Two Recipes
Two recipes for adding joy to life. Both are meant to be shared with companions, around tables.
Recipe One: Friendship
Advocating for friendship across difference: first, friendship with God across infinite difference, which is eternal life; then friendship across all other differences, which is shalom.
Starter (reserved from last round)
Understanding
Fresh Ingredients
Resolve
Regard (proto-love)
Love (gift of self)
Relational seasoning mix (fruit of the Spirit, invitation, welcome, humility)
Trust
Container
Recommended: a shared project, activity, experience
To the starter, add fresh ingredients. Heat and intensity can accelerate development. Let rise to understanding (do not rush). Allow to set. Retain for next batch.
Recipe Two: Strawberry Pie
Crust
2 cups flour
1 cup shortening/butter
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold water
Roll out, place in pan, bake @450℉ for 8-10 minutes
Filling
3 pints berries, washed, hulled, sliced
Cream together:
8-oz tub whipped cream cheese
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Scant tsp vanilla
Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom of crust
Layer sliced berries on top of cream cheese mixture
Mix in saucepan:
1-1/2 cups cold water
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup sugar (optional)
1 small (0.3-oz) box strawberry Jell-O (sugar-free)
Heat and stir until mixture thickens
Pour over strawberries in pie shell
Chill in refrigerator
Garnish with whipped cream and serve