Friday Scripture

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Isaiah 25:1-4 KJV [1] O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. [2] For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. [3] Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. [4] For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Sage’s Kitchen – Pizza!!!!

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Here is my super thrifty pizza procedure! 

For the crust, I use my bread machine. It saves me time, and makes a wonderful pizza dough. 🍕

In the baking pan of your bread machine:

1 cup warm water

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (NOT bread flour!)

1 & 1/4 teaspoon bread machine yeast

Set the machine to dough cycle. When it is complete, dump the dough in the center of your pizza pan. I use a 16″ perforated pizza pan to achieve super crispy crust.

Oil your hands with olive oil, and spread, press, and stretch the dough to fit the pan. You can use two smaller pizza pans. 

IF you like a softer crust, skip this part and go straight to the toppings.

IF you like a super crusty crust, place the pan on the lowest rack in your cold oven. Close the door and set oven to 425 degrees. Leave the pan in the oven until the preheat  is complete, and take it out. This “pre-bake” makes for a crusty crust and prevents the sauce from soaking into the crust. My husband loves this. Leave the oven on while you top the pizza.

Topping the pizza!

The best, cheapest sauce is homemade. I use a a pizza seasoning blend from http://www.atlanticspice.com.

Many other companies sell this blend. In a small sauce pan: one 6 ounce can tomato paste, one tablespoon pizza seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Heat the sauce for a few minutes till it smells like pizza! 

Next, generously sprinkle with Parmesan cheese

Mozzarella  (about 2 cups)

Pepperoni or whatever you like. About 1 cup.

Place the pizza back into your still hot oven (425 degrees) and bake for 20-25 minutes.

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Tuesday Truth

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Why I vote…because He expects us to take action. We must go round and round Jericho until the last Trump blasts.

Today I had the privilege of voting AGAINST a Muslim trying to get on the school board. Thank You Lord Jesus! 

Monday Motivation

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There are many prosperity ministries out there, that promote the idea that wealth and prosperity are equivalent to happiness. How tragic that so many follow those  lies. Does the fault lie entirely with those wicked ones?  Only in part. They would not sell many books or ideas if sheep didn’t want their ears tickled.

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Saturday Bake – Corn Bread! 

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There are many recipes out there. I offer mine here, in the spirit of sharing what is foolproof for our home.

This is skillet cornbread, made in a 10 ” cast iron pan. Cast iron and cornbread are classic. The cast iron gives cornbread the famous, delicious crust we all love.

You will need: a 10″ cast iron skillet, a medium  mixing bowl, a  small mixing bowl or large glass measuring cup, measuring cups and spoons.

Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees, making sure the rack is set to the middle.

In the medium bowl, whisk together:

1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 & 1/4 cups corn meal

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon sea salt

In the small bowl beat together:

1/3 cup honey

1 cup 2% milk

1/3 cup olive oil

2 large eggs

Add liquid ingredients to dry, and hand mix with a fork until it is just blended.

Add grease to skillet: 2 tablespoons of bacon grease, or suet, or butter, or olive oil. Place the skillet into the oven for a few minutes, until the fat is melted and skillet is hot.

Take the hot skillet out of the oven, and swirl the melted fat around to cover the bottom thoroughly.   Immediately add the cornbread batter to the skillet, scraping with a rubber spatula so nothing gets wasted.

Place the filled skillet back into the oven, making sure it is centered. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool on a rack for a few minutes, cut and serve. The honey in my recipe keeps the cornbread from being dry and crumbly.

For true cornbread joy, top it while hot, with more honey, and butter.

sage

Matthew 19:4-6

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The LORD succinctly states what marriage is in the following verses. It cannot be changed, no matter what laws are passed. The Supreme Court can miraculously find the right for “gay marriage” in the Constitution.  But there is no right to these perverted unions anywhere in the Word of God.

Matthew 19:4-6 KJV [4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, [5] and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? [6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

That nice gay couple next door, are living in open, sinful rebellion, no matter how nice they are. The more we compromise with the Devil, the more he will take.

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Luke 17:12-16

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It is often pointed out in Bible class, that only one leper, a Samaritan, came back to thank the LORD. 

How about us?  Do we give thanks at all times?  There is plenty of whining and greed in the media lately. These all emulate their god, the god of this world. Satan is a whiner, a liar, a thief, and a murderer. All behaviors exhibited by our lost and sinful world. But truly, the church often does all these too…

Luke 17:12-16 KJV [12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: [13] and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. [14] And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. [15] And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, [16] and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. https://bible.com/bible/1/luk.17.12-16.KJV

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John 11:49-52

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The LORD uses a man that hates Him, to prophecy about Him. Think about that! 

John 11:49-52 KJV [49] And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, [50] nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. [51] And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; [52] and not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Throughout history, the Lord has used unlikely characters to accomplish His will. It should delight and surprise us all.

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