I am certain that the storm related fire to one of our local churches is old news. But the devastation and heartbreak of losing a church home and its benefits to the community linger on. What is God trying to tell us? Do we need to change our ways, admitting that He is in charge? Or is it to challenge those of us who still have our churches to reach out with compassion and a helping hand?
You might say, “Oh, it was just a building!” But really it is part of the heart of Edgerton and who we are. As personal loss, I enjoyed each morning looking out my back door as I unlocked it for the day’s activities and viewing the beauty of the church surrounded with majestic trees, particularly with the rising of the morning sun shining on the bell tower, sending forth its beauty seeming to say to me “God is in his heaven, all is right with the world.” May He bring peace to the community and the hearts that are hurting the most.
I made a quick trip to Bryan Saturday morning to buy a set of ink cartridges for my printer. I decided that while I am here, I guess I will take advantage of the special sales in the grocery stores. I had written a few things down, but my roving eye sometimes wanders to things that I enjoy rather than need. I have a particular craving for nectarines ever since our trip to Alaska in 1990, when one of our traveling companions had them with her most of the time. I had enjoyed them once this year, but the ones that caught my eye were the biggest that I had ever seen and seemed to say, “Please take me home with you.” I yielded to the temptation and quickly gabbed a small bag of them that were already assembled and put them in my cart. When I got home I scanned my receipt, thinking that they had not charged me for one item. What hit me between the eyes was the information that I had paid over $9.00 for that little bag of nectarines! That certainly wiped out the savings of the sales items that I planned to buy. (They were $2.49 per pound and I had over three and one half pounds!) I did share two with my daughter and son in-law, telling then to take small bites, chew slowly and savor every bit of each golden morsel. They really were very nice and just as tasty, but my oh my, nine dollars!!
While looking for something different, this recipe caught my attention. Should work for a light Sunday evening supper as well as a snack.
SAUSAGE CHEESE SNACKS
1 pound bulk sausage, Italian or otherwise
½ cup chopped onion
1 can (15 oz.) pizza sauce
½ pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 loaf (16 oz.) French bread, cut into 22 slices
1 pkg. (8 oz.) sliced mozzarella cheese, halved
Cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Stir in pizza sauce and mushrooms. Place bread slices on a 10 x 15 baking sheet. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of sausage mixture on each slice. Top with a half slice of cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Don’t you think that we need a quick and tasty summertime dessert? This will be quite easy to make and should be family pleasing. Make it fancy by using crystal dishes or increase the ingredients and make it in a large trifle bowl for a larger group.
DOUGHNUT PARFAITS
2 cups cold milk
1 package (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
16 powdered sugar doughnut holes, halved
2 medium firm bananas cut into ¼ inch slices
2 cups whipped topping
Chopped nuts and maraschino cherries.
In a bowl whisk the milk and pudding mix. Let stand until soft set. Place 4 doughnut hole halves in each of the four parfait glasses. Top with half of the pudding, bananas and whipped topping. Repeat layers. Garnish with nuts and cherries. Enjoy.
Whenever I bake a batch of cookies I nearly always have some left over that is not enough to fill a cookie sheet. I usually do not want to waste it so I bake whatever is left on a large baking sheet.
I just notice a hint that sounds worth trying. Just freeze whatever is left over and when you are cooking a casserole or other entrees in the oven, just pop your left over cookie dough in the oven and have warm cookies for dessert.
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