Quote from this wonderful cheat sheet:
“We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.” – Martin Luther
and
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to [...]
Note: This might be a multi-part serious that simply hat-tips articles that I feel that defines American Christianity. -Ed.
Freakonomics Blog at NYT receives this email from G.D. in the heart of Texas.
We are agnostics living deep in the heart of Texas and our family fakes Christianity for social reasons. It’s not so much for the [...]
courtesy of Ree Drummond, A Pioneer Woman Cooks
prep time: 30 Minutes
cook time: 30 Minutes
difficulty: Easy
servings: 6
1 stick Butter
½ whole Onion, Finely Diced
1 whole Carrot Finely Diced
1 stalk Celery, Finely Diced
1 whole (to 2 Whole) Cauliflower Heads (roughly Chopped)
2 Tablespoons Fresh Or Dried Parsley (chopped)
2 quarts Low-sodium Chicken Broth Or Stock
6 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
2 cups Whole [...]
To order a steak ‘well-done’, culinarily speaking, is the equivalent to ask for your red meat to be burnt. Chemically, this makes sense but in the restaurant kitchen, the results are even worse:
1. Since you’ve just ordered your steak to be burnt, there is no way you care whether or not you get a [...]
courtesy of Lulu Bell Johnson
2 cups sugar
1 stick butter
½ cup cooking oil
5 egg yolks
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup coconut
5 egg whites
1 cup pecans, chopped fine
Preheat oven at 325°F
Prepare 3 cake pans (grease and flour).
Blend sugar with butter and oil. Add egg yolks. Mix. Combine flour with the [...]
courtesy of Michael Chiarello
Note from the chef: This salad was on the Tra Vigne menu for many years. When all was said and done, I must have eaten a hundred pounds of it, because each time I made it, I couldn’t resist taking a bite. Entertaining Notes: To make this ahead of time, cook right [...]
Mark 16:14-16 (ESV) Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to [...]
There were days where I would go weeks without posting anything.
Then my friend from the blogosphere, Anna, posted up the challenge for National Blog Posting Month or NaBloPoMo. (Ah, it just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?)
I love a challenge but was perplexed on what should I write about or would I be able to [...]
I have always preached that we should all do an excellent job in order to honor our employers, the very leaders that God has placed in charged over us, in order to show Him all the glory and be a witness to how good Jesus Christ really is.
I know that many people (including myself) have [...]