Wednesday, October 5, 2011

31 Days in the Kitchen - Day 5

For this Wednesday I thought a little Word Filledness was in order.  I've been doing a study at our church, with a bunch of other ladies, on Isaiah.  It's a Precept study, which in short is a very indepth method of studying the Bible.  As a mom I think finding time to study scripture is probably the thing a lot of us struggle with the most.  We can read for a few minutes maybe, and pray for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but really study?  Does that happen everyday in your house?  There are always things that seem to take precedent over it; kids have to be fed, diapers need to be changed, you have to take little people to school/sports/music, and the list goes on and on.  Well, for me it was very hit or miss, but as I've done this study (sometimes feeling like I was getting kicked in the rear the whole time) I realized how desperately I need it.  This week one of the passages we studied was Isaiah 55.  The beginning of the chapter says this,

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.  Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?  Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.  Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live.  I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David." 

Our study of the Word is part of what it means to "eat what is good".  Other things you do are just striving in vain and laboring for nothing if you aren't filling your soul with the gourmet fare the Lord provides.  Feast at His table so that you can do your daily tasks with a joy filled heart that's overflowing! 

And because I promised, here's another recipe. : )

One of my favorite things to make with my kids is pizza.  It's super easy to put together, and they will eat so many things piled on their pizza, that they might not otherwise eat, just because they helped!  It may not be perfectly even, but it's fun and it still tastes good regardless.  Of course, if you want your pizza to look nice and neat, you can always make little personal ones for the kids. : )

Pizza Dough and Sauce

3 cups flour
1 package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1-2 teaspoons italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1 cup warm water

Combine water and yeast and let it get nice a bubbly, should only take a few minutes.  While that's working, mix your dry ingredients and whisk them together.  Stir in your oil and water/yeast mixture until completely mixed and dough forms.  At this point you have two options, if you're in a hurry, just spread it out on a pan and top with sauce and toppings.  If you have a little time to spare, throw it in a bowl that has been brushed with oil, cover with a towel and let it rise in a warm place (I like the oven, turned off, but with the light on).  If you can let it rise for an hour, that's great, but any time is better than nothing.  Once risen, turn it out onto a floured surface and work it into the shape you want.  The longer it sits the stretchier (I know, it's an awesome cooking term : ) it's going to be, so it may take a little work.  You can break into two pizzas or one large one.  Brush the edges with a little bit of olive oil and top as you see fit.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until crust is done and the cheese starts to brown.

Sauce

one can tomato paste
1 cup water
1 tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt

This is the easiest thing you'll ever make.  Are you ready??  Put it all in a jar and shake it up.  That's it.  The longer it sits the better it gets, so store it in the fridge if you don't use it all.   

Tomorrow, in keeping with our weekly theme of easy, seriously jazzed up spaghetti, cowboy style!

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