Nutrition:

05-08-2010
Chickpea and Feta Salad


2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup minced leek or red onion 2 cups baby spinach leaves 1 x 15 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 2 medium carrots, grated 1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds 2 heads romaine lettuce cut into 1/2 inch thick ribbons 1 x 15 oz can diced tomatoes drained 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese Balsamic vinegar for drizzling 1. Whisk together lemon juice and oil in bowl. Stir in leek, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Set aside. 2. Roll 7 or 8 spinach leaves into tight cylinder then slice into thin strips. Repeat with reamining spinach leaves. 3. Combine spinach, chickpeas, carrots, bell pepper, and sunflower seeds in large bowl. Stir in leek mixture and toss to coat. 4. Divide romaine among 8 plates, top with chickpea salad, and arrange tomatoes around salad, if using. Garnish each serving with 1 Tbsp feta, and drizzle with ... more

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03-03-2010
Cherry Almond Snack Mix


4 cups cereal, sweetened oat squares 1/2 cup almonds, sliced 2 Tbsp butter, melted 1/2 tsp apple pie spice Dash salt 1 cup dried cherries and/or golden raisins Preheat over to 300 F. In a 15x10x1 inch baking pan, combine cereal and almonds. In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, apple pie spice and salt. Drizzle butter mixture over cereal mixture, toss to coat evenly. Bake about 20 minutes or until almonds are toasted, stirring once during baking. Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Stir in dried cherries or raisins. Cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to one week. Yields 5 servings. 82 calories per serving.... more

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02-06-2010
Salsa Dip


1 x 14 oz can (drained) black eyed peas 1 x 14 oz can (drained) black beans 1 x 14 oz can shoepeg (white) corn (drained) 1 x 14 oz can mandarin oranges (drained) 1 x 14 oz can diced tomatoes 1 tbsp chopped garlic 1 bunch gren onions (chopped) 8 oz Italian salad dressing Stir, chill, serve with corn chips of choice... more

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01-01-2010
Green Beans With Tomatoes


2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed 1 large tomato, diced 1 cup fresh basil leaves, minced 2-4 oz feta cheese, crumbled In saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, green beans, cover (stirring occasionally until beans are slightly tender). Remove lid, add tomatoes and basil, cook for 3 more minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer mixture to serving bowl, sprinkle with feta cheese. Enjoy! ... more

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06-06-2008
Creamy Honeydew Soup


4 Cups cubed ripe honeydew melon 1/4 Cup plain yogurt 1 Tbsp orange blossom honey 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice 1/2 tsp grated lime zest Puree melon, yogurt, honey, and lime juice in a blender until smooth. Pour into 4 bowls and sprinkle with lime zest before serving.... more

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Spiritual Growth:

05-07-2010
Cracked Pots
Isaiah 64:8

Please read this touching story about cracked pots.... more

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02-18-2010
The Common Living Dirt
A Poem by Marge Piercy from the Anthology Sisters of the Earth (edited)

The small ears prick on the bushes, furry buds, shoots tender and pale. The swamp maples blow scarlet. Color teases the corner of the eye, delicate gold, chartreuse, crimson, mauve speckled, just dashed on. The soil stretches naked. All winter hidden under the down comforter of snow, delicious now, rich in the hand as chocolate cake: the fragrant busy soil the worm passes through her gut and the beetle swims in like a lake. As I kneel to put the seeds in careful as stitching, I am in love. You are the bed we all sleep on. You are the food we eat, the food we ate, the food we will become. We are walking trees rooted in you. I worship on my knees, laying the seeds in you, that worship rooted in need, in hunger, in kinship, flesh of the planet with my own flesh, a ritual of compost, a litany of manure. My garden's a chapel, but a meadow gone wild in grass and flower is a cathedral. How you seethe with little quick ones, vole, field mouse, shrew and ... more

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12-19-2008
God Keeps His Promise
1 Corinthians 10:13

God keeps his promise and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm. At the time you are put to the test, he will give you strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out. ... more

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12-19-2008
There is a Role for Prayer and Spirituality in Healing
James 5:15-16

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.... more

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12-19-2008
Faith Heals the Body Mind Spirit
Luke 8:48

Your faith has healed you. Go in peace.... more

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