Milk

1 Cup Coconut shredded

1 tsp. Vanilla

Place all ingredients in blender at one time and blend until mixed. Pour into a 10" buttered pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for (1) hour. When done, the crust will be on the bottom, the custard will be in the middle and the coconut will be on the top.

 

Topping

1 Can Dole Unsweetened, Crushed Pineapple well drained

1 Container Cool Whip Light

 

Mix pineapple into cool whip. Place in mounds on top of pie just before serving. Drink the juice - you owe it to yourself♥

 

Imagination: Add chocolate chips in to blender, or chopped pecans. Top with sliced bananas and Cool Whip.

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FIXING THE BROKENESS

  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27)

"Comforting Peace"
In this scripture, Jesus was trying to explain to his disciples that He would be leaving them shortly.  However, the main thing he wanted to instill in them was "they were not going to be alone!".  Jesus told them that when He left, the "Holy Spirit', also known as "The Comforter" was going to be there for them.  You will not know the comfort of the Holy Spirit unless you have accepted Jesus as your Saviour!  This comfort is better than any comfort you may find in food!  Jesus is the Bread of Life!  Our spiritual comfort food! If you do not KNOW Him as your comforter, please contact us and we will share with you how to find this PEACE in your life today!