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*Much needed sleep
*Encouragement
*The ability to clean my house
*Two cuddly puppies on my lap (we are dog sitting right now)
Sometimes you get more than you bargained for...
Like choosing {Grace} as your Word of the Year and being given way too many opportunities to extend it.
Giving grace can be painful...excruciating. But maybe that is where grace always is....in the place of pain...
I have posted before about praying for our kids by using verses from the Bible. I just found a prayer calendar at Mom and Loving it. Click on the link below to print it out!
I recently came across these verses while trying to read through the Bible in 90 days. Reading them makes me think of this great state that I live in...
I can't even begin to count the ways that God blesses me...they are never ending.
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*A full freezer of food
*A new recipe to enjoy, Gruyere Chicken en Croute
*Reading Hamlet with the boys
*Candycane cocoa...yum!
We are sharing our favorite foods at Life as Mom this week. I think one of my favorites (although there are many) that I don't eat very often is Eggplant Parmesan (Parmigiana). The recipe below is the best! It is even low in fat because you bake the eggplant instead of frying it.
I am also listing some of the meals that I will be bulking cooking with a friend so that we have enough meals in the freezer. Let's start with the eggplant and move on from there.
Eggplant Parmesan
1 medium eggplant, cut into slices
1-2 eggs beaten
2 cups bread crumbs
1 T olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 medium onion, sliced
1 28oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 t. basil
1/2 t. oregano
1/2 t. salt
pepper
1 t. sugar
15 oz. ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan
4 oz. mozzarella, shredded
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray. Dip eggplant into eggs then bread crumbs to coat. Place on cookinng sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap garlic and onion in foil. Place on cookie sheet. Bake eggplant, onion, and garlic for 40 minutes turning the eggplant once. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and sugar to a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Squeeze garlic paste from skin into the tomato mixture; add the onion. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Spread 3/4 cup of the sauce over the bottom of a 8 x 6 x 2 inch casserole. Place a layer of eggplant on the bottom Top with half of the remaining sauce. Combine the ricotta and Parmesan and spread over the sauce. Add another layer of eggplant. Cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
Gruyere Chicken En Croute
{These are VERY yummy! Well worth the effort}
1 package (6 oz) fresh baby spinach
1 medium onion
1 t. butter
1/2 t. salt
pepper to taste
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red peppers, drained and patted dry
1 1/2 cups grated Guyere cheese
2 1/2 cups diced roasted chicken
24 sheets thawed phyllo dough
Nonstick cooking spray
Slice onion. Melt butter in saucepan and then add onion, salt, pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes over med-high heat. Add spinach and cook for 3 minutes more until wilted. Drain spinach mixture and squeeze dry using paper towels. Set aside. Dice roasted peppers. Grate the cheese. Combine the roasted peppers, 1 cup of the cheese and the chicken in a bowll. Stir together and set aside. Unfold one sheet of phyllo.. Lightly spray with cooking spray. Take a little bit of the remaining cheese and sprinkle over the dough. Repeat two more time to create a stack of three phyllo sheets, ending with cheese. Place 1 T. of the spinach mixture onto the phyllo 2 inches from the short end. Place 1/2 cup of chicken over the spinach. Fold sides of phyllo in toward the center. Gently roll up. Makes 8 bundles. At this point you can freeze them. To serve: Spray each bundle with cooking spray and bake 30 minutes or until golden brown in a 400 degree oven. Let stand 5 minutes and then serve.
Zucchini Twice Baked Potatoes
Brown Sugar Chicken
In January I finished off memorizing Psalms 27. Look here to see the method to my madness. I have to admit that I am still struggling to get Psalms 27 cemented in my mind, especially the last few verses. So I am planning on reviewing those as I learn a new set of verses.
This time around I am doing a smaller passage...a much smaller passage! I feel like I almost bit off more than I could chew with a whole chapter of Psalms. So I thought I would give myself a break and more "instant success" by memorzing some verses that have been precious to me for a long time: Habakkuk 3:17-19.
Sometimes we are left speechless...dumbfounded...wounded. When there are no words for the pain and a lack of hope for recovery, God becomes our Word and our Hope.
The Word was with God and the Word was God. {John 1:1}
He is with us when the words aren't there. He walks with us regardless of the situation. Surprisingly, He becomes the words we cannot speak...
...when we are in such pain we can't describe it...when we offer forgiveness although our entire being screams, "no"...when we don't know what to say in that akward situation... He becomes the Word if we let Him.
Sometimes there is no need for words because He already has it covered...
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. {Romans 8:26}
Ultimately, it is His Word that will save us from the pain. It is His Word that will restore us and make us whole.
So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. {Isaiah 55:11-12}
I am resting on His Word this week.
Linked at His Mercy is New (Wednesday Wisdom)
How does He love me? Let me count the ways...
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*Titan learned to roll over
*Eggplant parmigiana
*Zach having a great birthday last Monday
*Valentine treats
*Don Quixote
*Shakespeare
*Chess club for the boys
*Post-it notes...where would I be without them?
*Getting ahead in my Bible reading
*Homemade bread
*Cookbooks (when I run out of ideas of what to fix)
*Chats with friends
*Answered prayer
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