Remarkable Faith - Worship

Worship.

Hmm.

Where to go with this one.

I will say I am always a bit amused when someone says, 

"I don't need to go to church to worship."

I'm amused because those very words have come out

of my mouth.

I think those who are a bit more mature in their faith

will understand my reaction. 

Perhaps amused is the wrong term.

Encouraged is better.

The good news is, that person realizes the

need for worship.

We are all on a journey. 

I am not as mature as I would like to think.

Thank you, God.

http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2011/03/a-remarkable-faith-worship/

Gnock, Gnock

You can call me Gnocchi or you can call me dumpling.

But ya don't have to call me pasta.

I crack myself up.

Anne Burrell made Gnocchi this weekend.

So I did too.

Turns out Gnocchi is a dumpling that can be pasta-like

or as in this case, little cheese clouds.

Think ravioli without the pasta.

Who knew?

It was a fun little process.

Finding the semolina was probably the hardest part.

You pipe the little balls as opposed to scooping or 

forming with your hands.

I think the reason is to keep from compacting the cheese. 

They really are just little fluffy things.

That being said, if you're going to serve these for dinner

and you're feeding a "manly" man, you may want

a side of MEAT. 

Mike's only comment was that he would really have liked 

to have had something to chew.

He cracks me up too.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/spinach-and-ricotta-gnocchi-with-quick-tomato-sauce-recipe/index.html

That is New Information

Quick, name that Friends episode!

But I digress, already.

I was scouring the herb section at my local Meijer when

a friendly produce worker asked if he could help.

I told him I couldn't find the basil.

He offered to show me where it was.

Where it was was not in the refrigerated section 

along with the rest of the herbs.

He informed me that basil should not be kept in the refrigerator!

Huh?

I came home and googled "how to store fresh basil"

and the fist link was purple, telling me I'd been there before.

It says you should refrigerate the basil.

But honestly, my basil doesn't last long at all.

So I give produce guy one more shot

and come up with this:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4482024_store-fresh-basil.html

Here's the CliffsNotes on what it says:

In water, on the counter. 

We shall see, but my money's on produce guy.

Pearls Before Swine?

I have a couple of things to say about this.

First, shopping the bargain bins at

Barnes and Nobel's

is the BEST!

Second, when I don't know what to write about,

you're getting pearls from this!

Ah, pearls!

Pearl of great price

or

Pearly gates

which to choose........

Pearly gates, #964, yep it's in the bible

Revelation 21:21.

Pearl of great price, #407, 

Matthew 13:45-46.

It says nothing is of greater value than finding the kingdom of heaven.

Well, that and a great book deal at B&N.

....just kidding.....

 PS, pearls before swine didn't seem to make it into the book.

Hmm.

Name That Kitchen Tool Part 3

It was surprisingly hard to find one of these.

Name That Kitchen Tool Part 2

Not entirely certain

"tool"

is the correct term.

Remarkable Faith - Funeral

I don't know that there has been a funeral

that has affected my faith so much as there

have been deaths that have affected my faith. 

A wonderful woman I had the honor of knowing

was dying and a friend commented to her how brave she was.

Mary's response was, 

"You have to be afraid to be brave."

Mary knew where she was going. 

She didn't need to be brave. 

Please Lord, give me that kind of faith.

http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2011/03/a-remarkable-faith-funeral/