10914 kittencal your scottish 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..

good beef stew meat , cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (or 2 lb cut up chuck or brisket), boneless pork cutlets or chops cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces., raw white or yellow onions, cut into large chunks, rotel brand chopped tomatoes and green chiles (or 1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained.), chili powder (or more to suit your taste), water, chopped garlic, tb. ground cumin, pinto beans, drained and rinsed with water, dark kidney beans, drained, rinsed, ground chil pepper (or 2 chopped jalepeno peppers) (or both), salt to taste, thickening : 2 tb masa flour mixed with 1/4 cup. water, sour cream, chopped onions of your choice, soda crackers or tortilla chips, a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese

cereal (gotta have your bowl), front seat, back seat (pick 1), convertable vehicle top down, friend by your right

ground beef (a mixture of 1 lb and 1/2 lb ground pork will work well also), egg, slightly beaten, grated parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold the meat together (no dry breadcrumbs just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 ), fresh minced garlic (or use 1 tsp garlic powder or to taste), salt (or to taste, i use 2 tsp seasoned ), fresh ground black pepper, milk (can use up to 1/2 cup milk), dried oregano (optional, or to taste), chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tbsp dried parsley)

potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, shredded cabbage, carrot, grated, onion, minced, prepared yellow mustard, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, salt and pepper to taste

sweetened condensed milk, water, white sugar, unsalted butter

water, white sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, chopped mixed dried fruit, golden raisins, margarine, all-purpose flour, baking soda, eggs, beaten

lean ground beef, onion, minced, beef bouillon granules, water to cover, cornstarch, water, recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

sweetened condensed milk, cream or milk, white sugar, chilled unsalted butter , cut into cubes, salt, vanilla extract (optional)

sweetened condensed milk, water, light cream, white sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

apple pie filling (or any filling your prefer, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), ground cinnamon, butter, divided, crushed pecan shortbread cookies (as in pecan sandies)

course chili meat or ground beef, ground pork, ground italian sausage, mexican chorrizo sausage, shiner bock beer ( use what you like to drink) or 750ml zinfindel, jalapeno peppers chopped ( or more depending on where your are from ), chili powder, crushed garlic, chopped green onions, black pepper, dry oregano, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce ( your choice ), chopped green bell pepper

ground beef, whole egg, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, milk, dried oregano, dried parsley, spaghetti sauce

shortening, white sugar, eggs, almond extract, rolled oats, salt