10458 keep your resolutions Recipes

there was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. as she was getting her things in serving, she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. she told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. the woman also requested to be buried with her favourite bible., everything was in serving and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly remembered something very important to her., more thing , she said excitedly. what s that came the pastor s reply. this is very important, the woman continued.. i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand. the pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.. that surprises you, doesn tsp it the woman asked. well, to be honest, i m puzzled by the request, said the pastor., woman explained. in all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part because i knew that something better was coming..like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. something wonderful, and with substance! so, i just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and i want them to wonder what s with the fork then i want you to tell them: keep your fork..the best is yet to come, eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. he knew this would be 1 of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the woman s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. over and over the pastor heard the question what s with the fork and over and over he smiled., during his message , the pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. he also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. the pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either., he was right ., next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently, that the best is yet to come..

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

bread , of your choice, egg, butter (condiments of your choice) or mustard (condiments of your choice) or mayonnaise (condiments of your choice) or ketchup (condiments of your choice), cooked bacon or 1 slice ham or 1 cooked sausage patty, cheese , of your choice (1 to 2 slices, depending on how cheesy you like it), sliced onions (your choice of vegetables) or tomatoes (your choice of vegetables) or green peppers (your choice of vegetables) or green chili (your choice of vegetables)

dry beans , your choice of pinto or lima (baby or large) i use the camellia brand, yellow onions ( chopped or diced ), also add 1 -2 cups of green onions (chopped), i use the green onions along with the yellow onions, jalepeno peppers, seasoning meat (your choice of bacon, smoked pork, ham, ham hock , salt meat or a pork chop), seasoning ( i use natures seasoning ), sugar or splenda (can use more , depends on your taste), parlsey, black pepper (to your taste ), salt (to your taste).. add towards the end of the cooking process), garlic powder (to your taste ), jalepenos slices (optional), a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional), you dont want your beans to hot to the taste or too sweet , so keep taste tasting your beans

baking potato, about 9 oz (peeled and quartered ), unbleached all-purpose flour (17 1/2 oz), instant yeast, salt, warm water (about 110 degrees ), extra virgin olive oil , plus, extra virgin olive oil , for oiling the bowl, tomato sauce (your favorite homemade or store-bought ), pesto sauce (your favorite home made or store bought), chicken sausage (or seasoned cooked chicken cut into bit sized pieces), sun-dried tomato, chopped, onion (your favorite kind, raw or sauteed, chopped or strips), ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, toasted pine nuts, hot pepper flakes , to taste

cube steaks (about 4 pieces) or 1 lb round steak, beef gravy (beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking) or 3 (3/4 oz) envelopes mushroom gravy (beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking), water, onion, sliced (optional), sliced mushrooms (optional), white potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)

honey, raw is best, lemons (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3) or 5 limes (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3) or 2 oranges, sliced super thin (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3)

lean ground beef, all-bran cereal, crushed, barbecue sauce, water, egg, salt and black pepper, to taste

albacore tuna in water, mayonnaise (i like light mayo but increase to your liking), cheddar cheese, dill, croissant rolls (sourdough or english muffins or any bread you prefer can be used)

margarine, honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup, white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, quick oats, nuts (optional), peanut butter (optional), cinnamon (optional), ginger (optional), your favorite chocolate chips or 1/2 bag peanut butter chips or 1/2 bag butterscotch chips or 1/2 bag cinnamon bark

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

low-fat milk, low-fat vanilla ice cream, frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, etc, your choice

sandwich size zip lock bag, your favorite cold cereal to 1/2 the nag or whatever you desire the amount to be, level tsp instant non fat dry milk adjust to consistency you want, dry non dairy creamer (to give the non fat dry milk body if you want) note you may want to run the powdered milk and non dairy creamer through a food processor first to break the non daitry creamer down a bit smaller or use an inexpensive non dairy creamer that breaks down easily in cold liquid), sugar or splenda to taste (whatever you put on your cold cereal), addition of dried fruits and nuts, cinnamon etc is a plus, plastic spoon, water from a tap or your water bottle you probably carry with you or from a water fountain on the run..

walnut oil, egg, agave syrup or 1/4 cup brown rice syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, oats, white whole wheat flour (or 1 cup white and 1/2 cup wheat flour), baking soda, salt, m & s (your choice) or 1 cup raisins (your choice) or 1 cup shredded coconut (your choice) or 1 cup nuts (your choice) or 1 cup chocolate chips (your choice)

pasta, cooked (penne is my favorite for this), tomatoes, halved, cheese, of your choice (provolone , feta, and pepper are good), pitted olives, of your choice (black and kalamata work well), vegetables, of your choice (artichokes , green onions, bell peppers, cucumbers with seeds removed, etc.), vegetable oil, vinegar, of your choice (red wine or cider), dried basil, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, salt, sugar, onion powder

bisquick baking mix (your own or bisquick), cooking oil, very hot water, shredded mozzarella cheese or 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese (combined), pizza sauce (or your own recipe ), mozzarella string cheese (cut in half lengthwise)

salad oil or 1/2 cup olive oil, cider vinegar, honey, soya sauce, mustard powder, garlic clove, salt, your favourite curry powder, sambal oelek (optional), ramen noodles , your favourite flavour, broken into small pieces, frozen green beans , the long skinny kind, cooked till crisp-tender, and cooled, red pepper , cut into long, thin strips, grated carrots or 1 cup matchstick julienne carrot, green onions, chopped (both white and tender green part), cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces (pre-cooked rotisserie chicken is great and easy), dry roasted peanuts