“Slow Cookers have long ago proven to be the efficient friend of those cooks who are gone all day, but want to offer substantial home-cooked food to their households.”  Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good
How often do you use your crockpot?
As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in [...]

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“I seldom make anything that Paula (Deen) cooks but a recent episode caught my eye and I decided to take a step outside of my chili making comfort zone and go with a White Bean Chili.”  Nick Lindauer
When was the last time you enjoyed a different kind of chili?
All of us who are mature should [...]

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“Lentils are friendly–the Miss Congeniality of the bean world.”  Laurie Colwin
How are you doing with incorporating more beans into your diet?

…brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,  (2 Samuel 17:28; NIV)
We’re in our third week of the “bean” month.  Today’s recipe [...]

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“Black Beans and Rice is one of the most colorful, tasty, and nourishing dishes we know of.”  Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders & Bronwen Godfrey writing in “Laurel’s Kitchen”
When was the last time you enjoyed some black beans?

Dear friend, I am praying that all is well with you and that your body is as healthy as [...]

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“And you want your beans to be flavorful, so satisfying that you’ll find yourself standing alone eating them in the kitchen, sprinkling a little salt and drizzling a little olive oil over them as you go.”  Chef Kelly Myers
When was the last time you cooked dried beans?
They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted [...]

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“Sprouting grains and seeds before baking produces living, nutrient-rich food.”  Food For Life
How familiar are you with sprouted foods?

Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself.  (Ezekiel 4:9a; NIV)

Our dear friend, Maureen D’Amelio, originally gave me today’s recipe.  I’ve [...]

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“For many, meatloaf is an ultimate comfort food, bringing back pleasant childhood memories of family meals.”  Diana Rattray
What memories do you have about eating meatloaf?
On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine–the best of meats and the finest of wines. (Is. 25:6;NIV)
Do [...]

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“We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turning into a chicken?”  S. Parkes Cadman
How are you feeling about the food choices you’re making lately?

If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother [...]

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“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”  Mark Twain

Do you know where the fish comes from that you’re eating?

Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.  (John 21:11; NIV)
Now, I am not [...]

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“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though they know that you are slightly cracked.”  Bernard Meltzer
How often have you heard that eggs are bad for you?
Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?  (Luke 11:12; NKJ)
Have you ever wondered if eating eggs [...]

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