Gleanings of Wheat

A girl from church gave me the biggest zucchini I have ever seen on Wednesday. Today I'm going to be making this for dinner. It sounds nice and light - perfect for a summer dinner. 1/3 cup uncooked long grain white rice 2/3 cup water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/2 pounds zucchini, cubed 1 cup sliced green onions 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 1/2 cups seeded, chopped tomatoes 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided Combine the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, until rice is tender. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the zucchini, green onions, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender. Season with garlic salt, basil, paprika, and oregano. Mix in the cooked rice, tomatoes, and 1 cup cheese. Continue to...

I follow John Piper on Twitter (@JohnPiper) and he posted a link to the Desiring God page for his wife's book. It is on sale for just under $9 right now, but you can download it for free as well! You'll never guess what route I went.

I got Respectable Sins with a gift card from Christmas. I purposefully didn't read it all in one sitting...or even in one week...like I normally do. I'd heard wonderful things about it and wanted to take my time in it. I am glad I did. Some parts were more challenging/ convicting than others for me, but I got something out of each and every chapter. I don't know that Jerry Bridges said anything I hadn't already heard, but somehow I feel like I was more apt to receive it as I've been becoming more aware of my tendency to tolerate certain sins in my life. This coupled with my church walking through C.J. Mahaney's book, Worldliness , has brought on even more self examination in light of Biblical standards - and that is a great thing. Now that I'm done with that, what should I read?

Yes, you read that properly. Someone combined three amazing things into one insane dessert. I'm not even going to try copying and pasting the directions. Just click over . July 15th update: The kids and I made it today. It was great, they loved it.

Now this sounds really interesting. Maybe this weekend? If I do it I'm just going to use chicken breasts rather than an entire chicken. 1 whole chicken 4 tbsp cummin powder 2 tbsp coriander powder 4 tbsp ginger paste 2 tbsp garlic paste 2 tbsp onion paste 5 tbsp soya sauce 2 tbsp thick soya sauce 1 cinnamon stick 4 pcs cloves 2 pcs clove flowers 200 ml coca cola 6 tbsp corn oil 3 cups water 1 tbsp salt Clean the chicken and cut into small bite sizes. pour oil in a wok then fry the cinnamon stick, cloves and cloves flower. when it pops, put the ginger, garlic, onion paste, fry till aroma rises Then put the cummin, coriander powder in a slow fire ,fry well. After 5 minut put the chicken in the wok and mix well. Pour 3 cups of water,1 tbsp salt and cover it. Cook till the chicken becomes tender. Put thin and thick soya sauce cook for 5 min. Lastly pour the coca cola into the gravy and serve it with plain rice.

I'm going to make this tomorrow. I'm working on finding more ethnic recipes to go along with it. Injera is not only a kind of bread—it’s also an eating utensil. In Ethiopia and Eritrea, this spongy, sour flatbread is used to scoop up meat and vegetable stews. Injera also lines the tray on which the stews are served, soaking up their juices as the meal progresses. When this edible tablecloth is eaten, the meal is officially over. Injera is made with teff, a tiny, round grain that flourishes in the highlands of Ethiopia. While teff is very nutritious, it contains practically no gluten. This makes teff ill-suited for making raised bread, however injera still takes advantage of the special properties of yeast. A short period of fermentation gives it an airy, bubbly texture, and also a slightly sour taste. 1/4 cup teff flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup water a pinch of salt peanut or vegetable oil 1. Put the teff flour in the bottom of a mixing bowl, and sift in the all-purpose...

I didn't know such a thing existed until I went to church on last Wednesday. So yummy, guys, seriously. I got this recipe at All Recipes . 1 3/4 cups white sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup butter 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 3 cups quick-cooking oats 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened.

For those of you reading this through my facebook feed you're going to be wondering why it sounds like I haven't written in a while even though my status gets updated pretty regularly. Ignore this post if that is the case. For those of you reading this via RSS or actually on the blog: Hi!!! So real quick run down of the past month...In early June I dropped the kids in Texas to visit their dad for a month. While down there I stayed a few days with my Gpa that I haven't seen since I was two. Then I "swung" by Nashville to visit some friends from high school. The timing was pretty perfect b/c Kristin was planning on coming back up to Illinois to visit her family for a week so she ended up just driving up with me a few days later. I had tons of fun hanging out with her and barely spent any time at home. We even managed to take a road trip with our friend Sam ( she is a photographer ) to see her show up in Madison. Before I knew it the month was almost up and I got rea...